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	Staff Talent Contest Has Leeds got talent? Come along and find out! Showcasing the wide-ranging talents of University and LUU staff, this fun-filled contest promises to be an exciting evening. Tickets, which are free of charge, are available to staff, family and friends. The top three winning acts will perform at the Staff Festival on Friday 5 September. So, for your chance to be part of what is certain to be a memorable event, register now for your place in the audience. The Staff Talent contest will take place at 6pm in Mine, Leeds University Union, on Wednesday 3rd September 2008. To register, you need to email talentcontest@leedstickets.com with your name and number of tickets required. The Rifles - change of date Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control, The Rifles event originally due to take place on 13th November 2008 has been rescheduled to 30th November 2008. Tickets for the original date will remain valid for the new date, however if you wish to obtain a refund, please contact the box office you purchased your tickets from. Slinky Leeds 28th June - last remaining earlybird tickets South coast superclub Slinky makes its debut at Stylus, Pulse & Mine this Saturday 28th June. Your chance to get in for the princely sum of a tenner is about to slip through your fingers! The last few earlybird tickets are on sale now on leedstickets.com, but they won't be for long. Get them today before they disappear. Once the earlybird tickets have sold out, tickets will be on sale for Ł12.50 advance, or you can bag yourself a VIP entry ticket for Ł15 advance which entitles you to exclusive balcony and VIP bar access, a free glass of bubbly upon your arrival and an exclusive Slinky mix CD. Some of the world's best DJs have been brought together for the first Slinky Leeds event this coming Saturday, including Johan Gielen, Agnelli & Nelson, Lee Haslam, Andy Farley and BK. This is one for the history books! Announcement from Slinky HQ Leeds: We thought we would let the loss of Steve O'Brady sink in and take time to think of how we could replace a talented young man such as Steve for our opening party in Leeds. After taking much thought and consideration we have decided to bring on board Steve's driver Chris Cooke aka Cooki V and alongside Kevsey D who will both be paying tribute to one of the most promising artists to appear on the scene in years. RIP Steve O'Brady. Room One: Johan Gielen// Agnelli & Nelson// Signum// Lee Haslam// Dav Gomrass Room Two: BK// Andy Farley// Rodi Style// Tidy DJs// Lucy Fur// Velos Room Three: Greg Downey// Michael Dow// Will Holland Plus more to be announced Slinky @ Stylus, Pulse & Mine Leeds University Union Saturday 28th June 10pm-5am Advance tickets Ł10 earlybird/ Ł12.50 after/ Ł15 VIP on sale now at www.leedstickets.com Saturday 24th May We have two events line up for your delectation this Saturday: First off, get yourself down to Stylus to see the Dirty 30s showcase from Fresh Jive. Breakers of the old skool variety are coming together to battle and show us all how it's done - no messing about. Featuring: 2nd To None (UK Bboy Champs) DJ Junk Ictus Host: 10 Tonn Plus a country wide list of the best breakdancers the UK has to offer - see www.clubfreshjive.co.uk for the full list. All this for four quid!! Fresh Jive Dirty 30's @ Stylus, Leeds University Union Saturday 24th May 2pm-6pm (PLEASE NOTE EARLY SHOW TIMES) Ł4 advance from leedstickets.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Later on in the evening, Wax:On have got together with their good chums at the Bloom Festival to bring you an official pre-Bloom meet up, featuring a little taster of what the festival is all about. On the bill we have Hot Chip (DJ set) Scratch Perverts Plastic Little live Death on the Balcony (Wax:On) Darius Syrossian (Wax:On) Kid Fiesta (Bloom) A night of the finest electronica and a chance to see Plastic Little up close and personal - you will kick yourself if you miss this. Wax:On & Bloom present Hot Chip (DJ set) & more @ Stylus, Leeds University Union Saturday 24th May Doors open 10.30pm Tickets Ł14 advance from leedstickets.com Wax:Off - Global Market hits festival It is with sincere regret that organisers of Wax:On Live, due to be staged at Lotherton Hall in Leeds on May 31st have announced its cancellation. The festival fell victim not to poor ticket sales or lack of support and dedication, but to the credit crunch that has the UK in the grip of an economic strangehold. "On forming the company there were two streams of investment scheduled in order to ensure the event was viable in year one", event promoter Dan Blackledge explained. "As we are all aware festivals of this nature need nurture and we have this morning been informed that due to circumstances in the global financial market place and its knock on effect, the event has become unsustainable." Dan went on to say: "It was a great idea in an awful economic period." Wax:On have instructed all ticket agents to give full refunds to all ticket holders. The Wax:On club nights will continue to rock the cities of Leeds, Newcastle and Brighton, with some of the acts from the festival transferred over to these events. uLive: Holloways Tour - Unsigned slots Continuing in their support of unsigned and new music, uLive with partners Sub.tv are delighted to announce that voting is now open to select the 1st-on support act for the forthcoming Holloways uLive tour taking place in May. The process all takes place online at Sub.tv/music, and works by unsigned artists putting themselves forward for one of the dates, and then letting the public decide through an online vote after looking at each artist’s profile and listening to tracks uploaded to the site. Bands wishing to put themselves forward should access www.ulive.uk.com/get_a_gig.htm Sub.tv provide a unique online service for music lovers and artists alike with bands having the opportunity not only to play on the uLive tour circuit, but also to get a free professionally shot music video made by Sub.tv and screened across some 90+ Students’ Unions, putting them in front of well over 1.3Million pairs of eyes. The main support for the tour is Frank Turner with full live band, who has been carving out a huge reputation for himself over the past few years since ending his first underground success with Million Dead. The Holloways, Frank Turner and the lucky unsigned winners will be appearing in Mine, May 15th. Tickets on sale now. Holbeck Music Trust Showcase Leeds Holbeck Music Trust presents 4 of the best bands around for Ł4. The Music Trust is a charitable concern supported by The Kaiser Chiefs and The Old Chapel rehearsal studios to help young bands in the Leeds area gain access to equipment and studio time. Its future aims are to provide professional advice and mentoring at grass roots level to those most in need. This is the second of a series of fundraising gigs by bands supporting the project, priced to make it accessible to all. The first was a sell out also attended sponsors and friends Kaiser Chiefs, Pigeon Detectives and Hillary Benn MP! Support a good cause with the finest in Leeds rock and pop. The word's out now, you never know who you'll bump into... DUELS LAST GANG HEADS WE DANCE EMERGENCIES Advance tickets available now from leedstickets.com Scheduled closure leedstickets.com will close at 11.45pm on Sunday 27th April and re-open again at 4.30am on Monday 28th April. This is to facilitate an upgrade to our systems. During this time you may not be able to access the leedstickets.com or associated websites. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused. ULive: Holloways 15 May - support act details announced Those thoughtful folk at ULive have added an extra special support act for The Holloways date in Mine on May 15th. They will be joined by none other than Frank Turner, who according to those that know is destined for great things. Ex- Million Dead punkster, Mr. Turner has done enough shouting and decided to turn his hand to the lighter end of his music taste, and exhibit his love of all things folk / acoustic / country. And maybe along the way show that it is possible to write simple acoustic music without sounding like James Blunt, and whilst retaining some passion, anger, and a sense of humour. Your chance to catch both of these upcoming acts is upon you - seize it with both hands! The Holloways/ Frank Turner is on sale now for Ł10 advance. Squarepusher @ The Refec - full line up announced Room 237 and Exodus have joined forces April 25th to bring you a selection of the finest names from the world of future leftfield music. Headlining is Squarepusher with a DJ n Bass set, plus Various Productions, Cassette Boy & DJ Rubbish and Remarc. All of these artists are world renowned for pushing the boundaries of what music can do, from jungle and drum n bass, through to 21st century folk music, grime and dub. Come with your eyes and ears open! Tickets on sale now priced Ł15 advance Wax:On April// Wax:On Live 31st May This April Wax:On return to Leeds with four of the most exciting talents in dance music right now. Dusty Kid makes his Leeds debut- better known for his massive club hit ‘The Cat’, and recently remixing the likes of Moby. Evil Nine’s new album is about to drop any minute so you can look forward to hearing some new stuff from them. Justin Martin is one of our favourite DJs at the minute, and his productions are going down a storm all over the world. Room Two sees a rare UK appearance from Whitey, Please get your tickets well in advanvce! Dusty Kid Live (Southern Fried) Evil Nine (Marine Parade) Whitey Live (Kitsuné) Justin Martin (Dirtybird / Buzzin Fly) People Get Real Darius Syrossian Rich Manu Preamptive VJs Saturday 26th April Stylus, Mine and Pulse, Leeds University Union, Lifton Place, Leeds LS2 9JZ Doors 10.30pm – 5am Tickets on sale now at Ł14 advance Please also check out our new event Wax:On Live taking place on Saturday 31st May, at Lotherton Hall, Leeds. With over 60 artists on the bill, and arenas hosted by Wall of Sound, Technique, Hospital Records, Adventures in the Beetroot Field, and Naďve Melody, Wax:On Live will be Wax:On's biggest and best event to date! Tickets on sale now. Long Blondes show - support act added As if it wasn't enough to have Long Blondes with local lovelies Heads We Dance supporting, the highly volatile XXTeens are making an appearance also. The punksters have already been on the road with Good Shoes and appeared at Glastonbury, plus their single Darlin' has received remix treatment from none other than Andrew Weatherall. Tickets for Long Blondes' show in Stylus April 9th are on sale now - see you down the front. Summer Ball ticket sales update Halfway through the second day of sales and half of the tickets have flown out already! The option to catch the 9pm coach up to Lotherton Hall has completely sold out; so if you know you are definitely going to the Official Leeds Universities’ Summer Ball it’s time to get a move on and get your tickets sorted. Remember tickets are on sale for today and tomorrow at the priority price of Ł35 only – From Saturday 15th March onwards tickets are available at the normal price of Ł40 while stocks last. You can buy tickets from the following outlets: CATS in Leeds University Union The Riley Smith Hall in Leeds University Union (today and tomorrow only) LMUSU Met Bar (city campus) www.leedssummerball.com From all of these outlets you can also pre-order your wine and photographs, saving yourself time and money at the Summer Ball. Amy MacDonald - change of venue As a result of phenomenal demand for the Scottish singer songwriter's appearance in Stylus, it has been decided to move Amy MacDonald's show into The Refectory. The date remains the same, Friday 16th May, and tickets already purchased for the Stylus show remain valid for entry to The Refectory. Any questions, please call 0113 380 1342. Metropolis//Groove Armada DJ Set// DJ Hype// loads more... Metropolis are back in their monthly Saturday slot with a cracking line up across both rooms. Featuring a DJ set from Groove Armada's Tom Findlay, a live show from broken beat pioneers Bugz In The Attic, and a welcome return to Leeds Uni by the Breakfastaz in Stylus - AND none other than DJ Hype and Shy FX heading the line up in The Terrace this is another Metropolis date for your diary. Line Up - Stylus: Groove Armada DJ set (Tom Findlay) Bugz In The Attic Live Breakfastaz Terrace: DJ Hype Shy FX Hazard G-Dub Steppa Prophecy MCs: Tonn Piper//Skeez//Andlar Metropolis Saturday 1st March 10pm-5am @ Stylus & The Terrace, Leeds University Union Tickets Ł14 advance available now on leedstickets.com Summer Ball tickets! Summer Ball ticket sales details announced! The Summer Ball 2008 team has announced that tickets for the UK's biggest student ball will go on sale very soon! £35 Priority Price Tickets go on sale to final year students on Wednesday 12th March at 9.30am. £35 Priority Price Tickets go on sale to all students from all other years on Thursday 13th and Friday 14th March at 9.30am. You will be able to buy Priority Price tickets from the Riley Smith Hall in the Leeds University Union building (by cash or cheque only). You can also buy Priority Price tickets from www.leedssummerball.com and CATS in the Union building by cash, cheque or credit / debit card from 9.30am on each of these 3 days. Last year, over 3500 tickets were sold on the first day alone, so we advise you to get your ticket early to ensure that you get on the coach of your choice. Coaches leave the Parkinson Steps at 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm and 11pm - the last 4 times are the most popular and will sell out quickly on the first few days of sales. Tickets will also be available from the bars at Leeds Met's city site. The first 25 people buying tickets from The Riley Smith Hall on Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th March will also receive a free bottle of bubbly. From Saturday 15th March onwards, tickets will go on sale at their Normal Price of Ł40 from CATS, www.leedssummerball.com, Leeds Met bars and in the main foyer of the Union building between midday and 3pm while stocks last. When buying tickets