Football Fandom in the 1990s

In 1991 Richard Davis set out with his camera to various North West football teams in England, on a journey to find out if indeed there was a new breed of football fan out there. After the troubled decade of the 1980s, had football finally embraced a more positive open environment; what role, if any, did fanzines play in this cultural shift.

Summer Art Market

Come and browse the beautiful artwork being sold by Pyramid artists and other local makers at Pyramid's Summer Art Market.

As well as featuring local artists, Pyramid will be running an art trail and family-friendly creative activities in their studio. There will also be a chance to enjoy some delicious refreshments and baked goods in Pyramid's newly renovated courtyard garden.

This is a fundraising event for Pyramid, and all money raised will go towards improving access and inclusion in the arts for people with learning disabilities.

Hope - Exhibition Open Call

Rebecca Solnit wrote on living in dark times: ‘We are living through times of unprecedented change, but in uncertainty lies the power to influence the future. Now is not the time to despair, but to act. Hope is an embrace of the unknown.’

What does hope mean to you? What does it represent? Does it energise you? Does it reflect in your art?

Do you live in East Leeds and make art? Would you like to share your creations with others? Space2 is looking for contributions to our upcoming exhibition responding to the theme of ‘Hope.’

The Boss & The Beeston Street Band live at Leeds Irish Centre

Celebrate the real Independence Day on 4 July with The Boss & The Beeston Street Band - Yorkshire’s favourite Bruce Springsteen tribute. If you haven’t caught the real Boss on his tour this year, fear not. The next best thing is coming to The Irish Centre in Leeds on 4 July. 

We’ll be performing a three-hour set from 8pm on the real Independence Day featuring all the classics, some seldom heard rarities, and we’ll be playing the classic ‘Born in the USA’ album in full.

Tile Design Workshop

The Central Library Building by George Corson (1829-1910) offers spectacular interiors including the Tiled Hall and reflects Corson's eclectic interests which included Islamic architecture.

This is a chance for families and children to explore colour, geometry, and pattern through drawing, painting, collage, printing and decoupage.

Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult

Honk

Honk are a genre-warping six-piece that are here to rewire your idea of country music. It’s called “Trashcan Country" - a raucous, rough-edged twist on twang. It’s been dragged through the back alleys of punk, doused in garage-rock grit, and left to dry in the blazing sun.

At the core of Honk is their electrifying live show - equal parts hoedown and meltdown - which has earned them support slots with trailblazers like Meryl Streak, Delivery, and Being Dead, as well as consistent backing from BBC 6 Music’s Marc Riley.

Art d'Ecco

Does life have meaning or a purpose? What distinguishes good from evil? Do individuals enjoy free will or is destiny preordained? Critical thinkers – Sartre, Nietzsche, Dostoevsky – have pondered such questions for centuries. Serene Demon dispatches them in under 39 minutes, reflecting Art d’Ecco’s singular focus on his fourth album: “I was determined, in an almost monomaniacal way, to prove that I can do something different. ”

Nubiyan Twist Soundsystem

Nubiyan Twist present NT Soundsystem - a new stripped back3-piece  dance floor-ready lineup as they VIP remix the entirety of new album ‘Find Your Flame’ in a soundsystem style with live brass - expect a blend of dub, dancehall, amapiano, jungle, garage, kuduru and more.

Nubiyan Twist have built up a name as one of the forerunners of the UK Jazz scene, fusing together global grooves, soul and jazz; intertwined with electronic elements, horn-led melodies and spontaneous improvisation.