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Years in the making, The Brand New Heavies sounds today as good as it did in the early '90s, the heyday of the so-called acid jazz movement, and the beginning of a return of sorts to natural sounds and the kind of sexy syncopation that only a live drum kit can generate. The group's powerful instrumental alchemy (the Heavies' main lineup had been jamming together in West London since 1985) was bolstered by the regal vocals of Atlanta, Georgia, native N'Dea Davenport. Following some years without N’Dea on the mic, during which time singers Siedah Garrett, Carleen Anderson and Nicole Russo stepped in to the breach, she is now back alongside the original line up of Simon Bartholomew, Jan Kincaid and Andrew Levy. The BNH sound, based on a mutual love of soul and 70s funk bands such as Mass Production, the Meters, Rufus and James Brown, spawned the hits "Dream Come True", "Never Stop", and "Shelter". Latest album Get Used To It, with N’Dea back in front of the band, produced a great dance-floor led cover version of Stevie Wonder’s “I Don’t Know Why I Love You.”

Special guest with the Brand New Heavies is Courtney Pine. Like many of his generation of young, black, UK jazz musicians, Courtney Pine came from a reggae and funk background. Pine is a dazzling performer on many instruments, notably saxophone, clarinet, flute and keyboards. His interest in jazz was fostered when he participated in workshops run by John Stevens. He came to wider public notice as a result of playing with Charlie Watts' Orchestra, George Russell's European touring band and with Art Blakey at the Camden Jazz Festival. In 1987, he played at the Bath Festival with the Orchestre National de Jazz. By that time, his reputation had spread far beyond jazz circles, and his first album was a massive seller by jazz standards. He appeared before a huge worldwide audience at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert at Wembley, backing dancers IDJ. Courtney Pine has continued to play in reggae and other pop contexts (Closer To Home), and is a frequent collaborator with UK soul singer Mica Paris. Pine has done much to make jazz palatable for a younger audience, and as such is one of the UK's best ambassadors of the genre.


Price: 16.25

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Fruity is one of Leeds’ longest running student club nights, celebrating its seventh birthday this year. With numerous nominations for Best Student Night at the Leeds Bar and Club Awards, and appearances from Radio One’s Chappers and Dave, members of the Skins cast, Booty Luv and Blue’s Anthony Costa in the past year alone, Fruity just keeps getting bigger and better. With now-infamous theme parties, the gorgeous Fruity girls and legendary Fruity dancers to keep you entertained during term time, there really is no reason for you to stay in and have a quiet one on Friday nights… come and join the Fruity fun!

This year we will be working towards fulfilling every need for every one of you at Fruity, so if you need anything special - whether it is your birthday and you want to reserve a table in Terrace or Old Bar, or if you are part of a group who would like discounted entry, just let us know. We can even take song requests or arrange shout outs for you if you talk to the lovely Fruity ladies, you will probably even get a free lolly for your time!

If you would like to know more about our group and birthday bookings offers, please call Cara on 0113 380 1333.

Price: 4.00

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A frightfully good line up for you at the Wax:On Halloween Special. Don't miss out on tickets for this you crazy fools, Wax:On has the hottest DJs and acts for you 25th October. With Plump DJs headlining (no introductions needed here) plus Italian electro collective The Bloody Beetroots, and confusingly Irish Japanese Popstars live on stage (tipped for the top by those that know), this is shaping up to be the biggest boldest bloodiest Wax:on yet (brazen statement, but warranted)

Check out the full list here: -
Plump DJs [Finger Lickin]
The Bloody Beetroots
Japanese Popstars Live [Gung Ho]
Fake Blood
Shadow Dancer [Boys Noize Records]
Disco Bloodbath
Slippery People [Naïve Melody]
People Get Real
Doorly [Ibiza Rocks]
TC Monckton

See you upfront and central.


Price: 15.50

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The Cut Up boys, are the Kings of the Mash Up. Matt Brooks and Nick Barnes ingeniously weld modern dance with classic pop, R&B, trance and just about every other genre you care to mention to make an amazingly creative and highly entertaining dosage of dance floor damage. These guys are sure to get the dance floor rocking at Happy Mondays and you do not want to miss it!!

All spirits + mixers, draught lager and cider £1.50
Vodka + Relentless £1.50
Jager Bomb £1.50
Shots £1.50
pint of soft drink £1
Happy Mondays costs just £2.50 in advance from and £3.50 on the door.

