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Sarah Oglesby
Fri 10 Oct 2025 - Sun 28 Jun 2026
Music Leeds Us: Celebrating 60 Years of Music in Leeds
Exhibitions
Event organiser:
Leeds Museums & Galleries

Marking 60 years of Leeds Conservatoire, this special exhibition celebrates the people, places and magic moments that have shaped the city’s musical identity across six vibrant decades.

From legendary gigs and local heroes to grassroots movements and global sounds, this is a celebration of the voices, venues and vibrant genres that make up Leeds’ powerful, proud — and often overlooked — musical legacy.

But this isn’t just about history — it’s about feeling. That song that takes you back. That gig that changed your life. The posters on your bedroom walls. That new record purchase. 

The venue that became your second home. Music Leeds Us is a space to remember, reflect and reconnect. Whether it’s goth, jazz, house or punk — whether you were there at the time or hearing it for the first time — Music Leeds Us is for everyone — from lifelong locals to newcomers discovering the city's musical heartbeat. Curated in collaboration with community partners and supported by local volunteers, we invite you to come and explore six decades of sound — and see where the music takes you.

This text was provided by one of the volunteers contributing to the show: Michelle Regan, @Sounds_Like_Shell

The exhibition is curated with volunteers and community partners including Leeds Conservatoire.

Leeds City Museum

Millennium Square
Leeds
LS2 8BH
United Kingdom

53.801777, -1.546699

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