# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Mutant Movement 1981 Special: 45th Anniversary AFTERNOON DJ Set
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 pm (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: If
 any year epitomises what Mutant Movement is all about, it's 1981. Retro
 Alternative classics from Positive Punk to Futurist & New Wave!!!Since
 the very first MM in 2017, a huge part of each set list has been around
 1981, the year that clubs discovered the synth and even Record Mirror 
ran a Futurist chart with input from DJs across the UK including Marten 
Read who first played The Human League at The Precinct in 1978 and built
 the Leeds scene whilst at Leeds Warehouse.This
 is a 7 hour event and as ever with MM sets, it will start off with more
 underground tracks so if that's not your bag or you can't last 7 hours,
 you can be sure to be there for the climax if you come a little later!Here's how followers voted in two polls of alternative & mainstream to find the best tracks of 1981...1	Heaven 17	-	(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang2	Human League	-	Sound Of The Crowd3	Visage	-	Fade To Grey4	Talking Heads	-	Once In A Lifetime5	Siouxsie And The Banshees	-	Spellbound6	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 	-	Enola Gay7	Kraftwerk	-	The Model 8	Japan	-	Quiet Life9	Soft Cell	-	Bedsitter10	Duran Duran	-	Planet Earth11	Depeche Mode	-	New Life12	Human League	-	Love Action (I Believe In Love)13	Depeche Mode	-	Just Can't Get Enough14	Pete Shelley	-	Homosapien15	Gen X	-	Dancing With Myself16	Teardrop Explodes	-	Reward17	Soft Cell	-	Memorabilia 18	Spandau Ballet	-	To Cut A Long Story Short19	Simple Minds	-	Love Song20	Soft Cell	-	Sex Dwarf21	Duran Duran	-	Girls On Film22	ABC	-	Tears Are Not Enough23	Cure	-	Charlotte Sometimes24	Devo	-	Whip It25	New Order	-	Ceremony26	Siouxsie And The Banshees	-	Israel27	Soft Cell	-	Say Hello Wave Goodbye28	Soft Cell	-	Tainted Love29	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 	-	Joan Of Arc30	Psychedelic Furs	-	Pretty In Pink31	Bauhaus	-	Kick In The Eye32	Cramps	-	Goo Goo Muck33	Billy Idol	-	Mony Mony34	David Bowie	-	Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)35	Spandau Ballet	-	Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)36	Visage	-	Visage37	Heaven 17	-	Penthouse And Pavement38	Siouxsie And The Banshees	-	Arabian Knights39	Human League	-	Don't You Want Me40	Duran Duran	-	Careless Memories41	Ultravox	-	All Stood Still42	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 	-	Maid Of Orleans43	Human League	-	Open Your Heart44	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 	-	Souvenir45	Bauhaus	-	Passion Of Lovers46	D.A.F. 	