In Conversation With Gemma Holsgrove
“The ideas of tomorrow, now.” Gemma Holsgrove on why 2019 is the year of revolution for Leeds International Festival. It’s early March. The sun has made an appearance four out of seven days this week, and there’s still a glimmer of light in the sky when Leeds’ nine-to-fivers turn out. There’s promise in the air […]
Tramlines Festival – Apply to Play
It may not be Leeds, but it’s a great opportunity for recently-formed Leeds bands and artists to have themselves heard, at Tramlines Festival in Sheffield. The Tramlines Festival takes place in Hillsborough Park from 19 to 21 July, and budding bands and artists can apply to play there. It could turn out to be the […]
Leeds Lit Fest Launched
Sometimes it seems that Leeds has more than its fair share of festivals. They cover just about every type of alcoholic drink, various kinds of food, film, tech, comic books, and music in all its forms as well as Leeds International Festival featured on this very page….. …..so it came as quite a surprise that […]
Opera North in The City Celebrates the 80s
Opera North’s now well established summer orchestral festival takes us back to the 80s this year, with 80s Classical on Friday 26 July. Music from the 80s will be rearranged and expanded for Opera North’s 60-piece orchestra and vocals will come from the original artists. The Symphonic Sounds of Back to Basics will move to […]
Introducing – Leeds International Festival 2019
It felt somewhat appropriate that the organisers, Leeds BID, chose Valentine’s Day to make the first announcement for the 2019 Leeds International Festival (L19). There’s now a lot of love in the City for this relative newcomer to the festival scene and although they got off to a somewhat shaky start, there’ve been some welcome […]
