Puzzle Hall Inn

Chess Night
2025-10-20 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-10-13 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-10-06 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-09-29 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-09-22 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-09-15 20:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London)
All welcome for this casual but serious evening of chess.

The Shining Hour + Start To Run(acoustic)
2025-10-19 16:00 - 19:00
Halifax trio, The Shining Hour take the classic heartland alt folk rock of acts like Grant Lee Buffalo and The Triffids and give it a West Yorkshire twist. No mere revival act The Shining Hour’s music tackles contemporary concerns but without a heavy heart or hand drawing you in with the warm rhythmic chug of their sound and the sweet wistfulness of their melodies.
https://www.facebook.com/TheShiningHour
https://open.spotify.com/artist/64PlbGw1OaavcuNROrkFu0

Start to Run are a band born out of the isolation of covid lockdowns and then the rediscovered joy of jamming and writing music with friends. The music they create is a finely crafted balancing act between their warmly melodic and upbeat tendencies and their darkly introspective lyrical concerns. their self described “Sad Disco Anthems” merge Philly style lead & indie rhythm, with 80’s keys, synthy bass and melodic vocals to create a sound that’ll steal your heart. On this afternoon they will playing in a new acoustic configuration of their sound.
‘a blanketed bundle of gently shimmering mid-Nineties indie, a la St Etienne or The Auteurs.’ – Dirty Sunbeams
https://www.instagram.com/starttorunband/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7BRM0xOldt5qtMKuLvLKVl…

Owter Zeds
2025-10-18 21:00 - 23:00
This is what ChatGPT has to say about Owter Zeds:

“Owter Zeds is a term that refers to a type of clogs, which were traditionally worn by workers in the mills and mines of Yorkshire and Lancashire in England. The term “Owter” is a dialect word for “outer,” and “Zeds” refers to the letter “Z,” which is the shape of the metal toe cap that was often added to the clogs for protection.

Owter Zeds have become a symbol of working-class culture and history in the region, and they are still made and worn today by some people for traditional folk dancing or as a fashion statement. There is also a folk music band called Owter Zeds, which takes its name from the clogs and specializes in traditional music from the Yorkshire and Lancashire areas.”

That’s artificial intelligence for you…

Or you could come and hear some top ska music!

The Hazy Janes + Beach Head
2025-10-17 20:00 - 22:00
Local legends in the making The Hazy Janes are an exciting rock band from Halifax/York. Though you may know them as a dynamic duo they’re now a terrific trio Ellis and Bron having recently added bass player Andy Horrocks into the mix to help take their already powerful blues punk sound into a more gnarly and groovy garage rock direction. Championed by the likes of BBC Introducing and Planet Rock, the Hazy Janes combine the energy and electricity of ‘60s rock and 00’s garage revival with the groove and attitude of blues legends like Freddie King and the feelgood fun of Dr Feelgood.
https://www.facebook.com/thehazyjanes/
https://www.instagram.com/thehazyjanes/
https://www.youtube.com/@thehazyjanes8652
“Delivering an electrifying live experience and a sound that’s both nostalgic and innovative, The Hazy Janes are a must-see act” – In your ears music
“A swashbuckling, rifftastic, sonic assault on the sense” – With just a hint of mayhem

Formed in 2025, Beach Head are a new rock band based in Leeds. Inspired by the best in punk, grunge and stoner rock (Queens of the Stone Age, Pixies, Breeders) together they create an exciting and enervating sound full of passion and power but dripping with catchy melodies. They have a 6 track self titled EP out now to get your teeth into.
https://www.facebook.com/beachheadrock/
https://beachheadrock.bandcamp.com/album/beach-head-ep

French Fridays
2025-10-17 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-10-10 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-10-03 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-09-26 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-09-19 17:30 - 18:30
An informal group to practice your conversational French – Everyone welcome!

