Breeze 97 was the city's first week-long youth festival of gigs, sport, drama, dance and debate. Organised by Leeds City Council it featured a series of events held across the city during the first week of July of 1997. It culminated with crowds of up to 40,000 gathering at Temple Newsam Park for a “mini Glastonbury” featuring top pop acts such as 3 Colours Red, Alisha's Attic and Northern Uproar. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, showcase highlights from a week to remember of arts and culture. READ MORE: 24 of the finest photos take you back to Leeds city centre in 1997 LOVELEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
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Olympic javelin thrower Mick Hill joined with juggler Jack Peto of Circus Zanni and Leeds City Vixens player Ruth Cockerill to launch Breeze 97. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker
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Actor Paul Loughran, who played Emmerdale's Butch Dingle, helped to hand out free tickets in the St John's Centre. He is pictured with the first ticket holder Natalie Mosley. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
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Asian dancing at City of Leeds High School for this five pupils rehearsing for Breeze 97. Back: Sunita Patel and Fouzia Potrick. Middle: Nazia Iqbal and Samina Potrick. Front: Rihab Potrick. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
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Young volunteer musicians gathered at the Students Union Building at Leeds Metropolitan University to rehearse for Breeze 97. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker
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Jan Burkhart, centre, leads children at the start of Breeze 97. | Bruce Greer Photo: Bruce Greer