NOAHFINNCE
NOAHFINNCE has always wanted community. It started as a kid, when Noah Adams found understanding in the music of My Chemical Romance, Green Day and Fall Out Boy before taking his obsession online, and it's continued right through his own, vibrant musical career.
From creating a safe digital space driven by trans acceptance and normalisation to a string of giddy headline shows on both sides of the Atlantic, Noah's confidently built a world around NOAHFINNCE.
Now, he's ready to take it to the next level with the swaggeringly confident, effortlessly cool, day-glo attitude of debut album ‘Growing Up On The Internet', “ co-written with the likes of Danny Jones and Dougie Poynter from McFly, and produced by ST£FAN, Julia Sykes, LAWRENT (Chain Smokers, Cheat Codes), Thomas Mitchener (Frank Carter & The
Rattlesnakes, The Damned) and Arcades (BTS).”
Still pulling from the worlds of emo and pop-punk that always spoke to Noah (“I was always just drawn to the honesty and the freedom of it. It always felt like people could just sing about whatever they wanted,”) ‘Growing Up On The Internet' sees him push those boundaries, with
The Prodigy, Nirvana, Kesha, The Misfits and Foo Fighters all influencing the record. “I listen to everything, so it was important the album reflected that,” he explains. Some of the songs go in “strange directions”, but it's not about wanting to appeal to different audiences, says Noah. “It's about keeping myself entertained. The aim is just to write a song that sounds as cool as possible.”
Cool songs and community have always been the draw for Noah, who started his career posting covers on YouTube and regularly queueing for hours at local shows to get to the barrier, but also hang out with like-minded fans. At the same time, he used social media to talk about his
alienating experiences with coming out as trans and, after a lot of encouragement from his growing fanbase, started releasing his own music. ‘Asthma Attack' came first. A scrappy track about self-hatred, Noah wrote it when he was 15 and shared it four years later. “There was a lot going on in my head that I couldn't speak to anyone about, so I wrote it down to try and process my thoughts,” he explains. Noah was signed
to Hopeless Records shortly afterwards. Debut EP ‘Stuff From My Brain' came in 2021 with tracks like ‘Life's A Bit' and ‘Stupid' racking up millions of streams as Noah tried to make sense of the world around him while 2022's follow-up EP ‘My Brain After Therapy' explored childhood
trauma, anxiety and depression. “I thought they were super niche feelings that I was experiencing,” he explains. “I've always just written for myself, but I guess people felt understood by what I was saying.”
Now, Noah has 900,000 subscribers on Youtube while over 700,000 people follow his TikTok account. Hundreds of thousands of fans listen to his music every month on Spotify while several sold-out headline tours of North America and the UK prove that NOAHFINNCE is more than a
viral sensation.
“I had a following online, but it was impossible for me to see it as a community because it was always just numbers on a screen,” he admits. As the shows got bigger and his music took him further from home though, Noah slowly realised the real-world impact he was having. “I grew up going to shows and having these emotional connections with the artists. For the longest time, I wasn't used to people having that with me,” he continues. “I've realised it's less about putting on this sleek, cool, effortless rock show and more about being in a room with a bunch of people that feel like they belong. I write the songs for myself but live, it's all about them.” Over the course of 2023, that connection has become undeniable and that newfound sense of belonging can be heard across
NOAHFINNCE's debut album ‘Growing Up On The Internet'. “I
just feel way more confident,” he adds. “A lot of the music on those EPs was me experimenting with what I liked and what I wanted to sound like.
Now, I get it. I know where I'm going.”
‘Growing Up On The Internet' was written across 2023 in gaps between tours. “That title encompasses every song in some way,” Noah explains,
with the song ‘Rise & Grind' pushing back at the expectations and brown-nosing that's apparently needed to make it nowadays while ‘Growing Up On The Internet' is about the long-standing and unknown trauma that comes from unfiltered access to the horrors of online. Other songs explore
“being neurodivergent, but not really knowing that yet” and for the first time in Noah's career, there are plenty of “angry trans songs.” “‘Scumbag' is about “TERFs and how they hide their hatred for trans people behind the guise of protecting women and children, by shitting on trans women and children,” says Noah while ‘Lovely Ladies' is written from the perspective of the alt-right and how they see trans people.That “taking-the-piss, punk song” was co-written with Mcfly's Danny Jones and Dougie Poynter.
“I didn't want to be known as ‘that trans musician' but I also haven't written much about it before because it's not a thing I've really thought about,” says Noah. “Coming out and accepting myself was the hardest thing I ever had to do but over the past few years, the level of dysphoria I've felt is insanely low. Being trans isn't something I've sung about, because it's not the thing that I needed to process.” “However the conversation around trans people has changed an insane amount over the past few years. I just had to write about it because I'm having to think about it every day. It's just not getting better,” he continues. There's anger across ‘Growing Up On The Internet', but there's also positivity, with Noah fighting fire with humour. “It's just how I've always processed difficult stuff,” he explains. “There's space for angry, political music but there's also space for taking these bad situations, and making them funny or entertaining. It makes it way easier for people to absorb the information. It also stops these terrifying situations from feeling quite so scary.”
