#Leeds 2011

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Today would be the perfect day for Louis to get papped wearing a Leeds 2011 tshirt

It would be, and so would any other day.

Bring it back Louis, I dare you.

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[since everything under a Read More cut gets deleted in case a blog deletes/gets deleted and the WayBackMachine isn’t so good with pictures, for Archive Purposes only, I will add the most important bits of the full post and have also checked/updated all the source links]

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Awwww, look who played at Leeds Fest 2011.

Awww, look what they played:

In conclusion:

[this post is from March 2013]

home is wherever I'm with you

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Leeds Festival // Aug 27th 2011 // Sarah Tye

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Leeds, UK 8.27.2011 | Michelle Heighway

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Taking Back Sunday Interview - Leeds Festival 2011

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(click pic for HQ) Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK. 27/08/11

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Festivals MCR has done throughout the years

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2011 Reading and Leeds lineup

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TEMPEST

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Peter Parker and your friendship began with a 'SOLD' sign, a skateboard, and bloody knees.

Somewhere along the way, it turned into painful small talk, avoiding each others gaze, and enough distance that the proximity rivaled being across the universe.

And it ended with a broken arm, too much rain, and a gun to your head.

For days his apartment smells like your shampoo.

And for several nights, Peter can't fall back asleep.

In his dreams, your always there. Eight and in pigtails when you moved in across the street. Twelve and putting Band-Aids on his skinned knees after he falls off his skateboard. Seventeen and tasting like strawberry vodka outside of Flash's party.

Twenty three and in a headlock with the barrel digging into your temple , eyes wide and full of fear.

It takes until it pours again for him to have the courage to climb out his window and brace the rain on the way to your apartment.

CHAPTER 1

2004 - 2009

CHAPTER 2

9/27/2011

CHAPTER 3

11/9/2012

CHAPTER 4

5/29/2014

CHAPTER 5

11/25/2018

CHAPTER 6

CAST:

Peter Parker

Wilson Fisk

Katie Douglas

Ned Leeds

Flash Thompson

[twopoppies]

hi!!! so i’m a new larry watching some of learning larry from cosmic leeds and in their 2011 video they mentioned the sugarscape clip where harry randomly shouts “i like girls” but idk if anyone noticed but at like 0:46 after all the boys confusion it looks like zayn says “you’re gay” when harry’s like what?? and i’m brickin it cause has anyone else noticed that??? and if he did say that that’s crazy cause it’s the same year harry covered zayn’s mouth in that other interview when he thought he was going to out louis https://youtu.be/nQElJMQAv9g?si=tKVQRI7KLg6HwngG

Hehehehehe! That’s what it sounds like Zayn says, but it’s a little garbled, so I feel like people didn’t make as big a deal of it as some of the other stuff (like the looks of incredulity). But they all were hilarious in the very early days because they really were not properly media trained yet, so they said and did all sorts of crazy shit. Also, Sugarscape is the real MVP because they were always right there with some of most outrageous moments.

[fookinhellcurlyy]

LARRY RESOURCES: A beginner's guide

Important Note: There’s a lot of debunked information that might not have reached other Larries yet (for example, the “rejected on Christmas return call” twitcam situation). Always double-check what you share on social media and try to add context whenever possible to avoid confusing baby Larries.

Most importantly, remember: H, L, their families, their friends, and all of us fans—including your fellow Larrie friends/moots—are real people. This is real life. TPWK. 💙

Updated as of 1/21/25

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I. BEGINNER RESEARCH

For easy digestion, I’ve included direct links and added credits wherever possible. There are other important discussions about the topics included here, but I only selected some 'quick read' ones where you can have the whole overview without scrolling through tons of posts. Other advanced deep dive resources will be added to the next section.

1. ANNUAL TIMELINES

Source: Cosmic Leeds Format: Video  Links: 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023  Note: Road to Larrying starter pack. Great summary of the years’ highlights, but there are TONS of highly significant details (that were either not discussed or adds more contexts) that weren’t included, obviously for the sake of making a compact and coherent timeline. Source: BostonKatie617 (X/Twitter) Format: Excel Link: Larry’s Great Big Doc of Everything Note: Highlight - Collection of day-to-day evidence from 2022 to 2024 (as of writing) + promos from FITF and HH, etc.  Extra Source: Unknown (I’ll try to find the original source on Tumblr - I only got to save this link) Format: Excel Link: Solo OT4 Shows Note: Shows HL’s tour schedules and how they wrap around each other (newsflash, they fly together and support each other’s tours)

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2. IMPORTANT LARRY PLACES AND DATES

Leeds Masterpost by alarrytale | Link 𓏔 Important Festival in Larry history.

