Responding to the brief:
Research into Leeds:
Guinness World Record! Leeds hosted the world’s biggest wedding ever
Well, sort of. In February 2015, local radio DJ Alex Simmonds married Amy Ewing in front of a huge number of their friends and family at Rudding Park. Nothing strange about that you might think, but 233 of those guests were part of the wedding party itself – 103 ushers and 230 bridesmaids. This is an official Guinness World Record, in fact.
Read more: http://www.wow247.co.uk/2016/01/22/20-facts-about-leeds/#ixzz4Xq2NGjQW
The first ever moving image was shot in Leeds
1st moving image shot in Leeds, Bon chance, French visionary Louis Le Prince (what a name, by the way), recorded moving images for the very first time not on the banks of the Seine, or at the Sacre Coeur, but at Oakwood Grange and on Leeds Bridge, back in 1888.
Read more: http://www.wow247.co.uk/2016/01/22/20-facts-about-leeds/#ixzz4Xr0N1Ydl
YEP printed letters home from Yorkshireman in WW2
The YEP endeavoured to keep the spirits of its readers up during the First World War by printing letters home from Yorkshiremen embroiled in the conflict.
Read more at: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/yep125-reporting-on-events-that-have-shaped-leeds-history-1-7395397
The YEP endeavoured to keep the spirits of its readers up during the First World War by printing letters home from Yorkshiremen embroiled in the conflict.
Read more at: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/yep125-reporting-on-events-that-have-shaped-leeds-history-1-7395397
Graf Zepplin brought people onto the streets
* Crowds thronged the streets on August 19, 1931, as the Graf Zeppelin airship flew over Leeds. The YEP told how its appearance caused Loiners to “irrevocably lose their reputation for calmness in the stampede that followed news the Graf was over the city”.
Read more at: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/yep125-reporting-on-events-that-have-shaped-leeds-history-1-7395397
Read more at: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/yep125-reporting-on-events-that-have-shaped-leeds-history-1-7395397
Herambe Candlelight Visual approved by Leeds City Council, 2016
October 28th, @ Leeds art gallery from 19:00 – 20:00
October 28th, @ Leeds art gallery from 19:00 – 20:00
The Tour de France is the world’s biggest cycling race set off on the Headrow.
Roundhay Park Gigs
* The eyes of the entertainment world repeatedly turned to Leeds during the 1980s as Roundhay Park played host to some of the biggest names in music. Acts hitting the stage included The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Genesis and Madonna. U2 and Robbie Williams also rocked Roundhay Park in 1997 and 2006 respectively.
Read more at: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/yep125-reporting-on-events-that-have-shaped-leeds-history-1-7395397
Woodhouse Moor Gigs
Back in 1951, Woodhouse Moor was one of the venues for the landmark Festival of Britain. Designed to help promote Britain and show signs of post-war recovery, it went all over the UK with different events taking place in different cities. The Land Travelling Exhibition stopped in Leeds throughout June and July in a 35,000 square foot marquee – it held 5,000 exhibits that showed the growth of Britain through the ages, as well as looking at what the future might hold with the development of technology and discovery.
It only came here for one year, however, Love Parade 2001 at Roundhay Park was one of the biggest events the city has ever seen. It’s the only version of the festival that has taken place in the UK, and it’s still incredibly popular in mainland Europe to this day. However, with the help of BBC Radio 1, 250,000 revellers packed into the park, to see sets from the likes of Pete Tong, Dave Pearce and Phats and Small, while DJs from Godskitchen, Back2Basics and Slinky helped create one of the most memorable dance music festivals in Leeds’ history.
Read more at: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/yep125-reporting-on-events-that-have-shaped-leeds-history-1-7395397
Woodhouse Moor Gigs
Back in 1951, Woodhouse Moor was one of the venues for the landmark Festival of Britain. Designed to help promote Britain and show signs of post-war recovery, it went all over the UK with different events taking place in different cities. The Land Travelling Exhibition stopped in Leeds throughout June and July in a 35,000 square foot marquee – it held 5,000 exhibits that showed the growth of Britain through the ages, as well as looking at what the future might hold with the development of technology and discovery.
It only came here for one year, however, Love Parade 2001 at Roundhay Park was one of the biggest events the city has ever seen. It’s the only version of the festival that has taken place in the UK, and it’s still incredibly popular in mainland Europe to this day. However, with the help of BBC Radio 1, 250,000 revellers packed into the park, to see sets from the likes of Pete Tong, Dave Pearce and Phats and Small, while DJs from Godskitchen, Back2Basics and Slinky helped create one of the most memorable dance music festivals in Leeds’ history.
Nelson Mandela greeted the city
* Thousands of well-wishers packed Leeds’s Millennium Square in 2001 to greet former South African leader Nelson Mandela during his first official trip to the north of England. Speaking as he was awarded the freedom of the city, Mr Mandela said: “Apartheid was seen to diminish the dignity of all humankind. “The people of the city of Leeds were no exception. We remember them for their outstanding and unstinting support.”
