A reminder for visitors to our fab city and those of you taking advantage of our unbeatable Hotel offers that tickets are now on sale for the bus shuttle service. Lets Rock Leeds have 1 route scheduled which is as follows: Shuttle service route 1 (return ticket) – LEEDS CENTRAL TRAIN STATION – TEMPLE NEWSAM Details about the exact pick up point at the station will be confirmed nearer to the event. Buses will operate a shuttle service from 9:30am – 2:00pm and then from 7:00pm – 11:30pm (reverse route) Journey time is approximately 20 minutes.
Adults: £5.00 return Child: £2.50 return (aged 3-16) Tickets must be pre-booked and will not be on sale on the day. All tickets are individually barcoded. You can book tickets HERE
After 7 years of sell out Ultimate 80s Festivals around the country, Let’s Rock Leeds! returns to Temple Newsam on Saturday 21st June 2015. With a fabulous line-up of artists to bring you the very best of the 80s, and an action packed day of general 80s madness, there is plenty to do for everyone at this Family Friendly Festival! As the largest one-day 80s music festival in the North of England, Let’s Rock Leeds! offers something for the whole family, with entertainment for everyone. Children can enjoy our new “Let’s Rock! Playpen”, which includes tons of free stuff to keep the little ones occupied, including circus workshops with the Bigtopmania Circus, face painting, crafts, tricycles and the “Disco Shack”! With a super funfair including water rides as well as children’s entertainers from BBC/ITV, Let’s Rock Leeds! offers the perfect day out for all the family. Multiple bars and a wide range of quality food outlets, selling food from around the world. More details HERE
The British espionage TV series arrives on the big screen without the same mega-budget as something like Mission: Impossible, which wouldn't be an issue if the script weren't so simplistic. While it's lacking in the character and story complexity needed to make it something special, it at least has an enjoyably twisty plot that plays with some very current themes, and the cast is thoroughly watchable. It's just a shame that the film never manages to surprise us.
It opens as the global terrorist Qasim (Elyes Gabel) is sprung from custody while he's being transferred in East London from Britain's MI5 to America's CIA. Clearly there was a leak, so MI5 boss Harry (Peter Firth) goes rogue to sort out the mess and recapture Qasim. Meanwhile, British intelligence officials (including Jennifer Ehle and Tim McInnerny) recall ex-agent Will (Kit Harington), because he has a relationship with Harry. Working with another agent, June (Tuppence Middleton), Will secretly locates Harry and begins to work with him to defuse the situation, all while there's a significant threat of a major terrorist attack on London. Meanwhile, there are hints that all of this is meant to destabilise MI5 so the CIA can take over. Describing the plot makes it sound like it's operating on several levels, but director Bharat Nalluri keeps everything extremely straightforward. Wrinkles in the story feel oddly matter-of-fact, so the film's momentum never really fluctuates: it just continues on a steady pace forward, exactly like an extended episode of a television series. There are the usual chase scenes, international settings, explosions, ambushes and revelations, but it's more like a checklist of elements that need to be included than a proper trajectory for a story. And the characters never seem to have a life outside the events depicted on screen, which leaves them strangely uninvolving.
As he demonstrates on Game of Thrones, Harington holds the attention with his on-screen charisma. As a guy trying desperately to do the right thing, he's the one person we trust enough to root for. His interaction with the terrific Firth gives the film what weight it has, while the vague flirtation between Harington and Middleton never amounts to much. Still, the script does at least address the morality of the espionage business, as it boils down to true believers verses actual good guys. So even if it never deepens into something that feels momentous, at least it has a blandly polished look that and pace make it comfortably familiar.
Celebrate the Summer with Foodies Festival at Tatton Park 17,18,19th July and WIN VIP Tickets! COMPETITION NOW CLOSED Foodies Festival, the UK’s biggest celebration of food and drink, returns to Tatton Park this summer 17,18,19th July and you are invited to join in the 10th anniversary celebrations with a feast of celebrity and local chefs, new tasting theatres, artisan producers and more street food than you can shake a satay stick at!
