Saturday 2nd February 2008 - The Bat Trilogy Comes to Scarborough

It's official: Steve Steinman, as well as being a born entertainer, is also one of the hardest-working performers in the UK. Hell, he only finished his latest tour just before Christmas with his Vampires Rock show, a spectacular concert fantasy featuring some of the greatest rock anthems ever written, and now he's once again hitting the road with another of his shows: The Bat Trilogy. Paying homage to Meatloaf performances and the legendary songs of Jim Steinman, Steve and his band mix and match the most rollicking tunes from all three of the Bat Out of Hell albums, including the epic Bat Out of Hell itself.

A visual spectacular, the show boasts a stunning set design and light show, ensuring that it genuinely is the next best thing to a proper Meatloaf gig... if not better. Given Steve's infectious energy and rib-tickling wit, it's impossible for anybody who sees him perform in The Bat Trilogy to leave without having enjoyed the show. His breathtaking voice routinely threatens to blow the roof off whichever venue he might be playing in, so hold on to your hats, let down your hair... and prepare: for an unforgettable night out. For more information, please visit www.themeatloaftrilogy.com

Coming Up - 5Rhythms Dance Sessions at Springbank Community Centre
	5Rhythms dance sessions are held every week in Hull, on a Friday evening. The next sessions are on January 25th, February 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, March 7th and 14th at Spring Bank Community Centre, from 7.30pm-9.30pm. Spring Bank Community Centre is on West Parade, Springbank, near the Tap and Spile pub. Prices are £4 or £2 for concessions. Call 07766198139 www.gabrielleroth.com Read more Coming Up ...

Listings - The Welly Club - What's On January and February 2008
	Check the Full Listing..Buy your tickets securely online by credit or debit card using PayPal Thursday 17th January - 8pm to 11pm - Club Night to 3am - welly:two Club NME at Jelly in association with Under The Influence presents The Courteeners £7.50 Online Read more...

Going Down - And Finally ... Last Words of 2006 From thisisUll.com By Cilla (editor)
	So we're celebrating - it's been a great year for the site - we've had a wealth of stunning pieces to publish and a significant increase in the number of people from all over the globe who regularly visit the site; over 1.3 million in the last 12 months. This month shows a record number - 120,000 which is incredible because December is usually Read more...

Going Down - Sunday 27th August 06 - Concrete Jam at East Hull Skate Park By Dick Spring
	With pretty much most people who would have been interested in an event like this decamped to Leeds Festival, it could have been deemed a major faux pas on the part of the organisers of the first Concrete Jam, to hold the event on this particular weekend. Concrete Jam was a one day festival of music and sport incorporating competitions for both inline and Read more...

Going Down - Hull Mela Festival Sunday 31st July 2005 by Jane Foster
	This year saw Hull's first ever Mela festival held at Pearson Park. A Mela is a traditional festival which originates from India. A welcome event (especially as there was no Grassroots festival this year), it brought together and celebrated the diverse communities of Hull. It was a successful day, well attended and enjoyed by both the public and the performers. Read more...

Going Down - Ella Street Festival Saturday 9th July 2005 by Jane Foster
	As a resident of Ella Street I was pleased as punch to hear that this year we would be holding our very own festival, open to everyone. A group of residents had got together and organised this - well done to them all. About a week ago the banner and bright bunting went up, and the street held its breath waiting for this very special event... Read more...

Going Down - Cycling into Poverty History Monday 27th June 2005 By Martin Deane
	"Don't tell the other towns, but Hull was the best reception we ever got!" Bright and early, by some measures - ok, 9am - 24 cyclists from Hull gathered by the café and then made their way over the Humber Bridge. The River Humber, she what drains a fifth of the country and puts more freshwater into the North Sea than any other, looked absolutely Read more...

Going Down - The Make Poverty History March, in Retrospect By Bill Linton
	Well, the G8 season seems to have kicked off to a good start this year with Live 8 concerts internationally. Predictably, the Hyde Park concert gained almost wall to wall coverage on television and in the news, although media interest in the Make Poverty History march in Edinburgh was somewhat less Read more...

