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Live music

As well as being a seat of learning, Leeds has a host of museums and galleries to feed your mind. Click on a link below for more details...

Blank Canvas Newly opened venue attracting the cream of indie, including The Coral, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Music and Franz Ferdinand.   Clothworkers' Centenary Concert Hall Refurbished on-campus venue featuring a wide range of classical concerts, including world renowned talents such as pianist Murray Parahia.   English Northern Philharmonia Opera North's resident orchestra frequently perform popular works such as Puccini's Tosca, Mozart's Don Giovanni and Wagner's Tristen and Isolde at Leeds Town Hall.   Joseph's Well Pub located five minutes walk away from the main campus hosting top local bands in a newly renovated venue. Indie heaven.   Leeds Festival Chorus Sing with top orchestras. One of Britain's finest choruses presenting classical choral music in Yorkshire and beyond accompanied by orchestras like the BBC Philharmonic and CBSO. Leeds Festival Chorus welcomes membership applications. Under 26s can join for free and all applicants must take an initial audition.   Leeds International Concert Season Series of classical concerts staged at Leeds Town Hall. Many free lunchtime concerts make this worth a visit.   Leeds Jazz For details of all that's fresh and exciting on the jazz scene.   Leeds Metropolitan University Student Union A Good range of bands and club nights are hosted at LMU. Has played host to Flaming Lips, Idlewild and The Orb.   The Cockpit One of Leeds best live music venues for a host of up and coming and established bands. Previous acts have included Coldplay, At the Drive In, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead and Death in Vegas.   The Irish Centre Situated on York Road this venue regularly hosts gigs from big names in rock and jazz.   The New Roscoe The best in roots music, blues and folk can be found at this 400 capacity venue. Many free lunchtime gigs make this an essential Leeds venue.   The Termite Club A mobile exposition of all that is noisy. They brought you v/vm, Death Squad, John Fahey and MachineGun TV. Cross the sonic frontier…   The Venue State of the art 350 seater venue offering a cutting edge selection of classical, world and contemporary music...   University of Leeds Refectory Many of the greats have played here such as Jimi Hendrix, The Who and Led Zeppelin. It now fosters new talent such as Doves, Badly Drawn Boy and urban heroes The Streets.