The Big Steppers World Tour will see the rapper in Leeds later this year.
Kendrick Lamar has confirmed that he will be performing across the world as part of his Big Steppers World Tour, and Leeds is lucky enough to be one of the seven stops across the UK involved.
The rapper has just released a new album. / Image: Kendrick Lamar / Spotify
Taking over the First Direct Arena on Thursday 3 November 2022, this is going to be the biggest performance in Leeds since that Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe performance at Leeds Fest 2018.
Tickets are due to go on general sale from Friday 20 May 2022 but if you're an O2 user or have access to the Live Nation presale, you can get in a full 24 hours ahead of the crowd.
Presale begins Thursday 19 May 2022 at 10am and closes an hour before general sale begins.
Ticketmaster has noted a limit of six tickets per customer and per credit card, so if you're planning on going with a large group of like-minded fans, make sure to split the responsibility of bagging tickets.
The worldwide artist is expected to see the best of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers on the evening, including the artist's latest hit N95, which has received a whopping 15 milllion streams on Spotify alone since its release. Classic tunes that saw the rapper shoot to mainstream success like HUMBLE., M.A.A.D City and ADHD.
Kendrick Lamar performing in Amsterdam in 2013. / Image: Merlijn Hoek
In the meantime, there's plenty of other live music to get us through to the winter months- especially now that festivals have been given the green light this year without any extra pandemic-related provisions.
This month, catch the likes of Novo Amor and Marina (as in Marina and the Diamonds) at City Varieties and The Refectory respectively this Saturday or next week there's some incredible talent coming from four-time BRIT award winner Emeli Sande and everyone's favourite singer about bad relationshiop, Kate Nash will be joining The Wardrobe towards the end of the month too.
The full set of UK tour dates for the Big Steppers World Tour are as follows:
Wednesday 2 November– Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro Thursday 3 November – Leeds, UK – First Direct Arena Friday 4 November – Newcastle, UK – Utilita Arena Saturday 5 November – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena Monday 7 November – London, UK – The O2 Tuesday 8 November– London, UK – The O2 Wednesday 16 November- Manchester, UK – AO Arena
The Leeds Palestinian Film Festival has announced the dates for this year's festival.
This year's festival will explore the words of the celebrated Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour: "To make art is to say we are here."
These words will reflect the content of this year's festival, which aim to keep Palestinian stories alive; defy the erasure of history; and bring voices from the depths of destruction.
The Leeds Palestinian Film Festival will open Friday 13 November at the iconic Hyde Park Picture House with Life Support, a documentary about doctors in Gaza directed by Daniele Rugo.
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The screening will be followed by a live Q&A with the director and doctors from the film, chaired by Healthworkers4Palestine.
Early programme highlights include the UK premiere of Conversation with the Sea, Muayad Alayan's family drama in which a 60-year-old Palestinian man in Jerusalem, ordered by an Israeli court to pay a debt allegedly owed by his son who drowned decades ago, sets out to discover what happened.
Also showing will be Maggie Lemere's documentary, Land of Canaan, follows Palestinian farmers and their olive trees, some more than 1,000 years old, and the fair-trade movement led by Dr Nasser Abufarha to protect them.
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Frances Bernstein, Festival Director, said: “To make art is to say we are here. We chose the words of the celebrated Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour as this year's theme because they reflect what the programme is for: keeping Palestinian stories alive, defying the erasure of Palestinian history, culture and identity, and bringing voices from the depth of destruction to audiences in Leeds."
The full programme, guests and ticket information will be announced in the coming weeks. You can find out more here.
Viral Yorkshire shop urges visitors to avoid weekends as huge queues form
Clementine Hall
A viral apothecary shop in Yorkshire has warned visitors about huge queues forming outside its doors, urging people to visit during the week if they want to avoid the crowds.
The Cabinet of Curiosities in Haworth has become a popular destination for those looking to really get into the autumn spirit.
And it seems like there's a lot of people who are looking to do so, as huge queues have been forming along the quaint cobbled streets of Haworth.
So much so, that owner Carolin had to issue a statement via The Cabinet of Curiosities Instagram page.
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It reads: "Weekends in Haworth have become particularly busy during Autumn and we are so grateful to all those lovely souls who have patiently queued to visit the shop.
"We are so honoured that you are happy to wait to come in to our magical apothecary shop, and I can’t quite believe it when I look out of the windows and see the queue snaking up the cobbles. Be assured that the queue does move fast and it makes for a far more pleasurable visit if there are fewer people in the shop at once.
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"If you would rather avoid the busy times it’s best to visit during the week if you can. Our shop is open 7 days a week 10-5, but to make sure all the shops in Haworth are open then Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are probably the best days to visit.
"We are doing our best to keep up with restocking and our fabulous workshop witches are busy blending, filling and packing every day to keep to keep the shelves stocked. We are humbled and forever grateful that you love our little shoppe, and hope you enjoy your potions and your visit to The Cabinet of Curiosities."
Sophie Smith -
16th May 2022 
