Leeds in Barcelona: Spotlight on BacktoBasics & Dave Beer

Later this week we are heading out to Barcelona for Leeds in Barcelona: A Creative Encounter. Part of our showcase on Saturday evening will be a BacktoBasics DJ set. We checked in with Basics founder, driving force and all-round Leeds legend Dave Beer to talk about the project (and loads more!)

Why Basics

With this project we wanted to give the people in Barcelona an authentic experience of Leeds nightlife and BacktoBasics was and still is a trailblazer when it comes to the Leeds scene. Basics is one of the treasures of the Leeds 'cultural' sector and is one of the things we have here that is truly world class with serious pedigree. It has a history and story that further enhances it's mystique and legend and most of it revolves around 'Beero'. Dave and the awesome Tristan Da Cunha will be performing on Saturday night and the buzz in Barcelona is already building among our Catalan hosts!

BacktoBasics also fit really well with another massive Leeds brand involved with the project: Nicholas Deakins. Both with celebrate their 20th year this year and we are delighted that they have both decided to get involved in this project and want to represent Leeds in front of an international audience.

The Story

BacktoBasics will this year celebrate it's 20th birthday in the form of an exhibition and series of events (more to come on this project in the coming weeks) and further cement it's place in house music history. Their place in the record books is already confirmed as Basics is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest running weekly club-night. 

Check out this video feature on the BBC and hear what Pete Tong feels when playing Basics, how JoJo met her husband there and how John Galliano nearly didn't get in one night!