Monday, February 13, 2017

OUGD505: Studio Brief 01 - Public Spaces - Research

Research into public spaces and events in Leeds.


Leeds Pride

Leeds Pride starts at Millennium Square and goes through the city and finishes on Lower Briggate in the heart of the Leeds LGBT scene. Many companies and organisations take part too such as Asda, Barclays, Barbados, Cars, Citizens Advice, First Direct, ITV, Leeds University Union, Mission, NHS Digital and many more. So it's a massive event with thousands of people that attend and obviously it's hugely celebratory about LGBT.



Leeds Big Disco

I attended Leeds Big Disco last year. It happened on the 1st of July 2016. The event is based in the heart of Leeds, near Duke Studios and The Tetley. It features the world's biggest disco ball which was surrounded by a massive street party than ran from 3pm to 11pm with an after party until 4am. It was an event for families with DJ's, street, food and carnival vibes. At 7:20 is when the big song is played and it shifts to a night atmosphere.


Color Me Rad 5k

This is a colour run which is essentially a marathon where you get coloured powders thrown on you. "Historically, running has only been acceptable when trying to escape the law, personal responsibility, the truth and grizzly bears. Instead of running FROM something, get ready to run FOR something at this year's Color Me Rad."



Leeds Festival

Reading and Leeds is an annual music festival that takes place in Reading and Leeds on the 25-27 August. In Leeds it's hosted in Bramham Park where thousands of people attend. It's one of the main summer festivals that people attend and get excited for each year. The line ups normally include large names such as Foo Fighters and upcoming artists.


Live At Leeds 

Live at Leeds is an award winning metropolitan festival held annually across a variety of venues in Leeds. The genres are Rock, Indie, alternative and Electronica.

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