Benefits
@benefitstheband.bsky.social
I'm literally just going to stand here... Then I'm going to stand here... Well done. That's it. Ipswich tonight at the Smokehouse. Sold out.
November 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I'm literally just going to stand here... Then I'm going to stand here... Well done. That's it. Ipswich tonight at the Smokehouse. Sold out.
Reposted by Benefits
Saw @benefitstheband.bsky.social in Coventry last night. Amazingly good. Unlike anything I’ve seen before. Go see them at @bedfordesquires.bsky.social on Sunday. Full tour details here: www.benefitstheband.com/live
LIVE | benefits
The latest live dates and ticket links for the northern English band benefits.
www.benefitstheband.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Saw @benefitstheband.bsky.social in Coventry last night. Amazingly good. Unlike anything I’ve seen before. Go see them at @bedfordesquires.bsky.social on Sunday. Full tour details here: www.benefitstheband.com/live
Reposted by Benefits
The brilliant Benefits are out on tour
Gawd, stop posting videos in the wrong format on sites that hate this stuff, sorry!
Uk tour starts tonight in Reading at Facebar. 8pm Dan Le Sac, 9pm Benefits.
Uk tour starts tonight in Reading at Facebar. 8pm Dan Le Sac, 9pm Benefits.
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The brilliant Benefits are out on tour
Reposted by Benefits
If you dig this stuff get along and see them @benefitstheband.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
If you dig this stuff get along and see them @benefitstheband.bsky.social
Gawd, stop posting videos in the wrong format on sites that hate this stuff, sorry!
Uk tour starts tonight in Reading at Facebar. 8pm Dan Le Sac, 9pm Benefits.
Uk tour starts tonight in Reading at Facebar. 8pm Dan Le Sac, 9pm Benefits.
November 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Gawd, stop posting videos in the wrong format on sites that hate this stuff, sorry!
Uk tour starts tonight in Reading at Facebar. 8pm Dan Le Sac, 9pm Benefits.
Uk tour starts tonight in Reading at Facebar. 8pm Dan Le Sac, 9pm Benefits.
Reposted by Benefits
Tomorrow!
After a blistering set at Are You Listening?, @benefitstheband.bsky.social are back in town and back at the Facebar, alongside local legend @danlesac.bandcamp.com playing his first live set in almost a DECADE.
Be there
whatsonreading.com/venues/heavy...
After a blistering set at Are You Listening?, @benefitstheband.bsky.social are back in town and back at the Facebar, alongside local legend @danlesac.bandcamp.com playing his first live set in almost a DECADE.
Be there
whatsonreading.com/venues/heavy...
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Tomorrow!
After a blistering set at Are You Listening?, @benefitstheband.bsky.social are back in town and back at the Facebar, alongside local legend @danlesac.bandcamp.com playing his first live set in almost a DECADE.
Be there
whatsonreading.com/venues/heavy...
After a blistering set at Are You Listening?, @benefitstheband.bsky.social are back in town and back at the Facebar, alongside local legend @danlesac.bandcamp.com playing his first live set in almost a DECADE.
Be there
whatsonreading.com/venues/heavy...
I know. This is not the platform for black square text blocks. But we’re going on tour on Wednesday and I’ve a load of samples to sort and I haven’t packed yet.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I know. This is not the platform for black square text blocks. But we’re going on tour on Wednesday and I’ve a load of samples to sort and I haven’t packed yet.
You know what doesn’t work on Bluesky? Videos. Videos with text. And swearing. And noise. And ones promoting a music tour. None of that works.
November 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
You know what doesn’t work on Bluesky? Videos. Videos with text. And swearing. And noise. And ones promoting a music tour. None of that works.
Made some old school panini style stickers of the band and tour collaborators for the November merch desk. Come to a gig and get em!
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Made some old school panini style stickers of the band and tour collaborators for the November merch desk. Come to a gig and get em!
