Loyle Carner – at Leeds Belgrave Music Hall on 25 March

“I’m young, Black, successful and have a platform – but where do I go next?” Loyle Carner Loyle Carner explores the answer in his third album, hugo, with a sense of urgency which is both personal and political. The former is reflected in the lyric ‘You can’t hate the roots of a street, and not […]

Orbital: Optical Delusion UK Tour – at Leeds 02 Academy on 5 April

January 2023 saw Orbital release a remix of current single ‘Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song)’ featuring The Mediaeval Babes by renowned Drum & Bass producer Breakage. Listen HERE. The single is the second to be taken from Orbital’s new studio album, out on 17 February, before their UK tour begins in Glasgow on 28 […]

Dan Cimmermann – The Fighters, at Gingerworks 16 February

Dan has exhibited widely throughout the UK since graduating with a degree in Fine Art from Leeds Metropolitan University. The emerging British artist has exhibited twice within the prestigious BP Portrait Prize, showcasing his colourful paintings and murals, a meeting of ‘street’ and ‘studio’, reflecting on British identity and a rebellion against societal rules of […]

In Conversation With Garry Lyons

The award-winning playwright tells us about Blow Down, his gritty, funny new play exploring lives of people living in the shadow of a Yorkshire industrial landmark. In Blow Down, we find out what it was like for people who lived and worked beneath the iconic cooling towers at Ferrybridge Power Station, as we get to […]

Of Mice and Men Cast Announced

A new stage adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic novel will be at Leeds Playhouse from 11 to 27 May. In a co-production between the Playhouse, Birmingham Rep and Fiery Angel. Tom McCall and William Young will play George and Lennie, with Iqbal Khan directing. Iqbal directed the opening ceremony at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. […]