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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Here is a new exclusive session for you – Rose Condo , who will appear on the Spoken Word stage at Neon Workshops curated by Simon Widdop performs a poem, introduced by Lucy from WE ARE . Filmed by Skysail Studios and commisioned…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source We’re working on bringing together our Manifesto For A New Wakefield commissions. We know you are all excited about the amazing artists we’ve gathered together, but make sure you don’t miss out on these brand new pieces of work by Wakefield artists, from…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Last night was the “Long Division Hype Show” on BBC Music Introducing in West Yorkshire – great to have them at Long Division this year with their own free stage on Wakefield Precinct. Listen back to the show, which includes Adore//repel and Simon…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source It’s a BBC Music Introducing in West Yorkshire Long Division special show tonight from 8pm, with Adore//repel and Simon Widdop Poet appearing on the show. Time to get excited! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p066mnvd Long Division hype show (19/05/2018), BBC Music Introducing in West Yorkshire – BBC…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source We’ve begun to be asked where the wristband exchange will be this year. We can now tell you it will be in Wakefield One, next to Create at Wakefield One and Wakefield Museum – it’s also 60 seconds from Wakefield Westgate Train Station.…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Is it really only ELEVEN days until Long Division hits?! It’s a tricky task, figuring out what to see and where to go. Here are some previews and articles to help you decide: Emily Pilbeam (BBC Introducing) shares her top picks with Louder…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Here is our second exclusive live session for 2018. It sees Napoleon IIIrd give a unique performance at The Art House Wakefield where he will also be performing on June 2nd. The film was commissioned by Wakefield Arts Partnership and filmed by Skysail…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source This is a lovely read, about our commission of Jamie Lockhart to write a new show for #LD2018 Jamie Lockhart on “A Romantic Destination” – 1851 Scottish Folk Song Book Project | Folk Radio ‘A Romantic Destination’ see’s Jamie Lockhart of Mi Mye,…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source An interview with The Lovely Eggs from Rhubarb Bomb ahead of their triumphant return to Wakefield on June 2nd. THE YEAR OF THE EGG – Rhubarb Bomb MORE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Tonight the official Long Division Ale launches at Jolly Boys’ Real Ale Cafe ! Don’t know about you, but we’re in need of a pint… The regular Wednesday night quiz run by Philophobia Music ‘s Rob Dee is also a Long Division special,…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Emily Pilbeam of BBC Music Introducing in West Yorkshire has shared her Long Division ones to watch with Louder Than War Magazine and it’s a pretty damn impressive list. Less than three weeks to go… Long Division Festival 2018 – Preview – Louder…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Thanks to GIGsoup for this preview of Long Division – their top ten picks for this year’s festival. Nice mix of some of the bigger names and some of the artists that were unknown to us this time last year, but we were…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source We’ve been commissioned with Skysail Studios by Wakefield Arts Partnership to produce a series of live sessions with local musicians and team them up with members of Wakefield Arts Partnership. We thought we’d start with our own before we unveil the rest of…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Less than three weeks until Wakefield’s largest Music & Culture Festival. And June 2nd is the BIG day. How big? For £25 you can have 100% access to all 20+ venues, with around 100 performances taking place, from headliners such as Billy Bragg…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source With three weeks to go until the big day, let’s have some fun. What is your most memorable Long Division performance? Who turned up and turned in an unforgettable show? Or failing that, was your greatest LD memory not even gig related? A…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source We’ve commissioned 13 artists / groups to create new work for Long Division 2018 as part of our “Manifesto For A New Wakefield” Arts Council funded project. We always get excited when we get an update about the projects – this week Ali…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source One part of our “Manifesto For A New Wakefield” project was to work with artists and help them curate their own stages and performances. It’s a great way to bring new voices and ideas to the festival and help us spotlight some great…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source It’s been great to work behind the scenes with other festivals across the north this year and help artists from Wakefield get slots outside the city. It’s also great to see Barnsley once again have a large city centre festival – Barnsley Live.