Manchester Masterpost by bulletprooflarry | Link 𓏔 “All Along”. Ed Sheeran in Manchester.  𓏔 Supporting info - such as the timeline of Ed’s shows in Manchester that aligned with the timeline of creation of All Along - is on Cosmic Leeds’ video. 

Dallas Masterpost by ohthefond | Link | Extra 𓏔Kidd Kraddick interview. “Genuinely, seriously” ‘denial’. Glassy-eyed, wrecked H.

Australia & NZ Masterpost | Link 𓏔 Larry honeymoon extravaganza. 𓏔LOTS of iconic interviews and Larry on tour moments came from here.

France / Valentines Day 2012 Masterposts | mybodyfails | thisismyoneluckyprize 𓏔Famous one and only Larry interview. Mario Kart interview analysis. 

Jamaica Masterpost by me | Pt 1 | Pt 2 𓏔 One of HL's fave places. They've been there multiple times. 𓏔 Masterposts include 2014, 2016, and 2017 trips timeline + analysis.

Belfast / October 20, 2015 Masterpost by bulletprooflarry | Link | Extra | Extra 𓏔 Belfast is the only 1D Concert that was ever cancelled. The fans were inside the venue and the opening act had already taken the stage before someone went up to announce that the concert was cancelled. The reason given was Liam apparently had diarrhea. Meanwhile, another media outlet was to take an interview with Niall and heard that he was the one who was supposedly sick. Believed to be related to BBG. 

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3. TATTOOS

All about HL’s tattoos.

Tattoos Timeline by bulletprooflarry | Link

Tattoos Timeline by BPL repost by hoovesandfloorpaws | Link

Tattoos Timeline by Cosmic Leeds | Link 

Gay Sailor (Nautical) Tattoo Discussion on Reddit | Link

Gina (twopoppies) Papillon tag | Link

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4. 7 (x4) AND 28 REFERENCES

Significance of 28 / 7 (x4) to HL’s life. Harry instigated the 9/28 thing which led larries to dig more into the significance of the number.  

“28” X/Twitter Thread by teaandfrozenpea | Link

“7” Masterpost by so-idialed-9 | Link

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5. LARRY’S HOUSES

They live together.

Houses Timeline by bulletprooflarry | Link

Cosmic Leeds’ Houses Summary | Link

My Houses Tags | Link

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6. CONCEPT OF HOME

‘Home’ as a recurring theme in Larry’s work. 

Home Timeline | Link

Still The One Timeline | Link

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7. RBB/SBB AND THE BIG GAY WAR

Cosmic Leeds’ RBB/SBB Summary | Link

RBB/SBB for Dummies by louisandthealien | Link

Mr R.B. Bear & Co Financial Estimate | Link | Link 𓏔 Debunking the claim that it was ‘the sound guy’ who was behind the bears.

Fan RBB and Harry in 2022 | Link

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8. MUSIC/LYRIC ANALYSIS, PARALLELS, AND OTHER DISCUSSIONS

Lyric analyses and parallels, mainly. Other music promotion-related discussions may be checked through other blogs’ tags (i.e. Gina - twopoppies, Daisy - daisiesonafield, etc - added in the ‘Advanced Research’ section)

Larrylyrics Tumblr Archive | Link

Bluewinnerangel Tumblr Archive | Link

Ella (ialwaysknewyouwerepunk) Tumblr Archive | Link

Gina/Daisy/Allie’s Tumblr Archive | Link

Cosmic Leeds’ Lyric Analysis Summary Video | Link

EXTRA: As for lyric changes, they could sometimes be subjective. Sometimes, what you read also translates to what registers in your brain, but if you hadn’t seen the text prior, your ears might hear a different thing. For me personally, the clearest lyric changes I love are as follows:

Lou’s “I LOVE HIM, I HATE IT” for Back To You  𓏔 Compiled Summary, Context, + Timeline | Link

Harry’s Juice Lyric Change 𓏔 SXM “Louis ONTO my drawers” (with BBC) Analysis | Link 𓏔 BBC “Lou baby I’m a whole damn meal” Live Lounge by tonix3 | Link

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9. OTHER CODING / SIGNALING

Only adding some of the notable ones. It’s a big separate topic.

