Leeds Festival – Sunday 30th August 2026
There is a certain weariness to the final day of festivals generally – and as we approach lunchtime on the Sunday, it’s good to see lots of fresh day ticket holders arriving to help bring the energy to the day. It also helps that on the smallest stage, The Canopy, there is a good run […]
Leeds Festival Saturday: A Day of Big Moments, Big Sounds and One Missing Piece
Day two at Leeds Festival was a proper musical journey, starting with the smaller stages and gradually building towards a huge finish on The Grid. From discovering local talent to grime, pop and post-punk, there was a little bit of everything – and for the most part, it worked brilliantly. The day started with JD […]
Leeds Festival: Saturday – Charli XCX Fontaines DC and more…..
After the relatively dry day yesterday where only spots of rain fell rather than the heavy showers and thunderstorms forecast, it’s not a surprise that we get some of those downpours today. Thankfully, it does little to dampen the spirits of the thousands who are here to party and, judging by the number of Fontaines […]
Leeds Festival – Friday: Paris Paloma, Florence + The Machine, Violet Grohl, Blossoms…..
It’s twenty years since I last came to Leeds Festival and it’s fair to say that a lot has changed in that time. The venue itself for starters: it was at Temple Newsam back in the day but has found a permanent home at Bramham Park near Wetherby since then and it seems to be […]
Leeds Festival Friday: Florence, Dancefloors and a Chase & Status Finale
Friday at Leeds Festival 2026 had everything you could want from a festival day, including fresh guitar bands, huge anthems, spectacular headline performances and enough bass to keep the whole of Bramham Park bouncing well into the night. Starting my day were Westside Cowboy, who wasted no time getting the festival moving. The Manchester four-piece […]