you need to bring with you: - Your student card. With this, you can also buy tickets for up to two guests. Without it, you cannot buy any tickets! - If you wish to buy tickets on behalf of friends in addition to your two guests, you will need to bring their student cards with you as well as your own. - When buying tickets online, have your student card to hand as you need to enter your card number to complete the transaction - If paying by cheque please remember to bring your cheque guarantee card as we can not accept payment without it - You will find a list of frequently asked questions online at the Summer Ball website - You will also be able to pre-order your wine and photographs on-line, across all LUU Bars and in the Riley Smith Hall Look out for the hot line up, being announced live at Fruity and on-line here on Friday 7th March. Refectory first for The Cribs Wakefield band The Cribs have followed in the footsteps of some of the world’s top acts by appearing on stage at The Refectory at the University of Leeds. Bands and performers such as The Clash, Elton John, Kaiser Chiefs, Rolling Stones, Paul Weller and of course The Who have all played at Leeds’ largest live music venue, each appearing on several sell-out occasions during their careers. In the history of the building’s use for concerts however, no act had successfully sold out two consecutive nights, two years in a row. That is, until the 8th and 9th February 2008 when The Cribs headlined the Shockwaves NME Awards Tour for two rammed to the rafters shows, repeating the success of their standalone shows 9th and 10th June 2007. To commemorate this first and the venue’s commitment to the local music scene, The Cribs were presented with an award from The University of Leeds by Modest Mouse guitarist and Smiths legend Johnny Marr, who commented “this is a venue which has hosted some legendary bands, but in 45 years no-one has played four sell-out shows within 10 months of each other. Well done lads.” The presentation by Marr was particularly poignant as he represents one of The Crib’s guitar heroes. Marr was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Q Magazine in 2007. Upon presentation, a genuinely touched Cribs vocalist Ryan Jarman spoke up for the band and admitted they had long harboured an ambition to play at The Refectory; “This is a lovely gesture. We came and saw The Strokes here ages ago and we always wanted to play here after that. Its great to be part of the history of such an important venue.” Also appearing on the NME Shockwaves bill were The Ting Tings, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, and Does It Offend You Yeah? Both Leeds dates on this year’s tour sold out at 2100 tickets. Summer Ball Website goes live! It may be cold, snowy and windy but the preparations for The Summer Ball 2008 are already full steam ahead! The event is taking place at Lotherton Hall on 30th May 2008 and it is anticipated that a cool 9000 tickets will be sold for the black tie, twelve hour extravaganza when they go on sale in March. More information will be available as announcements about the line up, attractions and ticket details are made over the next few weeks but you can get a feel for the event by heading over to http://www.leedssummerball.com and checking out the YouTube video from 2007. There you have it - a little ray of glorious sunshine at the end of January! LUU's Annual Survey - have your say Leeds University Union's annual survey is one of the largest research projects we conduct to find out our members views on all areas of the Union. The survey is online for the next five days, to make your views known please follow this link! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=TuVxjStu9_2fNiH7MDmrKA0Q_3d_3d New Years Eve Tickets If you are purchasing tickets for Wax:On / Metropolis NYE, please note that your tickets will not be posted out to you - they will be available for collection on the door from 9pm. Please bring your order confirmation email and proof of ID with you to the NYE event so that we can give you your tickets with minimum delay. Christmas/NYE period Please note that LUU will be closed after Friday 21st December and will re-open again on Wednesday 2nd January 2008. Orders placed during this time will be processed in January. If you are purchasing tickets for Wax:On/Metropolis New Year's Eve, please note that we will not be despatching tickets from today onwards. Your order will be made available as a collection on the door. On behalf of leedstickets.com, we wish you all a merry Christmas and all the best for 2008. Fruity White Christmas - advance tickets sold out You read it right folks, the advance tickets for Fruity this Friday 7th December in Stylus, Pulse and Mine have sold out! There are limited tickets available to buy on the door on the night. These tickets will go on sale from the box office in the foyer of the union building from 8.30pm Friday night and are issued on a first come, first served basis. The Tunnel Club - Free Guest List 28th Nov! Yes, you read right, The Tunnel Club is free entry for you and your mates tomorrow! Please email back before midday Wednesday with your name + number of guests to lucy@leedstickets.com to arrange. Don't forget to join our group on Facebook - The Official TUNNEL CLUB Group - accept no imitations! See you down the front Sum 41 cancelled Sum 41 at Leeds University Union Due to a serious back injury that Sum 41's lead singer, Deryck Whibley, sustained whilst on tour, the Sum 41 show at Leeds University Union has unfortunately been cancelled. We have been informed that the dates will be rescheduled but as yet have not been advised when. leedstickets.com customers will be refunded automatically. If you have purchased tickets from any other outlet, please contact them directly to obtain a refund. leedstickets.com 0113 380 1342 AnT Tonight! This week AnT has got something big planned- Robyn AND the Filthy Dukes! Lately Robyn has been taking the world by storm, she has been number one with With Every Heartbeat and new single Handle Me is set to do the same. She has received critical acclaim for her live shows with a nomination for Best Festival Pop Act at the UK Festival Awards 2007. This week she is bringing her live show to Leeds and the AnT stage. And if that is not enough, we have also got the Filthy Dukes. The Filthy Dukes are partly responsible for the infamous Adventures In The Beetroot Field parties. Now also holding down a residency at Fabric alongside Simian Mobile Disco at the charmingly titled Kill 'Em All night, these lads are proving they are worthy of DJ mag's Ones To Watch title. AnT - genre-bending beats every Wednesday @ Stylus & Pulse, Leeds University Union Tickets are on sale now priced Ł7 from leedstickets.com and CATS in the LUU building. uLive tour featuring The Bees cancelled In August uLive proudly announced its first tour of UK Students’ Unions with a double bill of The Bees and Nine Black Alps, due to land in Mine at Leeds University Union October 16th. Unfortunately however, due to Paul Butler from The Bees falling ill and receiving doctor’s orders