Our recent performances include...
Our most recent full concert was:
Gay Abandon's Big Hair Do
But we haven't got a review of it yet!
For a review of our summer concert 2008, please click here.
Choir and audience members don't let the rain dampen their spirits at the BBC workshop in Hull. Photo: BBC
Performing at Leeds Pride in 2008. Photo: Mark Michalowski
On stage for our I ♥ Gay Abandon concert. Photo: Mark Michalowski/Shout!
Calderdale Pride
Saturday 20th June 2009
Big Hair Do
Saturday 13th June 2009
Bradford Pride 2009
Saturday 30th May 2009
Various Voices 2009
Friday 1st - Monday 4th May 2009
Supporting White Rosettes in Leeds Town Hall
Sunday 7th December 2008
Joint concert with Sang und Klang: Los! in Dortmund, Germany
Saturday 29 November 2008
Bradford Pride 2008
Saturday 11th October 2008
Leeds Met University Staff Festival
Tuesday 9th September 2008
We received a warm welcome at the Leeds Metropolitan University 'Staff Development Day' where we sang a very enjoyable gay set to a fun audience who were clearly invited to represent diversity in Leeds. We think 'Culture and Diversity' were the theme of the day and certainly the other acts also fitted that theme, but where were all the white middle-class non-disabled straight staff and their families to experience this rich event?
BBC Last Choir Standing
Saturday 9th August 2008: Queen Victoria Square, Hull
On a very wet day, we performed as part of the BBC's Last Choir Standing workshop in Hull. Despite the downpours, there was a fair sized audience. Watch the videos and read the review on the BBC's website here or look at photos here.
Leeds Pride 2008
On Sunday 3rd August we were proud to open proceedings for the 3rd Leeds Pride with a set of 3 songs on the stage in Millennium Stage. We're not entirely sure anybody heard us - since we never got to sound check - but we thought we sounded pretty good! There are some photos here.
I ♥ Gay Abandon
Saturday 19th July 2008
For our 10th anniversary concert, we launched our most ambitious programme to date, with 21 songs taken from the last decade to celebrate our birthday. We also took the opportunity to launch our first official cd. There's a full review of the concert here and photos here.
A Winter Concert
On Monday 17th December 2007 we were one of nine choirs performing in aid of St Gemma's Hospice in A Winter Concert.
Words at War
On Sunday 24th November 2007 we sang at the Royal Armouries in Leeds. We performed in an amazing space, and were well received, even if the audience numbers were a little disappointing.
Raise Your Banners
On 10th November 2007 we performed in Bradford as part of the Raise Your Banners festival, a festival of political song.
Leeds Pride 2007
For Leeds' second pride, we were delighted to perform in Millennium Square to launch the pride parade. Next year, how about a float and a sound system then we can sing our way round Leeds?
Summer concert
In summer 2007 we went all classical, and abandoned dancing queen in favour of something a bit more sophisticated. Class Act is reviewed here.
2006 reviewed
2006 was a very busy year, with a series of concerts around LGBT History Month on top of our usual commitments. Read all about it here.