short bio : (full bio here)
ELLiS·D spent his formative years flailing his limbs across the tattered kits of Europe's basement scene before launching a solo project in 2022. In three short years he has painted the walls of sweaty dives, concert halls and festivals stages across the continent with his dizzying brand of psychedelic art-punk. Named 'Live Musician Of The Year 2025' by Far Out Magazine, ELLiS·D has also been marked as an artist to watch in 2026 by DIY, Dork and Far Out.
2025 saw the release of sophomore EP ‘Spill’, marked by the epic seven minute motorik-glam single ‘Drifting’ and leading to festival appearances at The Great Escape, Haldern Pop, Best Kept Secret and many more to cement ELLiS·D as one of the year's breakout acts. Thrown together with his other role as the drummer for Fat Dog, ELLiS·D has built a reputation from his tireless touring schedule and electrifying live performances as one of the hardest working artists on the circuit, notching up no less than 150 shows in 2025 alone.
​
“Imagine if David Byrne and David Bowie merged in a bizarre scene from a 1980s sci-fi bonanza. Then imagine if that new beast wandered into a goth club during that same era. Half glam rock, half neurotic punk but fully stylistic in its musical carnage. The result is ELLiS·D.” - Far Out
​​
upcoming live shows
2.1.26 - Rockaway Beach Festival / Bognor Regis
13.1.26 - DIY Magazine Hello 2026 / London, UK
29.1.26 - 100 Club / London, UK *
30.1.26 - Deaf Institue / Manchester, UK ^
31.1.26 - Cowgate Block Party / Edinburgh, UK
1.2.26 - The Lanes / Bristol, UK ^
5.2.26 - Prince Albert / Brighton, UK
14.2.26 - The Bunkhouse / Swansea, UK +
24.2.26 - Third Man Records / London, UK
25.2.26 - Soho Calling Festival / London, UK
11.4.25 - Outer Town Festival / Bristol, UK
15.4.26 - V11 / Rotterdam, NL
16.4.26 - C/o Pop Festival / Cologne, DE
17.4.26 - Popsalon Festival / Osnabruck, DE
18.4.26 - Polimagie Festival / Dresden, DE
25.4.26 - Concorde2 / Brighton, UK
1.5.26 - Les Aralunaires Festival / Arlon, BE
9.5.26 - Are You Listening Festival / Reading, UK
28.5.26 - Immergut Festival / Neustrelitz, DE
5.6.26 - Bulletproof Festival / London, UK
12.6.26 - About Pop Festival / Stuttgart, DE
28.6.26 - Nuites De Porto Festival / a Coruna, ES
29.6.26 - Siroco / Madrid, ES
18.7.26 - Dour Festival / Dour, BE
7.8.25 - Absolutely Free Festival / Genk, BE
28.8.26 - Krankenhaus Festival / Cumbria, UK
4.9.26 - Brighton Psych Fest / Brighton, UK
11.9.26 - Misty Fields Festival / Eindhoven, NL
12-13.9.26 - Poplar Festival / Trento, IT
16-19.9.26 - Reeperbahn Festival / Hamburg, DE
25.9.26 - Zinnober Festival / Essen, DE
1.10.26 - Waves Festival / Vienna, AUT
*supprting Alien Chicks ^supporting Y
+supporting Opus Kink
​
2025 live dates
18.1.25 - Rossi Bar / Brighton, UK
25.1.25 - The Windmill / London, UK
30.1.25 - The Boileroom / Guildford, UK
1.2.25 - Voodoo Daddy's / Norwich, UK
20.3.25 - The Deco / Portsmouth, UK
21.3.25 - Dash The Henge / London, UK
26.3.25 - Green Door Store / Brighton, UK
2.4.25 - McDaids / Le Havre, FR
3.4.25 - Wintercircus / Gent, BE *
5.4.25 - Le Transbordeur / Lyon, FR *
6.4.25 - Exil / Zurich, CH *
8.4.25 - Import Export / Munich, DE *
9.4.25 - Soft Spot / Nurnburg, DE *
11.4.25 - Schon Schoen Klub / Mainz, DE *
15.4.25 - Rockhal Club / Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX *
16.4.25 - Annabel / Rotterdam, NL *
19.4.25 - The Message / Troyes, FR
3.5.25 - Sound City Festival / Liverpool, UK
7.5.25 - Great Escape Pre-Party / London, UK
10.5.25 - Sebright Arms / London, UK
17.5.25 - The Great Escape / Brighton, UK
18.5.25 - Les Nuits Botanique / Brussels, BE
27.5.25 - Kinnett / Kusel, DE
28.5.25 - Altes Volkbad / Mannheim, DE
29.5.25 - Block Party Festival / Paris, FR
14.6.25 - Brighten The Corners / Ipswich, UK
15.6.25 - Best Kept Secret / Tilburg, NL
10.7.25 - George Tavern / London, UK
25.7.25 - Bedford Esquires / Bedford, UK
7.8.25 - Haldern Pop Festival / Haldern, DE
12.8.25 - Shacklewell Arms / London, UK
11.9.25 - The Social / London, UK
12.9.25 - SMG Festival / Sart-Messire-Guillaume, BE
13.9.25 - Leffingeleuren Festival / Leffingeleuren, BE
5.10.25 - The Independent / Sunderland +
6.10.25 - The Crescent / York +
7.10.25 - Sidney & Matilda / Sheffield +
8.10.25 - The Polar Bear / Hull +
10.10.25 - The Ferret / Preston +
11.10.25 - Soup Kitchen / Manchester +
12.10 - Alexander's Live / Chester +
14.10.25 - The Jacaranda / Liverpool +
15.10.25 - The Komodo / Lincoln +
17.10.25 - The Met Lounge / Peterborough +
18.10.25 - Corn Exchange / Hertford +
19.10.25 - Coda / Colchester +
20.10.25 - Botanique / Brussels, BE
21.10.25 - Shuur / Lucerne, CH
24.10.25 - Supersonic / Paris, FR
25.15.25 - Kaltern Pop Festival / Kaltern, IT
28.10.25 - The Forum / Tunbridge Wells +
5.11.25 - 100 Club / London, UK
15.11.25 - Ripples Festival / Sunderland, UK
15.11.25 - Live At Leeds / Leeds, UK
18.11.25 - Trades Club / Hebden Bridge, UK ^
19.11.25 - The Polar Bear / Hull, UK ^
20.11.25 - The Tin / Coventry, UK ^
21.11.25 - Kola / Portsmouth, UK ^
25.11.25 - Face Bar / Reading, UK ^
1.12.25 - Shacklewell Arms / London, UK
​
*supporting Fat Dog +supporting BILK
^supporting GANS
press links :
​
"off-kilter, chaotic and magnificently madcap, the band stand at the centre of a swirling maelstrom, their leader's arresting presence it's unstable lynchpin - quite frankly, it's thrilling" - DIY
​
​'live music is about that indescribable feeling of being hypnotised and hooked onto what you’re watching and even when I type that, one vision comes to mind: ELLiS·D, the man with a guitar, and the room of people before him, unsure whether to frantically move or stand very still with their jaws dropped open" - Far Out (Live Musician Of The Year 2025)
​
“consistently reinventing old rock into his own distinguishable tracks that sound unlike much you’ve heard before" - So Young
​
“an explosion of whiplash riffs, psychedelic break downs, false endings and rip roaring return" - God Is In The TV
​
​