-	Der Mussolini47	Kim Wilde	-	Kids In America48	Specials	-	Ghost Town49	Visage	-	Mind Of A Toy50	Ten Pole Tudor	-	Swords Of A Thousand Men51	Japan	-	Visions Of China52	Landscape	-	Einstein A Go-Go53	Simple Minds	-	American54	Ultravox	-	The Voice55	Ultravox	-	Vienna56	New Order	-	Everything's Gone Green57	Killing Joke	-	Follow The Leaders58	Kraftwerk	-	Computer Love59	Jam	-	That's Entertainment60	Stranglers	-	Golden Brown61	Adam & The Ants	-	Stand And Deliver62	Human League	-	The Things That Dreams Are Made Of63	Heaven 17	-	Play To Win64	Depeche Mode	-	Dreaming Of Me65	Duran Duran	-	My Own Way66	Motorhead	-	Ace Of Spades67	Japan	-	Art Of Parties68	Teardrop Explodes	-	Treason (It's Just A Story)69	Department S	-	Is Vic There?70	Soft Cell	-	Chips On My Shoulder71	Human League	-	Seconds72	Haircut 100	-	Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)73	Fun Boy Three	-	The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)74	Ultravox	-	The Thin Wall75	Altered Images	-	Happy Birthday76	Pigbag	-	Papa’s Got A Brand New Pig Bag 77	Simple Minds	-	Sweat In Bullet78	Queen And David Bowie	-	Under Pressure79	Clash	-	The Magnificent Seven80	B-Movie	-	Remembrance Day81	Public Image Ltd	-	Flowers Of Romance82	Soft Cell	-	Entertain Me83	Altered Images	-	I Could Be Happy84	Sisters Of Mercy 	-	Floorshow (Demo)85	Haircut 100	-	Love Plus One86	Cramps	-	The Crusher87	Cure	-	Primary88	Japan	-	Cantonese Boy89	Birthday Party	-	Release The Bats90	Soft Cell	-	Frustration91	Echo And The Bunnyman	-	A Promise92	Adam & The Ants	-	Prince Charming93	Grace Jones	-	Pull Up To The Bumper94	U2	-	Gloria95	New Order	-	Procession96	Cramps	-	New Kind Of Kick97	Simple Minds 	-	Celebrate98	Toyah	-	It's A Mystery99	Blondie	-	Rapture100	Passions	-	I'm In Love With A German Film Star101	Gina X Performance 	-	No G.D.M. (Dedicated To Quentin Crisp)102	Joy Division	-	Dead Souls103	Go-Go's	-	Our Lips Are Sealed104	Dead Kennedys	-	Too Drunk To Fuck105	Simple Minds 	-	Theme For Great Cities106	B-52's	-	Planet Claire Instrumental107	A Flock Of Seagulls	-	Talking108	Echo And The Bunnyman	-	Crocodiles109	Depeche Mode	-	Shout!110	Stray Cats	-	Rock This Town111	J. Geils Band	-	Centerfold112	Gary Numan	-	She's Got Claws113	John Foxx	-	Europe (After The Rain)114	Fad Gadget 	-	Coitus Interruptus 115	Teardrop Explodes	-	Passionate Friend116	Kraftwerk	-	Numbers 117	Toyah	-	I Want To Be Free118	Tom Tom Club	-	Wordy Rappinghood119	Spandau Ballet	-	Freeze120	Men At Work	-	Down Under121	Human League	-	Hard Times122	Heaven 17	-	Let's All Make A Bomb123	Creatures	-	Mad Eyed Screamer124	Police	-	Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic125	Stray Cats	-	Stray Cat Strut126	Clash	-	This Is Radio Clash127	Heaven 17	-	Geisha Boys And Temple Girls128	Duran Duran	-	Anyone Out There129	Gun Club	-	Sex Beat130	Visage 	-	We Move131	Heaven 17	-	I’m Your Money 132	Phil Collins	-	In The Air Tonight133	Heaven 17	-	The Height Of The Fighting134	A Flock Of Seagulls	-	Telecommunication135	Hazel O'Connor	-	D-Days136	Kim Wilde	-	Chequered Love137	Specials	-	Do Nothing138	Our Daugter's Wedding	-	Lawnchairs139	Laurie Anderson	-	O Superman140	Ramones	-	The KKK Took My Baby Away141	ABBA	-	Lay All Your Love On Me142	Undertones	-	It's Going To Happen143	Scritti Politti	-	The Sweetest Girl144	Adam & The Ants	-	Ant Rap145	Tom Tom Club	-	Genius Of Love146	XTC	-	Sgt Rock (Is Going To Help Me)147	Police	-	Invisible Sun148	Human League	-	Boys And Girls149	Headgirl (Motorhead & Girlschool)	-	Please Don't Touch150	Daryl Hall And John Oates	-	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)151	Odyssey	-	Going