The Old Red Bus Station

Name: The Old Red Bus Station
Address: 102-104 Vicar Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7NL
Telephone: 01133451661

Sadie Pearson Posted 5 July 2023

If you want a venue which has it all, The Old Red Bus Station is it.

Far from its previous life as a Leeds Bus Station, Old Red boasts an eclectic resumé. This industrial-chic bar utilises its multiple dance floors as a live music venue, offers vegan comfort food from Cantina, as well as functioning as an artistic gallery space. It is no surprise that it has become a hipster hotspot.

If that isn’t enough, however, make sure to browse their shop for merch and prints – visible proof that you, too, know the local favourite.

102-104 Vicar LaneLeedsLS2 7NL View map

Email: alexander@championupnorth.com Telephone: 01133451661 Visit Now

What's on near The Old Red Bus Station

A black woman sat down looking to the left.

Until 15 Jun

MusicLeeds

Sound Out Leeds 2024/25

Leeds International Concert Season is on a mission to push boundaries, expand horizons, and ask the question: ‘What haven’t we heard?’ as it presents its city-spanning Sound Out Leeds series.

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A man and woman dance in a pink theatre.

Until 13 Apr

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Stuart Croft: Eternal Return at Leeds Art Gallery

‘Eternal Return’ celebrates filmmaker Stuart Croft whose. innovative approach to film blurred the boundaries between the art gallery and cinema.

free entry

Until 18 Apr

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Her Unstable Materials by Stella Baraklianou at BLANK_ Leeds

Stella Baraklianou’s show ‘Her Unstable Materials’ at BLANK_Leeds gathers the artist’s new ceramic work with interactive elements.

free entry

A sculpture of a dark brown dog looks to the right, hanging out of its middle and the back are what appears to be its insides (in cream) spilling out.

Until 15 Mar

ExhibitionsLeeds

The Traumatic Surreal at The Henry Moore Institute

‘The Traumatic Surreal’ celebrates the 100th anniversary of Surrealism with artwork by women artists in German-speaking countries after WWII.

free entry

A brightly coloured abstract ceramic sculpture. Almost figure-like - a series of thin, round elements with yellow background and brown and blue spots, sit on a pink base, with a dark brown head-shaped piece on top.

Until 15 Mar

ExhibitionsLeeds

John Hoyland: Imaginary Beings at The Henry Moore Institute

See a different side to the work of painter John Hoyland at The Henry Moore Institute’s exhibition of his playful sculptures.

free entry

Section of Tapestry depicting a couple eating fish and chips

19 Mar

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Tapestry Tour at Leeds Central Library

Join Leeds Central Library for a tour of the Leeds Tapestry, a large scale public artwork that chronicles Leeds Life.

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White and grey diagonal lines layered in an abstract pattern on a black background

Until 8 Mar

ExhibitionsLeeds

Mary Griffiths: Everything and All of Us at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery

Griffiths’ major solo show, ‘Everything and All of Us’ at the The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery showcases her drawings and prints from the last decade.

free entry

26 Apr – 27 Apr

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StrangeForms Festival at Brudenell Social Club

StrangeForms Festival returns for its 10th edition, bringing two weird and wonderful days of math-rock, post-rock, post-metal to Brudenell Social Club.

from £22.00

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