Wellington Place supports Leeds artists with “Live & Local” events

Wellington Place has teamed up with Leeds-based local music experts Super Friendz, responsible for hosting highly popular events across the city, to deliver a programme of free live music events.

The Live & Local programme will showcase the best up-and-coming musical talent in the city through a series of intimate music nights with local artists. Spanning a range of genres – from rock and indie to jazz and blues – a series of bi-monthly music nights will be hosted in bars and restaurants across Wellington Place’s estate from autumn onwards.

Following a successful first event in September, Wednesday 12^th October will see Veeno welcome Floorkin, a BBC Radio 3 recommended live jazz trio, to the stage. All are invited to visit the popular wine bar and enjoy a specially curated jazz playlist, accompanied by Veeno’s extensive menu of charcuterie and sharing boards.

Following this, on Thursday 27^th October, Mad Frans will invite a range of local acts – including indie pop band E.V.I.E, alt-pop duo Lucky Iris and singer songwriter Imogen Harper – to showcase their talents.

Throughout the rest of the year, a programme of other pop-up live music events will be held across Wellington Place, all of which will be free to attend.

Dominique Murray, marketing manager at MEPC, the developer behind Wellington Place, said: “At Wellington Place, we pride ourselves on being a vibrant and welcoming community for the whole city, and for being so much more than simply a place to work. Leeds is well known for its amazing music scene, and Super Friendz is responsible for producing many of the city’s most high-profile events and festivals, so we’re really excited to be working with them to create Live & Local.

She added: “The programme is a fantastic opportunity for us to support local artists, particularly as so many of the smaller grassroots music venues have been forced to close their doors permanently following the pandemic. We’re looking forward to giving artists a platform to showcase their talents and demonstrate why Leeds is one of the UK’s best cities for music and culture.”

Ben Lewis, managing director at Super Friendz, added: “Located in the heart of Leeds and with a range of well-established bars and restaurants, Wellington Place is an ideal venue to host Live & Local. The first event was a huge success, and we’ve got some really exciting acts lined up, so would encourage everyone to come down and get involved. Who knows, they might even catch the next Kaiser Chiefs or Corinne Bailey Rae before they make it big!

“This is just the beginning of our partnership with Wellington Place, as we’ll be working closely with the team over the coming months to further bolster the weekend and evening experience by offering an even broader range of exciting and accessible and events to visitors from near and far. Watch this space…”

There is no need to pre-book tickets in advance. For more information on Live & Local, visit: https://www.wellingtonplace.co.uk/whats-on/live-local/.