Live At Leeds Festival is back this weekend, and bringing over 150 artists to Leeds city centre.
From last minute tickets to headline acts and where to pick up your wristband, we've compiled everything you need to know about Live At Leeds into a single guide, so all you need to do is load this up and embrace the live music across Leeds.
With 150+ Artists, 14 venues, 16 stages, all over the one day– this is going to be memorable festival for all those in Leeds.
Headliners
Pale Waves, White Lies, Sundara Karma, Palace, Thomas Headon, Working Mens Club, Sea Power, Gruff Rhys.
After releasing Pale Waves as their headliner only a few short months ago, Live At Leeds: In The City has been teasing us with their lineup for a good while now- and it’s certainly been worth the wait.
After first joining the festival in 2015, Sundara Karma are back to bring guitar riffs aplenty and push the boundaries of what we know and love about indie-pop music. Meanwhile White Lies will be celebrating a career of ‘finding euphoria in the darkest of moments’ and bringing old favourites and new tracks from As I Try Not To Fall Apart too.
Lineup
Now joining the likes of Palace, Thomas Headon, Working Men’s Club and Sea Power on Saturday 15 October 2022, you’ll find a whopping 80 new names added to the bill- and they’ll all be playing as day turns to night right here in the city centre to make up the some 150 taking to stages across Leeds at the weekend.
The following acts will be joining the lineup for Live At Leeds: In The City 2022:
Sundara Karma
White Lies
Crawlers
Gruff Rhys
Warmduscher
Joesef
Casey Lowry
Connie Constance
Kid Brunswick
Lottery Winners
King No-One
Swim Deep
Baby Dave
The Hara
Jelani Blackman
The Pale White
Melin Melyn
The Clause
Far Caspian
Greta Isaac
The Oozes
Molly Payton
Lovejoy
CIEL
Joe & The Shitboys
Wings Of Desire
Banji
Rats
Calum Bowie
Youth Sector
CVC
The Shakes
Seraphina Simone
David Keenan
Eleanor Moss
Redolent
Overpass
Fake Turins
Boy Bleach
Blair Davie
Thala
Murdo Mitchell
Mint
Manu Grace
Gus Englehorn
Josh Vine
Tom Jenkins
Kay Greyson
Edie BensZela
Beetlebug
Saint Joshua
Jemima Coulter
Soup!
Moreish Idols
Fya Fox
Hannah Grae
Slant
The Roly Mo
Joe Unknown
Kids
Royel Otis
Gigi Moss
The Wild Things
Ohem
Lizzie Esau
Jerub
Splint
Venbee
Gabby Martin
Little Quirks
JAXN
Pet Shake
Tommy Ashby
Bert
Mica Sefia
Niall Summerton
SOMOH
George Bloomfield
Before Breakfast
Phenicia
Dilettante
Oliver Pinder
Sam Airey
Teah Lewis
Luxury Goods
Imogen Hart
Venues
There's a whopping 16 stages across 14 venues this year, with all of Leeds' best known concert venues, and intimate hidden gems taking part in Live At Leeds: In The City.
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The following venues will be hosting artists throughout the day and night:
Belgrave Music Hall
Brudenell Main Room
Brudenell Community Room
Headrow House
Hyde Park Book Club
Leeds Beckett Student Union 1
Leeds Beckett Student Union 2
Mill Hill Chapel
Nation of Shopkeepers
Northern Guitars
Leeds O2 Academy
Oporto
Sela Bar
The Key Club
The Lending Room
The Wardrobe
Accessing the stage times
This year, the app is going to be your best friend for all stage timings, performers and, really, everything you need to know on the day.
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To find out which artists are performing when, all you need to do is click on the lineup page and you'll find the list of acts sorted by venue. You can also click on the acts you want to see and create your own personal schedule, which automatically pulls up where you need to be and when.
Download the dedicated app and plans your route ahead, it'll save you hours and ensure you don't waste a minute of music.
How to get tickets
Tickets for Live At Leeds: In The City 2022 are already on sale for just £39 and have been selling at an unexpected rate, so make sure you grab yours ahead of the festival.
Special VIP tickets, which includes Priority Entry access to venues, afterparty entry and more, are also available for £55, both of which can be purchased from the Live At Leeds website.
How to get your wristband
On the day of the festival, take your ticket and swap it for a wristband ahead of visiting any venues.
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This year, the wristband exchange for general admission tickets will be located at Leeds City College, Quarry Hill Campus on Saturday 15 October, whilst VIP ticketholders should head over to The Wardrobe (both are open 10am-6pm).
The Wardrobe will open on Friday 14th October from 5pm - 8pm for both general admission and VIP ahead
The Hepworth Wakefield is joining forces with Jarvis Cocker and his wife Kim Sion to create a one-of-a-kind art exhibition.
