Sports

Sports bring their headline European tour to Leeds on 19 October 2026 at Belgrave Music Hall. The Oklahoma duo have just unveiled Keep Falling In Love, a new single that leans into their blend of dreamy pop melodies and soft-focus psychedelic textures, setting the tone for a set that moves with ease between haze and groove.

Formed in the mid-2010s around singer-songwriter Cale Chronister and multi-instrumentalist Christian Theriot, Sports first surfaced with the 2015 EPs Naked All the Time and People Can’t Stop Chillin, lo-fi releases marked by warm keys and slow-bloom melodies. Since relocating to Los Angeles, they’ve refined their writing and production, folding in understated funk, soft rock shades and synth-led ballads with a clear nod to the 70s and 80s. Their two-part project Get A Good Look (2021–2022) crystallized that direction, putting rounded basslines and upfront vocals at the center.

On stage, Sports streamline their studio details into a tight live format, reworking songs with supple grooves, airy harmonies and a mellow, late-night pulse. Leeds gets that version up close, anchored by their new material and a catalogue that sits neatly between indie pop, bedroom pop and neo-soul.