to rest, The Bees were forced to pull out of uLive. The Bees have issued the following statement: “The Bees regret to announce that they have been forced to cancel their headline slot on the forthcoming uLive tour due to illness. Lead singer Paul Butler has been told to rest for the six weeks due to his condition. The Bees apologise to all their fans who were looking forward to seeing them on this University tour and promise to play to them again soon.” Customers who have bought tickets for the tour should contact the ticket outlet from which they purchased for details of refunds. Leedstickets.com customers should expect an automatic refund back into their card's account without needing to contact us. KT Tunstall KT Tunstall at Leeds University Union Due to circumstances beyond our control, the KT Tunstall gig originally scheduled for Sunday 28th October has been moved by the promoter to Wednesday 24th October. Tickets for the original date remain valid, however leedstickets.com customers wishing to obtain a refund for your tickets, please email refunds@leedstickets.com for full information. For customers who have purchased tickets from other outlets, please contact the outlet you purchased tickets from for further information. leedstickets.com 0113 380 1342 Fresh Jive: Wildstyle! If you go down to Stylus on Sunday you’re sure for a big surprise… Fresh Jive are putting on a Wildstyle back to the 80s tracksuit party featuring the one and only Charlie Chase direct from the Bronx. Part of the infamous Cold Crush Brothers crew, Charlie is one of the true pioneers of hip hop. Also featuring the British National Skipping Team with a Double Dutch Special not to be missed! If you fancy your chances then you can show off your skipping skills in the all-comers competition – best make sure you get some practice in at the skipping workshop from 7pm. All this and 2 on 2 breakdance battles in a UK vs. Poland head to head. This is a must for all hip hop fans and breakers – a full on non stop block party! On sale now on leedstickets.com Fresh Jive @ Stylus Sunday 23rd September Doors open 8pm Tickets Ł7 advance Skipping Workshop @ Stylus Sunday 23rd September 7pm-8pm Tickets Ł5 advance Scheduled closure leedstickets.com will close at 0545 on 14th September and re-open at 0645 on 14th September. This is to facilitate planned maintenance to our payment system. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused. Freshers Events Details Released! All details of our massive program of events to welcome new and returning students back to Leeds have been announced today - click on the Intro Events banner at the top of the home page for information on Just Jack, Fruity, AnT, Work It, Long Blondes and Hot Chip DJ sets and much more. Good Luck! Good luck to everyone receiving their A Level results today... we've got our fingers crossed for you here at leedstickets.com! Payment problems leedstickets.com would like to apologise to any of our customers who had problems ordering tickets today (1st August 2007). This was due to a problem with our payment provider Protx. We have been advised that all payment systems are fully working now, however should you continue to experience problems, please let us know by calling 0113 380 1342 or emailing info@leedstickets.com with full details of any messages displayed. BBC article NME rock n roll riot - full line up announced As if it wasn't enough to have The Enemy appearing at The Refectory September 28th, we have received word that two more acts have been added to the bill as part of the NME rock n roll riot tour. Liverpool based trio The Wombats join, who you may remember are responsible for the highly amusing Backfire At The Disco video, and more recently Kill The Director. Last but certainly not least we are pleased to welcome Lethal Bizzle to the stage at The Refectory, currently receiving very favourable reviews for second album Back To Bizznizz which features guest collaborations from none other than Kate Nash and Babyshambles. Tickets are on sale now! Leeds Bar and Club Awards - time to get voting! The Annual Leeds Bar and Club Awards have come back round again, and we would love it if any of the wonderful goings on at Leeds University Union got a mention. Whether it be the rip-roaring success of new monthly Saturday night Wax:On, the ongoing popularity of Fruity, the all new and improved Refectory (Leeds’ largest live music venue, fact fans) or the refurbishment of Stylus that you think deserves a prize, cast your vote at the LBCA website and let your thoughts be known! The voting closes July 23rd, and the winners will be announced at the awards ceremony held Sunday July 29th. Details for how to vote can be found on the website www.lbca2007.com – simply register your email address to vote or text in your choices to the number given. VCr2 is nearly upon us! Legendary hard house label Vicious Circle is coming back to Stylus and The Terrace after a storming party back in February. With guest DJs in Stylus including the legendary Captain Tinrib, Trade residents Steve Thomas and Lady Bianca, plus Mr. VC himself, Paul Glazby this is an event true hard house lovers won't want to miss! And that's not all; in The Terrace we have The Red Room playing the finest in upfront house music, with House of Red DJs Stash and Clewz, plus Nik Denton, Lucy Locket and Kyle Marshall. Tickets are on sale now! You can either buy a standard ticket for access to Stylus and The Terrace from 9pm, or VIP for exclusive entry to the pre-party in The Terrace from 7pm, and to the VIP section in Stylus after 9pm. See you down the front! KT Tunstall - guest details announced We here at leedstickets.com have received word that KT Tunstall will have a special guest appearing with her throughout her UK tour. It's only Willy Mason. Having sold out his own headline show at The Cockpit in Leeds recently here is a chance for any of you who missed getting tickets for it, and you'll get a belting show from KT Tunstall thrown in for good measure. No news yet on whether they will perform "We Can Be Strong" together on stage, but if we find out we'll be sure to keep you posted! Tickets are on sale now. What's going on? With the summer festival season in full swing we don't have loads going on at the moment, but we are booking now for September to December and there are new gigs going on sale all the time. Check the Buy Tickets page to find out what we've got going on or sign up to our fortnightly HTML newsletter here. Alternatively, use our RSS feed to add content direct to your personal website. Ticket Collections For your information, please note that CATS, the outlet in the Union building where leedstickets.com orders are picked up from, is open Monday-Friday 9am-4.30pm over the summer. Once term starts again in September, opening hours will return to Monday-Saturday. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. O2 Wireless Tickets - Collections If you have purchased tickets for this weekend's O2 Wireless Festival as a collection order (or if you have ordered tickets for the Festival since Tuesday 12th June) you will be able to pick up your tickets from the box office at the O2 Wireless Festival at Harewood House. The box office will be clearly signposted when you get to Harewood House. Please take proof of ID and your original order confirmation number to help the box office staff to find your order quickly. 