Backstage Camera Roll: The Leaving at Gold-Diggers in Los Angeles

CHVRCHES’s Martin Doherty and Jonny Scott took us behind the scenes at their new project’s debut performance.
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Backstage Camera Roll: The Leaving at Gold-Diggers in Los Angeles

CHVRCHES’s Martin Doherty and Jonny Scott took us behind the scenes at their new project’s debut performance.

Words: FLOOD Staff

June 10, 2026

Last November, CHVRCHES co-founder Martin Doherty and the band’s longtime touring drummer Jonny Scott launched their new project The Leaving with the single “Saved.” Their debut full-length Ultimate Buzz followed in April via Avenue A/Futures ✦/Virgin Records, but it wasn’t until this past weekend that we got to see the band take the stage for the first time with their live debut featuring Lo Moon bassist Crisanta Baker at Los Angeles’ storied Gold-Diggers.

To mark the occasion, the band took us along for the ride with a series of candid shots documenting the night. Take a look below—along with their personal captions—and listen to The Leaving’s debut here.