EXCESS ALL AREAS is a special exhibition that draws together a collection of the iconic images used to promote just some of more than one thousand parties thrown by legendary Leeds club night Back to Basics, since it opened its doors 21 years ago.

Each image was created by the club’s promoter, resident artist and “purveyor of good times”, Dave Beer, as part of an ongoing collaboration with designer Nic Gundill - a partnership that has lasted two decades.

It is widely accepted, for example, that Back to Basics and the nightlife culture it spawned has been a catalyst for a growing student population. It is also a fact that the club’s “no trainers” policy was the driving force behind one of the most successful fashion brands to come out of Leeds, Nicholas Deakins; just one example of how the club’s dress code changed fashion and retail at the time. The cultural and economic impact of Back to Basics on this city, and on our culture in general – the likes of Groove Armada, Basement Jaxx and Daft Punk are among those to have played their UK debut and found their feet in Basics – cannot be underestimated.

Twenty years later Back to Basics remains a pioneer and has retained its rock and roll ethos. Against all the odds, for a club that deliberately turned its back on the commercial world of the club “brand“, Back to Basics has turned 20 and is now the longest running club night of its kind, anywhere in the world. Sadly, some beloved friends have not managed the whole journey, most notably Ali Cooke and Jocelyn Higgin who lost their lives in a tragic car accident in 1993, an accident from which Dave and a former girlfriend, Jill Morris, had miraculously walked away. It is to Ali, Jocelyn and the others that this exhibition is dedicated, aswell as to the family of resident DJ’s and committed (and still discerning) clubbers who continue to help Back to Basics go “two steps further than any other fucker!”

These two boys (Barnes & Webb) have just delivered to the Red roof a colony of Buckfast Bees.

Barnes & Webb are a London based beehive rental  company set up in 2013 by Chris Barnes and Paul Webb. They are passionate about bees and urban beekeeping and wanted to find ways of sharing this experience (and the honey!) with others. As important to us is helping to increase the honeybee population after the recent dramatic fall in numbers.

They are now placing hives in outdoor spaces across the city, building an urban apiary which is giving people local honey, pollinated gardens, the knowledge that together we’re helping to increase honeybee populations and an up-close insight into the fascinating world of the honeybee.

What type of bees are they?

Currently all our bees are Buckfast - chosen for their suitability for urban, backyard beekeeping. That said, once the queen has flown off and mated there can be no guarantee who she mates with so the pure Buckfast strain can end up being quite a mix. If any of our colonies become too aggressive or exhibit any other bad traits we will re-queen them as soon as possible.

If you are interested in having your own Beehive please contact the boys

Barnes & Webb website: HERE

Email them: HERE

Crossing the boundaries of curation, managing a co-operative with a natural sense of social responsibility, RED is an elysium fields for the post-rave generations.

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VANYA BALOGH & RAUL PINA present: HAHA! vs BOMBASTIC ROUND 3 > INFERNO!
Special all day music & art performance at the basement gallery room of the RED GALLERY
more info about this unique show TBA soon !!!

All day gathering! 12 hours of music & art at the RED MARKET co-curated by ALICE HERRICK

Music by: Brian Iddenden Band, Subject DJ’s, Olly Sugarlump Honeywill, The Diaz Brothers, Fu-ManChu

Art by: Jo Peel, Perspicere, Maria Teresa Gavazzi, Terrible Twins, Keeler Tornero, S.I.R, Benjamin Murphy, Cullam F. Kerr, Charles of London,  Material Gallery Bookshop, Alternative, London, Gorrilla Perfumes + more TBC

Kid's tent and all day activities for children.
10 Street-Food Traders.
Summer cocktails and local Ales.

6-7pm at Bird and Ballard Cafe
TOMAX TALKS

AFTERPARTY AT RED GALLERY with: Hugo & The Prismatics
'The Consequences Of Loop' ALBUM LAUNCH
MIDNIGHT - 6AM

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RedSonic and Red Gallery are very proud to bring François Beyle to London, who will be performing some of his sonic pieces on the BEAST, the Birmingham Electroacoustic Sound Theatre.

In the world of electronic art music, Bayle is regarded as one of the most distinguished composers; his influence is widespread (particularly in France, Europe and French-speaking Canada) and his music has earned some of the most prestigious musical prizes (SACEM Grand Prize for Composers, 1978; National Record Grand Prize, 1981; Ars Electronica Prize, Linz, 1989; City of Paris Grand Prize for Music, 1996; Homage by the CIME of São Paulo, 1997; Charles Cros Presidential Grand Prize, 1999). 18 CDs entirely of his music have been released, an exceptionally large number for one composer in the annals of electronic art music.

Tickets are sold out for this performance.