After a five-year break, Long Live the Angels was a long awaited album from Emeli Sandé, and, naturally, her accompanying UK Tour was certainly highly anticipated. Emotional and spiritual, the new album chronicles her divorce, […]
Preview: Iron Maiden @ First Direct, 11/5/17
What more can be said of Iron Maiden that hasn’t been said already? Instrumental to the success of the NWOBHM scene of the early ‘80s, early pioneers of both the Progressive and Melodic metal subgenres, […]
Alt-J @ First Direct Arena 6/12
Alt-J’s rise to popularity seems meteoritic, with no upper limit if their gig on Sunday night is anything to go by. As soon as I arrive the buzz inside Leeds’ shiny new First Direct Arena […]
MOBOs Come to Leeds
A number of the biggest names in music descended on Leeds on Wednesday night, as the First Direct Arena played host to the 20th Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards. The night included performances from […]
BBC Radio 1Xtra Live @ First Direct Arena 17/10
Held annually, BBC 1Xtra Live has become the radio station’s flagship event in which Britain’s newest and best urban music is given centre stage. Now in its eighth year, the honour fell upon the City of […]
Fall Out Boy @ First Direct Arena 3/10
After taking a hiatus in 2009, the future looked bleak for Fall Out Boy. The response to Folie à Deux was disappointing and it was clear that the band were feeling artistically unsatisfied. Going their […]
S Club 7 set to bring it all back to Leeds
Eleven years after splitting up, British pop icons S Club 7 will be ‘bringing it all back’ to Leeds next year, as part of their 2015 reunion tour. The band, who were formed in 1998 […]
Comedy | Russell Howard – Wonderbox
Image: Coventry Telegraph Midway through Russell Howard’s show, something weird happens. While delivering the punchline to a joke condemning the EDL, a heckle comes from the first few rows. Howard, stopped in his tracks, tries reassuring […]
Comedy | Win tickets to see Russell Howard live
Comedian Russell Howard will be coming to Leeds this weekend, as part of his new tour Wonderbox. Beginning last month, the tour will see him travelling around the UK, USA and Australia, including four consecutive nights […]