Popular Music in Leeds: Histories, Heritage, People and Places – a Guided Walking Tour
University of Leeds Student Union, Lifton Place, leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9JS
Leeds has spawned crooners, folk singers, punks, post-punks, Goths, DJs, popstars, rappers, indie rockers and more. Yet, with a few exceptions, Leeds has not been studied for its musical cultures in ways that other UK cities have, such as Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Sheffield. In many ways, Leeds is a city with a “lost” local musical heritage, hidden even to many of those who live there. The first academic book dedicated to mapping Leeds’ popular music histories, heritage, people and places was published in December 2023. Two of the co-editors, Dr Paul Thompson and Dr Brett Lashua, will take walkers on a whistle-stop tour of the city’s often hidden musical heritage.
Timings & Tours
- Wednesday 11 September:
- 15:00
Location & directions
University of Leeds Student Union, Lifton Place, leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9JS
- Contact on day:
- Dr Paul Thompson
- Telephone number:
- +441138127563
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Booking opens on the 09 August Booking is required for this walk, please do not turn up to the site without booking a place. Numbers are limited, if you have registered and can no longer attend please let us know so that we offer the place to people on the waiting list.
- Booking website:
- https://data.leedscivictrust.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=67
Accessibility details
This is a guided walking tour around the city centre of Leeds; it will be largely be at ground level and involve moving at a moderate pace between central music heritage locations. We’ll try to make use of existing external street furniture for visitors to rest whilst we tell stories where possible. We’ll also try to avoid steps and steep climbs where possible but we ask everyone to take care when walking on different surfaces if wet or icy, particularly in cobbled or uneven areas and when using steps or kerbs. The walking tour will be outside, so we ask walkers to wear appropriate clothing f
Additional information
- Max no of people per tour:
- 12
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s) 15 minute(s)