Technical Difficulties
2025-10-15 19:00 - 22:30, 2025-09-17 19:00 - 22:30
Technical Difficulties is Sowerby Bridge’s original experimental music open mic held on the third Wednesday of Each Month.
FREE ENTRY
Please send us a message if you want a slot!
We have a PA installed, two tables and somebody to plug you in…
Whether you’re into alternative hip hop, dark ambient, free jazz, freak folk, beat poetry or drone rock come on down, plug yourself in and let your freak flag fly!

Speed Dinosaurs + Tide Glass
2025-10-12 16:00 - 19:00
Comprised of ukulele, double bass and cajon childhood friends Speed Dinosaurs create together a uniquely winsome skiffle punk sound respite with winning harmonies, captivating melodies and raucous fun. Their songwriting traverses a wide spectrum of topics from the serious to the sublime; including the ills of misinformation, austerity or misogyny, the benefits of working together, providing information on dinosaurs or the wonder of real ale or radio 4. They’re also not afraid to slip in the odd Beastie Boys or System of a down cover.
https://www.facebook.com/SpeedDinosaurs/about
https://www.facebook.com/SpeedDinosaurs/about
https://www.youtube.com/speeddinosaurs
“Speed Dinosaurs are incredibly odd yet incredibly pleasing to the ears and together they create a fantastic range of music with perfect harmonies” – Soundsphere

Tide Glass are local duo Rosie and Jim (no not those ones!) who peddle a charming form of satirical folk to your delight.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576343625117#
https://www.youtube.com/@TideGlass

Crosscut Saw
2025-10-11 21:00 - 23:00
Crosscut Saw return to the Puzzle.
Swamp blues power!
Free entry, donations towards events always welcome x

Acoustic Singaround Session
2025-10-05 13:00 - 16:00
Join us at the Puzzle Hall Inn, the 1st Sunday of each month for an acoustic afternoon informal singaround. All persons of all ages and skill levels welcome.
Hosting, will be the incredible Dave CalvertIn his own words: “Everyone is welcome to come along and sing, play, join in or just listen, the beer is great, as is the atmosphere. Its a lovingly restored, community owned pub which is continuing it’s long history of music events.”
Entry is free, hope to see you there.

Horsfly
2025-10-04 21:00 - 23:00
Described as “Long Ryders meet Springsteen via Neil Young”

This country-punk quartet is fronted by Des Horsfall (Vocals/bass) with James L Fildes (guitar/vocals), Charlie Griffiths (organ/piano) and Martin Davies (drums).

Collectively the band have worked with or opened for Pete Townshend, The Mighty Wah, Joe Ely, The Incident, Buchanan, Slim Chance, Black, Urban Jazz Guérillas,
Grain Electric, Steve Earle, Little Chief and more.

MORE CLASH THAN CASH!

The Lores + Carps
2025-10-03 20:00 - 22:00
Remember the 90’s? The fashion. The haircuts. The vibe. And above all else: the music. A cavalcade of guitar-soaked pop that evoked the best of the 60’s, laced with the party vibe of the Mediterranean and the acidic wit ofyouthful ambition. Oasis. Charlatans. Stone Roses. Blur. Pulp. Supergrass andmore. The sound of a tubthumping era. Now imagine that without the hair and you have…. The Lores. Six of the finest, most handsome and musically skilful men that Yorkshire has to offer, bringing the best of British indie directly to yourears. You know it makes sense.
With amazing support from Carps:
If you like bald, paunchy men with an acoustic guitar and a bag full of hand crafted songs about sex, death, erectiledisfunction and growing updisgracefully, then you’re in for a treat. Once described as a cross between Lennon, McCartney and a Fray Bentos pie, Carpenter is here to gently shake your tree with melodies and lyrics that he’s 75% certain he wrote himself, stirring a hearty broth of folk, pop, rock,psychedelia and indie.
Step back into the 90s, on the 3rd of October at Puzzle Hall

Folk Night with Cat's Cradle
2025-10-02 20:00 - 23:00
First Thursday of the month, LORE is our Folk and Roots music Night hosted by Gareth Scott with special guests each month.
Cat’s Cradle are an acoustic 4-piece folk band playing inventive, intricately constructed original songs and tunes, by turns atmospheric, rhythmically driving and gentle. Using voice, mandolin, tenor banjo, bodhran, whistle, piano and cello, several traditions get woven in, from the UK to eastern Europe, prog and chamber music, all wetted down with a bit of northern rain. They are based in the lumpy South Pennines.
Free entry, donations toward events and artists always welcome.

