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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Rock band Northern Uproar perform at Breeze 97. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
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A Northern Uproar fan is hauled from the crowd. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
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The crowds gather around the main stage during to watch Santa Cruz perform. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
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A family day out for Tina and Jonathan Crowther pictured with their children, left to right, Thomas, Emily and Robert. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
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Zoe Roberts from Beeston takes a closer look at the main stage. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
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Share your memories of Breeze 97 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty