Reverend and the Makers at Leeds Beckett Students' Union

The band is an English rock band from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, fronted by Jon McClure, nicknamed "The Reverend". Their debut album, The State of Things, came out in 2007. Their second album, A French Kiss in the Chaos (2009), led to an invitation to support Oasis on their final tour of the first part of their career. Their seventh album, Heatwave in the Cold North, was released in 2023. In April 2006 the band supported the Arctic Monkeys on a sold out UK tour.