Nostalgia

Shed Seven performing at O2 Academy Leeds. Picture: Neil Chapman/Unholy Racket Photography

Gig review: Shed Seven at O2 Academy Leeds

The late John Prescott and the 'fracas' that occurred at the 1998 BRIT Awards. The former deputy prime minister has died at the age of 86 overnight.

Explainer The late John Prescott and his skirmish at the 1998 BRIT Awards

Victrola Century music centre 6 in 1 that I tested out

I tested Century 6-in-1 Music Centre and know why it's selling so fast

Here's 9 artists and albums from the 90s that influenced a wave of artists after them - including recent chart-toppers.

9 celebrated 90s musicians who helped influenced the charts today

Even in 2024, it would appear Sir Paul McCartney cannot dodge the "Paul is dead" hoaxes.

Paul is Dead: what led to the long-standing hoax about Paul McCartney?

27 years ago, both Spice Girls and All Saints dropped new albums 23 days apart. But was there any bad blood between the bands or was it a case of fanbases preference?

Spice Girls v All Saints: Was there a rivalry or was it manufactured?

The Vengabus is coming to four locations in the UK before Christmas, as Vengaboys are joined by other titans of the ‘90s and ‘00s charts with Kubix on Tour.

Kubix on Tour: the greatest of the 90s and 00s set for festive tour

On the 31st anniversary of River Phoenix's death, discover the young actor's most celebrated roles this month.

Explainer River Phoenix: 5 acclaimed roles ahead of late actor's anniversary

Film fan spends £35,000 building his own World War II style bunker

Who from the '80s has had a profound influence on musicians of recent years, including Justin Timberlake, Gerard Way and Karen O?

11 musicians from the 1980s that helped shaped the charts today

From Republic to Fab Cafe, here's 15 venues around Yorkshire we've loved and lost over the years.

15 legendary venues and nightclubs we've loved and lost in Yorkshire

Dr Pinball Mark Squires at his home in Swavesey, Cambridgeshire where he fixes and restores pinball machines.

I've fixed over 500 retro gaming machines...I get called 'Dr Pinball'

David Madden (inset) was interviewed for a new documentary about the Freckleton Air Disaster, where he watched most of his classmates get killed 80 years ago.

'I ran through a burning doorway as my classmates got killed'

Ocean Colour Scene have announced a UK wide tour to commence March 2025.

Ocean Colour Scene announce extensive UK tour for 2025

Add Ocean Colour Scene to your 2025 Britpop revival calendar

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Nik Kershaw has announced a series of UK tour dates to close out 2024 with - here’s how you can get tickets to his number of shows later this year.

Where is ‘80s star Nik Kershaw performing on his 2024 UK tour?

(Photos: John Lewis)

John Lewis teases 2024 Christmas advert with first look

Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder return for "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," out in cinemas this weekend. But what happened to the rest of the original cast after it's release?

The cast of "Beetlejuice" then and now, as the sequel opens in cinemas

We made mocktails using the SodaStream Art and it was so much fun!

SodaStream Art brought back happy memories of my 80s childhood

ICONIC: Johnny Giles, pictured behind Queens Park Rangers' Terry Venables, wears Leeds United's iconic yellow strip in Don Revie's final match in charge, on April 27, 1974

Why Leeds' new look is an important victory in football's identity politics

John Junior with The Sugar Free Polo Mints (green and white) from 1997 and a modern day packet of Sugar Free Polo Mints.

'Still minty fresh': I found a 27-year-old pack of Polos in a drawer

(Right, top to bottom) The Prodigy, Right Said Fred and Metallica all had chart success, but not enough to topple the 16 weeks Bryan Adams (left) spent at the top of the UK singles chart. Who else did the singer hold off during his reign? (Getty Images)

What songs did Bryan Adams keep off the top spot for 16 weeks?

As Take That prepares for their four-night stint in Malta with their "The Greatest Weekend" event, Benjamin Jackson pieces together a brief timeline of the band - despite living in New Zealand during the height of the band's popularity (Credit: Getty Images)

Take That's rise to stardom; a brief history ahead of Greatest Weekend Benjamin Jackson

The 7 most nostalgic school dinner classics that you’ll remember if you grew up in the 1990s.

The 7 school dinner classics you'll remember if you grow up in the 90s

T'Pau, pictured here in 1988, are set to tour the UK in late 2024, with the majority of their dates in support of The Human League's "Generations" tour. (Credit: Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Iconic ‘80s pop act announce comeback with major UK tour

Writer Benjamin Jackson shares his experience of the first time he saw Garbage perform in concert, ahead of their performance this weekend at TRNSMT 2024 (Credit: Getty Images/Provided)

I saw this TRNSMT act in 1999 - here's what to expect at the festival

How one writer managed to navigate high school in 1999 - thanks to Garbage

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It's been 26 years since Eminem's first London show for "The Slim Shady LP." Now the rapper looks to kill off the personal after announcing the release date for "The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grace) (Credit: Getty Images/Subterania on X)

A look back at Eminem's controversial first UK show ahead of new album

The Scottish team before beating Zaire 2-0 in the group two World Cup match at Dortmund's Westfalen Stadium on June 14, 1974 - including four starters from Leeds United. Back row - from left; David Harvey, Jim Holton, Joe Jordan, Danny McGrain and John Blackley. Front row - from left; Kenny Dalglish, Sandy Jardine, Peter Lorimer, Billy Bremner, David Hay and Denis Law.

