WATCH THE DROP! is back and bringing you more amazing South Asian DJ’s playing the best bass driven beats!

We’re excited to invite PANJABI MC to headline at our new home at Sheaf St. Leeds. playing to a crowd of open-minded bass reactive music lovers. Also making her debut with WTD! is DJ PRIYA fresh from her amazing set at this years Dialled In Festival doing what she does best giving you high energy ethnic infused sounds. We would also like to introduce Leeds upcomer, JAMEELA who’s no stranger to the local rave scene and of course not forgetting our very own resident turntablist, MANKEEPITDEEP.

PANJABI MC
International music producer and DJ hailing from Coventry. He is known worldwide as a pioneer in the global popularization of traditional Punjabi music, merged with hip hop, R&B, garage and dance. Panjabi MC has picked up numerous awards winning Best Dance Act at MTV Europe, Best UK Act of the Year at the Mobo’s , Best Dance Track in Germany, Italy and Switzerland as well as winning the World best-selling Indian recording artist of the year trophy at The World Music Awards.
His most famous record ‘Mundian To Bach Ke’ charted Top Ten in most countries around the world reaching the number one spot in Italy and Belgium as well as selling 100,000 units in Germany for the first two days alone debuting at #2. The success of Mundian To Bach Ke (also titled Beware of the Boys) was taken to another level when the multi-platinum artist JAY-Z collaborated on the record.

DJ PRIYA
DJ Priya throws herself into every project she undertakes with fun, dynamism and versatility at the forefront of her mind. Acclaimed for her varied mixes that keep the energy high and the bass heavy, the Brighton-based DJ knows how to get people moving.

Influenced heavily by the classical and contemporary South Asian sounds that she was raised on, and always centres key parts of her identity and self in her mixes. Her style is unclassifiable, the only standout feature is that it “must” be high-energy. Priya is a lover of all types of music - from classical Indian to reggaeton to UK funky and breaks - and all of these influences combine in the mixes she creates.

JAMEELA
Local resident Jameela is no stranger to playing bass heavy sounds around the city to hundreds of ravers each week! A regular at Wire, Headrow House and other notable venues across the City, Jameela is also a part of all-female local DJ community Slut Drop who are known for making plenty of noise around Leeds.

MANKEEPITDEEP
Leeds very own rising star, DJ, Producer, and Mango Lassi Drinker, Mankeepitdeep is a purist in all that’s bass, mixing and blending sounds from his Indian origins with trippy DnB, Dubstep and Garage. After contributing on Daytimers original compilation and featuring his heavy bass production ‘When life gives you lemons make nimbu paani’ on DJ Manara’s BBC Asian Network show his unique style is one to be heard.

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Please Note: Sheaf St. is a CASHLESS venue – CARD/CONTACTLESS ONLY at our Box Office, Bar and Cloakroom.

Last Entry Strictly at 12:00am

We strongly encourage you to purchase tickets in advance as we only host events with a limited capacity - this event will sell out!
   

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Roots & Rhymes

Watch The Drop! Panjabi MC, DJ Priya + Residents

Panjabi MC - Bheer

Chunz X Makh

DJ Priya

Jameela

Mankeepitdeep

Panjabi MC

Leeds

Sheaf St.

Limit & Fortynine team up for a triple headliner event across sheaf st outdoor Yarden and club space for a full day and night party. Special guests include a UK debut from Alex Kassian, Fantastic Man, Slapfunk's Doudou MD, Bay-Bush-Ka + Limit & Fortynine Residents.

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Limit x Fortynine Yarden Party

Fantastic Man - Dream Machine

Hidden Tropics - Mixed

Alex Kassian

Bay-Bush-Ka

Doudou MD

Fantastic Man

Forrest Road Soundsystem

AGEOFTHE Underground 🚨🦷🪰

CALLING ALL PUNKS, BEATNIKS, HIPPIES, SOCIAL REBELS, DEGENERATES, LOWLIVES, REPROBATES AND PERVS🪳

The first family of alternative queer art in Leeds is back with a night of anti-authoritarian howling from the Underground, in a tribute to countercultures, radical movements and rebellion.

Get ready for a night of sedition featuring live performances and DJ sets from the A.o.T. family and a gaggle of new adoptees.

DRESS CODE— leather, flowers, steel toe caps, balaclavas, whatever makes u feel gorg n ready to topple a government.

SHEAF STREET /// THURSDAY 26TH MAY /// £7 PER TICKET

DOORS- 19:30 /// SHOW- 20:30 /// BE FASHIONABLY ON TIME

🚨The AGEOFTHE Family believe in creative self expression with no judgment, only love and support 🚨

We are on the look out for the underdogs, the reprobates, the misfits to collectively give this community what it needs… FRESH BLOOOOOD! 🩸

If you have the undying urge to get on a stage and beep your 100% authentic self or fantasy, get in touch ⚔️


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AGEOFTHE Underground

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Theatre

Sheaf St. Social is back Friday 27th May!
Join us for bundles of fun as we turn our event space into a games room that has something for everyone.
We've got VR headset, console games, arcade, PING PONG, and even chess, oh yes.
We're opening our events space from 7pm to have a right night in/out at our gaff.
Grab a drink, let off that end of week steam and sink into a social, done the Sheaf St. way!

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Sheaf St. Social

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Social

What better way to celebrate the end of exams than an all-day garden party hosted by Airspace. 

