A huge, immersive bingo rave is coming to Leeds, bringing epic throwback tunes, showers of confetti and outrageous performers with it.
For the first time ever, worldwide bingo party brand Bingo Loco will be landing in West Yorkshire to turn the traditional game entirely on its head.
Here, it's all about carnage and chaos - plus some sensational prizes like a new car, VIP Coachella trip, or week in Vegas (and some absurd, like a lawnmower or 10-foot teddy bear).
Expect dance-offs, massive throwback tunes, CO2 cannons, confetti showers, speed Macarena and foul-mouthed wind-up merchants, not to mention cheeky stage performers, lip-sync battles, fancy dress and outrageous props.
Oh and a right good game of bingo, of course.
Bingo Loco
Bingo Loco has filled venues across the world, from New York to Dubai and Sydney - now it's travelling the UK, stopping off in Leeds as part of the tour on 9th July 2021.
After the bleak year that was, everyone is looking for eccentric thrills and entertaining spills this summer. And they don't come much more explosive than an immersivebingo rave.
Speaking on the upcoming event, William Meara, Minister of Mayhem at Bingo Loco said: "The global demand for immersive and interactive entertainment shows that people want more from a night out. We’re all about more!
"We dragged bingo from the dark ages into a full-blown rave. After over 800 shows, we fine-tuned the formula for the perfect social experiment! Oh, and not to mention the weirdest and wackiest prizes ever with previous prizes ranging from trips to Vegas and a boat, all the way to a Nobel space hopper!
'No two shows are ever the same and that keeps our customers coming back time and time again.”
Bingo Loco is the perfect post-lockdown experience for those who’ve been cooped up inside for too long.
Yard Act are back as they announce first round of UK headline dates since 2024.
We are so, so back.
It's been a few years, but Yard Act have just announced a small selection of UK gigs for later in the year including a homecoming gig at the O2 Academy on Friday 6 November.
The dates follow the band’s first show of the year at the 6Music Festival this Friday across The Pennines in Manchester.
After Leeds, the lads will be performing shows at the O2 Victoria Warehouse on Friday 13 November before making their way down south to the O2 Academy in Brixton on Thursday 26 November.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
Yard Act completed the touring for their critically acclaimed second album Where’s My Utopia? with a victory lap back home at the 5000 capacity Millennium Square in Leeds in August 2024.
It was a record that brought a stark change of pace to the acerbic, post-punk of their debut, embracing something altogether more playful and bringing a different energy. It shifted the dynamic on stage too, with the addition of dancing backing singers and additional musicians and openly challenged listeners to reconsider who they thought Yard Act were.
Since then, the band have remained active, whether writing Where’s My Utopia’s follow-up on scratching the itch to get back on stage, heading out across the UK and Europe with The Hives, which was preceded by an intimate one-off show at Blackpool Tower last May.
Following a lengthy stint in the studio, the band now look to the Autumn for three big UK dates and we cannot wait.
Tickets go on artist presale from 10am on Wednesday 25 March before hitting general sale at 10am on Friday 27 March. Sign up here.
Viral brunch cafe Acai and the Tribe is coming to Leeds city centre this spring
Clementine Hall
Leeds health nuts assemble, because acai bowls and superfood smoothies are coming to a city near you.
Incase you've been living under a rock for the past year or so, you may not be clued up on the whole acai bowl trend that has been sweeping up the nation.
Acai is a super berry grown and harvested in the Amazon rainforest, and not only is it absolutely delicious but it has a myriad of health benefits.
Acai and the Tribe first opened four years ago in Manchester, and ever since then it's only gone from strength to strength opening up three other locations across the country.
Images: The Manc Group
Next stop? Leeds. And we couldn't be happier about it.
So, what can we expect from this aesthetically-pleasing and ultra trendy female-owned business? Well, loaded acai bowls that look almost too good to eat, superfood smoothies, coffees, matcha and savoury options like avocado toast.
Announcing the very exciting news to Instagram, Acai and the Tribe said: "You asked, we listened. LEEDS… your new lifestyle arrives soon."
They will be opening on 88 Vicar Lane as part of the Vicar Lane regeneration scheme, which has already scene some great new restaurants being announced such as Sticks'n'Sushi and Dishoom.
It seems like this part of town is suddenly going to be the place to be, and we're very happy to see it.
We'll keep you updated with opening dates as and when we know more but for now, you can find out more about Acai and the Tribe here.
Georgina Pellant -
1st June 2021 
