Rainbow Kitten Surprise: at 02 Academy on Friday 29 May, With Cigarettes @ Sunset

Kicking off their UK/IRE tour, Rainbow Kitten Surprise took the stage for an incredible performance that highlighted spectacular visuals, powerful vocals and an exciting atmosphere. The show began with the electrifying Cigarettes @ Sunset who brought an energetic set to the crowd, warming them up with lots of jumping, harmonizing and laughs. They started their […]
Kiefer Sutherland at 02 Academy on 27 May

Kiefer Sutherland’s Love Will Bring You Home European Tour Spring 2026, with support from Colin Andrew. Leeds is lucky to be hosting Kiefer Sutherland – like many musicians lately, he recently cancelled a US tour. I expect this is largely owing to the challenges of rising costs for both musicians and their audiences. Yep, times […]
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 […]
Slam Dunk Festival: at Temple Newsam on 24 May – a Gallery

Part 1: Slam Dunk Festival-goers showing us how it’s done! Photographer Emma Gibbon tells the Festival story in pics.
We Share Some Leeds Festival Memories With You

Emma Gibbon has been capturing some magic moments for Leeds Living’s readers since 2022. Here, she takes us back to 2010. I’ve loved Blink-182 for as long as I can remember, long before I was probably old enough to be listening to half of their songs. By the time I was finally old enough to […]