Words with resonance at Leeds Poetry Fest
Leeds Poetry Festival returned to the City this year, bringing with it an incredible line-up of poetry and spoken word from 19th to 25th July. Leeds Living had the good fortune to attend. Making its home in Cardigan Road’s atmospheric Left Bank, the 2021 festival featured a wide range of word-based delights – from workshops […]
Compass Festival’s Latest Interactive Artworks
Museums in People’s Homes and Public House : The Yorkshire Square are the final set of events for this year’s Compass Festival in Leeds. Museums in People’s Homes is based on Wunderkammer or cabinet of curiosities and is a portable, one-man museum, put together from 14 collectors’ items. Joshua Sofaer actually wears the museum, and […]
Leeds International Festival of Ideas (formerly Leeds International Festival)
Take a look at the programme for the Festival, which takes place from 13 to 27 September. You can book places from 2 July at 0900 hours. We’re told to advise you to book as soon as you can to ensure your places. Keynote speakers include Kanya King CBE, Katherine Ryan, George Clarke and Sir […]
MiNT Festival Line-up Announced
For the first time, Newsam Green Farm Hosts MiNT Festival 2021 on 25 September Headliners include Ricardo Villalobos, Patrick Topping, Raresh, Amelie Lens, Dax J, Darius Syrossian, East End Dubs, Eats Everything, Ammara, Elliot Adamson, Gerd Janson and Maya Jane Coles. Pre-sale tickets went on sale on Friday 14th May and tickets are on general […]
Long Division Festival – in Wakefield on 25 September
The Festival organisers have retained as many names from their 2020 line-up as was possible – and added some exciting new ones. Included in the announcement are Sunderland indie stalwarts The Futureheads, renowned beatboxer and comedianBeardyman, lo-fi psych-punk duoThe Lovely Eggs, the Manchester post-punk collective Brix & The Extricated (featuring the ex-Fall members Brix Smith […]
