{"id":16269,"date":"2026-07-25T01:25:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T20:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16269"},"modified":"2026-07-25T01:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T20:25:06","slug":"the-sunshine-underground-play-first-show-in-nearly-10-years-ahead-of-huge-leeds-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16269","title":{"rendered":"The Sunshine Underground play first show in nearly 10 years ahead of huge Leeds reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-sunshine-underground\">The Sunshine Underground<\/a> played their first show in nearly 10 years in Manchester last night \u2013 check out footage and the full setlist below.<\/p>\n<p>Last year,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-sunshine-underground-announce-one-off-reunion-show-for-summer-2026-in-leeds-3890554\">the Leeds indie-dance band\u00a0revealed that they would be returning for a huge one-off show in their hometown<\/a>\u00a0this summer at Kirkstall Abbey, and with two days\u00a0to go until\u00a0the reunion, they played an intimate warm-up show in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>They took to the stage at Gorilla last night (July 23), in their first full live performance since they played the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds on December 10, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>They opened the 17-song set with \u2018Wake Up\u2019 and performed all 11 tracks from their 2006 debut album \u2018Raise\u00a0The\u00a0Alarm\u2019, albeit in a different order from the record.<\/p>\n<p>The band also aired five songs from 2010\u2019s \u2018Nobody\u2019s Coming To Save You\u2019 \u2013 \u2018Coming To Save You\u2019, \u2018Here It Comes\u2019, \u2018We\u2019ve Always Been Your Friends\u2019, \u2018In Your Arms\u2019 and \u2018The Messiah\u2019 \u2013 as well as \u2018Start\u2019 from their 2014 self-titled album.<\/p>\n<p>They closed the main set with their breakthrough single \u2018Put You\u00a0In\u00a0Your Place\u2019,\u00a0before returning for an encore of \u2018The Messiah\u2019 and \u2018Raise\u00a0The\u00a0Alarm\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Check out footage from the show below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbLEt2kDtDk\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Sunshine Underground @ Manchester Gorilla 2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bau_GT0-qsw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Sunshine Underground Manchester Gorilla 23\/07\/26 - I Ain\u2019t Losing Any Sleep\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Xoe5PvFMMw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Sunshine Underground\u2019s Manchester setlist:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2018Wake Up\u2019<br \/>\u2018Commercial Breakdown\u2019<br \/>\u2018Dead Scene\u2019<br \/>\u2018Coming To Save You\u2019<br \/>\u2018Here It Comes\u2019<br \/>\u2018Panic Attack\u2019<br \/>\u2018We\u2019ve\u00a0Always Been Your Friends\u2019<br \/>\u2018In Your Arms\u2019<br \/>\u2018The Way It Is\u2019<br \/>\u2018Borders\u2019<br \/>\u2018Start\u2019<br \/>\u2018My Army\u2019<br \/>\u2018Somebody\u2019s Always Getting\u00a0In\u00a0The\u00a0Way\u2019<br \/>\u2018I\u00a0Ain\u2019t\u00a0Losing Any Sleep\u2019<br \/>\u2018Put You\u00a0In\u00a0Your Place\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ENCORE:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018The Messiah\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Raise\u00a0The\u00a0Alarm\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The band will now head to their adopted hometown of Leeds for a huge reunion show at Kirkstall Abbey tomorrow (July 25), celebrating the 20th anniversary of \u2018Raise\u00a0The\u00a0Alarm\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>They will perform the album in full alongside songs from across their back catalogue, with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/white-lies\">White Lies<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/hard-fi\">Hard-Fi<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-futureheads\">The\u00a0Futureheads<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-twang\">The Twang<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-whip\">The Whip<\/a>\u00a0also appearing. Find any remaining tickets\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresoundgroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Da5p6n2DnD0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Announcing their return last September, the band wrote: \u201cWell, would you look at this\u2026 The\u00a0Sunnies\u00a0are coming back together for a special one-off reunion. Saturday 25th July 2026, live at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs anyone who was there the first time around will know, the Leeds shows absolutely went OFF, so we couldn\u2019t pass up the opportunity to do it all over again! See you next year, it\u2019s gonna be one of them days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Sunshine Underground formed while studying in Telford in the early 2000s, before relocating to Leeds. They became closely associated with the \u201cnu-rave\u201d scene and released \u2018Raise The Alarm\u2019 in 2006, a record that has also been reissued on limited-edition vinyl via Dance To The Radio to mark its 20th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Three further studio albums followed, but after releasing \u2018Luminescent\u2019 in 2016, the group announced their split, saying that \u201cten years on from our debut album feels like the right time to draw a line under what has been an absolute blast and look to new musical adventures\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sunshine Underground played their first show in nearly 10 years in Manchester last night \u2013 check out footage and the full setlist below. 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