Being the support act for a band such as The 1975 is every up and coming artists dream. However, for the 19-year-old Filipino-British singer-songwriter Beabadoobee, this dream has become a reality, as she joins the […]
Flippin Fabulous! The biggest annual gymnastics display returns to Leeds.
In a celebration of gymnastics of all ages and abilities, Leeds GymFest returned to the First Direct Arena in Leeds, where 1,300 gymnasts gathered to showcase their routines. The Gryphon went with Leeds Student Television […]
Twin Atlantic Deliver Nothing But Hits at First Direct Arena
Having been a rather last-minute addition as a support to Catfish and the Bottlemen on their current tour, Twin Atlantic faced the task of getting a quickly swelling crowd at the First Direct Arena in […]
Olly Murs Still Has The X-Factor, 23.05.19
Olly Murs dazzled at the First Direct Arena on the 23rd May, showing that even a decade after his debut on The X Factor that he is still a cheeky chap from Essex with enough […]
Bring Me The Horizon Bring Intensity to the First Direct Arena, 24.11.18
“Do you wanna start a cult with me?” were the first words frontman, Oliver Sykes, sang to the crowd, as new single ‘Mantra’ opened Bring Me The Horizon’s set at Leeds First Direct Arena. Fitting […]
The Courteeners get Leeds “Fucking Cooking” at the First Direct Arena, 18.11.2018
From sellout shows in front of 50,000 people, to packed out arena shows, The Courteeners seem almost unrecognisable from the band critics 11 years ago stated would be unheard of in a decade. For anyone […]
Rick Astely’s Rickrolling His Way to First Direct Area This Friday
Question, Reader: Who is so powerful that he could become a prince of pop culture without even trying? You’re right. It’s Rick Astley. Although you might know him from the ‘Rickrolling’ meme from 2007, there’s […]
Royal Blood @ First Direct Arena, 17/11
Ever dynamic duo Royal Blood exploded into Leeds’ First Direct Arena last Friday, rightfully playing to a huge and enthusiastic crowd. Their latest album, How Did We Get So Dark?, has elevated their popularity far enough to […]
The Kooks @ First Direct Arena, 23/11
With the First Direct Arena packed full of fans, The Kooks looked set to have a solid start to their 2017 arena tour. A mainstay in English indie rock, the band has a lengthy collection […]
Royal Blood rise to the Arena challenge, 17/11
The dynamic duo that are Royal Blood hit the First Direct Arena to play to a huge and enthusiastic crowd. Their latest album, How Did We Get So Dark?, has elevated them to arena- filling […]
Emeli Sande @ First Direct Arena, 24/10
After a five-year break, Long Live the Angels was a long awaited album from Emeli Sandé, and, naturally, her accompanying UK Tour was certainly highly anticipated. Emotional and spiritual, the new album chronicles her divorce, […]
Preview: Iron Maiden @ First Direct, 11/5/17
What more can be said of Iron Maiden that hasn’t been said already? Instrumental to the success of the NWOBHM scene of the early ‘80s, early pioneers of both the Progressive and Melodic metal subgenres, […]