Euro 2024: Tartan Army return to where it all began

Cadbury are bringing back a popular chocolate treat just in time for Christmas.

Cadbury to relaunch popular 1990s chocolate bar in the UK

These are the top 10 nostalgic sweet treats of the nation

Will Young has a big 2024 planned (Photo: Jamie Noise 2024)

Will Young on new album and missing his dogs as he announces huge tour

Former prime minister Tony Blair (left) and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer discussing politics during the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change's Future of Britain Conference in central London. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Nostalgia holds too much sway in politics - Jayne Dowle

Charlie Livingstone pictured playing his guitar outside Sharlston pit during the miners strike 1984

How the Miners' Strike 40 years ago signalled the end of coal

The new Volkswagen ID.Buzz. Picture credit: VW/PA

VW Campervans: Heading down memory lane in the all-electric Volkswagen ID.Buzz

ID.Buzz

Expensive? No problem for Volkswagen enthusiasts who are happy with the ID.Buzz

Former pop star presents the top 15 flashbacks in fashion

The one-bedroom luxury apartment in the former headquarters of Cadbury's in Bournville Lane, Birmingham, is on the market for 145,000

Cadbury brings back fan-favourite chocolate after nearly 10 years

Top 9 celebrity perfumes to make you feel nostalgic

S Club 7 pictured in 2014 - (L-R) Bradley McIntosh, Tina Barrett, Jo O’Meara, Hannah Spearitt, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens and Jon Lee. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

S Club 7 confirm 2023 reunion tour on BBC’s The One Show

The hall floor in period tiles and a glimpse into the sitting room

Remarkable home for sale has been restored by historic house enthusiasts

circa 1910: A man operating a wool drying and folding machine in a textiles mill near Leeds, Yorkshire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Nine photos that take you back in time from across Yorkshire

Minju Kang in Ma Vie one of three new ballets being presented by Northern Ballet.

Three new ballets from Northern Ballet at Leeds Playhouse

A young girl enjoys Scarborough beach in the sunshine. (Pic credit: Richard Ponter)

Yorkshire nostalgia: Yorkshire locals share their favourite childhood memories

circa 1920: Two little boys dragging home their Christmas tree after choosing it at London's Covent Garden Market. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Nostalgia: When Christmas meant a trip to the greengrocer

UNDER THE VILLAGE SYCAMORE TREE, In these days of progress and mechanisation, the horse is taking a back place. Where farms once used ten horses to till the land, they now use a tractor. Consequently in rural areas the blacksmith is becoming garage proprietor and not many of the old smithies remain. - Mr Foulger still manages to keep busy at his forge at Horstead in Norfolk, where in summer time he works under the shade of two sycamore trees, Horstead, Norfolk. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Nostalgia: When smithy’s anvil was at the heart of every village

Nick Stringer, the chair of the Pickering-based LNER Coach Association, enjoying the Elizabethan buffet car

Yorkshire's golden age of railway evoked by 1950s buffet car

3rd December 1934: Hundreds of barrels of wine laid out for inspection before being transferred to vaults and warehouses at the Wine Crescent, London Docks. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Nostalgia: How tide turned from brown ale to fine wine

circa 1929: Crowds watching the platform diving at Scarborough, Yorkshire. (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/A H Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Nostalgia: Remembering Scarborough’s vast South Bay pool

A beach scene at Bridlington, Yorks, in 1913, Bridlington. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Nostalgia: Lasting appeal of Bridlington in the East Riding

circa 1925: A mobile laundrette operating in Newtown, Honley, provides a shirt and collar dressing service as well as dyeing and dry-cleaning for West Riding and Yorkshire. (Photo by Chaloner Woods/Getty Images)

Nostalgia: When laundry day was an event for the whole town

Harrogate Hydro in Yorkshire, later to become the Old Swan Hotel, pictured circa 1890. It was here that British crime novelist Agatha Christie was found, following her eleven day disappearance in 1926. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Nostalgia: The fount of Harrogate’s enduring appeal

23rd February 1935: A group of monks from the Fort Augustus Abbey go angling on Loch Ness which is famed for its mythical monster. References to a monster in Loch Ness date back to St Columba's biography, 565 AD, where Adamnan describes St Columba preventing a creature in the Loch eating a Pict. More than 1,000 people claim to have seen 'Nessie' and the area is a popular tourist attraction. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Nostalgia: Angling for Yorkshire’s ‘stolen fortnight’

circa 1928: Workers at a hat manufacturers in Luton carrying piles of men's straw hats, which were in demand due to a heatwave. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Nostalgia: When you were judged by the shape of your hat

Wreaths laid at the Cenotaph following the Remembrance Sunday service in Whitehall.

Remembrance and Armistice events do justice to veterans – Yorkshire Post Letters

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