Whitelocks Re-opens Its Doors on 17 May!
Leeds’ oldest pub has been closed for six-and-a-half-months, a record in its 306 year history, so there’s every reason to make the first week one of celebrations. Visitors can enjoy Yorkshire’s own independent local brews, with an unrivalled selection of craft beer and ales, gins, ciders, coffee and pub food classics. Whitelock’s Owner, Ed Mason, […]
Launch of Digital Food Week – and a TV Show
Leeds’ great hospitality scene is being celebrated with the launch of a show for Digital Food Week, from 10 – 16 May. It’s a joint venture between Chapter 81 and Welcome to Leeds, with the opportunity for Leeds food and drink businesses to tell their stories and help remind people of the delights they have […]
Gigs – Coming Alive Again in Leeds
So good to anticipate the return of live music to some of our favourite Leeds venues. This is our first roundup of 2021: ANOTHER SKY14 August at Hyde Park Book Club Part of Another Sky’s tour for the band’s 2020 album I Slept on the Floor. Catrin Vincent’s powerful prose adds to the band’s compelling […]
OPERA NORTH ANNOUNCES JOURNEY BACK FROM LOCKDOWN
Opera North has announced new live performances, with Fidelio the first large scale production for over 12 months. Fidelio Beethoven’s only opera was originally scheduled for November 2020, but, nothing daunted, Opera North livestreamed Fidelio to huge acclaim, The Guardian reviewing it as ‘electrifying’. The same cast will perform to a socially distanced audience on […]
Halifax’s Casino Rockets Release Debut Album
Intricate guitar patterns and wall of sound synths are part of Halifax four piece Casino Rockets’ world of cerebral alt/math/post-rock. Reality Distortion Field, their debut album, will be released on 21 May. Impala, their first single from the album, is available now. The band describes the album as one of “persistence and perspective; a journey […]