Noah is the first to admit that he's never had a normal life. “I had a strange upbringing at home. I went to a Naval boarding school as a closeted, trans kid. I'm a YouTuber, I'm a musician, but everyone has something that makes them feel like an outsider in someway,” he explains. “I hope ‘Growing Up On The Internet' gives people catharsis or makes them feel seen, because that's always been so important for me,” Noah continues. “We're all growing up in this fucked up world together, and I don't think any of us really know what to make of it because it all feels so new. Hopefully this record will make them feel understood and remind them that they're not going through it alone, because I really do know how important that sense of community can be.”
Venue Info
Bringing everyone together through legendary nights in Leeds since 1967: it's what we do.
Leeds Union Events is your official box office for gigs, club nights and festivals happening in the middle of campus at Leeds University Union.
Our stages have hosted some of the most unforgettable bands and singers across the decades, including Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, The Clash, The Killers and Queens of the Stone Age. We continue to bring legendary nights to Leeds with the latest artists, and up-and-coming performers.
Our venues continue to be award-winning. We've got 100% in Best Bar None and the Refectory is marked with a blue plaque as a legendary gig venue. Not bad for a not-for-profit where all the money we make goes straight back into making sure our students love their time at Leeds!
Whether you're a student, live in Leeds or further away, you're welcome to join us in coming together over our love of great music and unforgettable experiences.
Access Information
The Union building – although challenging, is accessible with lift access across all floors of the venue and accessible gender-neutral WC's available in each venue.
The Union building is set-out on six levels but there is either ramped or lift access to every level with the distance from the main entrance to the furthest part of the venues approximately 200 metres.
We have drop-down bars in all of our venues.
Getting Here
Parking:
Parking is very limited close to the Union building and is on-street only, however, provision is available close to the Union entrance – between 10 and 40 metres, for up to six blue-badge holders.
Please note – additional Blue Badge parking is available on Campus – around 500 metres away, within the Leeds University Multi-storey car park should the spaces by the Union be unavailable. Additional spaces are also provided off-Campus at the Woodhouse Lane Multi-storey. All parking options are listed here.
Other Transport:
Walking: The University campus is approximately one mile from Leeds city station. Download the University walking and cycling map of the surrounding area.
By train, bike or bus: Leeds station connects us with all major UK cities and has a fast and efficient London service. For train information and timetables visit the National Rail Enquiries website. There are a number of excellent bus services in Leeds. Visit the West Yorkshire Metro website and First Leeds for timetables and general information. There is also a city bus which stops at the bus and train stations and the southern end of campus (near the back of Leeds General Infirmary A&E) every 10 minutes from 06:30 – 19:30 Monday to Saturday.
Visit the National Express website for details.
Customers With Medical Needs:
We welcome attendees who need to bring medicines, food or drink to manage medical conditions, or medical equipment. Please contact our access team if you have any concerns.
Assistance Dogs: We are proactive on the use of assistance dogs and can provide water and other facilities should you require them.
Strobe Lighting: The venues do include strobe lighting and other ‘flash-based' effects as standard. In addition, as many of our events include aspects of ‘toured production' – which are outside of the venue's control, we urge you to contact us for more information on an event-specific basis at the earliest opportunity.
Toilets:
We have an access toilet on almost every floor of the building.
All of our toilets are accessible by lifts, which means whichever venue you're in, you're never far from your nearest accessible toilet.
Baby Changing Facilities: Our accessible toilets are equipped with baby changing facilities. We also have a dedicated changing place.
Booking Access Facilities:
Please email us at access@leedsunionevents.com to arrange booking any access facilities.
Accessible Ticketing: Every accessible customer is entitled to one free companion ticket with their purchased ticket. Please email us at access@leedsunionevents.com to arrange.
Accessible Viewing Platform: All of our venues have a designated accessible viewing area.
Please note: there is limited space in this area, and it is reserved on a first come, first served basis.
Wheelchairs: We have space for 4 wheelchairs per event in our venues. Please note: there is limited space in this area, and it is reserved on a first come, first served basis. Please email us at access@leedsunionevents.com to arrange a space.
Priority Entry: This will allow you access 15 minutes early entry prior to doors, so you can find a suitable position that is comfortable for you. We also provide this for all seated and wheelchair spaces.
Seated Spaces: We can provide seated spaces for anyone who needs them. These are booked on a first come, first-serve basis so sometimes they are not always available. Please let us know in good time if you require a seated space and we will confirm this with you. Please note that any companions will not automatically be provided a seated ticket, as these are of limited availability, we always reserve these for those with accessibility needs. Companions are however welcome to stand in the seated area.
| Dates & Tickets | |||
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| Sun 10th Nov | 19:00 | New Century Hall | Tickets |
| Tue 12th Nov | 19:00 | Stylus | Tickets |
| Wed 13th Nov | 19:00 | The Electric Ballroom | Tickets |