Plaque marks Leeds pub where Nirvana and Oasis played

Dr Brett Lashua, co-editor of a book documenting the city’s music history, said: “The Duchess of York became Leeds’ most important grassroots concert venue where emerging bands and artists performed on their way to becoming commercially or culturally successful.

“The iconic list includes Oasis, The Verve, Radiohead, Blur, Coldplay, PJ Harvey, Muse, Bush, Placebo, Green Day, The Cranberries, Pulp and, most notoriously, Nirvana.”

He continued: “Nirvana played on 25 October 1989, two years before the release of their multi-platinum selling album Nevermind.”

Martin Hamilton, Leeds Civic Trust director, said: “The Duchess celebrates the places and spaces that grassroots bands and musicians so desperately need and which enhance our culture so richly.”

The final band to perform at the Duchess before it closed in March 2020 were Chumbawumba, who played the venue multiple times.

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