Live at Leeds in The Park: at Temple Newsam on 25 May

Live at Leeds In The Park have shared the full lineup for this year’s event, with an exciting final wave of artists added to the already impressive bill of established and emerging talent.  The groundbreaking West Yorkshire music all-dayer returns in 2024 for its third edition at Temple Newsam on 25 May playing host to much-loved headliners The Kooks and local heroes The Cribs and Corinne Bailey Rae, along with appearances from the likes of Declan McKenna, Sea Girls, Future Islands, Melanie C, […]

The EMAN Cup: Starts on 27 April at Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford

Northern Superchargers star Adil Rashid supports students as they go head-to-head this weekend for a chance to play at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Ahead of a busy summer of cricket for The Hundred, Northern Superchargers superstar and international spin bowler, Adil Rashid, will be supporting local students in a cricket tournament this Saturday. Taking place at Park […]

Music Venue Trust World Record attempt: Frank Turner at Leeds Boom on 4 May

On 4/5 May, Frank Turner will attempt a world record for the most gigs played in 24 hours. The attempt is sponsored by London’s taxi app FREENOW and will take place in Leeds, Liverpool, London, Sheffield, Nottingham, Birmingham, Portsmouth, Southampton, Chesterfield, Aldershot and beyond. Frank Turner’s tenth album ‘Undefeated’ is out on 3 May (you […]

Leeds Gigs: Music in May

Barry Adamson, Blancmange, Willy Cobb, The Hanging Stars, The Mysterines, Tors and The Warning Tors at The Wardrobe on 1 May The band have shared their new single ‘Only For You’ from their new EP ‘Miracle’, out on 26 April. “Tors know how to make you feel good.” – Jack Saunders, BBC Radio 1 “Kind of like a Sea Girls […]

In Conversation With Simeon Georgiev

Simeon is a student of Film Studies at Leeds University, in his second year. He has some surprising observations to make about his experience over the past eighteen months in the City. Tell me why you chose Leeds. Nothing ever drove my interest directly to Leeds; my A-level work had exhausted me from any possible […]