ADRIAN SNELL | SPECIAL ONE OFF SOLO CONCERT | The Barn Coffee Shop Meanwood | Leeds | Thur 28th May 2026

Every month The Barn Coffee Shop welcomes the best independent performers to Meanwood Valley Urban Farm.

“Loving these Acoustic Nights” “super food, excellent coffee” “such a great buzz” “Blooming amazing concert” “Phenomenal night” “You have an amazing thing going on”

In May we are excited to host a Special One Off Solo Concert in Leeds featuring an intimate evening with composer / singer / songwriter Adrian Snell.

Adrian Snell, Europe’s most successful contemporary artist in his field of music, by the time he’d graduated he had developed a dazzling piano and compositional technique and been offered a contract by Chappel Music the worlds’ largest music publisher.

Adrian has enjoyed a succession of striking artistic achievements, like the milestone ‘The Passion’ album with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra or the ‘Alpha And Omega’ album of which is the biggest selling European-origin album ever made for its music marketplace, and was performed live before a staggering quarter of a million people.

Will Malone, a widely respected arranger who’d worked with the likes of Rick Wakeman did the charts for the Royal Philharmonic. Adrian anxiously counted off the days to the recording session. “Then came the great day. It was one of the most precious moments of my musical life being in the Olympic Studios, London, up in the control room looking down upon members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra playing my music. It was a wonderful day. Harry Rabinovitz was the conductor, he was absolutely brilliant and even the fact that half of the orchestra were reading the daily newspaper in between takes didn’t worry me too much!

It was one of the world’s best orchestras adding rich things to the music. It gave me a new confidence in my music, that people believed enough in what I was doing to go to that effort.”

Coinciding with the albums’ release, ‘The Passion’ had its world premiere at Eastbourne Winter Gardens. The following month BBC Radio One broadcast ‘The Passion’ to an audience of millions. Then a successful Thames Television performance of ‘The Passion’ sparked new interest in the work.

Soon, BBC Radio commissioned Adrian and Phil Thomson to write a new rock-opera, this one based on a Christmas theme. “It was David Winter, the head of a BBC department, who came up with the title ‘The Virgin’. As soon as I heard it, I loved it. I suppose it was a little bloody-minded of me, after what I’d been through with some circles over ‘The Passion’ I knew a title like that would be a red flag to a bull!

After “The Virgin”, “I had written a song called ‘Alpha And Omega’ which appeared on ‘Feed The Hungry Heart’. In 1985 I’d visited the Bergen Belsen concentration camp, which had an absolutely devastating effect on me. When I got back I began working with Phil (Thomson) on songs.”

Comments Adrian, “The Cathedral Tour of ‘Alpha And Omega’ helped to confirm what I believed…that there is an enormous audience out there that is open and wants to hear. Hundreds of people who came to see these tours.

Performing music from 26 albums over 50 years.
Had 2 Albums premiered on BBC Radio 1
Had a documentary concert filmed by HTV
Wrote “symphonic rock classic” masterpiece “The Passion”

“Adrian’s greatest gift is the intimacy of his performing style”
“tantalizingly beautiful”
“passionate and articulate”
“sensitive and appealing, soft and strong”

Adrian Snell on YouTube:
This Land (from The Early Years)

Simon Carry My Cross (from The Passion)

The Trial (from The Passion)

Kaddish for Bergen-Belsen (from Alpha & Omega)

Man of Sorrows (from Alpha & Omega)

Love In My Life (from The Virgin)

BRING A FRIEND

Free Car Parking available in the Meanwood Valley Urban Farm large car park.

Also available is Wheelchair access.

Please email Andrew at the venue on barnacousticnights@gmail.com if you need to discuss accessibility.

Doors Open: 6.45pm / Starts 7.30pm sharp
£8 tickets
Tickets on sale at:

The Barn Coffee Shop

Online at: https://ticketlab.co.uk/promoter/AcousticNights

Enquiries: 0113 262 5048

£10 tickets – only available on the door if the concert has not sold out in advance

THE CONCERT WILL BE A PART SEATED AND PART STANDING EVENT.

SEATS ALLOCATED ON FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.

PRIORITY GIVEN TO ADVANCED TICKET HOLDERS

Hot Food and Coffee on Sale from 6.45pm | BYOB

It is recommended that you ARRIVE EARLY at the venue from 6.45pm to allow time to order your coffee and/or food and get the best seats.