Start your day with a masterclasses in the Aga Rangemaster Chefs Theatre and watch MasterChef winner Tim Anderson, David Mooney from The Blue Moon, ex-Corrie star and cheese specialist Sean Wilson, and award winning vegan blogger Little Miss Meat Free cook their favourite summer recipes for you to recreate at home for family and friends. MasterChef finalist Luke Owen, Food Glorious Food Winner Rahila Hussain and the Sweet Mandarin Twins Helen and Lisa Tse will also share their culinary secrets, inspiring you to experiment with new flavours and ingredients. Take a drinks masterclass with Charles Metcalfe and Neil Phillips who will guide you through this summer’s best bubblies and wines in the new Champagne, Wine and Craft Beer Theatre. Beer expert and writer Melissa Cole is also on-hand, sharing her tips on matching summer flavours with locally brewed craft beers. Oyster Shucking, Bee Keeping, Vegan Recipes and Sushi Rolling are just some of the masterclasses you can join in the new Tasting Theatre. You can also learn how to forage for herbs to make healthy herb cocktails and booze infused canapés! If you’re a chocolate addict then head to the Chocolate Theatre for an instant hit of coco in ‘How to Sniff Chocolate like a Rockstar’ masterclasses with Coeur de Xocolat. You can also take masterclasses in 3D cake modelling, Pastry Making and Sugar-Craft Skills with the North West’s best bakers and pâtissiers in the Cake & Bake Theatre. A complementing Chocolate, Cake and Bake Village sells bakes, jams, gadgets and baking essentials – a haven for home bakers. Hungry? Feast on delicious flavours and foods from around the world on the Street Food Avenue, which serves a huge selection of hot and cold dishes including Japanese, Thai, Brazilian, Argentinian, Mexican, French and African for you to tuck into in the Feasting Tenting.
With over 200 producers in the Artisan Producers Market selling award winning wines and chesses, jams and sauces, bakes and confectionary, cured meats and more; you’ll be spoilt for choice for what to buy to take home and enjoy. Pick up taste bud tantalising outdoor cooking recipes from the grilling experts at the BBQ Arena and enter the daily King of the Grill challenge. For those brave, or foolish enough, there’s a Chill Eating Challenge record to break to lift the chilli-eating crown. Little foodies can explore their taste buds and learn basic skills with Picnic in the Park themed masterclasses in the Childrens Cookery Theatre, where Kiddy Cook will show them how to make finger sandwiches, jellies and chocolate bugs!
After a day of feasting and fun, relax with a spot on the grass and soak in the atmosphere with live music from the entertainment stage and a refreshing cocktail, glass of bubbly or a Pimm’s from the Giant Pimm’s Teapot and Captain Morgan Mojito Galleon. Tickets: Tickets are on sale now at www.foodiesfestival.com or by calling 0844 995 1111 but here's your chance to WIN tickets. We have 1 family VIP ticket and two ordinary family tickets for Foodies Festival 2012 at Tatton Park. To win, follow @jmyorks and retweet any of our #FoodiesVIP tweets, full terms and conditions here or email here with your name ad subject #FoodieVIP Competition closes 10 May 2015.
Sonic Soul Surfer Album by Seasick Steve It's difficult not to like an album that crackles into life with instruments that sound like a rattlesnake preparing to pounce. That is how Steven Wold, better known to the world as Seasick Steve, has chosen to introduce his seventh studio offering 'Sonic Soul Surfer'. For a septuagenarian with a predilection for homemade guitars, he's also pretty prolific. His debut was released a little over a decade ago, but this new record seems to present a more polished and more confident Seasick Steve. Wold has really hit his stride here and seems happy to let his band do some of the heavy lifting. If the Seasick Steve manifesto presented here is: "We'll do our best to rock your socks", then I'm pleased to say it's job done. 'Sonic Soul Surfer' does little to move Wold away from Blues Rock, but it feels accomplished because it seems to streamline his approach. The campfire intimacy and storytelling of earlier recordings is replaced with a desire to jam as a band. The material is no less gritty, but is infused with a newfound vigour that relies less on the gimmick of homemade instruments and more on the song writing itself. There's a retro feel as demonstrated by the album cover, but these songs aren't chained to the past, Wold presents them with the hunger of a musician half his age. Take opener 'Roy's Gang' as an example and you'll find lyrics that celebrate his success of recent years: "I wanna get on that stage. I wanna play you my very best show". This isn't a man looking to the past as his glory days, rather he's looking to the future, and that's what makes this material so appealing. Some of the familiar Seasick Steve hallmarks are present here; 'Dog Gonna Play' is one example. However, Wold galvanises his band around a traditional Blues riff, and ends up giving his younger contemporaries, like The Black Keys, a run for their money with the menace and swagger of the resulting track. Even the quirky use of the jaw harp on single 'Summertime Boy' doesn't feel like Wold is relying on little used instruments to make his work stand out. Instead, it's used to elevate the Blues jam to match the carefree sentiment of the lyrics. It's not all upbeat though, there's still the obligatory bone chilling slower and quieter moments, but they don't seem to cast long shadows over the other songs as had sometimes happened in the past. There's a real momentum as the album races from track to track, and much of that is provided by the inclusion of a full band on most of the material. It may seem rather contraire, then, when I tell you the stand-out moment is the quiet solo performance that closes the album. 'Heart Full Of Scars' really does pull on the heartstrings. Wold sings with a weariness that's hard to fake, and he removes his usual gruff delivery to leave a voice that's reminiscent of early Tom Waits. It works because it serves as a lullaby to what's come before, without the boisterous guitars of the earlier songs this epitaph wouldn't draw your attention in the same way. It's a tender send off to an album that's surprisingly well equipped to bring a smile to your face. 'Sonic Soul Surfer' is perhaps not the album that I would have expected Wold to make at this stage in his career, it's a pleasant and welcome surprise that he has. Whereas many artists would be looking to consolidate their reputation and rely on past success if they were in Seasick Steve's position, Wold instead chooses to boldly move forward with a confident and very enjoyable set of songs. He's proved there's plenty of life left in the old dog yet.
The Fast & Furious Train Keeps Chugging Along With Eighth Movie
If you thought the Fast & Furious franchise was on its way out, you clearly are not familiar with the dynamics of Hollywood franchises. As the F&F, Spider-Man, Star Wars and numerous other series have proved, you don't just enjoy success, you ride its coattails until they're so warn and ragged that the money stream starts to thin out.
Yes, there will be a Fast & Furious 8 (or some variation upon that name). Vin Diesel announced on Thursday that there will be an eight installment of the muscle car franchise released on April 14, 2017.
"We're going to make the best movie you've ever seen," the actor said at Universal's CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas on Thursday, according to the New York Daily News. Getting back o the earlier point about success and its money-lined coattails, Furious 7 debuted earlier this month. Since then, it has reached and passed the $1 billion worldwide gross benchmark. But it's been an emotional journey for the cast and production team.
"The last time I was on this stage I was with my brother Pablo," Diesel said. "It's hard for me to even watch that clip and then come out here without being emotional. But most importantly, I mean it from the bottom of my heart, that you guys, you help us make this special." So hold on to your underwear, people, the ride isn't over yet.
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The Polyphonic Spree will be celebrating their 15th anniversary with an eight day tour of the UK in September 2015, where they will be performing material from their debut album - 'The Beginning Stages of the Polyphonic Spree' - in full plus a few extra surprises. The Polyphonic Spree hit the UK this September
With their latest high profile show having been the last Dallas NYE party, a free concert at the American Airlines Center, the Texas alternative orchestra will arrive at London's Electric Ballroom on September 3rd, before wrapping up their brief excursion in Sheffield at the O2 Academy 2. They'll be celebrating the signing of their very first album release, which was taken on by Dallas' Good Records in 2002 after the band was formed by frontman Tim DeLaughter in 2000 from the ashes of his ill-fated previous band Tripping Daisy.
Members of The Polyphonic Spree currently stand at twenty plus and they have released a further four albums since their debut. Their last album, 'Yes, It's True', was launched in 2013 following the previous year's Christmas collection 'HolidayDream: Sounds of the Holidays Vol. One'.
Watch the live video of The Polyphonic Spree's track 'Soldier Girl' Not only will the band be performing 'The Beginning Stages of...' in full, but they'll also be throwing in a few of their best tracks from other releases too, which should provide even more nostalgia for the hordes of British fans that will no doubt flock to their shows in the Autumn. Also performing in Brighton, Oxford, Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow, tickets for the tour will be available to buy tomorrow (April 17th 2015). Tour dates: 03 September - London, Electric Ballroom 04 September - Brighton, Concorde 2 05 September - Oxford, O2 Academy 07 September - Bristol, Motion 09 September - Manchester, Club Academy 10 September - Edinburgh, Liquid Room 11 September - Glasgow, Oran Mor 16 September - Sheffield, O2 Academy 2
Lets Rock Leeds - Bus shuttle tickets now on sale
Journey time is approximately 20 minutes.
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