Back To My Roots152	UB40	-	One In Ten153	Thomas Dolby	-	Europa And The Pirate Twins154	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts	-	I Love Rock 'N' Roll 155	Journey	-	Don't Stop Believing156	Police	-	Spirits In The Material World157	Mobiles	-	Drowning In Berlin158	Cabaret Voltaire 	-	Seconds Too Late 159	Bauhaus	-	Hollow Hills160	U2	-	Fire161	Toni Basil	-	Mickey162	Jam	-	Funeral Pyre163	Shakatak	-	Easier Said Than Done164	Earth Wind & Fire	-	Let's Groove165	Imagination	-	Flashback166	Aneka	-	Japanese Boy167	Toyah	-	Thunder In The Mountains168	Dollar	-	Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour)169	Kid Creole And The Coconuts 	-	I'm A Wonderful Thing (Baby)170	Rainbow	-	I Surrender171	Imagination	-	Body Talk172	Classix Nouveaux 	-	Guilty 173	Siouxsie And The Banshees	-	Monitor174	Coast To Coast	-	(Do) The Hucklebuck175	Godley And Crème	-	Under Your Thumb176	New Order	-	In A Lonely Place177	Yello	-	Bostich178	Sisters Of Mercy 	-	Adrenochrome (Demo)179	Liaisons Dangereuses	-	Los Niños Del Parque180	Jam	-	Absolute Beginners181	Kirsty MacColl	-	There's A Guy Works Down The Chipshop Swears He's Elvis182	Electric Light Orchestra	-	Hold On Tight183	Stevie Nicks	-	Edge Of Seventeen184	Kim Carnes	-	Bette Davis Eyes185	Meatloaf	-	Dead Ringer For Love186	Jacksons	-	Can You Feel It187	Freeez	-	Southern Freeez188	Dave Stewart With Barbara Gaskin	-	It's My Party189	Daryl Hall And John Oates	-	Private Eyes 190	Gary Numan	-	The Wreckage191	Psychedelic Furs	-	Dumb Waiters192	Spandau Ballet	-	Paint Me Down193	Linx	-	Intuition194	Kim Wilde	-	Water On Glass195	Boys Town Gang	-	Can't Take My Eyes Off You196	Boomtown Rats	-	Banana Republic197	Stray Cats	-	Runaway Boys198	REO Speedwagon	-	Keep On Loving You199	Roxy Music	-	Jealous Guy200	Chameleons	-	Here Today201	R.E.M.	-	Radio Free Europe202	Fad Gadget 	-	Swallow It203	Kate Bush	-	Sat In Your Lap204	Whispers	-	It's A Love Thing205	Klaus Nomi	-	You Don't Own Me206	Depeche Mode	-	I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead207	Lene Lovich 	-	New Toy 208	Madness	-	It Must Be Love209	Jon And Vangelis	-	I'll Find My Way Home210	AC/DC	-	For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) 211	Bow Wow Wow	-	W.O.R.K. (N.O. Nah No! No! My Daddy Don't)212	Dexy's Midnight Runners	-	Show Me213	Sugarhill Gang	-	Apache214	Bucks Fizz	-	The Land Of Make Believe215	Birthday Party	-	Zoo-Music Girl216	Animal Magnet	-	Welcome To The Monkey House217	Cramps	-	Green Fuz218	Magazine 	-	About The Weather 219	Rod Stewart	-	Young Turks220	Bad Manners	-	Just A Feeling221	Junior Giscombe	-	Mama Used To Say222	Squeeze	-	Is That Love223	Phil Lynott	-	Yellow Pearl224	Birthday Party	-	Nick The Stripper225	B-Movie	-	Marilyn Dreams226	Danse Society	-	Clock227	Dead Or Alive	-	Number Eleven228	Fashion	-	Mutant Move229	Eurythmics	-	Never Gonna Cry Again230	Ronny 	-	If You Want Me To Stay 231	Phil Collins	-	I Missed Again232	Sheena Easton	-	For Your Eyes Only233	Police	-	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da234	Rolling Stones	-	Start Me Up235	Luther Vandross	-	Never Too Much 236	Associates	-	Kitchen Person237	Grandmaster Flash	-	Adventures On The Wheels Of Steel238	Bucks Fizz	-	Making Your Mind Up239	Ottawan	-	Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)240	Prince	-	Controversy 241	D Train	-	You're The One For Me242	Madness	-	Shut Up243	Dexy's Midnight Runners	-	Plan B244	Brian Eno & David Byrne	-	The Jezebel Spirit245	Yellow Magic Orchestra	-	Nice Age246	Nash The Slash 	-	Dead Man’s Curve 247	Exploited	-	Dead Cities248	Nolans	-	Attention To Me249	Cliff Richard	-	Wired For Sound250	Olivia Newton-John	-	Physical251	Smokey Robinson	-	Being With You252	Gun Club	-	For The Love Of Ivy253	D.A.F. 	-	Sex Under Water254	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	-	It's Nasty (Genius Of Love)255	Bad Manners	-	Walking In The Sunshine256	Kool And The Gang	-	Get Down On It257	Fall	-	Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul258	Bow Wow Wow 	-	Chihuahua259	Shock 	-	Angel Face260	Gang Of Four	-	To Hell With Poverty261	Xmal Deutschalnd	-	Schwarze Welt262	Orange Juice	-	L.O.V.E... Love263	Godley And Crème	-	Wedding Bells264	Susan Fassbender	-	Twilight Café265	Genesis	-	Abacab266	Rhoda with The Special A.K.A.	-	The Boiler267	Sugar Minott	-	Good Thing Going (We've Got A Good Thing Going)268	Landscape	-	European Man 269	Kid Creole And The Coconuts	-	Me No Pop I270	Blue Rondo A La Turk	-	Me And Mr Sanchez271	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	-	Freedom272	Modern Romance 	-	Tonight273	Pretenders	-	Message Of Love274	Dave Stewart And Colin Bluntstone	-	What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted275	Linx	-	So This Is Romance276	Classix Nouveaux 	-	The Robots Dance 277	Vapors 	-	Jimmie Jones278	Church 	-	The Unguarded Moment279	Meteors	-	Rockabilly Psychosis280	Iggy Pop	-	Pumpin' For Jill281	Au Pairs	-	Headache For Michelle282	Gap Band	-	Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)283	Quincy Jones	-	Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-Ree-Da)284	Dire Straits	-	Tunnel Of Love285	Racey	-	Runaround Sue286	Level 42	-	Love Games287	Dollar	-	Hand Held In Black And White288	Yarborough And Peoples	-	Don't Stop The Music289	Vangelis	-	Chariots Of Fire - Titles290	Polecats	-	John I'm Only Dancing291	Shakin' Stevens	-	Green Door292	Cars	-	Since You're Gone293	Pete Shelley 	-	Witness The Change294	Alan Vega	-	Jukebox Babe295	A Certain Ratio 	-	Flight 296	Modern English 	-	16 Days297	Peter Godwin	-	Torch Songs For The Heroine (Dance Mix)298	Blue Zoo	-	Love Moves In Strange Ways299	Misfits	-	Halloween300	Thompson Twins	-	Animal Laugh (Oumma Aularesso)301	Undertones 	-	When Saturday Comes302	Sharon Redd	-	Can You Handle It303	Pat Benatar 	-	We Live For Love 304	Robert Palmer	-	Looking For Clues305	Modern Romance	-	Everybody Salsa306	Yoko Ono	-	Walking On Thin Ice307	Was (Not Was) 	-	Out Come The Freaks308	Beat	-	Drowning309	Third World	-	Dancing On The Floor (Hooked On Love)310	Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5	-	Jazzy Sensation (Bronx Version)311	Wah!