More than 100 dancers took to the stage, performing to a rendition of Kaiser Chiefs’ ’I Predict a Riot’
More than 100 dancers took to the stage, performing to a rendition of Kaiser Chiefs' 'I Predict a Riot' Poet Laureate and Professor of Poetry, Simon Armitage has urged Leeds to 'wake up' to its creative potential in a song penned for the city's festival of culture. Thousands of people gathered at Headingley Stadium to celebrate the beginning of LEEDS 2023, a year packed with events to highlight the city's culture. The spectacular show featured a performance by Professor Armitage alongside a range of creative talents from across Yorkshire, including carnival dancers, roller skaters and Leeds alum Corinne Bailey Rae. Leeds is staging its own year of cultural celebrations after Brexit meant UK cities were no longer eligible to win the title of European Capital of Culture. The festival is being delivered by the independent charity, Leeds Culture Trust, in collaboration with the University of Leeds as a principal higher education partner. 'Wake up, Leeds'. Simon Armitage who is a Professor of Poetry in Leeds' School of English , took to the stage with bandmates from LYR, a musical trio made up of Armitage, singer-songwriter Richard Walters and multi-instrumentalist and producer Patrick Pearson.
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