The Queer Code: Secret Languages of LGBTQ+ Art | Link 𓏔 Non-Larry related but a good video about queer coding

Harry and the Blue Bandana  𓏔 Summary by genuinelybelieve-blog | Link 𓏔 Timeline by bulletprooflarry | Link

Harry and Louis’ Blue | Link

Louis and Queercoding by No Stunts Magazine | Link

The Bears, Queer Culture, Coding, and Camp!Louis vs LT™ 𓏔 Part 1 by dogsliampaynedoesntinstagram 𓏔 Part 2 by hoovesandfloorpaws

Coded Clothing Tag by Gina | coding | blue and green

Signaling Tag by Gina | Link

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10. RECEIPTS

Collection of receipts/’proofs’ from HL, their families and friends, fans, and non-fans. Always take them with a huge grain of salt. 

Daisy (daisiesonafield) Tumblr Archive | Mobile | Desktop

Gina (twopoppies) Tumblr Archive | Mobile | Desktop

Larryreceiptsproof Tumblr Archive | Link

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11. BABYGATE 

Big docs about BBG. Read with caution and respect. It’s a very sensitive topic, but most larries approach/touch this topic without propagating hate or disrespect towards F (he is just a kid), but more about understanding the concept of babygate in Hollywood in general, how fake pregnancies and babies exist in the entertainment industry, and how the management+media can easily manipulate the narrative of an artist’s image.

Complete BBG Timeline PDF (95 pages) 𓏔 Ideal starting point. Concise and coherent. 

BBG Masterposts by tellmethisisnotlove (approx 100+pages) 𓏔 Great supporting document to the one above.

BBG Slideshow (107 slides)  𓏔 Photo references and comparisons of the Clark’s and Tomlinson’s. 𓏔 It’s a good addition in my opinion since most comments we see is how F is a carbon copy of L, and having the photo references could help you form your own opinion about it.

Babygate Analysis/Conclusions: A Non-Larry Perspective 𓏔 Important read. Non-biased opinion from a non-larrie perspective.  𓏔 Has BBG tags of popular Tumblr blogs at the bottom.

The Big Kiwi Talk 𓏔 Mainly about H’s Kiwi. Highlighting this: H did the famous ‘Kiwi x3’ during HSLOT’s encore in July 14, 2018. July 14 is the anniversary of the beginning of BBG. 

BBG Quick Summary and Masterpost 𓏔 Quick-look reference. Some links might be dead.

Note that all of these are backed up with documentation and real pieces of information released during the height of BBG (pre and post-birth of F) - whether as a form of an article, a tweet, pap pics, etc. In the end, it’s all up to the reader how you’d analyze and take them all in.

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12. OTHER TAGS TO CHECK

Check out the tags in the blogs cited under the Advanced Research section. There are too many to put here and/or hard to summarize, so it’s better to do deeper dives using the tags.

Beards and Stunts

Louis’ Sexuality

Harry’s Sexuality

Denials

Debunked 

Closeting and PR 

AND SO MUCH MORE. Take it easy - one topic at a time, as it could easily get overwhelming. This rabbit hole just gets deeper as you go, and don’t forget that we’ve condensed 15 years worth of stories.

Guide by @fookinhellcurlyy | originally posted on my now-backup account, @fookinhellcurly. Will update and create another part as needed.

[Part II—Advanced Research]

[hoovesandfloorpaws]

I always think about their matching tattoos and how you don’t just DO THAT over and over and over again unless your love and commitment for each other is seriously on another level. Like I personally can’t imagine ever doing that for/with another person. It makes me wonder why some people wouldn’t think they’re in it for the long haul when they so clearly are.

Yes, this! Anon you are spot on and I wholly agree with you!

I could talk about this for hours *whips out mental flip chart*

Like... Louis didn't even want any tattoos when Harry and him met. BAM, 2.5 years later, he not only has changed his mind, but has gotten almost 40 tattoos in the span of 2.5 years! That always boggled my noggin. The changes in speed and distribution over the last 12 years are a huge factor in itself, but the fact that they both got so many such clearly matching tattoos with each other.. it keeps me up at night. *holds own face*

And many of the first tattoos that Harry got were especially significant. The majority were linked to his identity as a member of the LGBTQAI+ community and rebellion against being trapped (closeted) and his yearning for freedom. Truly, only Harry knows just what they all really mean, but there's obviously a lot of symbolism. Also the fact that he covered 5 of his 67 tattoos and all were from 2012; all were written phrases that could possibly be connected to his sexuality and identity; all were covered with statement symbols. To me, that was so telling. To me that said something along the lines of 'this is how it used to be, how I used to feel, but I'm stronger now, victorious, unafraid, liberated, I know who I am and who I belong to.'

