Which band is the most quintessentially Leeds?

We asked people which band is the most quintessentially Leeds, that only the city could have produced.

Transcript

00:00 Do you have a favourite band from Leeds, a band that you think sums up the city?

00:03 I'd have to say Kaiser Chiefs. I can't say it's one of my favourites but I know they're from Leeds.

00:09 And I do like Ruby, Ruby, Ruby.

00:11 When you think of Leeds, is there a band that comes to mind?

00:15 A band?

00:17 Or could you name any band from Leeds?

00:19 Kaiser Chiefs? That was my daughter's favourite when she went to school.

00:23 Are you a fan?

00:25 I can take your belief. Actually, Ricky, his mum was a teacher at my daughter's school in Bradford.

00:32 He's called Ricky Wilson, isn't he?

00:35 No, it was the other one. It wasn't Ricky, it was Nickson, what's it called?

00:40 I can't remember, there was another one in the band. Anyway, it was his mum.

00:43 And then when he was doing well, she used to call up at school with her little mini and everything.

00:47 So we knew that he was on the big time.

00:49 Can you name a band from Leeds?

00:52 No.

00:54 Kaiser Chiefs are from Leeds.

00:56 Kaiser Chiefs, I knew that, I just couldn't think on the spot.

00:58 Soft Cell are also from Leeds, I don't know if you're a fan of Soft Cell.

01:00 I think we like Soft Cell, yeah.