Check the group on Facebook (search: ‘HAPPY MONDAYS!’) to find out more and to see what goodies we have in store for you in the coming weeks.

Price: 2.50

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The legendary MedSoc cocktail party is back for another year of Fancy dress filled fun. The theme is "Under the sea" and everybody always goes all out for the biggest and best. There will be plenty of cocktail for all and games and prizes for the best dressed! This is the premiere night of the MedSoc events calendar, where we all stick true to our motto: Work Hard, Play Harder!

Price: 5.00

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Glam Racket has landed…..
All aboard every Tuesday night for two rooms of musical mayhem in Mine and Pulse at Leeds University Union.
For an indie-rock-guitar-RACKET head to Mine to hear DJ Hazy Dave playing the likes of The Cribs, The Shins, Wombats, Editors, CSS and Gossip, plus your requests. Poke your head into Pulse for a GLAM newwave-postpunk-newromantic-disconotdisco-pop-mashup from the likes of Blondie, Bowie, Duran Duran, Prince and Yazoo. If you want to know where bands like Hercules and Love Affair, Chromeo and MGMT get their influences from, then this is the place you need to be!

All this, plus drinks offers starting from £1.50 AND lots of little extra treats you’ll just have to wait and see – get yourself to Glam Racket every Tuesday and make some noise!

Find us on Facebook (search: Glam Racket) for more information and details on our upcoming parties.


Price: 2.00

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Sammytese Productions proudly presents AFRORHYTHMS CAMPUS JAMZ, featuring the best African DJs to celebrate Black History Month and Nigeria's 48th Independence Day Celebrations:
Shy Shy Shillon (London)
MC Joe (Manchester)
Sherriff and Roger Mix (Leeds)

Music from across Africa with a special blendof R&B, hip hop, garage and reggae.

For more information please contact 07832 331 980 or 07988 849 976


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An electronic-based rock four-piece from Reading and London, Does It Offend You, Yeah? made a mark with their raucous live shows and high-energy music that drew comparisons to !!!, LCD Soundsystem, and Digitalism. The band signed to Virgin and released its first album, You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into, in 2008. Members Rob Bloomfield (drums), Dan Coop (synth), Morgan Quaintance (vocals, synth, guitar), and James Rushent (bass) took their show on the road in early 2008, supporting the Cribs on the NME Awards Tour.

Price: 10.50

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A funky new soul, and motown night is bursting its way into Mine. Spinning classics you can’t help but enjoy! It’s free entry so come on down! To help you get your feet moving we’re offering bottles of Salitos and Havana club rum and coke for £1.50 all night! Expect to hear classics from Aretha Franklin, the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Marvelettes, and James Brown to name but a few…. It’s a night not to be missed!

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FRUITY Presents: FRIGHT NIGHT FRUITY

FRUITY is going all out this year and we want you to do the same!

‘Whether it is witches, ghosts, zombies or clowns!?! We want Jeepers Creepers all round!!’


All Nighter Halloween Special featuring -

The Torture Garden
Gung Tank
Apple Bobbing
Fruity Girls
Fruity Dancers
Lasers
And many more scary surprises!


For costume ideas take a visit to our friends at Best Kept Secrets (opposite the Hyde Park pub) !!



Price: 4.00

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Two rooms of rock and metal every 1st Saturday of every month at Leeds University's Mine Venue. We have 2 rooms, one playing rock, one playing metal (duh).

The Rock room plays: Ac/dc to Wildhearts via Aerosmith Bon Jovi, Guns N Roses, Kiss, Led Zep, Motley Crue, Ozzy, Pearl Jam, Queen, Rainbow, Skid Row, Terrorvision, Thin Lizzy, Velvet Revolver... hell you get the idea. It's a rock n roll party playing everything from the 60's to good rock stuff now but a good 50% is based in the best rawk years ever - the 80's Hell yeah!

The Metal room plays: Archenemy to Rob Zombie via Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, Children Of Bodom, Disturbed, Dragonforce, Fear Factory, Killswitch Engage, Machine Head, Megadeth, Metallica, Nightwish, Nine Inch Nails, Pantera, Rammstein, Slayer, System Of A Down, Tool, Trivium and lots of other good metal shit including power, death & thrash metal.
Featuring the best rock & metal bands we can get playing before the club night: We have had The Glitterati, Rattlesnake Remedy, Conquest of Steel, Kid Ego, Red Star Rebels and loads of others play for us in the last year!. Add to this draught bitter & lager is only £1.50 a pint before 11pm & Double Jack Daniels & mixer is £2.95 all night. What more do you want!?