Harry's very first tattoo, which he got on his 18th birthday, is linked to gay youth culture of the 2000s. His second one is a lyrics quote from song of The Temper Trap, a band that (while they did not play Leeds 2011, which was a significant happening for Harry and Lou), played its twin festival Reading 2011 and evidently, is music that both Harry and Louis really enjoy. The song is also very powerful, has a rebellious and defiant vibe. Which leads me to interpret that it might've been tightly connected to Harry's inner world at that time and thus, connected to Louis, too.

They were in the first months of being heavily closeted (with Louis having been given a longtime beard (E)) and after almost 1.5 years of them being together, were already very serious about each other - just 12 days after Harry got that "won't stop 'til we surrender" tattoo, Louis gave him that dark silver Promise Ring and just 2 days after that, the infamous Paris Interviews happened. Those interviews in Paris had a massive ripple effect on them, never again being allowed to be interviewed alone together. I can't imagine how upsetting that must've been for them to be punished in that way. And still, a month later, March 2012, Harry already talked about what he wanted to name his daughter. What 18 year old boy thinks about stuff like this? -- One who knows he's found the love of his life.

Harry and Louis both talked about wanting to have (2-3) kids from day one and while nowadays Louis mentions "F" when kid talk comes up (as he's obliged to do -.-), Harry to this day keeps mentioning his future children. :')

And then Harry's third tattoo was already the "Hi" - the first one that Louis then got the matching one to. "The “Hi” tattoo seems especially poignant as it came in the middle of a heavy Eleanor presence and Harry had Louis possibly tattoo a word on him in Louis’ own handwriting. At the very least, he got a word in Louis’ handwriting tattooed on himself. Almost like a brand." (@bulletprooflarry)

A few months later (Sep 8th, 2012), Louis for the first time ever (that we know of) accompanied Harry to the tattoo shop, where Harry got his first tattoo (the star) coloured in and 2 other small ones. Possibly this being Louis' first taste of professional tattoo work being done/being in a tattoo shop. And it was after that appointment that the tattoo artist talked on IG about how "Harry wanted a big tattoo on his chest once he's back in LA".

Only 1 month later, Louis himself got his first tattoo (tiny screws on his ankles), very likely by Zayn in their hotel rooms/backstage (not a studio, I mean) and together with Harry and Liam; all 4 got the same ones.

3 days later, Louis went and got his first professionally done tattoos - 3 at once in London (skateboard stickman, quote marks and "Far Away.") and was very likely accompanied by Harry - who got his Pink Floyd tattoo (the rainbow triangle without the rainbow colours - meaningful in its own way!). Louis also appeared to have worn Harry's shirt while he got tattooed. I could imagine Louis was testing the waters to see how he "liked" getting tattoos, his first ones all were pretty small, 5-10 minute things - but surely meaningful. And again 3 days later, Harry already eagerly posted about couples matching tattoos on Instagram and on the same day, the "It is what it is" innuendo at a radio interview happened. I imagine at this point they were already seriously discussing matchy matchy tattoos. (◡‿◡✿) And whaddaya know, not even 1 month later, Louis got his "OOPS!" to Harry's "Hi" - their first matching tattoo! ヽ(‘ ∇‘ )ノ

Like -- Louis literally only started getting tattoos half a year after Harry got his first one (on his 18th birthday).

It's my personal belief Louis only started getting tattoos, because Harry started getting them; because they discussed what it made him (and then them both) feel; what the weight of their existence represented; what they could suddenly potentially express through them that they couldn't say out loud in the situation they were in.

They wouldn't have to speak the words, they could boldly show it on their skin every single minute of every single day; could look at them even when the other one wasn't there. Could see them in pictures of the other. Yes, they could be physically kept apart; narratives could be spun in the media and through Louis' twitter account and stunts, but no matter how many times they had to go out with a beard, the visible proof of their commitment, bond and belonging to each other was still always be undeniably there to be seen.

Harry got his "Hi" in Louis' handwriting and then Louis his "OOPS!" in Harry's handwriting.

Harry had the boat and Louis the compass pointing to Home done within the same 24 hours and on opposite arms.

Harry got the butterfly from the same tattoo flash as the "It is what it is" that Louis got 2 months later, so the flash recreates itself when they hug.

Louis initiated their (at least) 3rd matching tattoo with his infinity rope and Harry symbolically covering up his "I CAN'T CHANGE.." with his anchor that is missing rope to tie itself to something.