Read more at: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/yep125-reporting-on-events-that-have-shaped-leeds-history-1-7395397
Read more at: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/yep125-reporting-on-events-that-have-shaped-leeds-history-1-7395397
https://leeds-list.com/culture/3-huge-events-of-leeds-past/
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After finding out that Leeds was a huge hub for music in the 1970 and 1980's, I want to tailor this brief to personal interests and see if any of my favourite bands of that era preformed in Leeds. However, pursuing the musical route may be a very common path for most students to take, which is something to consider when all in the exhibition space.
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The Who at Leeds University, February 14 1970
Queen at Elland Road, May 1982
40,200 packed into Leeds United’s ground in the middle of a red-hot bank holiday weekend, and a bill that included Heart, Julian Cope's Teardrop Explodes and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts reached its peak as Queen utilised a PA system that cost £1 million – all the way back in 1982. This was Queen in their prime on the Hot Space tour and bootleg versions of the gig are highly sought-after by Queen enthusiasts who rank the Elland Road show with an "I was there" status.
Michael Jackson at Roundhay Park, August 29 1988 - At this time, mammoth gigs at Roundhay Park were pretty much an annual event, with global behemoths like Bruce Springsteen, Genesis, U2 and The Rolling Stones treading the stage long before little fish like Robbie Williams wobbled around North Leeds. This was Jacko’s first ever solo world tour, supporting the Bad album, and 90,000 people came out to see him on his 30th birthday.
Happy Mondays and Bridewell Taxis at The Warehouse, February 28 1989 - Baggy culture was just kicking off and the Leeds versus Manchester rivalry was also growing in tension. The Happy Mondays were still on the rise and Leeds’ own Bridewell Taxis shared the bill at the seminal dance club. Fisticuffs ensued during both band’s sets, although legend has it the fighting wasn’t between the rival bands but stemmed from inter-group tensions on both occasions. Still, it was a spectacle of sorts.
The Stone Roses at The Warehouse, May 8 1989 - Those with their ears firmly primed to the overtures of the music press were ready for The Stone Roses at The Warehouse, just a couple of weeks after their eponymous first album had hit the shelves to little fanfare. A couple of months later the secret was out, the album was selling by the shed load and the Roses returned to Leeds Polytechnic for a far more raucous gig. But those knowing souls have claimed the Warehouse gig as "the one".
Nirvana at Duchess of York, October 25 1989 - Now a Hugo Boss shop, the regeneration of Leeds couldn’t have presented a more dichotomous lifestyle shift from the Duchess, which closed in 2000. The venue was witness to many "one man and his dog" gigs from spotty unknowns such as Coldplay, Blur and Muse, and it was a dreary weekday when Nirvana came to support Sub-Pop labelmates Tad when they had just released their debut Bleach album. The story goes that Kurt Cobain spent the night on a sofa upstairs before the band headed off on the complex road to stardom.
David Bowie, live at Kirkstall Rolarena 1973
Everything about this concert was strange and exciting. For a start, it was cancelled. Twice. The show had been intended to happen at Leeds University a few weeks earlier, but it had been called off – just three hours before Bowie was due on stage – because “the stage was too small”.
Bowie made it to the city eventually, four weeks and one more cancellation later, to perform two shows in one day, so many in Leeds saw superstar Bowie as a matinee performance. Tickets were £1.25 each.
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David Bowie, live at Kirkstall Rolarena 1973
Everything about this concert was strange and exciting. For a start, it was cancelled. Twice. The show had been intended to happen at Leeds University a few weeks earlier, but it had been called off – just three hours before Bowie was due on stage – because “the stage was too small”.
Bowie made it to the city eventually, four weeks and one more cancellation later, to perform two shows in one day, so many in Leeds saw superstar Bowie as a matinee performance. Tickets were £1.25 each.
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Pink Floyd, University of Leeds, 1970
Following a long history of alternative performances Pink Floyd played The Reflectory in February 1971, but only had a small turn out. Set list The Embryo/ Careful With That Axe Eugene/ Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun/ Atom Heart Mother/ A Saucerful Of Secrets. Encore was Interstella Overdrive
Other acts to preform at The Reflectory are RHCP, Ozzy Osbourne, Motorhead, BB King, The Smiths, Joy Division, The Specials and many more.
Other acts to preform at The Reflectory are RHCP, Ozzy Osbourne, Motorhead, BB King, The Smiths, Joy Division, The Specials and many more.
Leeds and Reading Festival
Temple works
Once the worlds largest room and used as a hub of political activism, now under artist occupation.
Leeds Flashmob at Millennium Square, 2015
The flashmob was organised by Leeds Irish Health and Homes to help raise awareness for the charity, which provides care, support and culture services to the city’s local community.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/st-patricks-day-2015-watch-5352249
The flashmob was organised by Leeds Irish Health and Homes to help raise awareness for the charity, which provides care, support and culture services to the city’s local community.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/st-patricks-day-2015-watch-5352249
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