Static Dress

Static Dress headline Electric Ballroom in London on 30 October 2026. Formed in Leeds and led by vocalist Olli Appleyard, the band digs into the post-hardcore and emo lineage of the 2000s with a sharp, fragmented writing style built on tension, contrast and sudden breaks. Songs pivot between abrasion and melody, with tight riffs, jagged rhythms and vocals that glide, crack and bite within the same breath.

Beyond the sound, Static Dress works as a full narrative project. Each release tends to extend the story with visuals, videos and concepts, giving the live set a strong aesthetic frame. On stage, that world folds into the music: cuts are precise, drops land hard, and silences carry weight. Over the past few years, the group has advanced through steady releases and occasional collaborations, refining a language that evolves without losing coherence. At Electric Ballroom, they bring that identity into focus with a set that shifts pace and texture while keeping the thread intact, a concise take on modern UK post-hardcore stamped with their unmistakable contours.