-Nah=Poo 	-	Seven Minutes To Midnight312	Spandau Ballet	-	Glow313	Theatre Of Hate	-	Rebel Without A Brain314	Comsat Angels	-	Our Secret315	Fire Engines	-	Candyskin316	Burundi Black 	-	Burundi Black 317	Divine	-	Born To Be Cheap318	Look	-	I Am The Beat319	INXS 	-	Stay Young320	Evelyn 'Champagne' King	-	I'm In Love321	Grace Jones 	-	Demolition Man 322	Dennis Waterman	-	I Could Be So Good For You323	Starsound	-	Stars On 45324	Whitesnake	-	Don't Break My Heart Again325	Beat	-	Doors Of Your Heart326	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	-	The Birthday Party327	Barry Manilow	-	Bermuda Triangle328	ESG	-	Moody329	Bill Nelson	-	Living In My Limousine330	Berlin Blondes 	-	Framework 331	Virgin Prunes	-	Seven Bastard Suck332	Shock 	-	R.E.R.B. 333	Chris & Cosey 	-	Put Yourself In Los Angeles334	Artery	-	Into The Garden335	Modern Eon 	-	Euthenics 336	Telex	-	Brainwash337	General Saint & Clint Eastwood	-	Another One Bites The Dust338	Beggar And Co	-	(Somebody) Help Me Out339	Shalamar	-	Make That Move340	Oingo Boingo	-	Little Girls341	Iron Maiden	-	Wrathchild342	Tight Fit	-	Back To The Sixties343	Change 	-	The End 344	Shakin' Stevens	-	This Ole House345	Coast To Coast	-	Let's Jump The Broomstick346	Higsons	-	I Don't Want To Live With Monkeys347	Matt Johnson	-	Song Without An Ending348	Sound	-	Sense Of Purpose (What Are We Going To Do)349	News	-	A World Without Love350	Front 242	-	Principles351	Music For Pleasure 	-	Debris 352	Mood	-	Is There A Reason353	Jets	-	Yes Tonight Josephine354	Harry Thumann 	-	Underwater 355	New Musik 	-	The Planet Doesn't Mind356	Kool And The Gang	-	Steppin' Out357	Patrick Cowley	-	Megatron Man358	Ellie Warren	-	I Was Made For Loving You359	Belle Stars	-	Hiawatha360	Eddy Grant	-	Can't Get Enough Of You361	Shakin' Stevens	-	You Drive Me Crazy362	Dave Edmunds & The Stray Cats	-	The Race Is On363	Mötley Crüe	-	Stick To Your Guns364	J. Walter Negro And The Loose Jointz	-	Shoot The Pump365	Funkadelic	-	Shockwaves366	Defunkt	-	Razor's Edge367	James Brown	-	Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses?)368	Gillan	-	New Orleans369	Aretha Franklin 	-	I Can’t Turn You Loose 370	Alice Cooper 	-	Clones 371	Jacksons	-	Walk Right Now372	Heatwave	-	Gangsters Of The Groove373	Quarks	-	Mechanical374	Bikini Atoll	-	Russian Doll375	Stranglers	-	Let Me Introduce You To The FamilyDoors 3pm on Saturday 24th October 2026 at The Backroom, LeedsIn
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Leeds
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Backroom
- **lat**: 53.800754547119
- **long**: -1.5490773916245
- **full address**: The Backroom, The Backroom, Leeds, EN, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Mutant Movement 1981 Special: 45th Anniversary AFTERNOON DJ Set being held?
  - **A:** Mutant Movement 1981 Special: 45th Anniversary AFTERNOON DJ Set takes place on Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 pm at The Backroom, The Backroom, Leeds, EN, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Mutant Movement 1981 Special: 45th Anniversary AFTERNOON DJ Set is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Leeds, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Mutant Movement 1981 Special: 45th Anniversary AFTERNOON DJ Set sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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