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 […]
In Conversation With Bruce Lerman
Only two months to go before the Leeds Gin Fair takes place at the amazing Corn Exchange building. To get me into the mood and find out some background I took a stroll to The Hedonist Project to speak to Bruce Lerman, one of the organisers of the event. The reason we met at one […]
Preview: Live at Leeds 2019 – Second Raft of Names Announced
Firmly established now as the award-winning home of music discovery and a springboard for new talent, Live at Leeds is once again set to showcase some of the most significant talent in the industry, bringing together bands and artists who will epitomise the sound of the year and beyond. Leaders and live favourites will be […]
