tamatanga Leeds – Opening 16 June

Indian restaurant tamatanga is building on its successful branches in Nottingham, Leicester and Birmingham, bringing hearty, home-style food to the Headrow. Bookings are now open here. The new restaurant will feature fun, eye catching interiors similar to the vivacious designs seen in tamatanga’s other award-winning locations, all of which take inspiration from the streets of […]

The Commitments UK and Ireland Tour – With Nigel Pivaro

The Commitments first burst from the pages of Roddy Doyle’s best-selling novel 35 years ago. The world’s hardest working and most explosive soul band returned in an all-new stage production last November and will be at Leeds Grand Theatre from 19 – 24 June. The smash-hit musical will star Coronation Street’s Terry Duckworth – Nigel […]

Canvas Yard – Already Making a Musical Impact on The City

Events Defected and Hacienda have – in just one month – established Canvas Yard as the freshest place to party this spring and beyond, with the legendary Garden Party back for its biggest ever gathering on May 27th and 28th.  Canvas Yard is a brand new collaboration between Moda Living and New Citizens. It is […]

Opera North’s Spring Season – The Pearl Fishers and Requiem

Two new Opera North productions explore loss, memory and renewal: Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers and a contemporary dance staging of Mozart’s Requiem paired with After Tears, a new commission by South African composer Neo Muyanga. This collaborative season sees Opera North working with a range of regional and international partners, including Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre, […]

J W Francis is at Hyde Park Book Club on 10 May

New York’s self-styled ‘lofi jangle dream slacker bedroom pop’ artist JW FRANCIS is back in the UK for a series of headline shows, as part of a wider European tour. “an album that’s a total delight” The Sunday Times“a catchy and cosy indie offering” The Evening Standard“New York lo-fi fave gets his Valentine’s heart on” UNCUT“Like finding a […]