…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source You may have noticed our Jamie Lockhart commision sold out at the weekend. Well, we’ve managed to get a few more seats in there, so the last are now on sale. Don’t miss out on this amazing brand new show. http://theatreroyalwakefield.co.uk/whats-on/a-romantic-destination/%5Bfb_vid autoplay= “true”…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source The entire five day, 30 venues, 120+ artist schedule for Long Division is now available to view via our Clashfinder. Who will you be seeing, and when, and where? Get deciding! Wakefield Cathedral Warehouse23 St Austin’s Church, Wakefield The Red Shed Jolly Boys’…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Here it is… the Long Division Clashfinder is live! Five days, over thirty spaces across the city centre and well over 100 performances and activities. All the times are on here. What’s your plan? You can customize it to create your own bespoke…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source It’s just one month until Long Division kicks off with a great event “Write Place, Write Time” with special guests Billy Bragg and journalist Laura Snapes. Taking place in the beautiful Kingswood Suite of Wakefield Town Hall, WPWT will explore the writing process…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source We’re thrilled that Jolly Boys’Brewery has hand crafted a limited edition ale for this year’s festival. We’ve christened it “Manifesto”. It’ll be available from their own Jolly Boys’ Real Ale Cafe from May 16th and across the festival in June, including their own…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source We love this photo by John Jowett because for us the festival is all about the people and the places. It’s less than five weeks until Long Division 2018 hits. We’ve got national artists like Billy Bragg and The Lovely Eggs , amazing…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Great day filming live sessions for Wakefield Arts Partnership with Beam @crakeband National Coal Mining Museum for England Simon Widdop Poet One to One Development Trust The Tidy Wives The Art House Wakefield Napoleon IIIrd WE ARE Rose Condo The Good Of Small…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source We’re excited to have become a member of the Association of Independent Festivals alongside some greats such as Bestival Tramlines Deer Shed Festival and End Of The Road Festival and represent Wakefield nationally. We may be small among such giants, but we intend…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Bearfoot Beware have written their guide to Long Division, picking their top five performers. Who made the cut? Who will be distraught at their exclusion? Tuesday night excitement right here! Thanks to Punktastic for putting this together. Bearfoot Beware’s Guide to Long Division…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Our commisioned artist Jamie Lockhart is working hard on his brand new show “A Romantic Destination” – don’t miss the world exclusive on May 30th on the first day of the newly expanded Long Division http://theatreroyalwakefield.co.uk/whats-on/a-romantic-destination/ MORE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Thrilled that we are working on a little project with Wakefield Museum which will be unveiled at the festival in just over a month. Yet another place to head to whilst spending your weekend in Wakefield! MORE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source There’s a new issue of Rhubarb Bomb out tomorrow. It’s a Long Division special and features exclusive interviews and features with Billy Bragg The Lovely Eggs Adore//repel Drahla BBC Music Introducing in West Yorkshire FloodHounds and a huge range of other opinions pieces…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source It’s been great teaming up with Louder Than War Magazine to offer a voice to some of our Wakefield based performers and other emerging artists. Here’s a piece from Simon Widdop Poet who is curating our Spoken Word stage at Neon Workshops on…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source Here’s the venue poster for The Hop Wakefield – if the weather is anything like today it will be an amazing place to hang out, grab a pint and listen to some sweet sounds… MORE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source So, what are your plans for Record Store Day? Where will you be? What are you hoping to get?And what are you doing with the rest of your day? Keep an eye out for special edition of Rhubarb Bomb released the same day.…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source It’s great to have The Red Shed join us as a Saturday venue and we’re extra pleased because the stage is being curated by Girls That Gig – Leeds . Although we are dedicated to female performers being represented across the whole festival,…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source We were created to support emerging talent in the city, something we are continuing to aspire to with our Manifesto For A New Wakefield project this year. A great example (we think) is Wakefield musician Loz Campbell Music – we didn’t realise it…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source My new new single Hook You Up was played on 6 Music’s Radcliffe and Maconie show yesterday. Yusssss! On Monday i’ll be on the show with Mark McCaughren of the European Space Agency talking about the upcoming gig at Space Rocks on the…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source The Dork Festival Guide is out now. We worked with them to create a great article featuring Drahla and their favourite Wakefield places – great tips for your visit in June. Also features an interview with our Director Dean about bringing the festival…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Long Division Festival [ad_2] Long Division Source We’ve added a “Family Activities” tab to our Artist Page today. We’re really keen this year to attract young families to the festival, so this tab includes the first of the workshops we will be holding at the Elizabethan Gallery from 12-4 on…
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