Improv @ The Puzzle
2025-09-28 13:00 - 15:00
Audience and players VERY WELCOME. These are open playing sessions where weird and wonderful pieces are improvised by the group using some light direction and guidance on the playing.
Donations welcomed: Bring Instruments and if needed little amplifiers and come down and join in with the improvisations. Arrive by 1.30pm to be ready to play at 2.00pm.
No previous experience needed. Any questions? Feel free to message.

Ruckus Rocks: Festival Of Indie Punk
2025-09-27 17:00 - 23:00
Get your stomping boots on and be ready to pogo the night away at Ruckus Rocks a festival of the finest indie punk. The following artists will be taking part :
SHAKE RAG are a four-piece Punk Blues group from Manchester. Drawing on influences from the best of Blues, Rockabilly, 60’s Garage and Punk.Having formed in April 2021 they have since regularly gigged in pubs and clubs around the country bringing their unique and gnarly update of the delta blues tradition to enthusiastic crowds from Manchester to Chelmsford. The band consists of Richard J. Moses (vocals, second guitar), Garry Parvin (first guitar), Heath Evdemon (Bass), Archie ‘Lemon’s’ Bremner (Drums).
https://www.facebook.com/ShakeRag2021/
https://www.instagram.com/shake__rag/
https://soundcloud.com/user-229897902-2279798
“Shake Rag are also an amazing live band” – RGR
“Shake Rag deliver a snarling live show, bristling with tunes and raw energy” – Louder Than War
INDIGNATION MEETING are train-mad punks from Leeds who have the scrappy melodic charm and wit of Half Man- Half Biscuit and the raw and ragged power of The Mekons. Lead by teenage drummer/singer Peter who is ably assisted by the rest of the crew including his Dad Michael on guitar, Hugo on bass, and Keith, Heather and Sally often along for the ride. It’s time to get off the rails!
https://indignationmeeting.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/IndignationMeeting/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCkGXqBGAYxdNt3PFGadE1w
“Old school punk which is clever,catchy and really quite unlike anything you’ll have heard by anyone else.” – Devolution
“a refreshing, total joy” – God is in the TV
Lean into the alt rock psych sound of Hebden Bridge’s BENTHEAD with your good ear. Like a 5-legged packhorse dancing on gritstone, flying high above the northern sky and wading doggedly through the thick, bubbling swamps of the Vale of Calder.
https://www.facebook.com/BENTHEADtheband/
https://www.youtube.com/@bentheadtheband
“Quirky, bonkers and fun” – Happening Next
THE LIGHT SHOW from Leeds are lively, energetic performers and purveyors of riff-driven, sing-a-long indie-punk with catchy melodies, massive guitar and bass hooks and relatable lyrics.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2AN5K8mqn1mcd5DuI7VdXa…
https://www.instagram.com/thelight.show?igsh=MW1sd2Mxb2ZjaDBycg==
https://x.com/thelightshow2
https://www.facebook.com/share/165nQgwtoE/?mibextid=wwXIfr
“A punky, menacing mashup of pop-rock and indie” – RGM
FADS from Hebden Bridge create box fresh boisterous indie bangers for your discerning ears.
https://fads.bandcamp.com/album/hot-goss
https://www.facebook.com/FADS.2K19
THE BURGERS is not a band; it’s an idea that originated in Beijing, China, starting as Zac Burger’s bedroom project. Now based in Glasgow this one man band creates a tornado of catchy punk rock melodies and lyrical indignation. Unapologetic, angry and looking to build a community around his music you can think of Zac’s songs as beautiful missing person ads or fists raised towards the sky. Come join his crusade!
https://theburgers.bandcamp.com/
“energetic, urgent, and angry punk” – The Scotsman
“Punk with a punchy twist The Burgers have got an edge that’s sharp and witty” – The Brig Newspaper
SWEET GENE are a new band of energetic indie upstarts from Manchester who play with a skill and verve which belies their tender years.
https://www.instagram.com/sweetgeneband/
“A high energy band with strong vocals, great drumming and guitar work who can bring impressive shifts in style and stunningly groovy breakdowns” – The Mancunion
61 FLINTLOCK are Huddersfield’s premier example of why not to give your kids musical instruments, blending alt punk and indie to produce their own invigorating signature noise.
https://www.instagram.com/61_flintlock/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/13LXIjeSQ8bocTWUhiE0S8
Joining us to play a selection of punk rock classics, post-punk bangers and tunes from weirder shores we will be finishing the night with the fabulous DJ SNAKE HIPS on the wheels of steel.

