Operator Six, one of Keighley's longest-established bands, is playing a town centre venue on Saturday.

The band is on the bill of the first-ever rock concert at Keighley Playhouse in Devonshire Street.

Headliners of the 6.30pm gig are We Are Atlas and the fellow support act is Empire Will Wait.

Operator Six are well known on the Keighley music circuit after eight years of gigging.

Soon after they formed, the Indie rock guys were championed by Jam and Style Council frontman Paul Weller.

They went on to tour with top bands Ocean Colour Scene, Charlatans, Divine Comedy and The Rifles.

The band is made up of singer/guitarist Adam Boyce, guitarist and brother Alex Boyce, drummer Ian Atkinson and bassist Deeps.

The musicians say they are inspired by “anything dirty and tuneful”, including the likes of Led Zeppelin, Band of Skulls, Oasis and KOL.

Boasting a bluesy British rock sound, they are past winners of a Britain's Best Unsigned Band award. Operator Six will also play the Coniston in Idle on October 18, and the Northern Monkey on October 27 as part of Oxfam Leeds. Headliners We Are Atlas were formed in February by former members of long-established local bands The Last 43 and DeadMessage, and are currently working on their first EP.

Empire Will Wait is a post-hardcore band from Leeds, whose debut EP Sinking Ships can be downloaded for free from the mediafire. com website.

Tickets to the Keighley Playhouse concert will cost £3 on the door.