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Leeds Conservatoire was established in 1965 as the Leeds Music Centre, delivering extra-curricular music classes at the Leeds Institute building near Millennium Square, which now houses Leeds City Museum. [10] In 1971, it became affiliated with Leeds University and known as the City of Leeds College of Music. [16]
The O 2 Academy Leeds (formerly known as the Town and Country Club) [1] is a music venue situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is run by the Academy Music Group, which has other music venues around the UK. The Academy was nominated for the TPi Awards 2010 for the country's favourite venue. [2]
The First Direct Arena, a 13,781 capacity venue in Arena Quarter [1]. The Music in Leeds encompasses a variety of styles and genres, including rock, pop and electronic.While groups like Soft Cell, the Kaiser Chiefs, the Wedding Present, Utah Saints and the Bridewell Taxis have gained success in the mainstream, Gang of Four, the Sisters of Mercy, Chumbawamba and the Mission have helped to ...
Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre, Farnborough – 12,000 (Hall 1), 3,150 (Hall 5) National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham – 12,000 (Hall 4), 8,000 (Hall 5) Manchester Central Convention Complex – 10,900 (Halls 1 and 2 combined), 8,100 (Hall 2) Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London – 10,250 (standing), 7,250 (seated)
A "primary cog in the Leeds music scene", [1] the Brudenell Social Club was joint winner of the best live music venue in 2014's Rock the House competition, and was shortlisted for The Fly magazine's 2014 UK Venue of the Year' award and the NME's Britain's Best Small Venue award in 2011, 2012 and 2015.
Birmingham is the largest centre in the UK for employment in public administration, education and health; [184] and after Leeds the second-largest centre outside London for employment in financial and other business services. [185] The Gun Quarter is a district of the city that was, for many years, a centre of the world's gun-manufacturing ...
Leeds is known for its culture in the fields of art, architecture, music, sport, film and television. As the largest city in Yorkshire, Leeds is a centre of Yorkshire's contemporary culture and is the base for Yorkshire's television (BBC, ITV, and Channel 4) [1] and regional newspapers.
The Barber Institute is home to Europe's finest art deco concert hall, and boasts a chamber music and recital series. Birmingham Town Hall: 1834 [41] 1,086 Ex Cathedra / Black Voices / BBC Big Band / Thomas Trotter: CBSO Centre: Main Hall 1998 300 Birmingham Contemporary Music Group: Birmingham Hippodrome: 1895 1,935