Rail Replacement Bus Service + The Luca
2025-09-26 20:00 - 23:00
Rail Replacement Bus Service are a Leeds-based songwriting collective founded by Tom Hammond after his former band, Heir, came to an end. Joined by Lily Sturt-Bolshaw (Sunflower Thieves) and George Harris (Askies), the group blends alternative and folk influences into heartfelt, engaging stories. Debuting with Volume I in April 2025, they follow a unique “new song every month” approach, building a growing catalogue of reflective, collaborative music. This autumn, they’re taking their debut LP, Volumes 1+2, on tour across some of the UK’s less-visited towns, bringing their music to audiences often overlooked by bigger tours.
Instagram: @railreplacementbusservice / www.instagram.com/railreplacementbusservice
Tiktok: @railreplacementbusmusic / https://www.tiktok.com/@railreplacementbusmusic
Bandcamp: https://railreplacementbusservice.bandcamp.com/
Everyone’s Business Live: https://youtu.be/kWMED-mARR0?si=KsMtbxXsEvHMT3-z
“RRBS have crafted a sound that is rich, heartfelt, and layered with emotional depth.” – Wipe Out Music

The Luca is songwriter Sam Perry’s experiment in bringing introspective indie-folk and 80s glazed pop/rock under one roof. Having learned his craft across 20 years of songwriting and performance (retreats with Ray Davies, a performance at the Royal Albert Hall, 10+ years co-leading/managing the band Heir) the band is the culmination of Sam’s lifelong friendship with song.
Based in the heart of a blossoming music scene in Leeds The Luca has received local support from nationally recognised music establishments such as the Brudenell Social Club and BBC Introducing in West Yorkshire.

Jazz Night with ORB
2025-09-25 20:00 - 23:00
ORB features original trio members: saxophonist, (plus various things to shake, rattle & blow!), Richard Ormrod & bassist / dog walker Paul Baxter, alongside special guests drummer John Arnesen and pianist Richard Wetherall. Melodies inspired by Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman and Hermeto Pascoal, rub shoulders with original arrangements influenced by Charlie Haden & Mike Westbrook.
New world folk and blues, sacred and profane, absurd, abstract and on point.
8.15 Start, Free admission, collection towards the band taken, please be generous if you can.

Poetry & Spoken Word Evening
2025-09-23 20:00 - 22:30
On the fourth Tuesday of the month the music stops and we pay attention to the spoken word. There has been poetry at the Puzzle Hall since the Nineties, with breaks when the pub was closed.

Sometimes we are a small seminar group bringing work we love, and want to discuss, including our own writings. If we get bigger numbers we can get out the microphone and make it an open mic. Everyone is welcome.

There are many kinds of poetry nights: poetry slams, formal invited poets with an audience, open mics, spoken word events. We are often another kind of gathering: talking about poetry, why we write, what we read, themes and differences.