Price: 4.50

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Guilty Pleasures presents The Vampires & Zombies Party!
“Guilty Pleasures is the clubbing phenomenon of the 21st Century” The Guardian

Saturday 1st November [ EMAILAT ] Stylus, Leeds University Union
Tickets £8 advance from CATS (LUU) and www.leedstickets.com

For VIP group and birthday bookings please contact sue[ EMAILAT ]leedstickets.com for our exclusive offers

A night of pure indulgence celebrating pop music from the vaults usually labeled ‘cheese’. A feel-good, sing-a-long night of fun. We’re calling all the dead for this month’s Guilty Pleasures spectacular….as this month’s party falls at the ultimate witching hour, there really is no other theme than that of Halloween. Let's awaken the dead, arise from our coffins, sharpen our teeth, this month we’re going to suck some serious blood with our Zombies and Vampires party.

With your hosts Sean (of the Dead) Rowley, Anna (Vampire Bride) Greenwood, plus performance from BEARLESQUE PRESENTS THE DREAM BEARS, whose performance troupe consists of six hairy, chubby, beardy boys who live to put a smile on the planet's face and to promote the cause and advancement of hairy-chubby guys and of the fuller figure in general. They sing-dance-perform burlesque striptease (both classical& modern)-perform aerial acrobatics-traditional musical theatre and general pastiche and camp nonsense.

www.guiltypleasures.co.uk

Visit our friends at the Fancy Dress Experience, 88 Otley Road, Headingley LS6 4BA or give them a tinkle on 0113 230 4700 if you need some inspiration!

Price: 8.50

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Seu Jorge comes to Leeds for an evening of intense urban samba and big-band Brazilian funk.

Seu Jorge was the subject of a recent ITV South Bank Show, which told his extraordinary story from favela street kid to starring roles in the internationally acclaimed City of God and Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, for which Jorge famously put a bossa nova spin on the David Bowie songbook.

A welcome return to the silver screen in Brit-flick crime caper The Escapist coincides with a brand-new Seu Jorge album América Brasil, an infectious mix of blues-tinged bossa and exuberant samba funk.

Catch 'the coolest man on the planet' (The Times) in action as Seu Jorge and his seven-piece Brazilian band bring a little bit of Río live to Yorkshire.

'Glorious funked up samba anthems and sultry bossa nova.'
Daily Telegraph on América Brasil

Price: 18.50

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***discounted tickets for NUS card holders - subject to availability***

Seu Jorge comes to Leeds for an evening of intense urban samba and big-band Brazilian funk.

Seu Jorge was the subject of a recent ITV South Bank Show, which told his extraordinary story from favela street kid to starring roles in the internationally acclaimed City of God and Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, for which Jorge famously put a bossa nova spin on the David Bowie songbook.

A welcome return to the silver screen in Brit-flick crime caper The Escapist coincides with a brand-new Seu Jorge album América Brasil, an infectious mix of blues-tinged bossa and exuberant samba funk.

Catch 'the coolest man on the planet' (The Times) in action as Seu Jorge and his seven-piece Brazilian band bring a little bit of Río live to Yorkshire.

'Glorious funked up samba anthems and sultry bossa nova.'
Daily Telegraph on América Brasil

Price: 15.50

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BPM presents The Rogue Element...

The Rogue Element
The Rogue Element is award-winning producer and DJ Ben Medcalf, whose work receives plaudits and support from such varied luminaries as James Zabiela, Etienne de Crecy, Meat Katie, Elite Force, James Lavelle, the Plump DJs, and the Crystal Method. He also consistently rocks major venues worldwide from Europe and the United States to the far east and Australia. In addition, Ben is one half of Disco of Doom with Tom Real, a project dedicated to all kinds of disgusting house, techno, and general electronic depravity.

Baobinga:
One of the most diverse and innovative dance music producers on the scene Baobinga continues to build on a great year after releasing not one but two 5/5 (DJ mag / IDJ) albums, "Big Monster" and, as The Body Snatchers, "Feeling Good, Looking Nice, Smelling Right", both which spawned a host of great single releases for Fat! Records and Passenger Records. As a regular guest DJ at Fabric and other top clubs around the world Baobinga has now also started to work with Fabric's publishing department to push his vast and varied back catalogue - including the critically acclaimed 'Big Monster' album with I.D.