3D Secure leedstickets.com payment transactions are secured via the use of a 256-bit SSL certificate in order to ensure the safe and secure transfer of any sensitive details during your purchase. This includes details such as your credit card number and address details. We are pleased to announce that leedstickets.com now utilises the 3D-Secure technology in order to provide an additional layer of security during your card authentication. This takes the form of a web page presented by your bank during the payment process, which allows you to set up an additional password to use on your card. Please note that leedstickets.com is completely unaware of this password and we will redirect you to your bank's 3D-Secure page should they request us to during the payment process. All details are held fully secured by your bank and are unavailable to anyone else, including our payment provider. The 3D-Secure process is becoming more and more common throughout online retailing and leedstickets.com is proud to offer this facility to its valued customers. If you have any questions, please email 3dsecure@leedstickets.com for further information. A Thank You from Wax:On Wax:On held last Saturday 26th May was also a fundraiser for the charity War Child. The total amount of money raised from donations made on the night reached Ł2500! Thank you to everyone who gave so generously from Dan and the Wax:On team and all here at leedstickets.com - you're such a charitable bunch! Ian Brown and The Fray - 2 gigs on sale today! Tickets are now on sale for Ian Brown and The Fray, who each play the Refectory later in 2007. Hit the Buy Tickets tab - all the gigs and club nights that are currently on sale can be found in alphabetical order. Refec Gig History It occured to us recently here at Leedstickets Towers that over the years, there has been some pretty cool stuff going down at The Refectory. From the late 1960s onwards The Refec has seen the likes of Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Basement Jaxx, The Killers, The Smiths, The Clash, Kasabian, and of course not forgetting The Who. We've decided to commit this history to the web for all to see, you can take a look here: http://www.alumni.leeds.ac.uk/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?&pid=183&srcid=-2 and keep checking back as we delve through the archives and old diaries to unearth such seminal concerts as the first outing for Paul McCartney and Wings, or the hormone-fest which was the Kajagoogoo concert. There will soon be the option on this page to post your fond memories of gigs at The Refec, please feel free to share! Booka Shade Live & many more... This Saturday 5th May sees a special Wax:On bank holiday extravaganza in conjunction with Firefly to bring you a Get Physical Records 5th Birthday celebration. Headlining the event are label creators Booka Shade with a full live show - one of only a handful they have ever performed in the UK. With support from Riton (Grand Central) and newcomer Williams (listen out for his 'Piccadilly Circuits' release on Get Physical - well worth it) this is going to be a cracking night of electronica of all shapes and sizes! Joining the Get Physical crew will be People Get Real, Thrash Jelly, Celtec Twins, Darius Syrossian and Incognito on warm up duties. Tickets are on sale now via leedstickets.com - if you were still undecided about what to do this bank hol, we hope this has helped make up your mind! Fresh Jive 28th April - Competition Time! Fresh Jive is hosting the official TAG afterparty in Mine this Saturday from 10pm! 'TAG:Me vs. the City' is a production running at the Yorkshire Playhouse, choreographed by Hip Hop theatre pioneer Jonzi D and starring John Berkavitch and B-Boy L'il Tim. Fresh Jive will see the show's cast and crew in attendance, with Jonzi D hosting, emceeing, jamming, and judging the battling on the night, and DJs Timber, Jay Buddy Birch, Echo and T-Breaks providing the tunes. For your chance to win a pair of tickets to this event please email L.C.J.Scarisbrick@leeds.ac.uk before midnight on Thursday 26th April with the answer to the following question, and your contact details: At which local theatre is 'TAG: Me vs. the City' showing? Were you there? The Refec's greatest gigs! Do you have any stories/ memories/ photos you would like to share with us at leedstickets.com about gigs at the Refectory? If so, we would love to hear from you! Please email L.C.J.Scarisbrick@leeds.ac.uk with your thoughts; we are especially interested in hearing about your experiences of the following gigs: Led Zeppelin 24/01/70 The Who Live at Leeds 1970 and 2006 The Rolling Stones 13/03/71 The Clash 18/11/78 Shockwaves/ NME Awards Tour 27/01/05 (featuring The Killers, Bloc Party, The Futureheads and Kaiser Chiefs) We wait with bated breath for your reports.... Feeling Adventurous? April 6th sees the first Adventures In The Beetroot Field party to be held outside of London. Having established itself as the only way to get bank holidays started with its infamous residency at Fabric, Adventures is traveling north of the Watford Gap to give us in Leeds a taste of what it’s all about. With live sets from Digitalism, Para One, Xerox Teens (amongst many many others), and DJ sets from Filthy Dukes, Screach (Long Blondes) and Kissy Sell Out, Fans with a thirst for unusual music will flock to this event, and spend Good Friday wandering around Leeds University Union in a happy haze of punk, funk, rock, electro, techno and trance. Tickets are on sale now on www.leedstickets.com (see listing for full line up details – it is rather lengthy) priced Ł14, or remember your NUS card on the night to get in for the bargain price of Ł11. Downtime notice leedstickets.com will close for two hours from midnight on 5th March 2007 until 2.00am on 5th March 2007. This is to facilitate an upgrade to our payment facilities. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience. Downtime notice leedstickets.com will close from 00:01am on Saturday 24th February 2007 until 07:00am on Saturday 24th February 2007. This downtime is necessary for our payment providers to carry out an essential upgrade. Following the upgrade, leedstickets.com will re-open as normal. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused. Stop Press... Summer Ball ticket sales details announced! Stop Press... Summer Ball ticket sales details announced! The Summer Ball 2007 team have announced that tickets for the UK's biggest student ball will go on sale 3 weeks today! Ł35 Priority Price Tickets go on sale to final year students on Wednesday 14th March at 9.30am. Ł35 Priority Price Tickets go on sale to all students from all other years on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th March at 9.30am. You will be able to buy Priority Price tickets from the Riley Smith Hall in the Leeds University Union building (by cash or cheque only). You can also buy Priority Price tickets from www.leedssummerball.com and CATS in the Union building by cash, cheque or credit / debit card from 9.30am on each of these 3 days. Last year, over 2700 tickets were sold on the first day alone, so we advise you to get your ticket early to ensure that you get on the coach of your choice. Coaches leave the Parkinson Steps at 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9pm and 10pm - the last 3 times are the most popular and will sell out quickly on the first few days of sales. The first 25 people buying tickets from The Riley Smith Hall on Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th March will also receive a free bottle of bubbly. From Saturday 17th March onwards, tickets will go on sale at their Normal Price of Ł40 from CATS, www.leedssummerball.com and in the main foyer of the Union building between midday and 3pm while stocks last. When buying tickets you need to bring with you: - Your student card. With this, you can also buy tickets for up to two guests. Without it, you cannot buy any tickets! - If you wish to buy tickets on behalf of friends in addition to your two guests, you will need to bring their student cards with you as well as your own. - When buying tickets online, have your student card to hand as you need to enter your card number to complete the transaction - If paying by cheque please remember to bring your cheque guarantee card as we can not accept payment without it - You will find a list of frequently asked questions online at the Summer Ball website Look out for the hot line up, being announced live at Fruity and on-line on Friday 2nd March. The Official Leeds Universities' Summer Ball 2007 Lotherton Hall Black tie sophistication with a festival feel Friday 1st June 6pm - 6am www.leedssummerball.com Mika MIKA AT LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control, the Mika event at the Refectory, Leeds University Union scheduled to take place on 18th May 2007 has been rescheduled by the promoter to 13th May 2007. Tickets for the original date will remain valid, however should you wish to obtain a refund of your tickets, please contact the outlet you purchased your tickets from. leedstickets.com 0113 380 1342 Summer Ball - new video on YouTube Things are really hotting up at Summer Ball planning HQ! With the last acts on the line up now slotted into place and with ticket details being announced soon, the team are really excited about the plans for the UK's biggest student union Ball and about the prospect of entertaining in excess of 8000 people! LS:TV's report from the Summer Ball 2006 is now available online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M32YmA48Jg. If you think that last year's ball looks good, you haven't seen anything yet! For more details about the Summer Ball 2007 please check out www.leedssummerball.com. Sign up to the free e-newsletter to find out about tickets and the line up before anyone else. On the site you'll also find a useful FAQ section where you can ask the team anything you like regarding the Ball. The Official Leeds Universities' Summer Ball 2007 Lotherton Hall Friday 1st June, 6pm - 6am. www.leedssummerball.com Win two tickets to The Maccabees and Good Books at The Tunnel Club this Tuesday! Maccabees and Good Books play The Cockpit on Valentines day... it’s the perfect date and we will be giving away a pair of tickets to a lucky lovestruck couple. All you have to do is give us your name and email address and we'll pick names out of a Guillemots hat at midnight. The Tunnel Club Electrofying Indie Playing The Rapture, Klaxons, CSS, Hadouken, Sunshine Underground, The Gossip, Pigeon Detectives, Long Blondes, Soulwax and your stage invasion requests Every Tuesday at Mine, 10 - 2.30am Ł2 before 11.30pm / Ł3 after Drinks from Ł1.50 Get your requests into www.myspace.com/thetunnelclub Manic Street Preachers Manic Street Preachers tickets go on sale at 10am tomorrow morning. The Manics play Leeds Uni on 9th May and we expect tickets to sell very quickly tomorrow. Check back here tomorrow at 10am sharp! Refectory Relaunch - one month and counting... As you may have noticed, The Refectory has been rather quiet of late. Since December 2006 it has been closed for a major re-fit to improve its function both as a live music venue in the evenings and as the main cafeteria on campus for Leeds University students and staff during the day. Now the building work is entering into the home stretch and by early March we will resume normal (if somewhat upgraded) service with Australian band Jet the first to grace the stage on March 6th. Other confirmed acts to follow include Deftones (9 Mar), James Morrison (12 Mar), Corinne Bailey Rae (16 Mar), Barenaked Ladies (29 Mar), The View (14 Apr), Maximo Park (24 Apr), and The Sunshine Underground (12 May). You’ll have plenty of opportunities here to sample the delights of the new décor and light shows, plus the vastly improved air conditioning system and bar area. With yet more gigs still to confirm over the coming months we think you’ll find plenty of reasons to get re-acquainted with The Refectory. Stylus - Live! With confirmations coming in thick and fast for live music events in Stylus, the leedstickets.com office has been in a bit of a spin. To help us (and you) make sense of it all here is a run down of what we have coming up and available on sale now. We think you’ll agree there is a bit of something for everyone… Courtney Pine 6th Feb, doors open 8pm, Ł10 adv. Multi-instrumentalist Courtney Pine takes up the sax with his full live band. If last year’s set at Stylus is anything to go by, Courtney is guaranteed to raise the roof! Killa Kela Reveal Your Innerself Tour 22nd Feb, doors open 10pm, Ł10 adv. The beatboxer himself appears plus a special performance from hot new hip hop act Plan B, backed up by the Spitkingdom Soundsystem. Support from a host of MCs and DJs across Stylus, Pulse and Mine including Yungun and Mr. Thing, DJ Woody and Adam F. Totally Unsigned 24th Feb, doors open 7pm, Ł5.50 adv. A showcase of the latest talent from the back streets of Leeds; expect rock, metal, punk and everything in between from rising stars Headfirst, Rebel Yell, Armstrong and Spin. Inspiral Carpets 8th Mar, doors open 7.30pm, Ł17.50 adv. To celebrate the release of download-only album Keep the Circle, the Inspirals back with all your Madchester faves. Support is provided by Rick Witter and The Dukes, a name which may be familiar to the Shed Seven fans amongst you. !!! (chk chk chk) 21st Mar, doors open 8pm, Ł10 adv. Seminal punk funk rebel rousers live – make sure you’re wearing your dancing shoes for this! Just Jack 25th Mar, doors open 7pm, Ł9 adv. Currently riding high in the hit parade with “Starz in Their Eyes”, and with his new album Overtones out this week, if you haven’t already heard of Just Jack, trust us, it’s only a matter of time. Scott Matthews 26th Mar, doors open 7pm, Ł10.50 adv. A unique fusion of folk/ rock blues with more than a hint of Jeff Buckley thrown in. The Cinematic Orchestra with support from Kid Kanevil 