OK, so we are heading to West Yorkshire next to the city of Leeds: home to the football team I have supported for over 50 years - which has not always been easy...
Leeds has given rise to some popular bands and musicians.
They include:
Kaiser Chiefs
Soft Cell
Alt-J (who feature an Old Elean - a former pupil of the school where I teach - in their line-up).
The Wedding Present - who had a moment
This Leeds music website has a great list. The Visit Leeds site also makes much of the current music scene in the city.
Leeds had some well-known venues, including the Brudenell Social Club (follow them on Spotify), and the old Duchess of York pub. It still attracts a good cohort of musicians to play there. Bob Mould stopped by the Leeds Irish Centre on the recent Sugar tour that I blogged about a few weeks ago.
There is a short history of music in Leeds here.
One venue I've been to for larger events is Roundhay Park, which has a good sloped amphitheatre like area.
I saw Genesis there in 1987 on a wet day on the Invisible Touch tour - the year later Michael Jackson played there on the 'Bad' tour. Both of those were to over 80 000 people. In 1992, they both came back: Genesis on the 'I can't dance' tour, and Michael Jackson doing the 'Dangerous' tour. Madonna also played there around that time.
A VHS transfer here to YouTube... can't find much better video...
Looking back at the news media around the Genesis concert, it mentioned that Runrig were the support band. I don't remember that at all.
Leeds and Reading festivals still attract very large audiences.
