"Wakefield has established itself as an under the radar cultural hub and is home to one of the best independent arts festivals in Europe"
Under The Radar
"Long Division Festival continues to epitomise Wakefield’s revitalised scene." GigWise
"A vibrant event with a perfect balance of established acts and new up’n’coming artists." Yorkshire Evening Post
Previous performers include The Cribs, We
Are Scientists, British Sea Power, Billy Bragg, Ash, The Fall, Asian Dub Foundation, Peter Hook & The Light, Ghostpoet, Pulled Apart By Horses, King Creosote, Los Campesinos!, Gang Of Four, Jeffrey Lewis, Fat White Family, Aidan Moffat & Bills Wells, The Wedding Present, The Vaselines, Field Music, Simon Armitage, Robin Ince, Josie Long and plenty more. Across nine festivals it has attracted over 20,000 attendees and programmed over 700 artists. It has commissioned brand new work by Wakefield based artists and created a pioneering education programme which received national coverage in The Guardian
It is the largest Music & Culture Festival in Wakefield.
