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DOMINO RALLY – 20TH JULY 2024

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When, Where?

On the 20th July 2024, (a terrifying 13 years after the now “legendary” Sleep Sound Garden Party) , Hope & Social return with another summertime extravaganza of music, making, food, art, drink and fun. Hope & Social’s Domino Rally will deliver to you, our trusty and fearless festival-goer, some of the best and most ludicrous entertainment money can buy.

Who, What, Where?

We’re teaming up with the wonderful Old Woollen at Sunnybank Mills for this, our day of non-stop arting, play, music and mirth, and it will be happening in their gorgeous venue and the beautiful surroundings of Weavers Yard.

We’ve a fabulous line-up of family-friendly fun planned for the day, music, workshops, activities, great indie foodies, a marvelous drinks menu (including Ice-Cream-Van Cocktails no less!), all topped off with a giant domino topple/chain-reaction machine that YOU’ll help us build.

Poster for the one day festival Domino Rally. Leeds, 20/07/24

Hope & Social Events

Hope and Social

This event is brought to you by Hope and Social, the band that brought you Eurospin’s Wine Bottle Orchestra, the Garden Party, who taught thousands of people to play with them all across the UK, made the world’s biggest Christmas dinner with food destined for waste (with The Junk Food Project), The 12 Gigs of Christmas, immersive sound art, A Street Band Named Desire… and much much more.

From Leeds to Edinburgh. From Glastonbury to Brighton. Via Kazakstan and Georgia. If you’ve been to a Hope & Social event before then you know what to expect…if you haven’t then here’s a little taster, strap in for the time of your lives.

Soul quenching music? Tick. Lip smacking food treats? Tick. Possibly impossible domino based activities involving 11,000 dominos, 1,000 giant dominos, and 10 mattresses for HUMAN dominos…? Tick tick tick.

All we need now is YOU.

The Line-Up

Mr. Wilson’s Second Liners

A hat tip to the Godfather of Madchester, summoning the spirit of the Hacienda era north, infusing it with New Orleans street band style and heart, Mr. Wilson’s Second Liners with have you dancing around in hedonistic ecstasy as we hark back to the nineties and noughties hey day of dance music. Fierce bass lines on baritone saxophones, all the brass, a free-wheeling drumer and banjo to boot.

Do not miss.

Steven Adams

“A national musical treasure” The Guardian

Steven Adams, formerly of The Broken Family Band has a new album out. Drops (Fika Recordings) is a banger, and according to Mojo magazine urban Britain has generated its very own equivalent of Stephen Malkmus.”

Since calling time on TBFB at the height of their success, he’s worked under various guises as a solo artist – Singing Adams, The Singing Adams, Steven James Adams, Steven Adams & The French Drops – and released a number of albums ranging from DIY indie rock, intimate folk, experiments in Krautrock and politically-charged widescreen pop.

“…astonishing tenderness in its simplicity … brilliant lyrics.” Q Magazine

“…the tunes are instant and uplifting, but the real wallop comes from the lyrical imagery.” The Guardian

“…barbed modern life chronicles.” UNCUT

“…forlornly rues broken relationships and still manages to be funnier than most sitcoms.” Mail on Sunday

Simon Goff

Simon Goff is a British composer, producer and violinist based in Berlin, DE.

“a statement of both awe and intent… it’s remarkable that the album marks his debut outing on his own terms”. The Quietus – ‘Vale’ : 2021

This October sees the release of his sophomore album, ‘Spark Like Living Mothers’, a six-track collection of immersive, textural and intuitive electronica, the album is testament to Goff’s multifaceted practice.

Simon recently scored the BAFTA nominated drama series (BBC / Paramount +), The Gold, starring Jack Lowden, Hugh Bonneville, Sean Harris and Dominic Cooper, as well as the independent Czech feature Úsvit, .

Goff has performed internationally with the likes of Peter Broderick, Federico Albanese and Xiu Xiu and has performed at Funkhaus (Berlin, DE) the South Bank Centre (London, UK), Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg, DE) and CTM Festival (Berlin, De). His live shows have further cemented his reputation as an innovator of the genre, seeing him layer his performance samples of electronics and live violin, to create a textured and epic expansion of his recorded works

“Goff is expert at exploring the interface between organic, analogue tactility and the hinterland of treated, synthetic sound.” – Loud and Quiet

King Zepha

Lively up yer good self for the honkin’ horns, thumpin’ double bass, dub delays, global rhythms and stunning 3-part vocal harmonies of Leeds’ very own King Zepha. A supergroup of Leeds finest musicians, their foot stompin’ rambunctious show fuses ska, dub, and good ol’ fashioned musical mastery. Wind your body down with King Zepha.

Edwina Hayes

Elegantly penned folk-Americana, hailed as “the sweetest voice in England” – Nanci Griffith. From Cropredy to Shrewsbury Festival, Edwina has wowed and wooed many a gig goer with her pin sharp melodies and pitch perfect delivery. A raconteur of the highest calibre, Edwina’s stories are as captivating as her performance.

