Mint Festival is back for 2021 - and the line up has just dropped.
The Leeds house, techno and electronica festival has confirmed it will be returning for 2021 with a brand new venue as it celebrates a whopping ten decades in the game.
With big headline sets from the likes of Patrick Topping, Ricardo Villalobos, Darius Syrossian, Eats Everything and more, plus a still to be announced special guest slot, you won't want to miss out.
Hosted this year at Newsam Green Farm, under ten minutes from Leeds city centre, it looks set to be a mega all-dayer - with four separate arenas hosting over 25 DJs and artists in total.
Spread over 136 acres of land, there'll be rolling hills, magical woodlands and bricked orchard gardens to explore at the brand new, purpose-built site. Originally an open coal mine and then a livestock farm, alongside the four main stages there'll also be a special food village, VIP areas and more.
Mint festival favourite Patrick Topping will be returning with a headline slot at his very own Bunker arena. His Trick label will be coming to Mint this year, giving its name to an entire stage stacked with talent curate by the UK DJ and promoter: including Maya Jane Coles, Ammara, Elliot Adamson, Gerd Janson and Will Clarke.
Patrick Topping
Meanwhile, house music darling Darius Syrossian will be heating things up at The Terrace Party in The Valley, accompanied by the likes of East End Dubs, Eats Everything, Seb Zito and Tobias.
Elsewhere, London promoters FUSE will be teaming up with Leeds' night System to curate the line-up on their Fuse / System stage in The Orchard. Here ravers can expect a back to back set of deep, minimal house from Ricardo Villalobos and Enzo Siragusa, plus appearances from minimal techno DJ Raresh, Berlin Dj duo the Ghost, Fuse's Rich Nxt and Mint club residents Annie Errez and Bobby ODonnell.
Last but definitely not least, over on the MINT presents open air stage it's a heavy techno affair. Partygoers can expect some big sets from Belgian techno producer Amelie Lens, Berlin-based raw techno DJ Dax J and Farrago from Amelie Lens' Lenske label; plus Manchester-based DJ duo OC & Verde, Pan-Pot, Signal's promoter DJ Sofi and established techno duo Spektre.
“We have worked incredibly hard during lockdown to pull this one off safely within government guidelines," said co-owner Baz Arjomand.
"We're delighted to have been able to put together such a strong line up of local as well as international talents in these challenging times, and cannot wait to open the gates.
"As soon as the Roadmap out of lockdown was revealed, demand for tickets went through the roof and we sold six months of tickets in under 48 hours!"
Taking place at a brand new venue this year, 90% of tickets for the festival are already sold out with pre-sale tickets being made available to subscribers from 9am on Friday 14th May.
It's anticipated that Mint will sell out during the presale period - so if you want to get your hands on some, you'll need to sign up before the midnight deadline on Thursday 13th May.
If not, general sale will launch on Monday 17th May at 9am.
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New BBC TV drama starring Bel Powley and Harley Squires to be filmed in Leeds this spring
The BBC has announced a brand-new crime drama set to be filmed in Leeds and Hull.
We all love a BBC drama, and luckily for us one is about to be filmed right here in Leeds.
The new drama will be titled Shy & Lola, starring Harley Squires from The Night Manager and Bel Powley from The Diary of A Teenage Girl.
The six-part series has been described as a "dark comedy" about two women caught up in a murder in the criminal underworld.
The plot follows an unassuming pair in a small coastal town in northern England where the pair both realise they have a hidden talent for crime.
The series synopsis states: "As they build an operation that threatens to blow the local bad guys out of the water, opposing futures beckon – using their earnings to fund a fresh start, or becoming the new bosses in town."
The show is based on a popular French TV series and is written by Amanda Coe, an acclaimed English screenwriter and novelist.
Amanda Coe spoke about the announcement: "With such a rich and spiky central relationship at its core, Shy & Lolais a dream of a show to write, full of fun, action and emotion. I can't wait to see our hugely exciting cast and director bring it to life."
Rachelle Constant, executive Producer for Clerkenwell Films, said: "Amanda has written a brilliantly bold series centred on a dynamic female duo, which blends dark comedy with propulsive storytelling.We’re thrilled to have Hayley and Bel as our leads, alongside an exceptional cast and crew."
The new series will begin filming in Leeds and Hull this spring and will air on BBC One and iPlayer and we'll absolutely be tuning in.
Turnstile to play their only UK headline show this year at Halifax Piece Hall
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Turnstile will headline the Halifax Piece Hall this summer, their only UK headline show.
The Grammy-winning hardcore group have just announced a very special show at historic venue the Halifax Piece Hall.
As part of the venue's huge summer season, Turnstile will take to the stage on Wednesday 26 August marking a whopping 41 shows at the Piece Hall's calendar so far.
The group pulled huge crowds at Glastonbury festival last year and scooped up two Grammy Awards earlier this month, using their platform to thank fans who "swung in the dark" with them.
Nicky Chance-Thompson MBE DL FRSA, CEO of The Piece Hall Trust, says: “2026 will see Turnstile playing at some of the world’s most iconic festivals and then here in Halifax at UK’s most iconic heritage venue.”
“We always aim to deliver for the full spectrum of music lovers in Calderdale and knowing how passionate our rock and metal community is, this gig will be off the scale – truly unmissable!”
Alongside Turnstile, Halifax Piece Hall will welcome the likes of Hollywood Vampires, Paul Weller, Bowling For Soup, Skunk Anansie, Garbage, Empire of the Sun, Sex Pistols, Mcfly, CMAT and Jimmy Eat World this summer. What a season it's going to be.
Baltimore’s hardcore heroes will head to West Yorkshire to play TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall on Wednesday August 26.
Tickets go on sale this Friday 27 February at 10am, and you can get your tickets here.
Find out more about what's going on at the Halifax Piece Hall this summer here.
Georgina Pellant -
11th May 2021 
