Back to Basics
Back to Basics locks Basement Jaxx & more for Leeds orchestra concert
Back To Basics, the long-running Leeds club-night, is holding a big open air classical concert in the city centre on Friday 28th July. The show will see a 50-piece orchestra re-interpreting an assortment of electronic music classics that have been popular on the Basics dancefloor over the past quarter of a century.
The Symphonic Sounds Of Back To Basics is being played by the Orchestra of Opera North, and there will be a number of dance music acts on hand to participate in the show.
Basement Jaxx, MC M.A.
ERICK MORILLO TO TOUR UK FOR FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE
Award-winning US house DJ Erick Morillo has announced his first UK tour in more than 10 years, taking in seven of the nation's top venues from 18th to 27th November.
Hitting up the likes of Egg LDN, Dublin's Button Factory and South in Manchester, Morillo will build up to a double whammy of a grand finale — firstly playing the Back to Basics 25th anniversary show at brand founder Dave Beer's new club, Church, in Leeds, before heading north of the border for a free Colours party at SWG3 in Glasgow.
JAMIE JONES AND MORE TO PLAY NEW LEEDS VENUE, CHURCH
Leeds clubbers will have a new place to worship as of 30th September, with the launch of new venue, Church.
As we reported back in July's issue of DJ Mag, Church is new project of Back To Basics founder, Dave Beer, former New Order bassist and Factory Records and Haçienda owner, Peter Hook, and Aaron Mellor, the brains behind Digital Newcastle.
LEEDS PARTY BACK TO BASICS TURNS 24 THIS SATURDAY
If you're not in London this weekend, (if you are you should be attending our DJ Mag Sessions party at EGG with Fred P and Delano Smith!), be sure to get yourself to legendary club night, Back To Basics.
The famed party collective is throwing an all-night-long Playboy-themed party at a secret location in Leeds on Saturday, featuring an X-rated cabaret, male and female pole dancing, plus a show from the "World famous", Mad Alan.
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