“Haunting, honeyed singer songwriter” (Guardian)

… and your hosts, Hope & Social

“Rousing, joyous” – The Guardian

 “a big sound from this impressive outfit…inspired, anthemic, great” – Q magazine

Brilliant, uplifting and inclusive. That was amazing, here’s your cheque” – Michael Eavis, Glastonbury Festival 

“Extraordinary songs, virtuoso performances, beautiful moments and music hall bonhomie!” – Tom Robinson, BBC6Music

Domino Rally/Machine Building Workshops

The UK’s leading domino artist Ricardo Ardito will be bringing his domino expertise (and 8,000 dominos) to Domino Rally, to play with, build with, and he’ll be there to guide you through your domino rally building.

Soon to be announced are the play’n’build leaders for our chain reaction machine building sand-boxes as we (and YOU!) build towards one giant domino rally/chain reaction machine finale. (See our R&D day here on Insta)

Local Indie Food’n’Drink

Skip your supper and indulge in Leeds’ finest Indie foodies. Curated by the magnificent Old Woollen. The Old Woollen are a marvelous crew and they’re also curating the drinks menu. Draft, soft, hard, red, white, hot, cold. Something for all the family and downright quench-tastic. There’ll even be Ice-Cream Van Cocktails.

PLAY

We believe in the power of music and play, so come play, make, decorate, paint, build and while away the hours in the beautiful setting of Sunnybank Mills’ Weavers’ Yard.

We are delighted to announce that registration for our Hope’n’Mic stage (Open, Mic… geddit!?!) is now open.

We love that our crowd is bustling full of playful, creative humans, and we’ve a special place for any of you who’d like to share your special moves on Domino Rally day. Our barn space at the top of Weavers’ Yard will be home to the Hope’n’Mic stage; a small stage for you to showcase your thing.

Do we want music? Absolutely, but it could also be poetry, magic, singing, spoken word, comedy (keep it classy, it’s a family show), the best three-person dance troupe Farsley has ever seen!?!?

If you’re coming to Domino Rally and would like to play a couple of tunes, to read some poetry, to enact a ten minute puppet show or tell us some jokes, please register your interest here.

NB – In order to play you will need to have a ticket to the festival… if we could give a free ticket to everyone we really would, but we just can’t make that work this time, sorryyyyy.

MERCH

For the day, we’re doing a special edition limited run of beautiful limited edition Domino Rally T-Shirts. Tees are organic, Fair Trade, and inspired by the wonderful poster (more on that below!).

As well, we’ll be pressing (again, a linited run) of the beautiful Domino Rally poster designed by friend and awesome human Gink.

NB: For this pre-order, orders close on 1st July. Please remember these are PICK UP ONLY on the day.

FAQs

USEFUL INFORMATION

Entrance to the event (whether you arrive by foot or vehicle) is here on Town Street opposite the junction with Cherry Tree Drive – https://maps.app.goo.gl/Hjod6rqgEUVUdKhAA

Times

Gates will open at 12:00 on the day. Hope and Social will hobble painfully off the outdoor stage to mild applause at around 9pm (so young-uns and old-uns alike can rock the festival day, and be home in good time) but the bar and food will stay open till 22:30. The Old Woollen venue will be open till late.

Food and Drink

A variety of alcoholic and soft drinks and a selection of fantastic foodstuffs will be available at the event. Please do not bring your own alcohol into the event as it will be confiscated! Drinking water is available.

Weather

The site contains both inside and outside areas but some of the event WILL be outside no matter what the weather does. Please check the weather forecast and ensure you have appropriate clothing for you and your party.

Accessibility

Free tickets are available with any order which will enable a guest with access requirements to bring a personal assistant or companion with them to support them with their access needs. You can view the Old Woollen’s access policy here.

Getting here

Transport

The Old Woollen has good parking and public transport links to Leeds, Bradford and beyond! We would love it if you could avoid coming by car but appreciate that public transport might not be convenient for everybody.

Entrance to the event (whether you arrive by foot or vehicle) here – https://maps.app.goo.gl/Hjod6rqgEUVUdKhAA

There is very limited free on site parking.

This parking will be clearly signposted but in the event that it fills up there is lots of free street parking around the venue. If you do park on a nearby street please park responsibly with consideration to local residents! Our advice would be to use the large and free 24 hour car parks at the Pudsey Civic Hall – about 15 minutes walk away and at New Pudsey station linked below. Please note that not all nearby shopping centre car parks are 24 hour! Park safely!

The nearest train station is New Pudsey

To venue – 20 min walk, 13 min walk and bus, 5 minute taxi

Last train to Leeds at 23:42

Last train to Bradford at 23:40

Frequent buses from various stops nearby to a variety of destinations till about 11pm.

Taxi/Uber to or from Leeds City Centre will cost approximately £20 to £35 depending on time of day.

Taxi/Uber to or from Bradford City Centre will cost approximately £10 to £30 depending on time of day

Site Map

Security

Security / Bag Checks

Upon entering the event you agree to have your bag searched by security.

The following items are prohibited on the day:

– Alcohol bought outside the venue.

– Glass bottles, cans, flasks.

– Laser pointers, glow sticks, flares, smoke grenades and aerosol cans.

– Air horns, whistles or other noise making distractions.

– Sharp objects or any items that could be used as a weapon.

– Animals (except service animals).

– Unauthorised literature or promotional giveaways.

– Items which are or maybe illegal including, without limitations, weapons, fireworks, drugs and other controlled substances.

– Any items deemed unsafe or to have a potential impact on the enjoyment or viewing experience of others.