Live - danny payne photography

Pixies @ Manchester Apollo

Kicking off the gig season with one of my favourite bands

Leeds Festival 2019

After two years away, it was good to be back...

On tour with Cleopatrick

Met up with Canada's finest as they made their first UK festival appearances

The National @ Castlefield Bowl

Cincinnati's finest debut I Am Easy To Find at Manchester's "Sounds of the City" series

Elbow @ Halifax Piece Hall

One day like this a year will see me right..

Embrace @ Halifax Piece Hall: 21 Years of The Good Will Out

The boys from Bailiff Bridge celebrated 21 years of their debut album in style

Kaiser Chiefs @ Elland Road

Celebrating 100 years of Leeds United with a helluva party!

Rod Stewart @ York Racecourse

Had the privilege of photographing the legendary frontman of Faces.

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes @ York Fibbers

Raucous punk show, and one of the toughest gigs I've ever shot.

CHVRCHES @ Manchester Victoria Warehouse

Finally got round to scratching Victoria Warehouse off my bucket list.

Snow Patrol @ Leeds Arena

Seven years since releasing their last studio album, Snow Patrol headed to Leeds to debut Wildness - their seventh offering

Frank Turner @ Leeds Arena

Frank Turner and Jimmy Eat World on one lineup? Yes please.

Graeme Park @ Halifax Piece Hall

I signed off 2018 with something a little bit different

Black Stone Cherry @ Leeds Arena

Fun night of proper American rock'n'roll down at the Arena

Alt-J @ Leeds Town Hall

Alt-J returned 'home' for a special show at the iconic town hall in support of their re-mix album Reduxer.

Editors @ Manchester Apollo

Great to be back at the Apollo, photographing one of my favourite bands.

Coheed and Cambria @ Manchester Academy

Riffs. More riffs. And hair. ALL THE HAIR.

Hanging out with Cleopatrick

You won't have heard of Cleopatrick yet. You will do soon.

Arctic Monkeys @ Manchester Arena

Good afternoon, Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino, Mark speaking. Please tell me how may I direct your call?

Foo Fighters @ Etihad Stadium

Dave and co brought Concrete and Gold to the UK in spectacular fashion.

The Rolling Stones @ Old Trafford

Possibly the biggest band I will ever photograph. No pressure...

Father John Misty @ Halifax Piece Hall

Inaugural show in recently restored 18th Century landmark.

Manic Street Preachers @ Leeds Arena

The Manics bring their 13th album to Leeds

Mastersystem @ The Brudenell

Frightened Rabbit - Editors - Minor Victories 'Alright Group' debut in Leeds

Feeder @ Leeds Academy: The "Best Of" tour

Grant and Taka turn back the clock with mammoth hit-laden set.

Elbow and John Grant @ Leeds Arena

'Uncle Guy' and co were back in town, but with an new old friend

Paul Weller @ Leeds Arena

Modfather's "A Kind Revolution" tour hits Yorkshire

Marmozets @ Sheffield Leadmill

What better way to start 2018 than with Marmozets tearing the roof off the Leadmill..?

Santa Cruz @ Manchester Academy

Drawing 2017 to a close with some Finnish glam metal

Liam Gallagher @ Leeds Arena

"Our Kid" kicked off his first solo Arena tour in Leeds.

Royal Blood @ Leeds Arena

Brighton's gold boys' debut arena tour hits Leeds

Wolf Alice @ Manchester Apollo

Tough night at the Apollo

Father John Misty @ Manchester Apollo

Finally got to scrub the charismatic singer-songwriter from my bucket list

Weezer @ Manchester Apollo

Rivers and pals bring Pacific Daydream to Manchester

Manchester Orchestra @ Leeds Church: A tough night

Great show, but a tough shoot.

Marmozets @ Manchester Academy 3

Tiny venue, huge show

The National @ Manchester Apollo

The epic Sleep Well Beast tour hit the UK

Radiohead @ Manchester LCCC

Glastonbury headliners get nostalgic in Manchester.

The Cribs @ Leeds Arena: Mens' Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever

"I know a place we can go, where you'll fall in love so hard that you wish you dead"

Future Islands @ Leeds Refectory

One of my favourite acts to shoot, at one of my favourite venues to shoot at. This was definitely a no-brainer for me.

Chase & Status @ Manchester Apollo

The lovely folks over at Mixmag sent me over to Manchester for Chase & Status' live return.

