Public record

Editors

Rock | Stafford | since 2002

alternative rock
british
dark wave
indie
indie rock
pop rock
post-punk revival
rock

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 10 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

Rooms played

2006

On record since

Releases

Show history

2024 · 2

Mar 5, 2024AFAS Live· Amsterdamheadliner
with Wings of Desire
Mar 2, 2024O2 Academy Birmingham· Birminghamheadliner
with Wings of Desire

2010 · 1

Feb 5, 2010Showbox at the Market· Seattleheadliner
with Princeton, Black Nite Crash

2008 · 24

Feb 14, 2008House of Blues - Las Vegas· Las Vegasheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
Feb 13, 2008House of Blues - San Diego· San Diegoheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
Feb 10, 2008House of Blues - Old Location· Anaheimheadliner
with Louis XIV, Hot Hot Heat
Feb 9, 2008The Wiltern· Los Angeles (LA)headliner
with Louis XIV, Hot Hot Heat
Feb 8, 2008The Warfield· San Franciscoheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
Feb 6, 2008Roseland Theater· Portlandheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
Feb 5, 2008Commodore Ballroom· Vancouverheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat
Feb 4, 2008Showbox at the Market· Seattleheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
Feb 2, 2008Avalon Theater· Salt Lake Cityheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
Feb 1, 2008Ogden Theatre· Denverheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
Jan 30, 2008Fine Line· Minneapolisheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
Jan 26, 2008Majestic Theatre· Detroitheadliner
with Louis XIV, Hot Hot Heat
Jan 25, 2008Vic Theatre· Chicagoheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
Jan 23, 2008Newport Music Hall· Columbusheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
Jan 22, 2008Kool Haus· Torontoheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
Jan 20, 2008Club Soda· Montrealheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
Jan 19, 2008Orpheum Theatre· Bostonheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
Jan 18, 2008Franklin Music Hall· Philadelphiaheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
Jan 17, 2008Terminal 5· Manhattanheadliner
with Louis XIV, Hot Hot Heat
Jan 15, 20089:30 Club· Washingtonheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
Jan 14, 2008Roundhouse· Camdenheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV, Adele, Bat For Lashes, The Hoosiers
Jan 12, 2008Wildhorse Saloon· Nashvilleheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
Jan 11, 2008Buckhead Theatre· Atlantaheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV
Jan 10, 2008House of Blues - Orlando· Lake Buena Vistaheadliner
with Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV

2006 · 1

Jan 20, 2006Mercury Lounge· Manhattanheadliner
with Headset, Picture

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

Editors — Showbox at the Market, 2010-02-05 — Poster · Showbox at the Market, 2010-02-05 — Songkick

Lineup

Ed Lay
Russell Leetch
Justin Lockey
Tom Smith
Elliott Williams

Former

Chris Urbanowicz

Releases

SE
Surface, Echo & Sound
2026 · album
CI
Call It In
2026
TR
The Rush
2026
EB
EBM
2022 · album
KC
Karma Climb
2022
EB
EBM
2022
KI
Kiss
2022
VI
Vibe
2022
HA
Heart Attack
2022
UD
Upside Down
2020
BG
Black Gold
2019 · compilation
L&
Live & Acoustic At Studio Brussel Showcase
2019 · album
SD
Snowfield Demo
2019 · ep
TB
The Blanck Mass Sessions
2019 · album
TS
The Snowfield Demos
2019
BG
Black Gold
2019
VI
Violence
2018 · album
ID
In Dream
2015 · album
TW
The Weight of Your Love
2013 · album
WO
Weight of Your Love (acoustic live EP)
2013 · ep
UN
Unedited
2011 · compilation
IT
In This Light and on This Evening
2009 · album
2B
2007-06-11: Black Session #267: Paris, France
2007 · album
AE
An End Has a Start
2007 · album
AE
An End Has a Start
2007 · single
AE
An End Has a Start EP
2007 · ep
SO
Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors
2007 · single
IF
iTunes Festival: London 2007
2007 · ep
AS
All Sparks
2006 · single
LA
Live at Lollapalooza
2006 · album
NE
Napster EP
2006 · ep
BL
Blood
2005 · single
BU
Bullets
2005 · single
MU
Munich
2005 · single
TB
The Back Room
2005 · album

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2022-09-09–2026-07-17 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Abbie) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (Evie Stokes) — KEXP

Artist background

Editors formed in 2002 — MusicBrainz
Editors is based in Stafford, BIR — MusicBrainz
Ed Lay: member — MusicBrainz
Russell Leetch: member — MusicBrainz
Justin Lockey: member — MusicBrainz
Tom Smith: member — MusicBrainz
Elliott Williams: member — MusicBrainz
Chris Urbanowicz: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Editors has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2005–2026 — MusicBrainz
Editors (band) formed in 2002 — Wikipedia
Editors (band) is from Moseley , Birmingham, England — Wikipedia
Editors (band) has 5 members: Tom Smith, Russell Leetch, Ed Lay, Justin Lockey, Elliott Williams — Wikipedia
Editors (band) plays Indie rock — Wikipedia
Editors (band) plays post-punk revival — Wikipedia
Editors (band) plays alternative rock — Wikipedia
Editors (band) plays dark wave — Wikipedia
Editors has 1988838 listeners on Last.fm — Editors on Last.fm
Editors has released 10 recordings between 2019 and 2026 — Editors on Discogs
Editors has 42 followers on Genius — Editors on Genius
Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @editorsofficial — Editors on Genius
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Rock band — Editors — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editors_(band) — Editors on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 209 — Editors — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/04q9ld — Editors — KG entity
Country (per TheAudioDB): Birmingham. England, UK — Editors on TheAudioDB
Formed 2002 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: Stafford (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: alternative rock, indie rock — Wikidata
Members per Wikidata: Tom Smith, Elliot Williams, Justin Lockey, Russell Leetch, Ed Lay, Blanck Mass — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: Play It Again Sam — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editors_(band) — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
Showbox at the Market · Seattle	2
House of Blues - Las Vegas · Las Vegas	1
House of Blues - San Diego · San Diego	1
House of Blues - Old Location · Anaheim	1
The Wiltern · Los Angeles (LA)	1
The Warfield · San Francisco	1
Roseland Theater · Portland	1
Commodore Ballroom · Vancouver	1

By year: 2006 1 · 2008 24 · 2010 1 · 2024 2

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Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-21
Sources: Discogs, Genius, google kg, KEXP, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, TheAudioDB, Twitch, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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