The BPM Societies first night of filthy electro, dubstep and drum & bass will be a big one. The night will start with the 'Leeds DJ competition' where the best entrants will battle it out to win some great prizes put forward by the biggest names in the Leeds dance music scene.


Price: 6.00

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One of the most talented and recognized producers and songwriters within the British electronic and fusion music scene, Nitin Sawhney is also a respected actor, writer, and scriptwriter. Conceiving daring theme combinations of electronica-style beats with gleaming pieces of Asian inspirations driven within the trip-hop and jazzy styles, Sawhney delivers exclusive and overwhelming sound pieces, enlightened by his indubitable creative insight.
Sawhney first joined James Taylor, with whom he played a series of dates across the U.K. alongside Taylor's quartet. Following the experiment, Sawhney decided on forming his own band, the Jazztones, by that time playing on concerts headlined by DJs like Gilles Peterson. After yet another collaboration, by then with Talvin Singh with whom he assembled the Tihai Trio, the British creator decided to make it on his own, releasing his debut album, Spirit Dance, on his own label in 1993. A few months after, he signed a contract with Outcaste Records, for which he released one of his most acclaimed recordings, Migration, in 1995. Following a year of incessant work, the album Displacing the Priest arrived record stores, again subliming his exceptional creative skills. During this period, Sawhney also continued to dedicate part of his time to writing soundtracks for acclaimed TV series and theater plays, or accomplishing remixing works for artists like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. At the same time, during the following months, Sawhney recorded his long-awaited fourth album, Beyond Skin, offered in late 1999. Coming after an extensive touring season across the U.K. and Europe alongside artists like Sting, Sawhney recorded what turned out to be his fifth studio record; Prophesy arrived in 2001, again achieving exalted reviews from the media. Sawhney remained busy for the rest of the 2000s, releasing works such as Human and Philtre as well as mix albums like In the Mind of Nitin Sawhney and Fabriclive.15.

Price: 17.00

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S Club live on stage
The Reunion show featuring Bradley, Paul, Jo and Tina!
Singing their greatest hits including: "Bring it all Back, Don’t Stop Moving, Reach, S Club Party, Two in a Million, You’re my number one"

All spirits + mixers, draught lager and cider £1.50
Vodka + Relentless £1.50
Jager Bomb £1.50
Shots £1.50
pint of soft drink £1
Happy Mondays costs just £2.50 in advance from and £3.50 on the door.

Check the group on Facebook (search: ‘HAPPY MONDAYS!’) to find out more and to see what goodies we have in store for you in the coming weeks.

Price: 2.50

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A night of the best new music around! Expect to hear the hottest up and coming indie and rock bands live in Mine.

Price: 0.00

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Providing you with you mid week fix of Dubstep and Drum and Bass.

Forget your other shitty club nights. NO free sunglasses, NO free U.V. paints, NO four poster beds… bring your own.

We bring you the BROOKES BROTHERS just after there massive releases TEAR ME DOWN along side Leeds finest, DJ STEPPA.


BROOKES BROTHERS:: Break Beat Koas
DJ STEPPA aka Northern lights:: Propaganda Recordings
DJ FRENZY :: Sub-Low / Dnb Heaven
DJ RAIL :: Sub-Low / React FM
AIRHEAD
MR. VINCENT

MCs SKEEZ :: Manchersters Finest
plus more...


One foot skankin’, dirty dancin’.

Better than television.

Price: 5.50

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- Kryptic Mindz (Defcom / Osiris Music UK / Metalheadz / Subtitles)
Dubstep / Drum & Bass - 2HR Set.

Treating us to both Dubstep and Drum & Bass, Kryptic Minds will be playing the latest material of his latest album, "Minor Nine". Having worked closely with Leon Switch & Headhunter on various productions, this is and excellent opportunity within an intimate setting to get a taster for the next level of electronic music.
"The formidable productions skills of Kryptic Minds & Leon Switch have been brought to bear on the dubstep scene, as they slow their tune Minor Nine to a relatively sedate 140ish bpm, with impressive results. Constituent parts have space to breathe, the caustic midrange roars without grating, and the hammering kicks boom across the generously echoic soundscape. Even better is the Headhunter version, a brain-melting contortion of bone-snapping drums, stomach-turning sub movement and excellent dark-not-hard synth manipulation. A cracking dubstep debut for Defcom"
- iDJ Magazine
"One of the most respected partnerships in drum & bass returns…to flip the script yet again! Kryptic Minds and Leon Switch are back with another genre-busting release on their truly infamous imprint – along with one of dubstep’s leading lights: Bristol’s dark magician Headhunter"
- Tempa

