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Tarantula Handsome
@tarantulahandsome.bsky.social
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Heavy Glam, with a Punky, Gothic twist!
Yorkshire's Most Reliable Band ©️
"Not as bad as I thought they would be" - Alex's Mum.
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Only a few weeks to go until our debut at the Boilerverse Office Party at The Soundhouse in Leicester!

Saturday 6th December, Doors at 1930, £6 adv or £8 on the door.

It promises to be jolly fine, turbo charged, high camp fun! 😸
Poster advertising Christmas gig hosted by Boilerverse at The Soundhouse in Leicester. 6th December, Doors at 1930, tickets £6 advance or £8 on the door.
November 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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#KirkyKat having her regulation #Caturday bath 😸
A scruffy white and black cat looks up at the camera, mid wash, with paws pointing up and to the right, with her tongue sticking out.
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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In the home studio, putting some finishing touches to our latest recordings.
All those lights do nothing, they're just for checking TV ratings 😸
And old school synthesiser in a rack set-up with loads of cables and flashing lights.
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Our first foray to The Midlands is rapidly approaching at The Boilerverse Office Party.

thesoundhouseleicester.co.uk

Catch us at The Soundhouse, gonna be a blast!
Poster advertising a gig at The Soundhouse in Leicester on 6th December.
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Damn straight it is 😸

Sneaky little advert for #Armley #Parkrun too!
A sticker on a notice board saying Leeds is alrite. Behind is a Parkrun start sign, viewed from behind.
November 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Finding it hard to take anything ole Juniper says seriously.
I mean /s, right?
Blue Sky post exhorting socialists to support the current Labour administration. This seems entirely contrary given how Labour are currently behaving.
November 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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What an outstanding all dayer we had at Northern Guitars for Slay All Day II.

Thanx to all the bands for being involved 😸
Bass player for The Sex Cripples wearing a head mounted dildo during Slay All Day II for Leeds Festival of Gothica.
October 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Tis #Caturday once more and #CounceCat is all tuckered out just thinking about the #Parkrun that just took place. It's not that he couldn't run 5k, he chooses not to. Leave all that lark to the hounds, eh?
A scruffy white and tabby cat takes a catnap between a pair of human legs wearing shorts and running shoes.
September 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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We're back at Northern Guitars on 18th October for Slay All Day II 😸
Performing for Leeds Festival of Gothica, joining us are Courtesan, Queen Eleanor's Cross, The Sex Cripples, Herla Kyning and Silk Circus!
Poster for event at Northern Guitars, Call Lane, Leeds on Saturday 18th October. Slay All Day II, featuring Courtesan, Queen Eleanor's Cross, The Sex Cripples, Herla Kyning, Silk Circus and Tarantula Handsome. From 2pm until late. Free entry.
September 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Probably still #Caturday somewhere.
#CounceCat looking beatific. #KirkyKat is not convinced.
Scruffy white and tabby cat dosses down on a blanket, flanked by cartoon owl cushions, while an ethereal light shines on his sleeping, curled-up form. The photographer was clearly trying to be a smart arse. A scruffy black and white cat scowls at the camera at close range. She is unlikely to be in serious consideration, due to being dafter than a crow. Although this is editorialising.
September 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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What a cracking night we had playing for Carpe Noctum at the Lending Rooms in Leeds 😸
The band Tarantula Handsome on stage. Steve to the left with a keytar. Doc, centre behind the drums in front of a big backdrop with the band name projected on. Alex to the right with a guitar.
September 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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#Caturday is upon us again and #KirkyKat has taken up station in the garden under camouflage, hoping a foolhardy pigeon will fly into her mouth. #CounceCat is having none of that nonsense and is loafing indoors in his favourite spot 😼😼
A scruffy white and black cat peers out at the camera from a hiding place she has made in some long grass. A scruffy white and tabby cat is slouching in a blanket decorated with cat paws. He is looking back over his shoulder at the camera, flanked by two red and white cushions shaped like cartoon owls.
September 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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We're back at Carpe Noctum tonight in The Lending Room, upstairs at The Library Pub in Leeds and we're proper excited.

If you're a goth keen to explore your inner glam, we're your band! 😸
Poster advertising Goth night Carpe Noctum in The Library pub, Leeds. Rome Burns co-headline with The Ultimate Dreamers. Tarantula Handsome (that's us) are support. Saturday 6th September.
September 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Litter bins speaking good sense in Leeds Five 🚮😸
A white, round sticker on a black litter bin featuring the white rose of Yorkshire and the phrase "KEEP YORKSHIRE ANTI-RACIST".
August 21, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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The popular music beat combo, Tarantula Handsome on stage at Northern Green Gathering.
August 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Northern Green Gathering, ave it 😸
Stage line-up on a blackboard outside a festival tent including Tarantula Handsome.
August 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Scruffy old Council Cat sends his best wishes. This is him on the way back from the vet yesterday after having his teeth out 👋🏻😸
#CounceCat
A scruffy white cat with splotches of tabby looks out from behind the bars of a cat carrier resting atop a hedge. He has a shaved patch on his leg and some drool in his mouth post teeth removal.
August 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Muckin about courtesy of @melansomnia.bsky.social

And we're back at Northern Guitars in Leeds next Saturday for another Goth weekend extravaganza 😸
Tarantula Handsome, a band playing silly buggers in a studio.
June 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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I mocked up a picture of a bona fide, actual trans lobby ages ago to mock people on Twitter who used the term as if it meant something.
I almost miss being blocked by terfs with no sense of humour on that hellsite 😸
A very badly manipulated photograph of a hotel lobby, painted with the colours of the trans flag using Microsoft Paint to mock transphobes who used to warn against a "trans lobby".
June 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Hiya @saxylizbeth.bsky.social

Didn't realise you were on here 😸

This feels like a long time ago now...😼
Liz, a woman in specs and prodigious musician is hugged by Doc, a clod-hopper of a bloke with a big ginger beard and questionable musicianship. They are both at Bearded Theory festival where Liz has just played on the main stage with Terrorvision.
June 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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#KirkyKat is plotting...😼
A scruffy black and white cat, looking back towards the camera in a suspicious manner.
June 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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#CounceCat in the sky, with diamonds 😼
A scruffy white and tabby cat looks down from a garage roof with aircraft trails behind him.
May 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Just chillin' 😸

Made to look pretty, courtesy of @melansomnia.bsky.social
Three members of Tarantula Handsome look away from the camera, bathed in blue light, laughing.
May 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Just chillin', innit 😸
The three members of Tarantula Handsome in a photo studio bathed in blue light, looking away from the camera and laughing.
May 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Nearly #Caturday, you scruffy ole mogs, #CounceCat and #KirkyKat 😸😸
A scruffy white and tabby cat sits atop a table looking at the camera. A scruffy black and white cat sits under, looking over a pair of boots.
May 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM