PLEASE NOTE: This concert is for residents of S5, S6, S10, S33, S35 and S36.
This block of concerts is a repeat of those recently held at Greentop Circus Centre.
Concerteenies for Babies is designed to relax and reinvigorate parents and carers and create special bonding moments with their pre-crawling babies through specially tailored musical and sensory activities. Listen to high-quality live music in a calm, welcoming environment with buggy access, nappy changing facilities, cups of tea or coffee and breastfeeding is welcome. This Youth Music-funded project (2023-2024) enables us to work with four new community groups across the city and aims to interact with new, diverse and often underserved communities. This series is in partnership with Zest Centre.
You may recognise James Lyons from performing alongside The Dusterlings on CBeebies’ Justin’s House! James is a multi-instrumentalist, beatboxer and rapper based in Liverpool. He has been an active musician and workshop leader for over 20 years, bringing his own brand of positive hip-hop and instrument beatboxing to stages and festivals all across the UK and beyond. His performances incorporate live looping, improvisation and interactive musical activities suitable for all ages.
All of Polly’s work is centred around a lifelong love of playing music alongside other people. Since the age of 4, she has played musical instruments and sung alongside family and friends. Polly has performed with Simply Strings Trio for around 15 years at weddings, corporate events, gigs, care homes and children’s concerts. She has also performed with Escafeld String Quartet, Woodfield String Quartet and ELO Experience. She performed on the BBC's TV special Billionaire Boy by David Walliams alongside Bryn Terfel, and on Channel 5’s Celebrity Carols at Christmas alongside Aled Jones and Military Wives. She has performed with the English Philharmonic Orchestra, South Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra and alongside Richard Hawley, Julian Jones and Vanessa Mae.
INFO FOR ON THE DAY
Each concert has the following structure:
10:00 - doors open for the audience, please don't worry if you are running late! This is a good time for a quick nappy change if you need to.
10:15-11:00 - concert
11:00-11:30 - stay and play, chat and have a cuppa
If you are driving to the concert, we recommend using the car park on Shipton Street. Concerts are held in the sports hall, not the library.
Please don't worry if your baby is unsettled or asleep during the concert. There are nappy changing facilities and feel free to breastfeed. You are responsible for the safety of your own children and belongings.
Free hot drinks are available at these events. Feel free to bring your own blanket and pillow.
Please book a ticket for all adults who will be attending. You do not need to book a ticket for your child. There's no need to print your tickets, just show your QR code on the door or give your name.
This venue is accessible for buggies and wheelchairs. Please contact us with any accessibility queries. Buggies can be left in the entrance area and we encourage you to put coats and bags to the side of the room.
There will be a University of Leeds researcher present at this concert. Together we are investigating the impact of our events so they will observe throughout the concert and we will ask for your feedback after sessions. Participation in the research is not compulsory. Please speak to a member of staff if you do not want to be included.