Plus birthday bash guests:
- DJ DISTINCTION (Dub Police / Radio Frequency)
- THE BASS JUNKIES feat. MC FARZE (Radio Frequency)

Resident DJs
LD50 / Dirty Le Roi
MCs: Andlar / Gusto / Jila
Massive 30K crystal clear soundsystem!

£5 advance/ £7 on the door (discount available for BPM society members)

Price: 5.50

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Brighton Beach is a club night tailor made for lovers of sixties style and music with a modern twist. In Room 1, DJs play a mixture of Classic 60’s Soul, R&B & Garage alongside Britpop, Indie & current Guitar Sounds, while in Room 2 DJs spin 60’s Soul, Northern, Jazz, Psych & Freakbeat all on beautiful 45s. The club is open to everyone and attracts a hip sociable crowd of Mods, Students and anyone into the scene and music.

Price: 5.50

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***STRICTLY LIMITED EARLYBIRD OFFER - £2 ADVANCE TICKETS!!***

- Kryptic Mindz (Defcom / Osiris Music UK / Metalheadz / Subtitles)
Dubstep / Drum & Bass - 2HR Set.

Treating us to both Dubstep and Drum & Bass, Kryptic Minds will be playing the latest material of his latest album, "Minor Nine". Having worked closely with Leon Switch & Headhunter on various productions, this is and excellent opportunity within an intimate setting to get a taster for the next level of electronic music.
"The formidable productions skills of Kryptic Minds & Leon Switch have been brought to bear on the dubstep scene, as they slow their tune Minor Nine to a relatively sedate 140ish bpm, with impressive results. Constituent parts have space to breathe, the caustic midrange roars without grating, and the hammering kicks boom across the generously echoic soundscape. Even better is the Headhunter version, a brain-melting contortion of bone-snapping drums, stomach-turning sub movement and excellent dark-not-hard synth manipulation. A cracking dubstep debut for Defcom"
- iDJ Magazine
"One of the most respected partnerships in drum & bass returns…to flip the script yet again! Kryptic Minds and Leon Switch are back with another genre-busting release on their truly infamous imprint – along with one of dubstep’s leading lights: Bristol’s dark magician Headhunter"
- Tempa

Plus birthday bash guests:
- DJ DISTINCTION (Dub Police / Radio Frequency)
- THE BASS JUNKIES feat. MC FARZE (Radio Frequency)

Resident DJs
LD50 / Dirty Le Roi
MCs: Andlar / Gusto / Jila
Massive 30K crystal clear soundsystem!

£5 advance/ £7 on the door (discount available for BPM society members)

Price: 2.50

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Juntos! is a celebration of the best new and upfront Latin music pumping out of the barrios of Puerto Rico, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Rio De Janiero and Nueva York!

featuring La Combinacion Perfecta DJs
Lubi (Fania Records) - Mr.B (Juntos) - special guest DJ Silvao (Carnaval!)
playing reggaeton, latin hiphop, merengue rap, cumbiaton, baile funke!

Plus fun reggaeton class with Danielle Byards (Element Dance)

Supported by the following Leeds University societies - LusoBrasil, Slapsoc, Erasmus - 25p from each pound on the door goes to these societies. Supporting the club night rasies money for them to put on weekly danceclasses and percussion workshops.



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The Automatic are four young men from a small village in Wales who have spent their youth crafting a giddingly exciting blend of all that's fresh in rock and pop, and are now set to spread the word by sending hordes of monsters over the hilltops and into sandwich shops across the land. 'In 50 years from now, when musical academics come to show the world what music was like in 2005, they will put this on. They will then nod along thoughtfully and come to the conclusion that it's rather spiffing'- NME.

Support comes from Nick Harrison, who according to Q magazine sounds not a million miles away from The Arctic Monkeys doing The Police! First on the bill are The Pepys.

