What started as going to be a boring year as my asda cleaning job came to an end and no other options for me but then with help from job centre and Leeds city council employment and skills team helped me secure a job as a casual post event cleaner job on nights at the Leeds First Direct Arena, Where I have had the pleasure of working (of course) but while waiting for my shift to start getting the opportunity to see some big names doing what they do best and that’s giving the public a night out to remember and best value for their money, Some of my best events I have seen before starting work and no particular order is josh Warrington twice, Jeff Dunham (Ventriloquist and puppeteers of the famous dead terroist Achmed), Alice cooper (And got to meet his stage crew manager and my team got some lunch paid by him as a thank you for cleaning up after him), Craig David, Blondie, even Barry manilow (who I never heard of until I started working here), the script, university fight night (Leeds uni vs Leeds becket charity fight), blue (music group), the script, Rod Stewart, Little Mix🤣 The list goes on and on but in 2023 I’m looking forward to seeing what famous names I get to watch and obviously clean up after them. I have enjoyed being able to be part of a team who played a vital role in helping the wider teams of the arena achieve their goals and keeping the entertainment industry in Leeds and the arena moving forward after what was a let down by covid 19 prior to me starting the job and having the industry closed due to government rules. The things that was a wow moment is if you ever seen metallica nothing else matters live in person or on youtube where everyone uses torch and no stage lights to light up the show then some of the acts at Leeds Arena did something similar and managed to light up the room with just there phone torch As the final hours of 2022 approaches onwards and upwards to see what happens in 2023