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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source When we joined there were 60… now there are over 100 festivals who have joined the keychange pledge for gender equality in our festival lineups. OVER 100 FESTIVALS JOIN KEYCHANGE PLEDGE TO TACKLE GENDER INEQUALITY IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY – Keychange PRS Foundation…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source We’ve added another of our 2018 commissions to the website – Ali Bullivent (& friends!) created a unique show that was both a pop-up event that took place across the city and also a lasting piece of recorded work. “Landed” was part of…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source This week we will begin to add to our website the thirteen commissions that formed “A Manifesto For A New Wakefield” at Long Division 2018 The first is the collaboration between CAPA College and Thomas Ragsdale – a piece of contemporary dance that…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source It’s less than a week until Wakefield Festival Of Beer goes live. It’s a great social event and raises a lot of money for some very worthwhile charities. Take a look, and we might see you there. Wakefield Beer Festival – Home MORE…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Very pleased to have been awarded the People’s Choice Award at the Wakefield Business Awards last night. We lost out on the New Business Award to Wakefield BID – something we could never feel down about, as the festival could not have happened…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source A follow up piece here from Folk Radio about our commissioned show from Jamie Lockhart “A Romantic Destination” which also includes some lovely videos of the live show itself. Really quite special… Video Premiere: Jamie Lockhart – A Romantic Destination (Live) | FRUK…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source The four amazing neon artworks by Richard Wheater that were unveiled at this year’s festival are now all up for auction, for charity. It was great to be part of these pieces of work finally seeing the light of day. Check out Richard’s…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Another amazing and in depth review here from GIGsoup covering a mix of emerging artists and headliners: “with the variation and integration between setting and art, the festival and it’s values couldn’t have been expressed as well anywhere but Wakefield.” Long Division Festival…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Just as we returned triumphantly this year, Barnsley once again has a huge and free city centre festival. Lots of dedicated people making this happen, and even more artists than we could squeeze into Wakey. It’s this weekend, check it out. Last but…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source It was great work with The Art House Wakefield and use it as a venue for the first time in 2018. Whether you made it down or didn’t get chance, we think you should check out their Open Studio event this coming Saturday.…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Another morning, another great review (we don’t take this for granted, we promise you). Plenty of information here: Long Division Festival. Wakefield. 02.06.18. So after a week of almost constant sunshine Saturday decides to be wet, windy and miserable. Wakefield is damp and…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Another amazing review from The National Student: “Wakefield is now a buzzing hub of culture that hasn’t yet succumbed to the huge prices that usually accompany these transformations. With more pubs per square mile than anywhere else (and good ones at that) and…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Incoming transmission from Evil Blizzard : “Just who was that masked man in the pink sparkly jumpsuit swelling the rank of Evil Blizzard ? Why, it was none other than Steve Firth of local Platinum selling musical maestros, Embrace !!” So now you…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source “Long Division is surely one of the best city festivals in the north.” Thanks to The Student Playlist for this great review. LIVE REVIEW: Long Division Festival 2018 – The Student Playlist What we got up to at the 2018 edition of Wakefield’s…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Long Division updated their cover photo. MORE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Another positive review, this one from Plus One Magazine, with a mix of the headliners and smaller artists covered. Long Division Festival, Wakefield – 2nd June 2018 (LIVE REVIEW) live review from Wakefield’s Long Division Festival, June 2nd 2018 MORE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source This is quite fun then; we’ve been nominated for a Wakefield Business Award. We could potentially be picking up “New Business Of The Year” in a couple of weeks. New?! Yes, we have been going since 2011 but we formed as a Community…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source The first review is in. It’s almost as much a review of Wakefield as it is of the festival, which is what we like to see. Long Division 2018 – Review Long Division adds up! https://livemusicreviews.co.uk/2018/06/08/long-division-2018-review/ The Membranes Billy Bragg Charlotte Hatherley Marnie…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Great