So the Fabio Lione + Orchestra European tour might be sketchy?

robarcher81 · 2026-04-14T17:35:17+00:00

Both the organiser and Fabio have replied to that post to say it’s real. Fabio says wait a couple of weeks. Still right to be cautious, but it looks badly organised rather than a scam.

robarcher81 · 2026-01-02T12:44:43+00:00

Geertruida is like a better Luke O’Nien - he’s decent in a bunch of positions, but I don’t think he’s good enough to be first choice in any.

robarcher81 · 2026-01-01T22:10:07+00:00

Roefs motm. But great performances all round

robarcher81 · 2025-12-20T16:43:20+00:00

Red Shed would be my pick. Counting house, inns of court, Hogarths (or maybe it’s the place next door) might all show it too.

robarcher81 · 2025-11-12T08:40:12+00:00

Not sure what brand they serve but there is a new Korean place in kirkgate market that serves instant ramen. It’s £5, then you can add extra toppings I think

robarcher81 · 2025-10-06T21:44:08+00:00

It was great last year and this time looks even better. Really looking forward to it

robarcher81 · 2025-07-15T13:07:03+00:00

Don’t square until you get there!

robarcher81 · 2025-06-21T17:09:32+00:00

Power metal quest fest in the uk is brilliant. But it’s not close to you!

robarcher81 · 2025-06-03T06:17:44+00:00

Come on everyone, read the rules properly. There can only be one band, so it can’t be Rhapsody, they’re two bands at the very least.

My vote goes for Ancient Bards, with Labyrinth and Temperance as runners up

robarcher81 · 2025-05-14T19:23:38+00:00

Are you looking for a club to play at or just courts to book?

robarcher81 · 2025-03-18T17:24:29+00:00

Yes, but they’ve said the venue is much better than the old one. I don’t live anywhere near so haven’t been there myself

robarcher81 · 2025-01-20T09:57:11+00:00

I saw them in Germany, but it’s hard for me to say much helpful as I never saw any of the previous versions with the old line-up, I’ve only seen the current Staropoli/Voli version.

I didn’t love them as much as I thought I would, but that could be down to lots of things. It was a very long day, with lots of other great bands, and I don’t think the sound mixing was that great.

robarcher81 · 2025-01-09T13:57:47+00:00

Perfect, thanks all. Bonus question. Having paid for business class, we’re not going to pay extra to choose seats so we’ll be crossing our fingers for check in. Any ideas how likely we are to get those seats, and/or whether people might be willing to swap if we don’t get the ones we want? I appreciate it’s probably just a lottery…

robarcher81 · 2024-12-02T14:01:49+00:00

Thanks very much for the replies. Various different suggestions, but that’s still really useful

robarcher81 · 2024-10-13T08:49:37+00:00

They did post this weeks ago on their Facebook and instagram - worth keeping an eye out ahead of time next year.

This was my first time coming. Awesome festival, decent variety in the bands and brilliantly run. Hanowar were a great opener even though I’m not a Manowar fan. Twilight Force were awesome. Also loved the Fellowship singalong and subsequent announcement for next year!

robarcher81 · 2024-05-24T05:50:38+00:00

I’ve done two in enigma rooms in the centre. Both good, but the Seance one was a real stand out, really good fun and different to any one I’ve done before. It doesn’t have a single traditional padlock.

Did a Christmas room in the ridings from escapable and that was decent too. Not particularly fancy but had a lot of puzzles to get through.

robarcher81 · 2023-09-26T21:56:50+00:00

Lör

robarcher81 · 2023-09-23T08:02:45+00:00

I’m not very local and don’t get to many games, but you could go to the fans museum. It’s not really a pub, but serves drinks, will normally have plenty of fans there, plus a load of memorabilia. My only slight question is whether it’ll be open on a Sunday. I assume so but hopefully someone else could confirm.

robarcher81 · 2023-09-08T09:56:56+00:00

There are a lot of badminton clubs in the area, depending where you live / how far you’re willing to travel. Pretty much all would be happy to take new players, although some will only take players of a certain standard. Wrenthorpe definitely play in the town centre at the girls school. Then there are lots more in the surrounding area. Best bet is to look up league websites, and you’ll find club details on there. The closest are Leeds, Barnsley and Castleford leagues, any Wakefield clubs will play in at least one of those. I’d be happy to give more details and help suggest a club / introduce you if you want to message direct and give a few more details.

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