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Our Year for Music
It’s Our Year…to enjoy live music!
It’s Our Year…to enjoy live music!
As much as we love Spotify, nothing beats attending live music.
As the sun comes out and the evenings get longer, why not explore live music taking place on your doorstep? From alternative pop to classical – there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
The below gigs are all apart of Our Year 2024, stay in the know with the latest events by signing up for the monthly newsletter here.
BODYS PRESENTS: FIG BY FOUR + ADAM HOPPER & THE WIMPS
Body’s is a local gig promoter running a programme of monthly gigs at The Establishment. Go along to enjoy a night of alternative/indie musical storytelling from Fig by Four and mellow alternative pop from Adam Hopper & the Wimps.
📍 The Establishment
📅 Thursday 04 April, 20:00-22:00
🎟 Full price tickets £6. Concession tickets £4.
WAKEFIELD CONCERT SOCIETY PRESENTS: IONEL MANCIU & LEO POPPLEWELL
Enjoy a mellow Saturday evening at West Wakefield Methodist Church and listen to a stunning string performance by violinist Ionel Manciu and cellist Leo Popplewell.
📍 West Wakefield Methodist Church
📅 Saturday 06 April, 19:30-21:30
🎟 Full price tickets £17. Concession tickets £15. Students/Under-16s tickets £5.
WAKEFIELD JAZZ PRESENTS: ALAN BARNS + PETER ROSSER TRIO
Wakefield Jazz is a staple of our local music scene and this month they’re bringing back the popular saxophone and clarinet player Alan Barnes.
📍 Wakefield Sports Club
📅 Friday 12 April, 20:00-22:30
🎟 Full price tickets £17. Concession tickets £16. Under-25s tickets £8.50.
🔗 Click here for more information.
SANDAL SINGERS PRESENTS: BELIEVE IN MUSIC
Under the direction of their talented Musical Director, Edward Whelan, local community choir Sandal Singers will be hosting their Spring Concert “Believe in Music”. With a roster of popular music like ‘When you Believe’ from The Prince of Egypt and “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from Encanto – it’s sure to get you to believe in music!
📍 Sandal Methodist Church
📅 Monday 15 April, 19:00-21:30
🎟 Full price tickets £10.
CASTLEFORD MALE VOICE CHOIR PRESENTS: SPRING CONCERT
Founded in 1926, the Castleford Male Voice Choir has been performing music for nearly 100 years! Join them for their Spring Concert with special guests The Liquorice Singers.
📍 Central Methodist Church, Pontefract
📅 Saturday 27 April, 19:15-21:30
🎟 Full price tickets £8.
WAKEFIELD MUSIC COLLECTIVE PRESENTS: BRASS IN THE PARK
Get into the spirit of the season with an outdoor performance at Clarence Park from a local brass band presented by the Wakefield Music Collective. Bring all the family for a relaxing afternoon of music and make some lasting memories.
📍 Clarence Park Bandstand
📅 Sunday 21 April and Sunday 02 June, 14:00-16:00
🎟 Free!
🔗Click here for more information about the Spring and Summer sessions.
CASTLEFORD SALVATION ARMY PRESENTS: BLACK DYKE BAND
Enjoy an evening of world-class brass music from the Black Dyke Band – one of the world’s leading brass bands. They will be joined by Castleford Salvation Army Band to showcase the very best of brass music.
📍 Castleford Salvation Army
📅 Thursday 25 April, 19:30-21:30
🎟 Full price tickets £12.
WAKEFIELD CATHEDRAL PRESENTS: LUNCHTIME CONCERTS
Take a break from work and pop over to Wakefield Cathedral on your lunch break to enjoy some free live music, with a different musical offering each week from opera to ukuleles to orchestras!
📍 Wakefield Cathedral
📅 Tuesdays, 13:00-13:45
🎟 Free!
WAKEFIELD CONCERT SOCIETY PRESENT: 60TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
It’s a big birthday for the Wakefield Concert Society! Join them as they celebrate 60 years with a piano concert by Yuanfan Yang and the Opera North Orchestra.
📍 Wakefield Cathedral
📅 Saturday 04 May, 19:00-21:30
🎟 Full price tickets £20. Concessions £18.
CHANTRY CHAPEL PRESENTS: RESTLESS SPIRIT – TALES AND MYTHS OF SPIRITUAL JOURNEY
Relax inside the historic Chantry Chapel and listen to flautist Tracey Smurthwaite perform ‘Restless Spirit’ by Philip Henderson, a piece specifically written for the Chapel’s unique setting.
📍 Chantry Chapel
📅 Sunday 12 May, 15:00
🎟 Full price tickets £10. Concessions £5.
🔗Click here for more information.
YORKSHIRE PHILHARMONIC PRESENTS: ANIMAL MAGIC
Perfect for the whole family, join Yorkshire Philharmonic’s exciting animal-themed summer concert! The programme includes Flanders + Horovitz Captain and his Floating Zoo plus Bob Chilcott Aesop’s Fables.
📍 Wakefield Cathedral
📅 Saturday 08 June, performances at 4pm and 6pm
🎟 Full price tickets £10. Students/Under-16s go free.
WAKEFIELD MUSIC COLLECTIVE PRESENTS: SUMMER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL
Celebrate the summer solstice in style at Clarence Park, with a mix of DJ’s playing a vibrant sound of house and techno.
📍 Clarence Park Bandstand
📅 Saturday 22 June, 13:00-19:00
🎟 Free!
