Chart toping indie four-piece band The Lathums will return to Leeds for their first headline show in over 18 months with their biggest ever headline show in Yorkshire on Friday 12 July as part of the 2025 Sounds Of The City concert series. Joining them on the bill as special guests are The Royston Club.
Following the announcement of their chart topping new album Liquid Gold and a sell-out show in 2023, iconic alt-rock band Shed Seven have announced a return to Millennium Square as part of the renowned Sounds of the City concert series. Joining them on the bill will be Liverpool legends Lightning Seeds and Sheffield indie favourites, The Sherlocks.
GRAMMY award-winning American rock duo The Black Keys will headline Sounds Of The City 2025 on Millennium Square as part of their upcoming UK & European tour.
Global pop sensation MIKA has announced a major headline outdoor summer show at Leeds Millennium Square on Thursday 3 July as part of the 2025 Sounds of the City concerts series with Scouting for Girls as a special guests.
Known for his flamboyant style, powerful vocals, and infectious energy, MIKA has captivated audiences worldwide with era defining hits including Grace Kelly, We Are Golden and Popular Song which have collectively amassed billions of streams.
John Lyon – conductor
Alison Major – leader
Elizabeth Hardman - soprano
Beth Moxon – mezzo soprano
Johann Strauss II - Overture: Die Fledermaus
Puccini – La bohème: Mi chiamano Mimì
Puccini – Madama Butterfly: Tutti i fiori (Flower Duet)
Tchaikovsky – Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
Richard Strauss – Der Rosenkavalier: Wie du warst
Weber – Der Freischütz: Und ob die Wolke
Bizet - Carmen: Suite No 1
Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude
Saint-Saëns – Samson et Dalila: Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix
For his second Leeds Jazz Festival 2025 show, Leeds world music/global beats boss promoter Lubi Jovanovic is bringing the mambo and salsa fire to Belgrave Music Hall on Friday 23rd May. Live on stage, top 12 piece mambo/Afro-Cuban jazz/salsa ensemble Orchestra Mambo International. If you love the music of Latin legends Tito Puente, Ray Barretto and Eddie Palmieri, you will love this band.
Jazzleeds are pleased to welcome to Leeds Jazz Festival trumpeter Jay Phelps who has curated an exceptional show which will bring together the best of Miles Davis from 1958 and 1959. Canadian born Phelps has had a career spanning radio presenting for Jazz FM and Worldwide FM, as well as creating the Youtube documentary series Ear to the Ground. Jay has performed with some of the world’s top artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Shabaka Hutchings, Amy Winehouse and Wizkid.
Blur the Lines featuring Jamettone will be an innovative showcase of improvised live music and inspiring performances from Leeds based poets, rappers, singers and musicians.
It’s been quite the journey so far for Lence and Blur the Lines with sold out shows at Leeds Playhouse, an historic event at Leeds Library and multiple appearances at Leeds Literature Festival. This time they are joined by Jamettone, a collective of exceptional musicians who will be creating improvised instrumentals to accompany the artists on stage.
Longtime Leeds jazz/world music promoter Lubi Jovanovic (DJ Lubi), kicks off his 2025 Leeds Jazz Festival program at The Attic (Sheaf Street) on Thursday 22nd May.
Come celebrate from 6pm the 80th Anniversary of the Legend Bob Marley at the historical city of Leeds who in the 1970s came to Leeds Polytechnic (Leeds University) to a sell out crowd.
Years on the city still celebrates the blessings from concerts in 2024 Legend Tour @02 Academy Leeds, sell out at Leeds Grand Theatre and LCC Millennium Square summer series.