2nd May, doors open 8pm, Ł12 adv. Jason Swinscoe’s jazz/ electronica outfit take to the Stylus stage, and no doubt fill it up too. Leeds band Stateless lend us Kid Kanevil for support, treating us to a full live show. Keep your eyes peeled for more event updates to come on leedstickets.com! Funk, funk, funk The Blow Out presents Leeds funkiest band EVER tonight from 8pm at Mine. Do not miss Capri and the fabulous support from Leeds College of Music's finest. Tickets available from www.leedstickets.com and on the door from 8pm. Summer Ball Date Announced The Official Universities' of Leeds Summer Ball is set to take place in the sumptuous grounds of Lotherton Hall on Friday 1st June between 6pm and 6am. The line up across 4 massive arenas is going to be announced very soon - hear about it first by signing up to the newsletter at http://www.leedssummerball.com. You can also check out the Summer Ball site build on utube! Corinne Bailey Rae Please be advised that if you are purchasing tickets for the Corinne Bailey Rae event on 16th March 2007, that you will receive tickets printed with the original October date, prior to the event being rescheduled to the March date. This is to avoid confusion at the door of the venue. Tickets purchased for the original date are still valid for the new date. Tunnel Club - week two of freedom! The last week in the January sales... hurry hurry hurry! Panic ye not, The Tunnel Club is free all night on Tuesday 15th Jan. Chris will be playing the best new indie from 10pm to 2.30am for your aural delectation and drinks are cheap cheap cheap. The Tunnel Club Electrofying Indie each Tuesday Mine, Leeds Uni 10 - 2.30am Usually Ł2 b4 11.30, Ł3 after. http://www.myspace.com/thetunnelclub Courtney Pine Tickets now on sale Leeds Tickets.com announces a welcome return to Stylus from the multi award winning bandleader and broadcaster. Last year Courtney blew the absolute roof off of Stylus... one of the best ever shows here at Leeds Uni, do not miss the return! Tickets on sale now on leedstickets.com. Stylus, 6 February 2007 at 8.00pm Ł10.00 In association with The Blow Out, IA and Leedstickets.com Jan Sales - Half Price Entry to Fruity The LUU January sales continue on Friday with half price entry to Fruity (12th Jan), Leeds best Friday night party. Advance tickets available in advance from CATS, more on the door from 8.30pm onwards. Fruity Every Friday across 3 rooms Stylus, Leeds University Union NUS Only, 10 - 3am Jan Sales - Free Entry to The Tunnel Club Leeds' only Tuesday night indie-electro fest is back and has the best January sale in town for the next two weeks - Jan 9th and 16th. Throw the resolutions out of the window and join Chris Martin throwing shapes to the likes of Pigeon Detectives, The Rapture, Long Blondes, Holloways, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, Pull Tiger Tail, Weezer, Soulwax, LCD SoundSystem, Art Brut, Larrikin Love, Kasabian, Jamie T, The Gossip, CSS, Supergrass, Hole, The Cure, Bodyrox and Klaxons. The Tunnel Club Every Tuesday night 10pm - 2.30am Mine, Leeds University Union Kasabian Kasabian are kicking off their December 2006 UK tour with a special gig at Leeds University's Refectory on Sunday 10th December. Tickets for this event are being handled exclusively in conjunction with Nokia, and are on sale as a unique "mobile ticket" only. The final few tickets are on sale here at leedstickets.com - click here to purchase! School Disco Christmas Party The infamous School Disco returns to put on a Christmas Party you'll never forget at Stylus from 10pm on Tuesday 5th December. Celebrate the best days of your life at this legendary clubbing phenomenon playing the best iconic music through the decades. Featuring classics from all music genres - hip hop, funk, rock, punk, reggae, ska, dance and disco; you never know what's dropping next! Just remember to don your school uniform December 5th or you'll have some explaining to do.... Tickets are on sale now via leedstickets.com and from CATS in the Union building. The Farm Owing to unforeseen circumstances we regret to announce that The Farm have cancelled their UK tour due to illness. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you wish to obtain a refund for your tickets please contact the outlet you purchased them from. Please note that if you purchased your tickets from leedstickets.com, your refunds will be processed automatically and should appear in your account within 10 working days. For further information please contact 0113 380 1333. Dreadzone 26th October Owing to unforeseen circumstances we regret to announce that Dreadzone have postponed their UK tour. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and hope to reschedule this date at Stylus in the near future, for which your tickets will be valid. If you wish to obtain a refund for your tickets please contact the outlet you purchased them from. For further information please contact 0113 380 1333. The Blow Out First Birthday Monday 23rd October LSRfm.com presents…The Blow Out’s First Birthday!! Returning to Mine fresh and revitalised after two stomping back-to-back Mondays last month The Blow Out returns on Monday the 23rd October to celebrate it’s first birthday! The smoothest night at Leeds University Union, the jazz and funk is back. YES. Our First Birthday bash is gonna be another top class affair, and this time we’ve got an extra-special cause so please show your support; this Monday we’re joined by the Leeds RAG Uganda project crew who are busting their chops, chaps and particularly fine asses to raise enough funds to get over to Uganda to build schools for kids!! Can you believe it??!! We’ve got two choice acts lined up for you; returning to The Blow Out is Love Tractor who played here last in the February event, a six-piece funky jazz band, this lot have it together! From Leeds College of Music we’ve got a brand new band called Hard Drive, a five-piece contemporary jazz instrumental, expect to hear cutting edge jazz from Jazz Degree students, this gig is bound to impress. Our headliners make their Blow Out debut with their own blend of rocky jazz (look out for their keyboard player, possessed of the rare ability to swap keys for sax and back again!) with awesome vox from their lead Frankie, The Gastrobots are emerging in Leeds as a new force on stage! So come one come all, come celebrate with us, all you LSRfm.com peeps should know better than to miss out on the hottest live event at LUU and the biggest party on campus accompanied as always by DJ sets from Mixmaster Graham (one half of the legendary Bourgeois Magicians), keeping you on ice with strictly the sleekest beats you ain’t never before heard. It’s free entry as usual, however this month we’re asking for a voluntary Ł1 donation on the door for the Leeds RAG Uganda Project. We will look forward to shaking Mine down to its freshly laid foundations as we do every month, it’s the biggest party on campus OW! The Blow Out Live jazz at Mine Leeds University Union……..Yorkshire is a state of mind…….. In association with the Leeds RAG Uganda Project Listen to The Blow Out Radio