One minute I’m at a music festival, the next I’m in a parallel universe watching an overbearing comedian clad in dungarees is singing about the dangers of texting unsolicited pictures of your bits, like I’m watching some kids’ PSHE educational show in the near future yet laughing so much I nearly bought a round. This is thanks to supremely gifted musical comedian Vikki Stone, a hilarious act at this year’s Long Division festival, the increased comedy featured proof the organisers are not content with standing still.
Casting a glance across UK festival line-ups these days can be somewhat dispiriting; increasingly fatigued rosters desperately in need of injections of vibrant new talent not coming through in anything like the numbers these days. One of the few swimmers against this tide is Live @ Leeds, an event still managing to serve up an eclectic smorgasbord of up-and-coming local talent, complemented by an alluring array of more established acts from home and abroad, catering for all tastes, drawing a slew of music lovers from across the region.
"...Choosing between the evening headliners proves challenging, Wild Beasts, Rag & Bone Man and Slaves can count themselves worthy contenders but recent release by fake band turned real The Moonlandingz is an absolute revelation; meaning we’re off to Brudenell for a lunar themed double-header denouement as all-girl quartet The Big Moon are up first.."
As
far as the city of Leeds goes, it’s had far worse days, Roundhay
Park returned as a live music venue, the sun shone throughout as
people turned up in droves, no doubt taking advantage of the fine
weather to make a last minute decision to attend...
