What a way to say goodbye to an incredible summer of music.
Another August Bank Holiday weekend can only mean one thing…Leeds Festival takes over Bramham Park for three days of mud, mayhem and music.
Thousands of post-GCSE teens flocked to see a huge variety of acts, from global superstar Travis Scott to sequin spangled Chappell Roan – and let us tell you, it was an absolute triumph.
But let’s talk about the camping first, this year’s festival saw one of the biggest overhauls in Leeds Festival’s history.
Campers said goodbye to soggy tents and smelly Portaloos and instead welcomed real flushing toilets (yes, really), decent showers and specially curated ‘get ready with me’ stations with plug sockets and soap.
There was even morning yoga sessions, film screenings and run clubs taking place at the five brand-new campsites designed to suit every style of camper.
So it’s safe to say that baby wipe showers are a thing of the past, and we’re sure that the majority of punters felt pretty chuffed about that.
Now, onto the music.
By 12pm on Friday, Bramham Park was a sea of bucket hats and £7 pints, with D-Block Europe and Trippie Redd laying down the bass-heavy groundwork on the Main Stage.
Amyl and the Sniffers got the mosh pits forming like clockwork whilst Girls Don’t Sync and Sammy Virji turned the Chevron Stage into an electric rave full of nostalgia.
But it’s safe to say, the night belonged to Travis Scott – a rare European festival exclusive – that delivered a firestorm of energy and enough pyros to make you think it’s bonfire night.
A great start to a brilliant weekend.
Onto Saturday and the bucket hats turned into sparkly, sequinned, furry cowboy hats. Who for? Well the incredible Midwest Princess, Chappell Roan, of course.
Dripping in glitter, pride flags waving, and a stage presence that screamed nothing other than ‘global superstar’, Chappell’s set was a theatrical masterpiece and a frontrunner for the best of the weekend. Camp, chaotic and completely euphoric.
And if that wasn’t enough, then came Hozier – the Irish singer-songwriter performed a politically-charged set that sent tingles down spines and tears into eyes, a really beautiful set that felt like a welcomed moment of stillness over the weekend.
Elsewhere, The Kooks had everyone shouting ‘Naïve’ like it was 2006 again, and AJ Tracey packed out the Chevron Stage with his blend of grime and swagger.
By Sunday it’s safe to say there were a few jaded festival-goers trudging round the park, but that didn’t stop an incredible crowd forming for Yorkshire’s own Bring Me The Horizon.
Oli Sykes growled, screamed and shouted through a set that reminded us of their reputation as one of the best Rock bands in the country…and dare we say, the world?
Each song was performed like it was their last, complete with enough fire and confetti canons to match.
Before that, Limp Bizkit transported us back to the 90s whilst Becky Hill played banger after banger on the Chevron Stage as the sun went down over another fabulous Leeds Fest weekend.
So, same again next year?
To find out more about Leeds Festival 2026, take a look at their website.
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