Futuresound presents Ben Quad — live event on Oct 14, 2026
Ben Quad live at The Cluny, Newcastle upon Tyne on Wed, Oct 14, 7:00 PM. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.
The story of BEN QUAD is punctuated by moments of randomness: a chance meeting via Craigslist bonding over bands like Microwave and Modern Baseball. An out-of-nowhere name drop from indie tastemaker Ian Cohen lauding their debut album, 2022’s I’m Scared That’s All There Is. A one-off sonic curveball that somehow turned into their biggest song – and, without them realizing it at the time, a brand-new freedom to reinvent themselves. But serendipity has done more than bring Ben Quad here, to the release of WISHER, their first LP for Pure Noise Records: It’s taught them to thrive inside the unpredictable, to harness a no-limits musical mentality and self-effacing sense of humor and turn it into some of the most resonant, captivating emo of today. Well, actually, post-emo. “This is our love letter to the genre,” singer/guitarist Sam Wegrzynski says of the album. “It’s an amalgamation of all the shit emo kids like: screaming, synths, pop sensibilities all mixed with crazy emotional stuf…
Starts: Wed, Oct 14, 7:00 PM
Ends: Wed, Oct 14, 9:00 PM
Where: 36 Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, England NE1 2PQ, United Kingdom
Lineup
Venue: The Cluny
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