Slam Dunk Festival 2026: Temple Newsam, Leeds, West Yorkshire. Sunday 24 May 2026
Under the blazing sun and extraordinary heatwave, I was surrounded by thousands of pop punk, emo and hardcore fans in one of my favourite locations. Temple Newsam, for many years, has served as the home for this late-May spectacle. It has hosted Leeds Festival, it has hosted Live at Leeds In the Park, and in […]
Yungblud, The Molotovs and The Warning: at First Direct Bank Arena on 17 April
A blue sky set the scene for an atmospheric evening down at the First Direct Bank Arena this past Friday night, as YUNGBLUD graced familiar turf for a full-circle moment in his career. It was one of celebration, but also one of emotional release, resulting in an all-out rock spectacle that many will unquestionably remember […]
Review: Private Empire, YouVee, Hardware…. Arches Social on 29 November
What better way to spend a Saturday night than supporting your local scene? Last weekend, I had the absolute privilege of swinging by one of the new hotspots for community, The Arches Social. Based down Brussels Street, a stone’s throw away from the Corn Exchange, this volunteer-run nonprofit started up this past summer with the […]
Live at Leeds in The City 15 November 2025
Three years ago, I was invited to check out what the hoopla was about when it came to Live at Leeds: In The City. A line-up with a massive variety of lesser known or unsigned talents, all of which I didn’t know for the most part, it turned out to be a warm spell in […]
Leeds Festival 2025 @ Bramham Park…Saturday 23 August
What began as a humble jazz gathering in the year 1955 became perhaps the leading force in the United Kingdom’s entertainment calendar. From humble beginnings as the Beaulieu Jazz Festival, catered out of Reading, the past fifty years have been marked by a wild and rapid transformation. Over the decades, it ascended into a rite […]
