Sisters: at Wharf Chambers on Wednesday 29 July
Five-piece band Sisters use their post-punk, gothic-darkness to light up the midweek in Leeds, with a confident and bewitching set at Wharf Chambers. It’s a hard grind for a lot of new bands when you first set out on a career in music in this country; the finances of running a band on the smaller […]
The Sunshine Underground: at Kirkstall Abbey on 25 July
There are few concert settings in Yorkshire quite as breathtaking as Kirkstall Abbey. With its towering medieval ruins providing a dramatic backdrop and the summer sun slowly disappearing behind centuries-old stonework, it created the perfect stage for an evening that celebrated some of the finest alternative bands to emerge from Britain over the past two […]
Wet Leg: Sounds of The City at Millennium Square on 9 July
What we lack in words today, we make up for with Jazz Jennings photography. Photography by Jazz Jennings.
Roundhay Festival: at Roundhay Park on 3rd to 5th July
Despite a slightly damp evening at Roundhay Park, spirits were anything but, as Lewis Capaldi delivered a set packed with fan favourites from old to new, each ballad sounding as huge as the last. With the support of a full band, every song carried the soaring emotional quality fans have come to expect, with the […]
UB40: at First Direct Bank Arena on 13 June
UB40 were the soundtrack of my childhood. Both my parents were born in Birmingham to immigrant families in the 1970s, growing up during the era that UB40 were forming and becoming and integral part of the City’s musical identity. Their music reminds me of the multicultural City, and seeing them live felt like a celebration […]