Reposted by Benefits
What happened to protest songs? Try these 10 new albums, including
CHEAP PERFUME
PRINCESS NOKIA
@benefitstheband.bsky.social
@davidrovics.bsky.social
@johnlennonofficial.bsky.social
@yokoono.bsky.social
SUN RUN
JAMES BROOK
BAKER BOY
KIALA & THE AFROBLASTER
www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1441/cu...
CHEAP PERFUME
PRINCESS NOKIA
@benefitstheband.bsky.social
@davidrovics.bsky.social
@johnlennonofficial.bsky.social
@yokoono.bsky.social
SUN RUN
JAMES BROOK
BAKER BOY
KIALA & THE AFROBLASTER
www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1441/cu...
October 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
What happened to protest songs? Try these 10 new albums, including
CHEAP PERFUME
PRINCESS NOKIA
@benefitstheband.bsky.social
@davidrovics.bsky.social
@johnlennonofficial.bsky.social
@yokoono.bsky.social
SUN RUN
JAMES BROOK
BAKER BOY
KIALA & THE AFROBLASTER
www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1441/cu...
CHEAP PERFUME
PRINCESS NOKIA
@benefitstheband.bsky.social
@davidrovics.bsky.social
@johnlennonofficial.bsky.social
@yokoono.bsky.social
SUN RUN
JAMES BROOK
BAKER BOY
KIALA & THE AFROBLASTER
www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1441/cu...
October 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Just hope no one minds that all these flags popping up across the country have all been part of an elaborate marketing campaign for our ten date November tour of venues with a capacities between 100 and 250.
October 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Just hope no one minds that all these flags popping up across the country have all been part of an elaborate marketing campaign for our ten date November tour of venues with a capacities between 100 and 250.
Been audiobooking this as it’s read by Reiner and Tap. If they want to continue with the Tap brand they should make a period piece dramatisation of the book, it’s incredible. The backstorys, how they connect, how they graft to get it made etc all hit better than the sequel.
October 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Been audiobooking this as it’s read by Reiner and Tap. If they want to continue with the Tap brand they should make a period piece dramatisation of the book, it’s incredible. The backstorys, how they connect, how they graft to get it made etc all hit better than the sequel.
All these tatty flags gonna just stay there are they? Council just gonna leave them and act like it’s totally normal?
October 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
All these tatty flags gonna just stay there are they? Council just gonna leave them and act like it’s totally normal?
I’ve had more interaction and engagement on the ol insta with a couple of pictures of old Volvos I took while at SWN in Cardiff than anything else this month. Which tells you a lot about a) our demographic b) our popularity as an experimental noise act.
October 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I’ve had more interaction and engagement on the ol insta with a couple of pictures of old Volvos I took while at SWN in Cardiff than anything else this month. Which tells you a lot about a) our demographic b) our popularity as an experimental noise act.
Reposted by Benefits
Neptune is bigger than Mercury fyi, albeit full of gas…!
Either way, please vote for our difficult second album in this @drownedinsound.bsky.social prize vote!
Either way, please vote for our difficult second album in this @drownedinsound.bsky.social prize vote!
UK & Ireland has had some extraordinary albums over the last 12 months and you don't have long left to vote for your favourite in this pile.
@thecure.com @loscampesinos.bsky.social @benefitstheband.bsky.social and many more feature on this year's list www.drownedinsound.org/neptune-priz...
@thecure.com @loscampesinos.bsky.social @benefitstheband.bsky.social and many more feature on this year's list www.drownedinsound.org/neptune-priz...
Neptune Prize - Last Chance To Vote
A pile of exquisite records from the UK & Ireland to welcome into your collection.
www.drownedinsound.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Neptune is bigger than Mercury fyi, albeit full of gas…!
Either way, please vote for our difficult second album in this @drownedinsound.bsky.social prize vote!
Either way, please vote for our difficult second album in this @drownedinsound.bsky.social prize vote!
