"Fantastic event... Amazing lineup"

BBC, October 2011 

"I was in the hands of interesting, brilliant people.... excellent" 

The Rhubarb Bomb, November 2010

“A surreal festival... undeniably other-worldly” 

Leeds Student, October 2009

"Guaranteed to be unmissable."

NME.com, January 2008

“Raisetheroof don’t just organise a few bands and call it a festival. They go all out.”

THE YORKSHIRE POST, October 2008

“The night was a roaring success”

Traffic Magazine, March 2008

"Raisetheroof is going to provide an impressively inclusive cross-section of just how much Leeds has to offer."

Sandman Magazine, February 2008

“Raisetheroof places a real emphasis on blurring the boundaries between audience and artists and this was accomplished tonight”

Traffic Magazine, March 2008

"The audience aren’t here for any one act, they’re here because they know Raisetheroof put on nights with a great atmosphere and pristine sound...

This is how to get people out to watch new music in Leeds"

Sandman Magazine, March 2008