Leeds Festival Fringe
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Leeds Festival Fringe is a 7 day grassroots music festival held across several music venues in Leeds
in the week prior to Leeds and Reading Festival. It was created in 2010 to showcase local talent before the main festival hits town.
Throughout the week, local promoters
, bands, fanzines
and on-line music communities all have their "takeover" of Leeds Festival Fringe thus bringing everyone who works all year round to benefit the local music scene together under one banner during one week.
The first year was very successful with over 120 performances, over 400 musicians playing in one week.
, Black Water, The Blind Dead McJones Band, Bludger, Bootscraper, Caesar Stars, The Captives, China Shop Bull, Chris Martin, Chris Sharp, Claire Cameron Band, Claw of Panther, Codego, Confined Within, Cotheria, Cupboard Wolves, Danny Gruff, Diamond Dac Charnley, The Dirty Jeans, Down The Machine, Egypsy, 4 Day Weekend, El Camino, Elephants on Acid, The Famous Class, The Freewheel, Faux Romantics, Fight The Frontline, For The Ride, The Fuzz, Gaia, Gentle Breeze, Gerry Cooper, Ghosts In The Nightclub, Giraffey Fantastic, Hemingway, The Idles, IMP, The Insight, Jack and Gill's Daughter, Jasmine Kennedy. The Jaw-Line of Julianne Moore, JB Butterfield, Jen Armstrong Music, Johnny Powell, Jonny The Firth, Kath and The Mighty Menace, Lifescreen, Lou Gibbs, Louise Distras, Luva Gunk, Man Get Out, March of the Defiants, Matt Bentley, The Melodicas New Reed, Merry-Go, Mi Mye, Miranda versus The Crok, Mondo Cane, Montauk Island, The Moves, Mr Gary C, Mutiny For Hire, New York Alcoholic Anxiety Attack, Old Man Pie, Pastel Jack, Philip Cockerham, Quiet Rebellion, Radio Gypsy, The Red Pills, Redstar, Revenge of The Psychotronic Man, Road To Horizon, Runaround Kids, Scott Anthony Wainwright, Secret Circuits, Secrets of Kaplan, Silverlode, The Shrinks, The Sickmen of Europe, The Sighting, Spiders Eat Vinyl, The Spills, S.S.S.S.S., Standard Fare, State of Error, The Stella Frays, Steph Stephenson, The Swindells, The Tabbs, Tag-Team Preacher, The Temps, The Tender Hooligans, 13 Lights, Time of Hibu, Volcanoes, We Run Riot, We Say No, The Wick Effect, X-Ray Cat Trio
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
in the week prior to Leeds and Reading Festival. It was created in 2010 to showcase local talent before the main festival hits town.
Throughout the week, local promoters
Promoter (entertainment)
An entertainment promoter i.e. music, wrestling, boxing etc is a person or company in the business of marketing and promoting live events such as concerts/gigs, boxing matches, sports entertainment , festivals, raves, and nightclubs.- Business model :Promoters are typically hired as independent...
, bands, fanzines
Fanzine
A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
and on-line music communities all have their "takeover" of Leeds Festival Fringe thus bringing everyone who works all year round to benefit the local music scene together under one banner during one week.
The first year was very successful with over 120 performances, over 400 musicians playing in one week.
Venues
Carpe Diem, The Well, The New Conservatory, Royal Park Cellars, The Elbow Room, The Dry Dock, The Hop and The Northern Monkey.Hosts
All Sorted Records, The Beat Surrender, Broken Heart Underground, Bootscraper, Claire Cameron Band, Grain Division, Hound Dog Promotions, Liverpool Bands and Friends, Lyrically Justified, The Red Pills, The Rhubarb Bomb, Yorkshire Music Collective and Yorkshire Underground Band Show.Artists
Acid Drop, Acoustic Jim, Adam Findlay, Adelaide Harlequin, A Last Concern, Alvin Purple, Angry Vs The Bear, Audit Control, Beat The Red Light, The Beau's, Belleville, Ben Peel, Beretta Suicide, Bernadette Dales, Black Diamond Bay (UK)Black Diamond Bay (UK)
Black Diamond Bay is a UK independent electronic band formed in 2008, based in Leeds and London. The band consists of Agne Motie, Jesse O'Mahoney, Tom Sidebottom, Ben Ziapour, Ben Wilson and Colin Sutton...
, Black Water, The Blind Dead McJones Band, Bludger, Bootscraper, Caesar Stars, The Captives, China Shop Bull, Chris Martin, Chris Sharp, Claire Cameron Band, Claw of Panther, Codego, Confined Within, Cotheria, Cupboard Wolves, Danny Gruff, Diamond Dac Charnley, The Dirty Jeans, Down The Machine, Egypsy, 4 Day Weekend, El Camino, Elephants on Acid, The Famous Class, The Freewheel, Faux Romantics, Fight The Frontline, For The Ride, The Fuzz, Gaia, Gentle Breeze, Gerry Cooper, Ghosts In The Nightclub, Giraffey Fantastic, Hemingway, The Idles, IMP, The Insight, Jack and Gill's Daughter, Jasmine Kennedy. The Jaw-Line of Julianne Moore, JB Butterfield, Jen Armstrong Music, Johnny Powell, Jonny The Firth, Kath and The Mighty Menace, Lifescreen, Lou Gibbs, Louise Distras, Luva Gunk, Man Get Out, March of the Defiants, Matt Bentley, The Melodicas New Reed, Merry-Go, Mi Mye, Miranda versus The Crok, Mondo Cane, Montauk Island, The Moves, Mr Gary C, Mutiny For Hire, New York Alcoholic Anxiety Attack, Old Man Pie, Pastel Jack, Philip Cockerham, Quiet Rebellion, Radio Gypsy, The Red Pills, Redstar, Revenge of The Psychotronic Man, Road To Horizon, Runaround Kids, Scott Anthony Wainwright, Secret Circuits, Secrets of Kaplan, Silverlode, The Shrinks, The Sickmen of Europe, The Sighting, Spiders Eat Vinyl, The Spills, S.S.S.S.S., Standard Fare, State of Error, The Stella Frays, Steph Stephenson, The Swindells, The Tabbs, Tag-Team Preacher, The Temps, The Tender Hooligans, 13 Lights, Time of Hibu, Volcanoes, We Run Riot, We Say No, The Wick Effect, X-Ray Cat Trio