Party: Ugly Duckling (Live)

Party: Ugly Duckling (Live)

Fresh from supporting Jurassic 5 on their 2014 UK tour, West Coast Hip Hop Trio, Ugly Duckling (Official), are back at Hifi Club Leeds courtesy of AGMP

Doors 7pm
Advance Tickets £12.50 + booking fee available from here - https://www.ticketea.co.uk/ugly-duckling-leeds/

Ugly Duckling (Young Einstein, Dizzy Dustin and Andy Cooper) began in Long Beach, California in 1993. After a few years of demos, small shows, and meetings with skeptical label representatives the band formed their own record company in 1997 and released a 12" record called Fresh Mode. The LP sold 3,000 copies around the world and put the boys on the map. In 1998 UD signed their first record deal with 1500 Records/Interscope. This partnership saw the release of the Fresh Mode EP in 1999 as well as the group's first full length album, Journey To Anywhere, which was released in 2001. In 1999, after the release of Fresh Mode, the boys started touring on the back of their modest success and have not stopped traveling or putting out albums since.

The band has released 6 albums, embarked on countless tours, and developed a worldwide fanbase. In 2003 they even squeaked into the UK and German charts with their song A Little Samba. Labels have come and gone but fan support has remained solid. Ugly Duckling's music has always been of the highest quality and their live show is a large part of their identity.

Ugly Duckling's musical sound is a combination of late 80's/early 90's hip hop, funk, soul, and jazz with plenty of humor and high-spirited skillfulness from both lyricists and DJ. Audiences and critics have agreed over the years that Ugly Duckling's brand of hip hop is unique and authentic while the stage show is always fun, exciting, and super tight. Comparable to groups like Jurassic 5, Pharcyde, and A Tribe Called Quest, the band knows how to make listeners feel good and has kept their musical authenticity throughout the years, avoiding the pitfalls and embarrassment of pop star ambition

They are renowned for their live shows interacting with the crowd in their own inimitable style & are one of The HiFi Club's favorite bands and real nice guys to boot - they even partook in a spot of 5-a-side footy during a previous visit to the club!

http://www.uglyduckling.us/

Invited: Jake Dyson, Sam J Tucker, Daniel Hills, Andrew Dollkenty, Goerge Robinsonn, James Gareth Pexton, James Daniel, Jess Pinkus, Ian Thirkill, Floss Hush, Michael Lam, Jana Montana, Emma Sheehy, Kellie Adams, Ashleigh Anita, Ashley Harrison, Miruna Zegheru, Josh Brackston, Eve Jackson, Antony Littlewood, Spee Sixnine, Edward Tilbrook, Eva Braithwaite, Alex Rawlings, Dan Bennett, Alice Wood, Wil Drum'nBass Entwistle, Alex Ogilvie, Charlie Scheib, Matt Woodward, Liam Skatz Shrivastava, Alex Robson, Ashley Robinson, Matthew Bowles, Daniel Seddon, Jack Otway, Emily Maylam, Anya Kashina, Alex Keen, Saffron Tree, Joe Lindley, Alex Dizija, Davey Craker, Alex Kelsall, Elizabeth Carney, Shelley Thomas-Jarrett, Lionel Trumpet-Gurn Da Umteenth, Ciaron Elm, Andrew Sykes, Christy Coysh, Bahram Shams, James Randell, Gavin Cobb, Benedict Ficken, Conor Maclay, Akbar Hassam, Danielle Heath, Daniel P Crw, Ben Normanton, Lily London, Abhirup Khanna, Emma Victoria Hardaker, Dav Id, Ella-Rose Harrison, Casper Fitzhue, Ellie Harriet Taylor, Dominique Burton, Amy Louise Grindle, Mikey Jarrell, Alex Brr, Joe Morris, Corrina Greyson, George Hartshorn, Garry Walker, Aidan Mozejko, Amy Rose Flynn, Mark Johnson, Alex Young, Benjamin Comstive, Donald Sisson, Cherie Eleanor Wilcock, Adam Blake, Hayley Plummer, Elizabeth Cutts, Charlie Dove, Elena Loup, Justin Gardner, Josh Gardziel, Ben Brown, Conor Budd, Alex Smith, Bianca Wallis, Abbey Jo Krshw, Gilles Blacas, Glen Stuart Wigley-Westerman, Charlotte Lockwood, Cojo de La Serätone, Alex Ward, Rachel Charlotte Ramshaw, Jordan ThirtySeconds Cleary show more »