Themes include Mamma Mia, Disney, Spice Girls and boy band nights.
Fans of the Alice in Wonderland bar on Swinegate will appreciate the immersive topsy-turvey experience that the bar offers. It's nothing quite like anything you'd expect.
Now, you can pair 'Eat Me, Drink Me' nibbles and teapot cocktails with music that Lewis Carroll couldn't have possibly anticipated in a new series of karaoke nights at The Alice Bar.
Until Friday 4 February, you can also get 50% off all tickets to Leeds’ Alice in Wonderland themed bar immersive cocktail experience. Perfect for a Valentine’s Day gift, use the code ‘LOVE’ to receive half price tickets, saving up to £16.00 per person.
The hidden bar is decked out with floating tea pots, fairy lights, characters from the book and kitsch tea party decor that creates a fantastical atmosphere like that in the story of Alice in Wonderland.
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Across multiple events, guests can expect different themed karaoke nights from their favourite artists.
There will be a Mamma Mia evening, where Alice meets Abba in a night of all-singing, all-dancing feel-good music, complete with complimentary cocktail or mocktail upon arrival.
There's also going to be a chance to spice up your life at the Spice Girls nights or wail the words to your favourite boy band and become a true Uptown Girl.
If you prefer the 1951 Alice in Wonderland movie, the Disney-themed karaoke night will be just for you. Expect songs from all your favourite musical movies, as well as a full down the rabbit hole experience inside the bar.
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Starting at 7pm, the following themed nights will take place in 2022 til late:
Monday 31 January - Spice Girls Karaoke (tickets here)
Tuesday 1 February - Spice Girls Karaoke (tickets here)
The tenth annual Leeds Tattoo Expo will showcase some of the best in tattooing both local and internationally.
If you fancy getting yourself a fancy new bit of ink, then look no further than the iconic Leeds Tattoo Expo that will be returning to the First Direct Arena this June.
Taking place on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June 2025, over 200 tattooists and 70 traders will be flocking to the city to show off their skills.
And not only that, but there’ll also be a whole host of market traders for you to browse as well as live music to have a boogie to.
The artists will be tattooing with options for both pre-booked appointments and walk ups available throughout the weekend.
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There will also be a piercer, tooth gems and a henna artist ready to adorn your body.
Alongside getting tattooed, there’s plenty to do and to see over the whole weekend; there'll be an alternative drawing class, an illustrators market with kids’ workshops provided by Art Gecko, an art fusion event on the main stage, burlesque performances and competitions, a small vintage clothing pop-up, fire breathing and break dancing demonstrations in the square outside the arena.
The annual tattoo competitions will also be taking place each evening, where tattooists showcase their work to a panel of judges, sponsored by Killer Ink!
To celebrate Leeds Tattoo Expo's tenth anniversary, they'll be hosting a Pre-Party at Belgrave Music Hall on Thursday 5 June which is a completely free entry event complete with live music and free pizza.
You can find out more about the event and book your tickets here via the First Direct Arena's website.
Mumford & Sons add new Leeds show at the First Direct Arena to sell out UK tour
Clementine Hall
Two new arena dates have been added to their forthcoming UK tour, after selling out the entire run within two hours.
Ahead of dropping their fifth studio LP Rushmere at the end of the month, the cult favourite folk-rock outfit announced a brand-new European tour in support of the record, including a limited UK leg.
The now sold-out arena run starts in Europe in November before now arriving in Leeds on Sunday 30 November.
The significance of the band’s return can be found in the title of the new album, as Rushmereis the spot where it all began for the boys: a pond located on Wimbledon Common in south-west London where Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane first hung out.
However, the multi-award-winning acoustic-driven British rockers and folk revivalists are now a trio following the departure of Winston Marshall, who quit the band back in 2021 following controversies surrounding his right-wing beliefs.
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With that in mind, it’s rather fitting that they have insisted that beyond just a place and a title, Rushmere is alsothebeginning of a new phase.
Following an intense period of creativity, the project was produced by fellow nine-time Grammy winner Dave Cobb and recorded at the famous RCA Studio A in Nashville, as well as in Savannah, Georgia and back home at Marcus’ studio in Devon.
The album itself drops on this Friday 28 March and judging by the little that we’ve heard so far, they’ve been well worth the wait.
As for the arena show, tickets will go on sale this Thursday 27 March at 10am.
Best of all, they’re donating £1 from every ticket sold straight to War Child UK – this sort of stuff should be standard for any big act as far as we’re concerned.
Sophie Smith -
31st January 2022 
