Lau-Land Folk Festival: Hosted by Howard Assembly Room 17 – 19 May
The final UK performance on the ‘Lau Unplugged’ tour – a unique collaboration with guest-headliner Jesca Hoop, participatory workshops led by Lau band members, a Sunday afternoon ceilidh for all the family and – to close the weekend of celebration – an open music session in Kino Restaurant and Bar. Folk music fills the Howard […]
Live at Leeds in The Park: at Temple Newsam on 25 May
Live at Leeds In The Park have shared the full lineup for this year’s event, with an exciting final wave of artists added to the already impressive bill of established and emerging talent. The groundbreaking West Yorkshire music all-dayer returns in 2024 for its third edition at Temple Newsam on 25 May playing host to much-loved headliners The Kooks and local heroes The Cribs and Corinne Bailey Rae, along with appearances from the likes of Declan McKenna, Sea Girls, Future Islands, Melanie C, […]
Music Venue Trust World Record attempt: Frank Turner at Leeds Boom on 4 May
On 4/5 May, Frank Turner will attempt a world record for the most gigs played in 24 hours. The attempt is sponsored by London’s taxi app FREENOW and will take place in Leeds, Liverpool, London, Sheffield, Nottingham, Birmingham, Portsmouth, Southampton, Chesterfield, Aldershot and beyond. Frank Turner’s tenth album ‘Undefeated’ is out on 3 May (you […]
Leeds Gigs: Music in May
Barry Adamson, Blancmange, Willy Cobb, The Hanging Stars, The Mysterines, Tors and The Warning Tors at The Wardrobe on 1 May The band have shared their new single ‘Only For You’ from their new EP ‘Miracle’, out on 26 April. “Tors know how to make you feel good.” – Jack Saunders, BBC Radio 1 “Kind of like a Sea Girls […]
Big Special: at Key Club on 8 May
A new single, a debut album, a UK/EU headline tour and festival appearances – 2024 is a huge year for Black Country duo Big Special. Big Special – A visceral assault on softer dispositions; a collision of skullcrunching guitars, head-wobbling synths and face-belting drums. Couple this with darkly humorous observations of personal mental struggle in […]
