238. Centre Stage 2016 – The Final: O2 Academy, Leeds [27.7.16]

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238a_Centre Stage [270716] Artists: The Mallrats / Tree / The Elephant Trees / Faux Pas / Lewis Crossley / The Indigo Project / Big Bad Rabbit / Shaarks / Liberate / Territory / Blyss

Venue: O2 Academy, Leeds

Date: 27.7.16

Centre Stage is an annual ‘battle of the bands’, curated by Martin House Children’s Hospice. The competition showcases fresh young talent, many of whom go on to greater success in the music industry. The winning band receive the prestigious prize of playing live at that year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals.

The 2016 final kicked-off with a set by the previous year’s winners; The Mallrats.

The winning band of Centre Stage 2016 was Faux Pas.

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236. Ocean Colour Scene: Millennium Square, Leeds [24.7.16]

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235a_Ocean Colour Scene [240716] Artist: Ocean Colour Scene

Support: Shed Seven / The Bluetones / Reverend and The Makers

Venue: Millennium Square, Leeds

Date: 24.7.16

“When you find that things are getting wild, don’t you want days like these?”

Back to Millennium Square, for the second big gig of the weekend, as Ocean Colour Scene celebrated the 20th anniversary of their ‘Moseley Shoals’ album.

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Setlist:

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OCS [Moseley Shoals]

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235. The Cribs: Millennium Square, Leeds [22.7.16]

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Artist: The Cribs

Support: The Thurston Moore Group

Venue: Millennium Square, Leeds

Date: 22.7.16

Not quite their home town of Wakefield, but The Cribs played their biggest headline gig to date at Millennium Square, Leeds.

Local boys done good!

This gig was later released on DVD as part of the limited edition CD version of the ‘24-7 Rock Star Shit’ album.

234. Easy Star All-Stars: Brudenell Social Club [17.7.16]

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Artist: Easy Star All-Stars

Venue: Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

Date: 17.7.16

Easy Star All-Stars celebrated the 10th anniversary of their ‘Radiodread’ album – a sublime take on Radiohead’s ‘OK Computer’. An ingenious adaptation of a virtually untouchable album.

After almost 30 years and over 230 gigs, I finally got the illusive no.1 ticket!

233. An Evening with Marc Almond. Accompanied by Leeds College of Music Contemporary Orchestra and Pop Choir: Leeds Town Hall [8.7.16]

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232a_marc-almond-080716 Artists: An Evening with Marc Almond. Accompanied by Leeds College of Music Contemporary Orchestra and Pop Choir

Venue: Leeds Town Hall

Date: 8.7.16

Generations of home-grown talent took to the stage of Leeds Town Hall – as local legend, Marc Almond performed a stunning set of re-arranged classics, accompanied by some of the city’s finest musicians.

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