highlights reel here from the BBC Introducing Stage back on Saturday![fb_vid autoplay= “true” id=”1986080154749312″]Did you see our stage at Long Division Festival today? Here are the highlights! MORE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source We’re still on our Long Division comedown, how about you? We’ve just got the remainder of our t-shirts up on Bandcamp, so if any of you missed out, now is our chance to grab the last remaining few. It’s THE t-shirt to be…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Well, it’s all over folks. For us, it was five amazing days that were everything we wanted it to be. A busy, vibrant Wakefield with a diverse range of things to do plus the most important thing; happy, inspired (and by the end,…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source We love the crowd out in Wakefield City Centre this afternoon! MORE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source What an amazing day yesterday, thank you to everyone who came along. So many highlights and beautiful moments but for us the overiding thing was the positive, happy, upbeat community feeling all around the city. Go Wakefield! It’s not over yet. We’re rounding…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source SECRET GIG! Mr Billy Bragg will be playing a pop-up show at Wakefield’s wonderful Wah Wah Records at 2pm! Wah Wah Records Independent record shop. Selling new and used vinyl, cd’s and cassettes. Hosting in store performances and generally supporting all things music.…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source There’s loads of free arts events and performances taking place this weekend. Head to ArtwalkWakefield to see the full list of times for an arty Long Division! ArtwalkWakefield A Manifesto For A New Wakefield TIMINGS AND LOCATIONS FOR SATURDAY 2ND JUNE FOR Long…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Ivor Novello Outstanding Contribution To Music award for Mr Billy Bragg. Huge congratulations. Let makes his celebratory two night stay in Wakefield worth it! I’m sure he might asked about this at our in conversation event tonight… Can’t wait. Billy Bragg on Ed…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Ok everyone, here is the essential details for our big day on Saturday. The wristband exchange is at Wakefield One. That’s Cliff Lane, WF1 2EB. It’s opposite Westgate Train Station and is also the location of Wakefield Museum . Regardless of what ticket…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Our final Live Session is from Simon Widdop Poet who is curating our Spoken Word stage at Neon Workshops on June 2nd. The session was filmed at and is introduced by National Coal Mining Museum for England , was filmed by Skysail Studios…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source What a wonderful night – great Artwalk and lovely to see some of the amazing commissions finally revealed, none more so than Jamie Lockhart’s show at the Theatre Royal. There were some disappointed people who turned up expecting to get in on the…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Long Division begins tomorrow night with Wakefield Artwalk. Look at everything that is going on! We are bringing seven of our commissions to the party, including the six listed here and the now sold out A Romantic Destination by Jamie Lockhart – it’s…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source A great preview here from Drowned in Sound offering up more suggestions for who you may want to check out this weekend. It’s cool that these ‘Top Ten’ previews have picked out so many different artists across different publications and websites. Here’s the…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Today’s exclusive live session is from YOI who will be headlining our Pay What You Want June 1st show at The Red Shed with Bedford Falls and Dylan Cartlidge . The film was commissioned by Wakefield Arts Partnership , made by Skysail Studios…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source A week today Write Place, Write Time with Billy Bragg & Laura Snapes will be taking place at Wakefield Town Hall, raising funds for MAP Charity . We can't wait to hear stories of both Billy and Laura's time in the music industry…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Our next session is from The Tidy Wives who are introduced by One to One Development Trust – it was great to film this with them both at The Art House Wakefield , also one of our venues this year. The film was…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Excited now our programme is here! Here is the big pullout map showing all the locations of the brilliant things happening from May 30th to June 3rd. There will be some finding their way out this weekend, but otherwise you can get one…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Out partners Wakefield BID have worked with local businesses to put together some special offers for the Long Division weekend. All you need to take advantage of these is a Long Division wristband – even just a free one. Make the most of…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source We're feeling in high spirits. So, for no reason other than the fun of it, we're running a competition to win a £50 voucher to spend at Wah Wah Records, Crash Records, Jumbo Records or Vinyl Tap Records – our four favourite record…
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