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May 2022
Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club presents Bernard Wrigley
Cuckoo's Nest Folk Club presents Bernard Wrigley Foxlowe Arts Centre, Rainbow Room, 7.30pm for 8pm start Tickets £12 from Foxlowe Arts Centre or on the door 'The Bolton Bullfrog' returns to Leek for an evening of songs and improbable stories.
Leek Blues and Americana Sessions
From 8pm The Cock Inn, Derby Street, Leek More info: 07976 237937 Free Entry
An Evening With Scott Doonican
As the charismatic frontman of the UK's hardest-working comedy band, 'The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican', Scott Doonican is a debonair and theatrical performer with superb hair and more style than you could shake a Milan catwalk at. As a solo performer, Scott's one-man shows are every bit as funny, dynamic and engaging as those with his band. This is where Scott Doonican the story-teller, entertainer and showman, gets the opportunity to take the band's extensive back-catalogue of comic-songs and…
Music in Sparrow Park
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Something In Our Soul – a night of vintage soul music
DJ Gecko and DJ Span present a night of vintage soul music including ‘movers, groovers and funky floor-fillers'. 7pm - Late Leek Cricket Club, Tickets £5 in advance £6 on the door
When Rivers Meet
Since bursting on to the UK Blues scene with their debut record ‘The Uprising EP’ in April 2019 followed by their second EP ‘Innocence Of Youth’ in May 2020, Grace and Aaron have been going from strength to strength. The British husband and wife duo have an ever-growing online fan base and have gained the attention of Planet Rock and BBC Radio 2. Their unique harmonic vocal-led approach to song writing, dirty electric guitar, slide resonator mandolin and fiddle create…
Bandstand Afternoon Concert
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Scooter Fest by North Staffs Jesters SC
North Staffs Jesters ScooterFest Silk Street car park, Leek, Staffs, ST13 6HX 11am onwards - Free event Now in it’s 16 th year “Scooter-Fest’ will return to Leek on Sunday 22nd May 2022. Presented by the Leek-based Jesters Scooter Club, Scooter-Fest was formed on a suggestion by the late Councillor Steve Povey. The event is a free admission and a great day out for all the family with vintage and modern Scooters from all over the country and beyond, filling…
Fairport Convention – 30th year at Leek Arts Festival
Making their annual pilgrimage to Leek, the mighty Fairport will be on stage at 8pm for their 30th appearance at the town’s arts festival. Always popular and always a sell-out so get your tickets before they all disappear. Tickets £25 from The Foxlowe, online or tel. 01538 385260 (answer machine) Fairport Convention, in association with Cuckoos Nest Folk Club Foxlowe Arts Centre, Market Place, Leek ST13 6AD Doors 7:30pm, Event Start at 8pm. Tickets £25.00 Book Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FRnua8e3-0 The…
The Peak District Big Band
Peak District Big Band Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek, Doors 7.30pm Tickets £12 from Foxlowe Arts Centre This 19 piece Big Band require no introduction to Leek Arts Festival fans – and the players can’t wait to perform in Leek once again. The band celebrate pieces from the traditional big band repertoire and this year featured vocalist Mia Kerrison will recreate some classics from the big band songbook, together with pieces made famous by Ray Charles, Beverley Knight and Amy Winehouse.