Price: 11.50

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Zane Lowe is a radio DJ and television presenter. He was born in New Zealand, before coming to the UK. He currently presents BBC Radio 1's flagship evening show, where he plays a variety of alternative music, including rock, punk, drum and bass, and British hip hop. He is also the presenter of the MTV2 Europe show Gonzo, having been a former VJ on MTV since 1997, where he presented Brand:New.

Before working for the BBC, he worked for many years at London's XFM, showcasing similar styles of music. He has hosted his Radio 1 show since June 2003, taking over from Colin Murray (whose show acted as a stopgap after Steve Lamacq ended his Evening Session radio show). His show initially went out three nights a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:00-10:00pm but moved to four nights a week with the additional slot on Mondays from 7:00-9:00pm in July 2004 as part of a dramatic revamp of Radio 1's evening schedule where it remains today.


Price: 8.50

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The true face of the UK metal underground has finally clawed its way onto the festival map and no amount of imported Euro or US talent can plaster over the wound!

Featuring:
Carcass (exclusive UK show)
Sigh (exclusive UK show)
The Berzerker
Taint

Plus many more bands to be announced across three stages at Leeds University Union. Ticket holders over the age of 18 will be able to attend the official aftershow party in Stylus after the live performances finish.

Price: 30.25

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New Bohemia has joined forces with Hang The DJ to bring a stunning line-up to Leeds.

We are pleased to bring the blissed-out, soulful, reggae-folk vibes from the man who brought us - ‘Your Love Gets Sweeter Everyday’, ‘Ultra Stimulation’, ‘Even After All’ & ‘It's Great When
We’re Together’. Playing the best of his hits with a selection of new material.

Joining him will be rising stars the Gentlemans Dub Club - a 10 piece Dub monster of squelching horns and bass.

Price: 12.50

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More details coming soon...

Price: 5.50

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Another belter of a line up to warm your cockles of a winter's evening, check this little lot out! With Lady Annie of Mac presiding over the proceedings, please do join in the fun with kings of the festival 2008 Digitalism on the decks, and airwave warriors Ladyhawke performing live (if you haven't heard From Dusk 'til Dawn, where have you been?)
All this, plus Switch, Brodinski, DJ Zinc and Digital. Wowsers.

Annie Mac
Digitalism
Ladyhawke Live
Switch
Brodinski
DJ Zinc
Digital

Price: 17.00

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Joel Stoker (vocals), Lucas Crowther (guitar), Rob Pyne (bass), and Grant Marsh (drums) create the jaunty garage rock sound of the Rifles. With their Jam-like swagger and matched playfulness to the Kooks, the Rifles came together in London in 2003. They made their performance debut a year later and praise from NME and BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe quickly championed the Rifles' boyish rock & roll fun. Their debut 'When I'm Alone' arrived in May 2005 and did moderately well among their growing fan base, however 'Local Boy' gave the Rifles their first U.K. Top 40 hit that fall. Other chart hits such as the Strokes-like 'Repeat Offender' and 'She's Got Standards' added to the band's heightened popularity in 2006. Produced by Ian Broudie (the Coral, the Subways, I Am Kloot), No Love Lost marked the Rifles' debut full-length in July. Additional U.K. club shows and appearances at the annual V Festival in Chelmsford and Staffordshire followed in August.

Price: 12.50

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LGBT cordially invite you to join them for Smash The Closet, a gay-friendly safe space where everyone is welcome!

Come to Smash The Closet and be what you want to be!

Expect to hear the dulcet tones of:
Goldfrapp, Grace Jones, Cristina, Girl's Aloud, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Placebo, M.I.A., Abba, Donna Summer, Bowie, Bronski Beat, Team Dresch, The Knife, Chic, New Order, Estelle, Pet Shop Boys, Mammas and the Papas, Justice, Diana Ross, X Ray Specs, Roxy Music, Blondie, Eurythmics, Daft Punk, CSS, Foals, Erasure, Sister Sledge, Rolling Stones, T Rex, The Gossip, Queen.

LGBT members can buy tickets for £3 from their society, on production of their membership card

Price: 4.00

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The Skatalites are a Jamaican music group that played a major role in popularising ska, the first truly Jamaican music created by fusing boogie-woogie blues, rhythm and blues, jazz, mento, calypso, and African rhythms. They recorded many of their best known songs, including PlayGuns of Navarone, in the period between 1964 and 1965, as well as played on records by Prince Buster and many other Jamaican artists. Each year brings another slew of compilations of their recordings from labels around the world. Decades on, their music remains timeless.

