The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock[1] band from Rothwell in Leeds, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004.

They performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to the main stage in 2007" in an NME review.

[8] The Pigeon Detectives are signed to the independent label Dance To The Radio with whom their first album, Wait for Me, was released on CD, 12" heavyweight vinyl and digital download on 28 May 2007.

On 14 August 2007, the band appeared on the Jo Whiley show and performed their current single "Take Her Back" and a cover of Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" in the Live Lounge.

[10] A cover of the Huey Lewis and the News track "The Power of Love" appears on the Radio 1 Established 1967 compilation CD.

In January 2008, the Pigeon Detectives recorded their second album, titled Emergency, with producer Stephen Street in Monnow Valley Studios in Monmouth, Wales.

The band finished the Emergency promotion by playing a sold-out UK and Ireland tour and a special show at Alexandra Palace in London to 8,000 fans.

[13] The band's third album, Up, Guards and at 'Em!, was recorded in Brooklyn, New York, with producer Justin Gerrish in the summer of 2010 and was released on 4 April 2011, with the lead single being "Done in Secret".

The band toured Europe and Scandinavia in February 2012 to promote the album, as well as playing at Bingley Music Live on 1 September 2012.

Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino joined the band on lead guitar for a cover version of Jimi Hendrix's song Hey Joe.