Leeds is home to many live performances from big-name stars, mostly at outdoor concerts. The city’s music scene is burgeoning at the moment, and Leeds is a great place to see up-and-coming talent, with recently succesful bands such as the Kaiser Chiefs, Corinne Bailey Rae and the Sunshine Undergound.
- Leeds Festival – 3 days of live bands and stars from around the world play to 80,000 people every summer bank holiday weekend. Northern twin of the famous Reading festival. You can camp over, or attend just one day. 2006 includes Pearl Jam, Franz Ferdinand and Kaiser Chiefs.
- Millennium Square in the City Centre regularly has gigs with a 7,000 capacity. Including in 2006 Kaiser Chiefs, Snow Patrol & Hard-Fi.
- The Cockpit nightclub and the Leeds Met Uni are great for live bands indoors.
- Leeds is planning to build an indoor concert arena of around (or possibly over) 14,000 seats.
- Roundhay Park is host to occasional huge one off concerts including Robbie Williams 90,000 capacity concerts in 2006. Previous artists include Madonna, U2, The Rolling Stones and ‘The King Of Pop’ Micheal Jackson.
- Harewood House holds concerts throughout the summer, including – in 2006 – The Who, and Westlife.
- Leeds University Refectory hosts a huge number of concerts from medium-large bands across the year. It is famously where the Who recorded their seminal live album ‘Live at Leeds.’
- The Irish Centre on York Road in East Leeds hosts regular concerts from a variety of different types of musical acts
- The Wardrobe in Quarry Hill is famed for its diverse range of quality live music, including a strong jazz offer
- The Hifi Club also has a good range of live music, particularly jazz
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