Watch Wakefield Long Division Festival online this weekend - full lineup revealed
and live on Freeview channel 276
The festival, held across venues across the city and now in its 10th year, was due to be held over the June 5 weekend but was postponed until November because of the of pandemic.
But director Dean Freeman and the team will broadcast a series of talks, panels, masterclasses and performances on the original dates.
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Hide AdDean said: “This temporary normal of not seeing friends and family, of no live music or socialising has been tough for lots of people.
“And though we’re excited for what November will bring, I couldn’t let June pass without some excitement. I put out a few tentative emails to our many friends from over the years and was really chuffed to have so many positive responses.
“The idea behind the shows is not to overwhelm people with endless live streams, but almost present a ‘best-of’ Long Division, but with brand new, specially recorded songs and chats.”
Three episodes have been confirmed for LD:TV standing in for Wakefield’s Long Division festival.
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Hide AdEpisode one will feature Knuckle Live at Warehouse 23 on Friday, June 5 at 8pm.
Episode two will feature discussions about the music industry on Saturday, June 6 at 2pm. It will include Help Musicians, Production Park, Bodys Wakefield, Come Play With Me, Shell
Zenner, Charlotte Gunn, John Robb, Chris Madden, AIF, and Rhubarb House.
And episode three, at 8pm the same day, will include interviews, performances and one-off features from Billy Bragg, Emma Pollock, Hands Off Gretel, Too Many T’s, The Wedding Present, Allusinlove, John Mason, Matt Abbott, Alessi’s Ark, Green Gardens, Foundlings, Mt Doubt, Pictish Trail, Hannah Willwood, Jermaine Peterson, Scarlet, Dead Naked Hippies, Lio, JJ Swimsuit, and Mi Mye.
For more details and to view LD:TV go to longdivisionfestival.co.uk/ldtv.