Going Down - Make Poverty History Demonstration in Edinburgh 2nd July 2005 by Rich Mills
	Having been a political activist for many years now, when the Make Poverty History demonstration came around, we just had to do something about it. The result being that with a lot of work from Martin Deane collecting money in, we managed to send a hundred people up to Edinburgh for the day. Along with another hundred or so who made their own way up to Scotland, Hull was well represented. Read more...

Going Down - G8 2005 Demonstration in Edinburgh by Mike Rose
	On Saturday 2nd July we joined what turned out to be the biggest political demonstration in Scottish history. I've been on G8 demos before (Prague 2000 - Genoa 2001) but this one was the most diverse I have ever witnessed. The response from the churches was stunning. We had socialists, environmentalists, Christians, students, pensioners, and babies! Read more...

Going Down - Make Poverty History March In Edinburgh By Sarah Golightley
	There is nothing I loathe more than the sound of one of those wretched free ring tones on my mobile twanging away at 5 o'clock in the morning; especially when 5 o' clock is only three hours after I went to sleep following a night of clubbing at Fuel and accidentally locking my friends out of their own house. And then trying to let them in Read more...

Going Down - Make Poverty History Demonstration in Edinburgh 2nd July 2005 By Mo
	Martin Deane invited me along with 2 full coach loads of people from Hull to the Make Poverty History Demonstration in Edinburgh on the 2nd July 2005. It was an early start, 6am, because we had a long 6 hour trip up to Scotland (and another 6 hours back which I tried to forget) as we hopped aboard that drizzly morning. I'd packed my sandwiches, water etc and had a flask of hot coffee prepared for me by Cilla Read more...

Going Down - World Music Day at Queens Gardens Saturday 18th June 2005 By Mo
	This year's Hull World Music Day saw another impressive array of artists from across the globe. A warm sunny day was the perfect setting for various performances. These included the Shyani Ngcobo Band from South Africa, Persian band Flame, the Zeela Women's Choir from Liberia, Allah Lake Afro Mandinka from the Gambia, Shantha Rao of the Annapurna Indian Dance Company, Hako from Kurdistan Read more...

Going Down - Overnight Investigation of the Paranormal with The Spiritual Renaissance Group By Blair Ashworth Photos by Mo
	Insomnia must be a real advantage when you're investigating the paranormal. At least, it would have been if the night at Holmpton had passed slowly - but for me, and for Mo, it was an amazing and unforgettable experience, and I for one intend repeating it as soon as the opportunity next arises. So, there we were, the car drawing up to the guardhouse of the Holmpton bunker near Withernsea. Read more...

Going Down - Isn't 'Ull Brilliant! Hull Aid Tsunami Benefit Event By Cilla, 11 page Photo Gallery by Darren Rogers.
	After the unbelievable response to the Hull Aid Tsunami Benefit Event, where hundreds of you turned up to be entertained by some of the fabulous talent from in and around Hull, we can announce the current total donated by YOU! Together with collections at Yo-Yo Read more...

Going Down - thisisUll.com Tuesday 11th January - Hull Aid Tsunami Benefit Gig By Daniel Laney.
	It is 5am, I am with three proud members of thisisUll.com, sitting back and reflecting on eight hours of music. I have to break myself from conversation in order to put together my own thoughts of this magical event. In the background of the room I can hear Read more...

Going Down - thisisUll.com 2004 in Pictures.
	Both Cilla and I want to thank all the contributors for their work in 2004. Without their participation this website could not be possible, Over 100,000 people from over 80 countries are seeing Ull at it's very best with over 2,000 pages of superb Read more...

Going Down - Reclaim the Night - Wednesday 10th November 04 By Rich Mills
	Embarrassed as I'm to say it, but you can hardly have failed to have seen my ugly mug staring back at you from the pages of the Hull Daily Mail recently. What has got them so excited that I will soon need to employ a Press Officer? Well, the simple idea of Reclaim the Night. Read more...