Midland's own Leah Wilcox is a gritty glitterball of a songwriter. A mix of romance, fun and edge , she share's songs of the female experience in her unique Indie Pop-rock style. Starting at open mics at 15, Leah began borrowing equipment from school for pub gigs until she could buy her first acoustic guitar. Now, at 21, Leah's hazy sound is rooted in an Indie Americana landscape she likes to call 'Countrygaze-Pop', drawing on 70s sounds to share her journey through life. Alongside her sparkling band she dotingly nicknames 'her chikas' expect a set with dashes of choreography, elegance, and energy.
Recently featuring on BBC Radio with her new releases, "feet fall forwards." and making major appearances at festivals like TRUCK Festival, YNOT, Splendour, The Great Escape, Leestock, the SXSWL Roadshow and Moseley Folk & Arts Festival, Leah's sound is an amalgamation of artists like CMAT, Slow Pulp, Lola Young, Bôa, Fleetwood Mac, Wunderhorse, Big Thief.
Live SHOWS
UPCOMING
- 26/04/26, The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
- 03/05/26, Derby Arena & Velodrome, Derby (2,000 cap)
- 23/05/26, Bearded Theory Festival, Swadlincote (UNNANOUNCED)
- 24/05/26, Dot2Dot Festival, Nottingham
- 07/06/26, Stourjam Festival, Stourport
- 17/06/26, Piano Smithfield, London
- 31/07/26, Camp Bestival Dorset
- 09/08/26, Devafest, Cheshire
- 27/08/26, The Hawley Arms, Camden, for Wolfie's Whiskey Sessions
Hollywood
Leah Wilcox's silver screen serenade hides a secret morse code message - a love for The Great British Bake Off. out Friday 13th March 2026.
Working with RatCat MGMT and virtuoso puppeteer Richard Coombs (ABBA: The Last Video Ever (Eurovision Semi-Finals), Star Wars Ep 7, Spitting Image. A recipe mix-up leads to Leah baking up a 'mini-me', who undergoes her journey as an artist, whilst Leah trades places in a puppetry world of living spoons and blenders in ties. Ending with the unity of Leah and Paul Hollywood's puppet
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Past Shows
- 17/02/26, The Sunflower Lounge, supporting Alex Spencer, Birmingham (120 cap) SOLD OUT
- 09/01/26, The Battersea Barge, London (200 cap)
- 02/11/25, The Bodega, Nottingham, supporting Joel Foster, SOLD OUT (220 cap)
- 08/10/25, The Bodega, Nottingham, supporting The Manatees
- 19/09/25, HEADLINE at The Grove, Nottingham
- 13/09/25, Sonic Boom Festival, Burton-On-Trent
- 30/08/25, 110 Above Festival, Atherstone
- 25/08/25, Bread & Roses, Clapham
- 14/08/25, Wolverhampton, supporting Heaven 17
- 10/08/25, Lakefest, Eastnor Castle
- 20/07/25, Splendour Festival, Wollaton Hall
- 17/07/25, Band On The Wall, Manchester
- 06/07/25, Britfest, Chesire
- 25/05/25, Leestock Festival, Main Stage, Suffolk
- 24/05/25, Derby Market Hall
- 16/05/25 The Great Escape Festival, DUST & Jubilee Street, Brighton
- 15/05/25, The Gr8 Escape, Brighton
- 27/04/25, The Night Owl, Birmingham
- 24/04/25, SXSWL Roadshow Birmingham
- 08/11/24 The Brewhouse, Burton supporting Eighty Eight Miles (400 capacity) SOLD OUT
- TRUCK Festival 2024 & 2023
- YNOT Festival 2024 & 2023
- Moseley Folk & Arts Festival Mainstage 2024
- DOT2DOT Festival 2024
- Beat the Streets Festival, Nottingham 2024
- The Bodega, Nottingham, supporting the Delights 2024
- *SHORTLISTED* Amplead's "Apply to Play" for Isle of Wight 2025 & 2024
- 8 date HMV in-store tour including: HMV Vault, Nottingham, Derby, Wolverhampton, Merry Hill, FOPP Nottingham
West Hampstead Arts Club, London - Rough Trade, Nottingham - 02 institute 3 Birmingham - The Bodega, Nottingham - Strongroom Bar, Shoreditch - The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham - The Night Owl Birmingham (SOLD OUT 250 CAP) - The Finsbury Pub, London - Temperance Bar, Leamington - Dubrek Studios, Derby - AKA Banbury - Hockley Hustle Festival 2024
LIVE show material
"moving and deeply emotive performance, which showcased the grittier side of her voice." - Gemma Cockrell, Leftlion Magazine, (DIY, The Rodeo Mag, WTHB). Read review here