We will be bringing you a blend of Garage, House, Afrobeats, Bashment, Breaks and (of course) Jungle to kick start your summer. 

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Airspace Garden Party feat. P-rallel 

Espree, Jakobin - Ritual

Adam Ten, Mosko - Eldad - Original Mix

p-rallel, Greentea Peng, IZCO - soulboy - IZCO Remix

1985

Amy OS

Jakobin

Mosko

Rahna

Gigs

Deep Fried Funk Day & Night Boogie

Resident DJ

We are excited for you all to experience our showcase event at Sheaf St on June 10th where we have BIG MIZ & LOUISE CHEN headlining the bill along with support from local talent Kirsten and the creator of REC, Aviax.

BIG MIZ — He has come into his own as one of the UK’s most exciting rising talents. While he’s been steadily releasing music for nearly ten years, he’s achieved recent acclaim through a slew of notable appearances on labels like Nervous, Knee Deep In Sound, Toolroom, and Defected and a notable 2020 remix of Hot Since 82’s “Rules.” His sound is rooted more in classic soul and funk than anything. McFarlane takes all the best of the sound of a bygone era and injects it with his own modern flair.

LOUISE CHEN — She hasn't slept since 1999 according to her Instagram bio. Half Taiwanese-half french selector founded the Girls Girls Girls night at Social Club in 2012. Inviting acts like Kelela, Sampha, Jackmaster, Moxie, Ikonika, Lil Silva, etc. always aiming to bring together live performers and club culture. Through her NTS shows she gets to explore her love of collecting soul, disco, gospel and early house records aswell as the sample heavy naughty club bangers that have made up the Girls Girls Girls DNA sound. Her sublime selections always keep the party alive, she was recently invited by Mixmag down to their exclusive LAB London by where she provided some serious selections.

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REC. - BIG MIZ, LOUISE CHEN & MORE

Reach - Raw Mix

AVIAX

Big Miz

KIRSTEN

Louise Chen

Leeds labels Readymeal Sound and Bump Leeds bring you a juicy slice of day and night UK garage goodness at Sheaf Street. With Spooky Bizzle, SBK and Scruffizer headlining alongside some of Leeds best DJs with an immersive lights and visuals show this is not one to miss!

Accompanying the headliners, Readymeal sounds very own Pixie Cola (Hospital Records, Future Bubblers) joins us for a huge vocal set accompanied by the talents of BKOA spinning all things garage and hip hop along with some live ripping sax from BNMO. 

If you’ve tuned into a bump before you would of heard the sounds of 4TGANG, a serious talent that seriously has his finger on the pulse of summer vibes. Alongside him Moova the spin city resident is giving us a hour of fresh dubs ready for yet another weekend of supplying Leeds’ gunfinger food. Jinzi completes this hot trio of upcoming artists ready to shut down this event🚨

Bump Leeds resident Wordie is due to lay down another couple hours of heat ready for his mint festival debut in September! Last but not least, currently taking Leeds by storm, Gimme a Break are down to offer us a ridiculous ball of energy to keep you dancing all the way until lights turn on.

This is an 18+ event.

Yarden Day and Night Party

4TGANG - Dawn Chorus

4TGANG

Bump Leeds

Gimme a Break

Jinzi

Moova

Primal Sound is putting on a not-for-profit party to celebrate the NHS workforce and raise money for Frontline-19, a charity that provide free counselling services to frontline NHS workers.

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Primal Sound’s NHS Charity Event

NikNak launches her new project, Sankofa - an immersive sound and visual experience exploring the narrative of a young black woman, Afrofuturism and comic book heroes through turntablism.

Sharing the screen with images of her childhood superhero, Storm, award-winning DJ and turntablist NikNak creates a new sonic world exploring the narrative of a young black woman realising her superhuman abilities. Through live improvised turntablism NikNak sculpts soundscapes that combine with visual artist Loëpa’s imagery, including illustrations, references to comic book imagery and manipulated live film footage.

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NikNak- Sankofa Tour

Loëpa

NikNak

Xana

We proudly present our next Downtown Disco event on Friday August 26th 2022, and the return of the first DJ we ever booked and one of the main inspirations behind putting on the events…the one and only Dr Packer! Freshly crowned as Traxsource #1 Soul/Funk/Disco artists of 2021, we’ve all been waiting patiently for his return to Leeds and at long last he will be winging his way over from Perth, Australia this summer.

Joining Dr P is an Artist we have wanted to book for some time, another superb talent and Traxsource #1 Nu-Disco producer of 2021 - from Italy, we bring you the magnificent Birdee. We know our Downtown Disco family will instantly welcome this top class DJ.

Supporting these 2 modern Disco legends are Leeds’ very own Ian Ossia & Lisa Jane bringing you that extra dash of Disco magic.

In the superb Sheaf St . venue you will have the rare treat of experiencing these incredible artists in an intimate space with amazing sound and visuals and with the best, friendliest crowd in the UK.

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Downtown Disco presents Dr Packer and Birdee

Can't Get Enough

Birdee

Dr Packer

Ian Ossia

Lisa Jane

Elemental 

GMS, 1200 Micrograms - Juice - 1200 Micrograms Remix

1200 Micrograms

DJ Edstorm

Lost Element

Nikki S

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Sheaf St is a multi-purpose event space in Leeds city centre, a club, a bar and a café. We host a wide range of events from club nights and live music to talks, screenings and comedy nights across our three different spaces.

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