Harry got his mirrored anatomical heart and Louis his arrow only 1 month later.

I also find significant that Harry already had the rose in Sep 2013 and Louis didn't get anything matching to it until Nov 2014 - until 2 weeks prior his Twitter profile had been used to tweet horrendous lies (that made him look like an insensitive, lying asshole at best and homophobic at worst), which could mean that he possibly hadn't planned to get something matching to the rose at first (because all the other matches were done within 24 hours - 7 months of each other), but then changed his mind after all, because he needed to make a statement.

And holy shit, a statement it was!

Like, Louis got the freaking dagger in the same spot, accompanied by a quote literally written in Harry's handwriting!! i'm gonna lose my mind. i still get goosebumps when I remember when we first saw those tattoos.

it was so brave and so LOUD! 💙💚

Also the fact that Louis' last tattoo before the hiatus was the "28" on his left ring and middle finger, which is an incredibly significant number for him; and a tattoo he shows off like a wedding band. And then he didn't get another tattoo until almost 3 years later and both (X by Robbie Williams in 2018 and RG by Richard in 2019) were tied in meaning to the people who did them, so they were very different from the majority of Louis' tattoos.

I always try and pay attention to things that are not being said; not being done; to the fact that Louis practically stopped getting more tattoos (with only 4 in 9 years and half of them being not even about him) and that the 14 tattoos Harry got in those 9 years are majorly about his family (blood & chosen), which is a -compared to his other tattoos- fairly safe and simple (and sweet, of course!) thing to get -- with the 1 exception of Harry getting a bee in 2017 after Steve Aoki called Louis' fans an "army of bees"- it's all very indicative of what kind of tattoos they haven't been getting anymore; what they don't have to get anymore.

and why.

Additions resources: My rainbows tag 🏳️‍🌈 My Future Husbands tag Daisie's Larry Tattoos tag

[mikeywayarchive]

Leeds Festival // Aug 27th 2011 // Becky Tate

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"Vice-Chancellor,

Formula 1 Grand Prix racing is regarded as the pinnacle of motorsport and, even if we are not die-hard aficionados, most of us are familiar with the names of recent world champions. Less familiar, however, are the names of the men and women who provide the expertise and infrastructure essential to the performance of those champions and their cars. Today we celebrate one of the most successful and distinguished of that supporting cast: Andrew Shovlin, the Chief Race Engineer for the highly successful Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team.

Andrew arrived in Leeds to start his undergraduate course in Mechanical Engineering in 1992. His final-year project on the mathematical modelling of car suspension systems directly led to a PhD project, under the supervision of the late Professor Dave Crolla, on the dynamics of military logistics vehicles.  As a member of Dave’s renowned Vehicle Dynamics research group, Andrew presented his work at several international conferences, at one of which he was awarded the prestigious Institution of Mechanical Engineers Viscount Weir prize.

As well as chasing Challenger Tanks around the North York moors as part of his PhD project, Andrew also found time to become involved with our early Formula Student race car activities:  he travelled with the team to the US when, in 1997, we became the first UK university to enter the Formula SAE event.

After receiving his PhD in 1998, Andrew joined British American Racing, the start of his highly successful career in Formula 1. He went on to became Jenson Button’s race engineer – the person responsible for crucial decisions about car setup and race strategy before and during a race – and was much acclaimed when Jenson won the world championship with Brawn in 2009. Andrew became Michael Schumacher’s race engineer the following year, when Mercedes took over Brawn; and was then promoted in 2011 to be chief race engineer for Mercedes.  In that role, he has helped secure three successive world titles, for Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, as the team has come to dominate the sport. 

Despite his busy and demanding career in motorsport, Andrew has not forgotten his alma mater, and has returned frequently to give talks to our students and to offer advice to our current Formula Student team. And it is perhaps no coincidence that in recent years we have had at least one of our students undertaking a much sought after year-long work placement at Mercedes F1. 

Through his outstanding success in the demanding world of Formula 1 racing, Andrew is a great ambassador for automotive engineering at Leeds, and a true inspiration to our students.

Vice-Chancellor, I present to you for the degree of Doctor of Science (Engineering) honoris causa, Andrew Francis Shovlin." [x]

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soundonyt Catfish And The Bottlemen recorded their message for the world in 2011 at Southport Rocks Festival. It was before we started SoundON but we can’t wait to see them play Leeds Festival on Friday so thought it was a good time to dig this one out of the archive

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vacationadventuresociety:

(click pic for HQ) Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK. 27/08/11