# Long Division Festival

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'''Long Division Festival''' was a multiple venue music and culture festival that took place in [Wakefield](/source/Wakefield), England from 2011 to 2023.

It was founded by the fanzine ''Rhubarb Bomb'' and its editor Dean Freeman in 2011, who cashed in his [NHS pension](/source/NHS_Pension_Scheme) to fund the event.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The end of a long era for Long Division Festival |url=https://confidentials.com/leeds/the-end-of-a-long-era-for-long-division-festival |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Confidentials |language=en}}</ref> It was intended as a celebration of Wakefield's [DIY culture](/source/DIY_culture) and grassroots creativity, while bringing more attention to bands in the local music scene.<ref name=":0" /> In 2017, the organisation Long Division CIC was formed to manage the festival and its first of its kind education programme #YoungTeam worked to build a foundation of talent in the town.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Amin |first=Tayyab |date=2019-06-03 |title='Everyone has a story, no matter who they are': Wakefield fights austerity with art |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jun/03/wakefield-fights-austerity-with-art-long-division-young-team |access-date=2024-06-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

Typically taking place over a weekend in June (sometimes September) the event made use of various live spaces within the city centre<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-14 |title=Festival Review: Long Division Festival 2023 |url=https://whenthehornblows.com/content/2023/6/13/festival-review-long-division-festival-2023 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=When The Horn Blows |language=en-US}}</ref> to host live music and featured a mix of emerging artists and notable headliners, including [The Cribs](/source/The_Cribs), [Billy Bragg](/source/Billy_Bragg), [Ash](/source/Ash_(band)), [Asian Dub Foundation](/source/Asian_Dub_Foundation), [The Fall](/source/The_Fall_(band)), [The Wedding Present](/source/The_Wedding_Present), [Sea Power](/source/Sea_Power) and [Peter Hook](/source/Peter_Hook_and_the_Light).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkes |first=Emma |date=2023-01-18 |title=Wakefield's Long Division music festival to end after 12 years |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/wakefields-long-division-music-festival-to-end-after-12-years-3382987 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In January 2023, due to the impact of the COVID epidemic on the finances of the not-for-profit company running the festival,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-09-25 |title=Long Division: 'Joyous' return of Wakefield music festival |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-58678987 |access-date=2024-09-12 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Freeman announced that the 2023 edition of the festival would be its last.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-17 |title=Wakefield Long Division music festival to end after 12 years |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-64307811 |access-date=2024-06-08 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

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