Photo credit: Jamie MacMillan

Ahead of the weekend, Leeds-based outfit Yard Act shared the video for ‘100% Endurance’,  the latest single taken from their critically acclaimed debut album The Overload - which charted at #2 and was officially the biggest selling vinyl debut of the century earlier this year. The clip sees the band join up with longtime collaborator  James Slater, stars multi-award winning actor, and fan of the band, David Thewlis who said of the experience: “I’ve told my agent I’m only doing Yard Act videos from now on, though next time on a tropical island or a big yacht.” ‘100% Endurance’ also represents the first time Thewlis has filmed in his hometown Blackpool. Speaking about ‘100% Endurance’, frontman James Smith comments: “It was great shooting this video. I barely had to do anything, and I didn't have fake facial hair glued to me head for once. I still can't believe David got involved. I was such a fan of his work from Naked through to Fargo, and when I told James Slater he was interested in working with us he was so buzzing. A brilliant actor, and an absolute joy to watch work. Equally so, he is a thoroughly decent, down to earth person who is funny as fuck, and that goes a fair way I reckon.” Take a watch for yourselves below.

Live Dates
23 May | Friars Court, Warrington, UK - SOLD OUT
24 May | Electric Church Club, Blackburn, UK - SOLD OUT
25 May | The Establishment, Wakefield, UK - SOLD OUT
26 May | O2 Academy, Leicester, UK
27 May | Arts Centre, Norwich – SOLD OUT
28 May | Wide Awake Festival, London
31 May | Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam, NL - SOLD OUT

1 Jun | Blue Shell, Cologne, DE - SOLD OUT
5 Jun | Plan B, Sweden, SE
6 Jun | Molotow, Hamburg, DE
7 Jun | Frannz Club, Berlin, DE
9 Jun | Rotondes Club, Luxembourg, LU
10 Jun | Festi’neuch, Neuchâtel, CH
11 Jun | Trabendo, Paris, FR
13 Jun | Trix, Antwerp, BE
14 Jun | L’Aeronef, Lille, FR
18 Jun | Rock for People Festival, Hradec Králové, CZ
19 Jun | Body and Soul Festival, Co. Westmeath, IE
24-25 Jun | Glastonbury Festival, UK
28 Jun | Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK*

1 Jul | AFAS, Amsterdam, NL*
15 Jul | Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival, UK
21 Jul | Secret Garden Party, Abbots Ripton, UK
22 Jul | Truck Festival, Oxford, UK
22 Jul | Standon Calling Festival, Hertfordshire, UK
23 Jul | Bluedot Festival, Cheshire, UK
24 Jul | Tramlines, Sheffield, UK
27 Jul | The Cluny, Newcastle, UK
28 Jul | The Caves, Edinburgh, UK
29 Jul | Deer Shed, Thirsk UK
30 Jul | Ynot Festival, Derbyshire, UK

5 Aug | Ypsigrock Festival, Castelbuono, IT
7 Aug | Off Festival, Katowice, PL
11 Aug | Haldern Pop Festival, Rees-Haldern, DE
12 Aug | Way Out West Festival, Gothenburg, SE
13 Aug | Oya Festival, Oslo, NO
18 Aug | Route du Rock Festival, St Malo, FR
19 Aug | Cabaret Vert Festival, Charleville-Mézières, FR
20 Aug | Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt, BE
21 Aug | Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen, NL
26 Aug | Golden Leaves Festival, Darmstadt, DE
28 Aug | Todays Festival, Turin, IT

4 Sep | End Of The Road Festival, Dorset, UK
9 Sep | Andalucía Big Festival, Andalucía, ES
10 Sep | Mad Cool Sunset, Madrid, ES
16 Sep | The Bullingdon, Oxford, UK - SOLD OUT
17 Sep | Esquires, Bedford, UK - SOLD OUT
18 Sep | O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK - SOLD OUT
21 Sep | Sugar Mill, Stoke, UK
22 Sep | The Crescent, York, UK - SOLD OUT
23 Sep | Polar Bear, Hull, UK - SOLD OUT

6 Oct | Crocodile, Seattle, US
7 Oct | WOW Hall, Eugene, US
9 Oct | Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, US
11 Oct | Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles, US
13 Oct | Black Cat Washington D.C
14 Oct | Bowery Ballroom, New York, US
16 Oct | Underground Arts, Philadelphia, US

22 Nov | Saint Luke’s, Glasgow, UK
23 Nov | NUSU, Newcastle, UK
24 Nov | O2 Academy, Leeds, UK
25 Nov | O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK
26 Nov | Marble Factory, Bristol, UK
27 Nov | Tramshed, Cardiff, UK
29 Nov | 1865, Southampton, UK
30 Nov | Chalk, Brighton, UK

1 Dec | O2 Kentish Town Forum, London, UK

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