Thank: 10th Birthday Party

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‭The‬‭ Rock‬‭ Band‬‭ Thank‬‭ From‬‭ Leeds‬‭ first‬‭ emerged‬‭ in‬‭ 2016‬‭ from‬‭ the‬‭ scene‬‭ surrounding‬‭ CHUNK‬‭ ,‬‭ their‬‭ city’s‬‭ notorious‬‭ and‬ now‬‭ sadly‬‭ defunct‬‭ ‬‭ DIY‬‭ space.‬‭ The‬‭ band‬‭ spent‬‭ six‬‭ years‬‭ honing‬‭ their‬‭ brand‬‭ of‬‭ volatile‬‭ and‬‭ joyously‬‭ cathartic‬‭ post-punk‬ alongside‬‭ a‬‭ hivemind‬‭ of‬‭ grindcore‬‭ and‬‭ powerviolence‬‭ bands,‬‭ UK‬‭ garage‬‭ and‬‭ bashment‬‭ DJs,‬‭‬ before releasing their debut full-length album‬‭ ‘Thoughtless‬‭ Cruelty’ in 2022.‬ 2025‬‭ was‬‭ a‬‭ big‬‭ year‬‭ for‬‭ Thank‬‭ ,‬‭ starting‬‭ with‬‭ a‬‭ UK‬‭ co-headline‬‭ tour‬‭ alongside‬‭ Kal‬‭ Marks‬‭ and‬‭ ending‬‭ with‬‭ a‬‭ run‬‭ of‬‭ shows‬ opening‬‭ for‬‭ Mclusky‬‭ and‬‭ Young‬‭ Knives‬‭ across‬‭ Europe,‬‭ and‬‭ their‬‭ busiest‬‭ festival‬‭ season‬‭ yet, ‭including‬‭ explosive‬‭ sets‬‭ at‬‭ 2000‬‭ Trees‬ ,‬‭ Truck‬‭ Festival‬‭ ,‬‭ Manchester‬‭ Punk‬‭ Festival‬‭,‬‭ ArcTanGent‬‭ and‬‭ more.‬‭ “It‬‭ makes‬‭ me‬‭ laugh‬‭ when‬‭ Leeds‬‭ DIY‬‭ lifers‬‭ still‬‭ refer‬‭ to‬‭ us‬‭ as‬‭ a ‬‭‘new band’,‬‭ but‬‭ I’m‬‭ not‬‭ gonna‬‭ shatter‬‭ that‬‭ illusion‬‭ if‬‭ it‬‭ makes‬‭ us‬ seem‬‭ young‬‭ and‬‭ exciting,” jokes‬‭ Vinehill-Cliffe‬‭. ‬‭“We’ve‬‭ got‬‭ a‬‭ full‬‭ decade‬‭ of‬‭ material‬‭ to‬‭ pull‬‭ from‬‭ at‬‭ this‬‭ point,‬‭ so‬‭ I’m‬‭ excited‬‭ to‬ wheel‬‭ out‬‭ a‬‭ few‬‭ old‬‭ tunes‬‭ we‬‭ haven’t‬‭ played‬‭ for‬‭ a‬‭ while‬‭ at‬‭ these‬‭ shows,‬‭ as‬‭ well‬‭ as‬‭ road-testing‬‭ some‬‭ of‬‭ the‬‭ new‬‭ stuff‬‭ we’ve‬ been cooking up.”