Iration Steppas was originally set up by Mark Iration as a sound system in Leeds, where he played the latest sounds at blues dances, clubs and parties. With a posse of like-minded individuals Iration toured the country absorbing various sounds. With Papa Sam, the sound initially performed under the name Ital Rockers Hi Fi. Notable influences were Jah Shaka and Jah Tubby. Iration acknowledged that he was amazed by Jah Tubby's collection of original dub plates when he secured his first acetates. A sound system clash in Leeds against Jah Shaka resulted in praise from the legendary soundman, encouraging Iration to continue in the business. In 1993, Iration linked up with Dennis Rootical (under the guise of Kitachi), performing the leftfield dope beat sound. Live appearances by the duo were greeted with enthusiasm, playing festivals and clubs around the UK. They are also acknowledged as being the first to utilize DAT recordings of their own tunes at the High Rise studio in Leeds and to mix them live. With Jack Rouble joining the group, their reputation grew and Iration Steppas released the classic "Scud Missile" in 1993. Acclaimed by the media as Jah Shaka's "enlightened offspring", they followed the hit with two 10-inch releases, "Reminiscence Dub" and "Killimanjaro" both of which were featured on their debut album. As Kitachi they released three dope beat singles, "Spirit", "Scratch Remix" and "Heavyweight". The new wave of dub followers can also discover many specials recorded for a variety of 90s-style dub compilations, including Macro Dub Infection, Dubhead Volumes One and Two, Club Meets Dub and Dope On Plastic.

Price: 14.50

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Live music from:

Garfield backed by Royal Family Band
plus Poyzun playing Reggae, Dancehall, Roots, Dub and Rnb

DJs on the night:
Frankie (African Roots)
Roger Mix (rnb, hip hop)
plus special guest Ras Omy from Peoples FM playing Conscious Reggae music



Price: 4.50

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“The boy Gedge has written some of the best love songs of the Rock n Roll Era. You may dispute this, but I’m right and you’re wrong!” John Peel.

The Wedding Present have had eighteen UK Top 40 hit singles… not bad for a band that has, from its inception, stubbornly refused to play the record industry's game. That was back in 1985 when David Lewis Gedge boarded a National Express coach in London with 500 records packed into a pair of his mother's suitcases. In this fashion, the debut single Go Out And Get 'Em Boy! was collected from the pressing plant, delivered to the distribution company, and The Wedding Present was born. That pioneering spirit has been at the core of the band's philosophy ever since. From George Best, the first full-length release on their own Reception Records onwards, the band has charted an appealing, if often eccentric, course of its very own.

Price: 15.50

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The Farm was formed in Liverpool in 1983 by singer Peter Hooton, a one-time youth worker searching for a musical outlet to voice his political concerns. Initially, The Farm’s musical style had more of a northern soul feel to it, and while they released a handful of independent singles it wasn’t until they collaborated with dance producer Terry Farley that they came to the attention of the record-buying public at large. Farley was behind the sample-heavy cover of the Monkees’ ‘Stepping Stone’ which although it just missed entering the Top 40 in 1990, it put The Farm on the map as a full live band with strong ties to club culture, who readily embraced the use of samples and computerised beats to enhance their sound.
The Farm’s next single ‘Groovy Train’ made it into the Top Ten, while the anthemic follow-up ‘All Together Now’ - based on the melody of Pachelbel's Canon in D - landed in the Top Five and sold over 500,000 copies. This was rounded off with the release of their debut LP Spartacus which went straight in at Number One in 1991 and made the rest of the world sit up and take notice. For many, their output in the early 90s defined the mood of this era and can be held up as an example of the goodwill message prevalent in the club scene.
It is with pleasure that we welcome the Farm live at Stylus in a night sure to remind us of the days when jeans were baggy, faces were smiley and the charts were basking in the warm afterglow of the second Summer of Love.

Price: 19.00

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Wax:On & Metropolis NYE

After lasts years sell out success alongside Radio 1, Wax On and Metropolis join forces once again to bring together the biggest dance music line up the North has to offer. With more acts to be announced later in the month, below are those acts confirmed so far

Erol Alkan
DJ Marky
Paul Woolford
Hype
Shy FX
Mary Anne Hobbs
Hatcha

Plus loads more TBA!!!!

Wednesday 31st December


Limited earlybird tickets are available now - don't forget these earlybirds sold out in a number of days last year, so get them in right away!

Price: 25.50

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