Leeds Rum Festival is Back on 21 September
Now in its fourth year, Leeds Rum Festival is back at The Corn Exchange from 7 p.m. on 21 September – and teaming up with The Black Music Festival. Samantha Fish, Rum Festival founder, said “We are really excited to be working with Black Music Festival this year. We’ve always wanted to grow the Rum Fest […]
More September Gigs in Leeds – and Then There’s October
It’s been good to look forward to September, with Pixies, Mabel, No Hot Ashes, City Calm Down and Ferris & Sylvester all on the Leeds horizon – and now there’s more! To add to the month’s pleasures, there’s Spear of Destiny at the Brudenell on 7th, Native Harrow at Jumbo on 14th and Paul Gilbert […]
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery Showcases Art Prize Finalists
The FUAM (Friends of University Art & Music) Graduate Art Prize recognises and rewards the excellence of students who have completed their BA studies in Art & Design and Fine Art at the University of Leeds. In this the 7th year of the Award, The Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery will exhibit the work of […]
Waste of Paint Coming to Oporto on 5 August
Waste of Paint (named after a lyric from Conor Oberst’s Bright Eyes) is a neo indie pop band building a reputation for intelligent innovation. Duo Adam Brodie and Dan Spooner co-write and produce together. The pair explain: “We are not our thoughts; we are the grand observers of our thoughts. Our songs are narratives based […]
Dirty Dancing is at Leeds Grand Theatre from 5 August
The scriptwriter Eleanor Bergstein also wrote the script for the original 1987 film – and has added extra scenes for this Karl Sydow production, which will star Michael O’Reilly in his professional debut, alongside Kira Malou and Simone Covele. Having the time of his life, Michael plays Johnny Castle and Kira is cast as Frances […]
