Scores of fans turned out for a chance to meet boy band 911 at HMV on Lands Lane. During their five years together the trio - Lee Brennan, Jimmy Constable and Simon "Spike" Dawbarn - scored ten UK top 10 singles, sold 10 million singles and six million albums around the world. It was also month which saw a music legend touch down in the city, primary pupils take a walk on the wild side and a school left counting the cost of an attack by mindless vandals. READ MORE: 57 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1998 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Leeds in July 1998
Pupils from Rosebank Primary took a walk on the wild side. They are pictured in an area of land near their school for which they have created ideas for improvement. Photo: Mike Cowling
8. Leeds in July 1998
Stephen Watkins, headteacher of Potternewton Primary, looks over the damage caused by vandals who broke more than 30 windows. Photo: James Hardisty
9. Leeds in July 1998
Leeds Metropolitan University graduates Steve Heywood (left) and Adrian Parr with a model of a fantasy adventure trail they designed for Martin House Hospice. Photo: Peter Thacker
10. Leeds in July 1998
This customised 1972 dodge van covered with more than 2,000 cameras was creating interest in Leeds city centre. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
11. Leeds in July 1998
Pupils from the Beeston Primary were preparing to stage Alice in Wonderland. Pictured are Rebecca Rawson (Alice), Danielle Schofield (Cheshire Cat), Liam Smith (Mad Hatter) and Craig Dinnewell (White Rabbit). Photo: Charles Knight
12. Leeds in July 1998
Rothwell Library hosted reading game The Magic Carpet Ride. Storyteller Chris Barber is pictured with David Gould, Arron Kelly, Nathan Elliott, Ashleigh Baker, Keiran Marshall,Danielle Marshall. Photo: Peter Thacker