By Natalie Risbrough on May 18, 2018
Music, Uncategorized
Main Stage FRIDAY24TH AUGUST KINGS OF LEON/COURTEENERS/THE VACCINES/J HUS/KREPT X KONAN/SHAME/BILLY TALENT/THE JOY FORMIDABLE/DINOSAUR PILE-UP SATURDAY25TH AUGUST FALL OUT BOY/TRAVIS SCOTT/THE KOOKS/THE WOMBATS/POST MALONE/CREEPER/WATERPARKS/THE REGRETTES SUNDAY26TH AUGUST KENDRICK LAMAR/PANIC! AT THE DISCO/DUA LIPA/SUM 41/MIKE SHINODA/SKINDRED/TRASH BOAT/PROTOJE BBC Radio 1 Stage FRIDAY24TH AUGUST SKEPTA/DIPLO/SLAVES/DON BROCO/WILKINSON LIVE/DMA’S/NF/NINES/MARSICANS/SKINNY GIRL DIET SATURDAY25TH AUGUST WOLF ALICE/NOTHING BUT THIEVES/MIST/THE BLAZE/IAMDDB/THE FRONT […]
By Natalie Risbrough on April 26, 2018
Events, Family, Music, Past Events
LOVE LIVE music? Love the 80s? Then why not volunteer at Let’s Rock retro festival this summer and enjoy the event for free? By signing up to do a 4 hour shift with festival charity partner, Child Bereavement UK, selling wristbands and raffle tickets on the day, you will gain entry to the festival without […]
By Liz Coggins on April 12, 2018
Events, Music
Dance music legends Robin S, Utah Saints and Alison Limerick have been confirmed as the headline special guests for the return of The Symphonic Sounds of Back to Basics featuring the Orchestra of Opera North on Millennium Square, Leeds on Friday 27 July. This year’s collaboration between Dave Beer’s trailblazing Leeds club and Yorkshire’s resident […]
By Liz Coggins on April 10, 2018
Music
Talented young orchestral players across the North of England and beyond are being given the opportunity to spend a week of their summer holidays immersing themselves in music and developing their playing and performance skills with some of the country’s most highly-regarded musicians as Opera North announces its first residential Orchestra Academy. Designed for […]
By Liz Coggins on April 10, 2018
Music
One of the most popular club nights in the city’s history will return to Leeds this summer when the legendary Love Train takes over Millennium Square. Seventies disco icon Brutus Gold will take charge of the retro spectacular on August 10 in what will be one of the highlights of this year’s Millennium Square Summer […]
By Liz Coggins on February 12, 2018
Music
Opera North has launched a new youth ensemble for aspiring young instrumentalists across Leeds following the findings of a recent In Harmony report which highlighted the barriers to keeping children musically engaged as they move from primary to secondary school. Opera North Junior Strings is open to all budding string players with a view to […]
By Liz Coggins on June 5, 2017
Music, Uncategorized
Running for its sixth year, South Asian Arts-uk (SAA-uk) will host its musically mesmerising Summer Solstice festival in collaboration with Opera North for the first time. To mark the longest day of the year, this year’s festival will take place in Leeds on Wednesday 21st June in the Howard Assembly Room at Opera North on […]
By Liz Coggins on May 24, 2017
Music
John Wilson’s superstar orchestra returns to Leeds Town Hall on Thursday 7 December with their new show ‘A Celebration of the MGM Film Musicals’. The orchestra has established an international reputation performing repertoire from the golden era of Hollywood and Broadway musicals and music for the big screen. Joined by guest soloists and for the first […]
By Liz Coggins on September 5, 2016
Music
Leeds Male Voice Choir celebrates its 100 year anniversary with a programme of voice and brass for the whole family at Leeds Town Hall on Saturday 24 September. In celebration of its centenary, Leeds Male Voice Choir takes the audience on a musical journey through the last hundred years to perform a spectacular gala concert […]
By Natalie Risbrough on March 4, 2016
Music
Marske-by-the-Sea artist Cape Cub will release his debut EP, Closer, on 25th March – with the stunning visuals to its title track streaming now at DIY. Having accumulated huge numbers of plays across SoundCloud and Spotify with his trio of 2015 uploads – as well as over 1,000,000 listeners on Mr Suicide Sheep’s YouTube channel for the outstanding ‘Keep […]