Probably my favourite Kate Bush song. The old band covered it in 2011, I love our version, video done by my friend Andy, who later made the Benefits video Warhorse.
youtu.be/wwN2IPOp4xU?...
youtu.be/wwN2IPOp4xU?...
September 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Probably my favourite Kate Bush song. The old band covered it in 2011, I love our version, video done by my friend Andy, who later made the Benefits video Warhorse.
youtu.be/wwN2IPOp4xU?...
youtu.be/wwN2IPOp4xU?...
Sorry to interrupt your arguments. We’re doing a show in an art gallery next week with James Adrian Brown as collab and Oliver Ho playing after. Gonna be mint and if you have a TS postcode it’s only 50p to come. Ok, back to shouting at each other.
September 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Sorry to interrupt your arguments. We’re doing a show in an art gallery next week with James Adrian Brown as collab and Oliver Ho playing after. Gonna be mint and if you have a TS postcode it’s only 50p to come. Ok, back to shouting at each other.
We’ve persuaded Dan Le Sac and THE DSM IV to join us on tour in November! Dans doing the south and THE DSM IV (featuring Guy McKnight of Eighties Matchbox b-line Disaster) are doing the north! GET ON IT!
September 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’ve persuaded Dan Le Sac and THE DSM IV to join us on tour in November! Dans doing the south and THE DSM IV (featuring Guy McKnight of Eighties Matchbox b-line Disaster) are doing the north! GET ON IT!
Reposted by Benefits
Erm… I’m doing my first gigs in 9 years, supporting the delightful @benefitstheband.bsky.social… beyond hyped (and a little scared tbh)… come thru people.
Dates/Tix : linktr.ee/danlesac
Boom!
Dates/Tix : linktr.ee/danlesac
Boom!
September 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Erm… I’m doing my first gigs in 9 years, supporting the delightful @benefitstheband.bsky.social… beyond hyped (and a little scared tbh)… come thru people.
Dates/Tix : linktr.ee/danlesac
Boom!
Dates/Tix : linktr.ee/danlesac
Boom!
Friends! Be an absolute star and vote for us in Drowned in Sounds Neptune Prize please! It’s the alt competition to the Mercury and it’s a pure buzz to be nominated alongside some legends and heros. We put everything into making this album so to be recognised in this way means a lot. Vote!
Disappointed by this year’s Mercury Prize list?
We had this feeling back in 2008 and set up an alternative prize. No entry fees. Our community of music lovers recommend records for the long list.
We’ve listened to over 100 nominees and here’s our 2025 Neptune Prize shortlist
We had this feeling back in 2008 and set up an alternative prize. No entry fees. Our community of music lovers recommend records for the long list.
We’ve listened to over 100 nominees and here’s our 2025 Neptune Prize shortlist
Drowned in Sound's Neptune Prize 2025 Announced
Vote now for your favourites of these 20 exceptional albums.
www.drownedinsound.org
September 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Friends! Be an absolute star and vote for us in Drowned in Sounds Neptune Prize please! It’s the alt competition to the Mercury and it’s a pure buzz to be nominated alongside some legends and heros. We put everything into making this album so to be recognised in this way means a lot. Vote!
Messing about in Europe last week playing the hits as the world burns.
July 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Messing about in Europe last week playing the hits as the world burns.
We’ve been farting about all over Europe the last couple of weeks and it’s took me away from me real passion - hawking gigs and tours most of you aren’t interested in, (obvs, I’ve seen the sales figures). Anyway. We’re awesome live, you should come see the full shabang as soon as you can.
July 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We’ve been farting about all over Europe the last couple of weeks and it’s took me away from me real passion - hawking gigs and tours most of you aren’t interested in, (obvs, I’ve seen the sales figures). Anyway. We’re awesome live, you should come see the full shabang as soon as you can.
All this talk of a new party with Jezza and Zarah made me reminisce of the glory days of Twitter, literally days before everything went bad.
July 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
All this talk of a new party with Jezza and Zarah made me reminisce of the glory days of Twitter, literally days before everything went bad.