The festival takes place over four stages and arenas in Granary Wharf, including an outdoor stage next to the Leeds-Liverpool canal.
 | | Local band This Et Al |
Organised by the team behind Leeds venues The HiFi Club, Wire & The Faversham, Across The Tracks aims to be a relaxed and family-freindly event. The music will cover a range of genres, from indie and rock to dance, reggae, hip hop and folk. In addition to the music and dance stages there will be an international and fair trade food court, market stalls, art exhibitions and street art, a children's area, break-dancing
competitions, and more... Saturday 29 July The Magic Numbers, Jose Gonzalez, British Sea Power, The Bees, Terry Callier, Gilles Peterson, The Bays, Bugz In The Attic (live), The Young Knives, Bromhead's Jacket, Paolo Nutini, Simian Mobile Disco, Yes Boss, The Pigeon Detectives, The Chalets,
The Research, Ben Westbeech, New Young Pony Club, Shitdisco, The Sugars, Black Wire, The Lodger, The Acutes, The Ivories, I Like Trains, Last Gang, The Sunshine Underground, This Et Al. Asylum/Technique dance arena featuring Mathew Jonson presents Cobblestone Jazz, Chicken Lips, Guido Schneider, Konrad Black and Technique & Asylum residents Dave Martin, Kid Blue, McQueen, Jay Kilka. Sunday 30 July
 | | Mr Scruff appears on Sunday |
Badly Drawn Boy, Mr Scruff, DJ Format, Stephen Fretwell, Jamie Lidell, Roy Ayers, Skitz & Rodney P, Foreign Beggars, King Creosote, Son Of Dave, Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain, JTQ, Mr Hudson & The Library, Monkey Swallows The Universe, Shlomo, Crazy P (live), 1st Word Allstars, Irration Steppas, Kids In Tracksuits, Fink, Jeremy Warmsley, Joyce, New Mastersounds, Haggis Horns, DJs Andy Smith (Portishead/The Document), Jerry Dammers (The Specials). Back2Basics dance arena featuring James Lavelle, James Holroyd, Buckley, Tristan Da Cunha, and Dave Beer. There will also be two hours of Fresh Jive breakdance battles, featuring MC 10 Tonn, and DJs T-Breaks, Ictus, Chinny, DMW and Breaking The Illusion, with breakdance crews including Leeds' Get Low Pirates, plus a body popping showcase.
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Across the Tracks, Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 July, 12noon-11pm (4am dance arena Saturday, 1am Sunday) @ Granary Wharf. |