Green Day @ Leeds Arena

Opening night of the Revolution Radio tour

Biffy Clyro @ Leeds Arena: Final show of 2016

What better way to end the year than photographing my favourite band on their latest Arena tour?

Jack Garratt @ Manchester Apollo

Header over to my favourite venue last month to catch Jack Garratt's sold out show.

Steel Panther @ Manchester Arena: Hair, Spandex and Filth

Back to manchester for some good old balls-out rock and roll

Jamie T @ Leeds Academy

Mr Treys' brought his Trick tour to Leeds

Feeder @ Manchester Ritz. Back with a bang!

It's been a long four years...

OnRoundhay 2016

Live music made a fantastic return to Roundhay Park

Katherine Jenkins @ Bolton Abbey

Possibly the most civilised show I've ever shot.

Leeds Festival 2016

Back for round seven - featuring five headliners!

Ocean Colour Scene @ Millennium Square: 20 years of Moseley Shoals

"When you find that things are getting wild, don't you want days like these?"

The Cribs and friends @ Millennium Square

huge home-from-homecoming show for Wakey's finest.

Best Kept Secret Festival 2016

Headed back to The Netherlands to photograph this absolute gem of a festival

Biffy Clyro @ Headrow House: Exclusive acoustic show

Had the pleasure of being invited down to take some shots of Biffy Clyro performing an intimate acoustic set in Leeds. The show was only available to ticket holders for this years Leeds Festival (which Biffy are due to headline), and provided the…

James @ Leeds Arena

Madchester heroes hit Leeds on their "Girl at the End of the World" tour

Weezer @ Manchester Academy. Finally!

"What's with these homies, dissing my girl?"

An evening with Colin Stetson

Spent a couple of hours with one of the worlds greatest Saxophonists

Jess Glynne @ Manchester Apollo

Another great show at my favourite venue

Marina & The Diamonds @ Leeds Academy: feeling nostalgic

Six years ago I had the opportunity to photograph Marina for the first time. Little did I know at the time how well shooting that show would serve me.

Tame Impala @ Manchester Arena: a bold step

Awesome night of neo-pyschedelia

The Libertines @ Manchester Arena

Caught the second date of the UK tour - along with every other music photographer north of Stoke, it would seem.

Slaves @ Leeds Academy: the boys are stepping up

Got to hang with Tunbridge Wells' finest for the first date of their rescheduled tour

Hozier @ Manchester Apollo: And we're off!

Kicking 2016 off at my favourite venue. That'll do.

Mumford & Sons @ Leeds Arena: the fairground shooting gallery

A somewhat disappointing final show of 2015.

Alt-J @ Leeds Arena

One of my final shows of 2015, photographing one of the first acts I shot at the start of the year - the homecoming of Leeds most successful export of recent years.

Behind the scenes with Everything Everything

I arranged to spend a couple of hours with Everything Everything during the soundcheck for the homecoming finale of their latest tour at Manchester Apollo. Over the past twelve months EE have been a mainstay on my Spotify. I reacquainted myself with…

Imagine Dragons @ Leeds Arena

After a handful of tough gigs, I was in need of an easy-shooting, well-lit Arena show - Imagine Dragons duly obilged.

Catfish and The Bottlemen @ Manchester Apollo: so much promise

One of those nights where, as a photographer, if you didn't laugh you'd probably cry.

Eagles of Death Metal @ Leeds Beckett SU: A sombering reflection

I've been deliberating exactly how to approach this post in light of recent events for the past few days

Bullet For My Valentine @ York Barbican

Can't beat shooting proper Rock/Metal bands.

James Bay @ Manchester Apollo: not just any old singer songwriter

Fantastic artist. Fantastic show. Fantastic venue.

Future Islands @ Manchester Academy: Back to the grind

What better way to kick of gig season? Well, maybe some lights..

Leeds Festival 2015

Back again...

Best Kept Secret Festival 2015

For a good few years I've been itching to scratch 'shoot a foreign festival' from my bucket list

Blur @ Blackpool Empress Ballroom (and my rambling thoughts on stardom)

“John’s got Brewer’s droop - he get’s intimated by the dirty pigeons. They love a bit of it.”

Live at Leeds 2015

Had a ball photographing Live at Leeds again for NME this year.

Teho Teardo and Blixa Bargeld

Recently I was approached by the lovely folks over at Opera North to cover a few shows for them. This was a cool opportunity for me to try something different - get myself out of my comfort zone, so to speak.

A day with The Dunwells

I caught up with The Dunwells for the grand finale of their "Light Up The Skies" Tour at Leeds Town Hall.