Leeds
Mini heatwave set to bring some of the year’s warmest days this week
Here comes the sun.
After two of the most un-summer-like months, we could be seeing some of the year's warmest days this week as an unseasonal mini heatwave hits Leeds.
Yes it's true, although we have technically waved goodbye to summer now we could be looking at a few glorious days of sun this week.
It’s fair to say the usual summer months of July and August haven’t been the brightest or the warmest, with heavy rain, grey skies, and unseasonably colder temperatures a common occurance.
But September is already a different story.
According to the Met Office, high pressure is expected to bring widespread warm weather all across the UK this week, but especially in the south, where temperatures could reach 30°C around Wednesday or Thursday – making it among the hottest temperatures experienced so far all year.
It’s not just in the south either, as northern areas will also see temperatures “widely in the mid to high twenties”, according to weather experts.
In some places in the UK, the weather this week and the length of time it sticks around for, would be warm enough to class as a ‘mini heatwave’.
It comes after the Met Office notably redefined the term ‘heatwave’ after last year’s record-breaking temperatures and what it called an “undeniable warming trend for the UK”.
You may also remember that 2022 was officially declared the UK's warmest year on record.
Despite the unsettled July and August, Met Office provisional figures have – pretty surprisingly, to be honest – shown that this summer was still one of the 10 warmest summers on record for the UK though, due to what was an “exceptionally warm” June with several dry days of sunshine.
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Leeds
Major DJ has set cancelled as overcrowding concerns continue at Leeds Festival
Clementine Hall
After closing for the entire second day, The Warehouse stage at Leeds Festival has once again been forced to evacuate.
One of the most anticipated dance acts of the day has been cancelled due to health and safety concerns just moments before the set.
Sheffield DJ Silva Bumpa was due to take to The Warehouse stage today at 1:30pm, but the set was cancelled due to overcrowding.
It's not the first time this has happened at Leeds Festival 2026, as yesterday Omar+'s set was cancelled due to the same issue and the stage was subsequently closed for the rest of the day.
The Warehouse stage is completely new for this year, and supposedly is designed specifically for dance music...which is quite ironic.
Announcing the news to Instagram, Silva Bumpa said: "So so sorry Leeds Fest but due to over crowding my set was cancelled last min I was just behind the stage and got told right before such a massive shame."
Prospa, another prominent DJ who's set was cancelled at Reading on Friday afternoon, spoke up on the situation: "We are disappointed in The Warehouse stage closure at Reading Festival. We were told it wasn't possible to play whilst on the way. This was due to too many people outside the stage.
"We have seen this happen before at larger festivals in the UK. It's time to double the capacity of tents or put dance music on the main stage."
It comes after another dance stage, LS23, was closed mid-set last night due to a health and safety hazard when all the lights suddenly switched off and ravers were forced to evacuate.
If yesterday is anything to go by, we wouldn't be surprised if The Warehouse was closed for the rest of the day which means anticipated sets from Rossi and Mall Grab will also be cancelled.
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‘Actually lost for words’ – huge artist speaks out as Leeds Festival set is cancelled due to overcrowding
Clementine Hall
For the second day in a row, a huge set has been cancelled due to overcrowding at Reading and Leeds Festival.
Day two of the festival and there's some pretty disappointed ravers hanging their head as one of the biggest dance music sets of the day is cancelled.
Omar+, a rising British electronic DJ and producer, was due to play on the brand-new Warehouse stage at Reading yesterday and Leeds today.
Yesterday's set was cancelled last minute due to overcrowding, and low and behold the same has happened here in Leeds.
Announcing the sad news to his story, Omar+ said "Actually lost for words. My Leeds set has been cancelled due to overcrowding."
He then went on to show a screenshot of a text message, reading: "I've never seen something like this in my entire life where two shows back to back are cancelled due to overcrowding."
The Warehouse stage is completely new for this year, and supposedly is designed specifically for dance music...which is quite ironic.
Prospa, another prominent DJ who's set was cancelled at Reading yesterday, spoke up on the situation: "We are disappointed in The Warehouse stage closure at Reading Festival. We were told it wasn't possible to play whilst on the way. This was due to too many people outside the stage.
"We have seen this happen before at larger festivals in the UK. It's time to double the capacity of tents or put dance music on the main stage."
It comes after another dance stage, LS23, was closed mid-set last night due to a health and safety hazard when all the lights suddenly switched off and ravers were forced to evacuate.
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