Andrew Metheven + Ben McElroy
2025-09-21 16:00 - 19:00
Andrew Metheven is a lofi/alt-folk songwriter. He released his first EP, A Quiet Life, in March 2022, and his first album – Sister Winter – in June 2024, and has since performed at grassroots venues and festivals across Yorkshire.Still living in his native Bradford, his songs are about births, hills, loss, birds, daydreams. His live performances – characterised by his melodic guitar finger-picking – are unapologetically raw and unfiltered.
https://andrewmetheven.co.uk/
https://andrewmetheven.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/AndrewMetheven/
“His melodic voice and raw, unpolished recordings evoke a vivid, bittersweet story and capture a nostalgic longing” – Wigan Today

Ben McElroy is an ambient/folk musician originally from The Wirral but now residing in Nottingham. He combines acoustic instruments with computer processing to create folk inspired soundscapes. Ben has been writing music since his teens, with just a basic grasp of guitar and even more basic recording equipment. Over the years he’s picked up more instruments and slightly better recording gear and has been venturing out to perform live since 2022.
https://www.benmcelroy.co.uk/
https://benmcelroy.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/benjaminmcelroy
“McElroy serves up an evocative, folksy psychedelia with strong earthy vibes – an enticing, intoxicating listen.” – Songlines
“Reengaging with the old, he has created something truly unique.” – Folk Radio UK
“Experimental lo-fi folk music at its very best.” – LeftLion Magazine

Fishing4Compliments
2025-09-20 21:00 - 23:00
Huddersfield’s indie-folksters Fishing 4 Compliments make their return to the Puzzle Hall Inn as part of their local mini tour celebration to mark the release of ‘Lost In Good Intentions,’ their second album of songs recording their journey together.
The band evolved organically around lead singer-songwriters Eileen’s songs close to 14 years ago, which have been described as quirky, intriguing, impassioned and emotive. Drawing on a eclectic mix of influences including The Beatles, XTC, Tom Petty, Mark Knopfler, The Cure, The Smiths, The Sundays and The Cranberries they have developed their unique harmony-rich sound and a reputation for crafting catchy, uplifting folk-pop songs.
“Beautiful folk music, with sounds of Fleetwood Mac, The Cranberries and The Cardigans. Dreamy Melodies and harmonies, weaved together with great musicianship and songs that take you away from everyday life. Great band who love playing live and the audience can’t do anything but enjoy it and want to hear more” (Mark Richardson-Owner of Loafers Vinyl & Coffee, The Piece Hall)
To find out more about Fishing 4 Compliments and for a pre gig listen to their music you can head over to:
https://www.fishing4compliments.co.uk/

Sarram (Sardinia) + A-Sun Amissa
2025-09-19 20:00 - 23:00
S A R R A M is the instrumental avant-garde solo project of the Sardinian based Valerio Marras. He creates crushing yet graceful compositions where electro-doom,heavy ambient, drone-jazz and minimal post-rock blend to invite the listener on an intense sound journey.
www.facebook.com/sarramproject
https://sarram.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwWomUqOyPA&t=1107s
“A sonic adventure filled with highs and lows that will challenge your very subconscious.” – The Sleeping Shaman
“Sarram is not just engaging, but intense, emotionally vulnerable, and beautiful, such that it pulls the listener back, to pay attention” – Angry Metal Guy
A-SUN AMISSA are a group in a permanent state of metamorphosis, existing on the fringes of some kind of avant-rock, relentlessly pushing forward, shapeshifting and presenting their unique noise in new ways and on their own terms. A sound underpinned and overlaid with drones, moving in and around a diverse chasm of post-rock, melancholic drone, noise, doom and ambient sounds.

Led by Richard Knox since 2011 and now existing as a trio with Luke Bhatia and Claire Knox, A-Sun Amissa have a fiercely DIY approach to music that takes in recording, tour booking, artwork and putting out their own records such as the widely lauded “Ruins Era”
https://slowsecret.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.slowsecret.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVwwdae_a2E&t=3s
“One of the most intriguing, creative musical projects in the underground, crossing genres as if they didn’t exist” The Sound Not the Word
“This is Drone Jazz of the highest level, one that can rival Zorn and Sunn O))), Earth and Nadja!” – Veil of Sound
“A cry into the void, a distillation of modern anxiety and a warning of things to come.” – A Closer Listen