Show, www.lsrfm.com, Wednesday 2-3pm Strictly For My Pumpkins 31st October ///STOP THE PRESS!!! This will be the first of many one off special Fruity events, Strictly for my Pumpkins... Undoubtedly this will be the Best Student halloween Party in town, featuring Frand master Fruity live on stage on his spooky grave yard. Everyone will receive a free glass of champagne on entry to celebrate this truly frightening event, free halloween treats will be on the menu and their will be prizes for the best fancy dress. Tickets available from leedstickets.com and Hiccup in Leeds University Union Building. For further information, see www.fruityfridays.com The Tunnel Club 31st October As a special Halloween treat, The Tunnel Club on 31st October is free entry! Welcome The Clerks on stage at 10.30pm and join DJ Chris Martin for new indie, guitar rock and guitar sounds. check www.myspace.com/thetunnelclub for more information on the night. Jo Whiley Tour Stop press! Jo Wiley's new music tour on Wednesday night in Stylus is now being headlined by Milburn. In a late change to the original lineup (that still features Scott Matthews), we are proud to be playing host to one of the hottest new guitar acts in the UK alongside one of the rising stars of the singer songwriter scene. Tickets are Ł6 from CATS, www.leedstickets.com, Jumbo records and Crash records. About Milburn... Joe Carnall (lead vocals/bass, 18), brother Louis Carnall (vocals, rhythm guitar, 19), Tom Rowley (lead guitar, 19) and Joe "Greeny" Green (drums, 20) have been playing together since they were 14, practising in Greeny's Nan's loft (she'd bring up the orange juice on a teatray) and Louis & Joe's Dad's office on the weekend ("Did the rest of the staff know? Not really"), until they emerged lean, loud and keen, with a formidable live reputation, an arsenal of undeniable songs and a fanbase as passionate about Milburn as Milburn are about good music. Little wonder first proper single "Send In The Boys"stormed the charts at 22. The Kooks Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control, the Kooks gig originally due to take place on 3rd October 2006 has been cancelled, and will be rescheduled at an as-yet unconfirmed date. Tickets for the original date will remain valid for the new date, however if you wish to obtain a refund, please contact the box office you purchased your tickets from. Leedstickets.com customers who have ordered Kooks tickets and who are wanting a refund should call 0113 380 1342 with their order reference number. Valve Soundsystem There will be 300 tickets available on the door on Thursday 21st September, 8.30pm onwards. Get yourselves down early to make sure you get your tickets as they will sell out fast! Avenged Sevenfold September 18, 2006 – Burbank, CA - Huntington Beach, CA quintet Avenged Sevenfold — M. Shadows, Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance, Johnny Christ, and The Reverend — have announced cancellation of tour dates. The band will not be playing scheduled UK fall dates, and have postponed plans for a winter U.S. tour in favor of entering the recording studio. Avenged Sevenfold hopes fans will not be let down, but rather will look forward to seeing them back on the road with new songs to share. The band have been writing songs for their forthcoming album, and are eager to work on a forthcoming album. Singer M. Shadows explains the band’s decision, “We love our loyal fans and want to continue giving them the freshest, most awesome show and material possible. We’ve been playing songs from City of Evil around the world for 15 months and now feel it’s time to bring them something new. We’re honored by the growing audiences wanting to see our show, but feel an obligation to our fans to always give them the best we have to offer. We’ve started writing and can’t wait for our fans to hear what we’re working on” Avenged Sevenfold has been named by Alternative Press “the new face of metal,” and Kerrang! calls the gold-certified City of Evil, “an unequivocal triumph….technically dazzling, fiendishly inventive, and wholly distinct from everything else you’ll hear this year.” Avenged Sevenfold have spent the last year touring non-stop behind City of Evil, which also spawned the adrenalized hits “Bat Country” and “Beast and the Harlot.” They completed a spring U.S. arena tour and several European dates with personal heroes Guns N' Roses and Metallica. M. Shadows currently graces the cover of Revolver Magazine alongside James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich of Metallica. The band most recently finished up a run as a mainstage headliner on Ozzfest. Cancelled A7X tour dates: 10/21 Manchester - Apollo 10/22 Newcastle - Carling Academy 10/23 Glasgow - Barrowland 10/25 Wolverhampton - The Civic Hall 10/26 Brixtom - Carling Academy 10/27 Cardiff - Cardiff University 10/29 Norwich - Norwich U.E.A. 10/30 Southampton - Southampton Guildhall 10/31 Nottingham - Rock City 11/2 Leeds - Leeds University Union 11/3 Dublin - Ambassador Theatre www.avengedsevenfold.com Problems resolved We have been advised by our payment provider that the earlier problem has been resolved, and you should be able to place orders as normal. We apologise for any inconvenience. Payment problems We are currently experiencing problems with our payment provider. If your payment is successful as indicated by the final payment screen but you do not receive a confirmation email, please call 0113 380 1342 quoting your order number, which is displayed on the final payment screen. Our payment providers are working towards a solution and we apologise for any incovenience in the meantime. Corinne Bailey Rae Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control, the Corinne Bailey Rae event originally due to take place on 8th October 2006 has been rescheduled to 16th March 2007. Tickets for the original date will remain valid for the new date, however if you wish to obtain a refund, please contact the box office you purchased your tickets from. Stylus One of Leeds’ most diverse, exciting and respected venues is getting a brand new look and feel following a refurbishment over the summer of 2006. Stylus, located in the University District of Leeds within the students union, has been hosting both live acts (acts as diverse as Public Enemy, The Kooks and Courtney Pine have played in the 1000 capacity venue) and club nights (such as Brighton Beach, The Wendy House and the award winning student night Fruity) since 2001. Over the summer there have been a huge amount of work on the décor, bars, soundsystem and acoustics, stage layout and the way the venue links with its sister venues Mine and Pulse. Stylus is not just open to students and attracts music lovers and clubbers from across Leeds and West Yorkshire. More info available from http://www.luuonline.com/bars/stylus No items in shopping cart Leedstickets.com is the official box office of Leeds' largest live music venue The Refectory and Stylus nightclub at Leeds University Union. This site brings you all you need to know about the gigs, bands, acts, djs, ticket availability and club nights hosted by LUU.