With Live at Leeds beginning to make its appearance around the metaphorical corner, the creators behind the award-winning festival organised a laid-back entrée event to kickstart its official launch. Held at our very own Wardrobe, the atmosphere of the event was as dressed-down and understated as the festival itself: goers enjoyed stripped-back sets from the likes of Bradford-band Howl (formerly known as NGOD) and the five-man local Leeds band Heir, which served as fantastic musical hors d’oeuvres to whet the appetite for sounds to come. Here, the organisers announced the second wave of the Live at Leeds lineup, among which featured Gabrielle Aplin, Rag’n’Bone Man, The Hunna, Temples, Clean Cut Kid, Fickle Friends and Honeyblood to name but a few. With the fantastic selection of acts this year, Live at Leeds 2017 is shaping up to be unmissable; and for £32.50 a ticket, you’d be doing yourself an injustice not to witness the non-stop shop of multi-venue gigs this festival has to offer.

Emily Moscrop