And it's got the best name ever, titled 'The Hodge Podge'.
This exciting new exhibition (opening in May 2027) will include artists who have challenged mainstream ideas about what can be considered 'art'.
It will invite unlikely conversations between artists such as Jeremy Deller, Peter Doig, Barbara Hepworth, Klara Kristalova, Emma Kunz, Mark Leckey and Agnes Pelton, as well as unknown outsider and visionary artists never exhibited before in UK public museums.
Focusing on alternative means of expression, the structures of class and how communities are able to come together outside of religious or high-brow contexts, Cocker and Sion are keen to explore alternative spiritualities, psychedelia, fandom, dreams, poetry and music.
Laura Smith, Artistic Director of The Hepworth Wakefield comments: "Jarvis Cocker has a long-held interest in art, attending St Martin’s College of Art & Design in the early 1990s, and as a Yorkshireman, felt like the ideal person to work with to consider a fresh way of thinking about and experiencing art.
"The art that he and Kim have gathered together in The Hodge Podge will encourage the feelings of joy, marvel and curiosity that great works of art can inspire and offer our audiences an expanded idea of creativity and community. We are thrilled to be working with Jarvis and Kim on this incredibly exciting exhibition."
In Cocker and Sion’s The Hodge Podge Manifesto, the couple state that te exhibition provides ‘an opportunity to understand where that creative urge comes from and what it can do for you… You’d be a fool to miss it.’
Tickets for The Hodge Podge: Jarvis Cocker & Kim Sion curate The Hepworth Wakefield go on sale later this year and you can find them here.
Ne-Yo and Akon at First Direct Arena – tickets, times, setlist and more for UK tour
Clementine Hall
Two R&B greats are heading out on a joint headline tour for the first time, as Ne-Yo and Akon visit Leeds' First Direct Arena.
Both artists are Grammy Award winners, and each has a formidable back catalogue of chart-topping hits.
For Ne-Yo, that includes songs like Miss Independent, So Sick, and Closer; while for Akon, he’s responsible for huge tracks like Smack That, Lonelty, and Right Now (Na Na Na).
Between them, they’ve shaped and defined radio, nightlife, and pop culture for decades.
This 2026 tour will see the pair performing on the same stage – for Leeds that's the First Direct Arena – for a co-headline Nights Like This tour.
Tonight, Thursday 30 April, they’ll perform in a unique back-and-forth set throughout the show.
You might have already seen some pretty iconic videos of their tour already circulating the internet, so it's safe to say you're in for a treat.
The nostalgic gigs will feature everything from slow jams to club anthems, with a party atmosphere throughout.
Are there tickets left for Ne-Yo and Akon at First Direct Arena?
It looks like tickets are limited for tonight, but you may be able to grab a few last minute ones HERE via Ticketmaster.
Ne-yo and Akon setlist for 2026 tour
Judging by previous nights of the tour, the current set list is looking like this...
Ne-Yo
The Way You Make Me Feel (Michael Jackson cover) (Snippet)
Miss Independent
Because Of You
Nobody
Champagne Life
One in a Million
Akon
Akon's Beautiful Day
Smack That
I'm So Paid
Locked Up
Soul Survivor (Jeezy cover)
Ne-Yo
She Knows
Single
Mirror
Sexy Love
Akon
Bananza (Belly Dancer)
Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) (Wyclef Jean cover)
Bartender (T‐Pain cover)
Body on me (Ashanti cover)
Dangerous (Kardinal Offishall cover)
Songs Ne-Yo/Akon Produced
Let Me Love You (Mario cover)
Titanium (David Guetta/Sia Cover) / Take A Bow (Rihanna Cover) / Drunk In Love (Beyoncé Cover) / Irreplaceable (Beyoncé Cover) / Just Dance (Lady Gaga)
Akon
Don't Matter
Danza Kuduro (Remix)
The Sweet Escape (Gwen Stefani song)
Shut It Down (Pitbull song)
Angel
Ghetto
Sorry, Blame It On Me
Lonely
Ne-Yo
So Sick
Mad
NIGHTS LIKE THESE
Simple Things
Up Out & Gone
Beautiful Monster
Closer
Akon
QUE CALOR (Akon crowd surfs in an inflatable ball)
I Wanna Love You
Right Now (Na Na Na)
Beautiful
Sexy Bitch (David Guetta cover)
Til the Sun Rise Up (Bob Sinclair cover)
Ne-Yo
Let's Go
Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)
Time of Our Lives
Give Me Everything
Encore:
Play Hard (David Guetta cover) - Akon & Ne-Yo on stage
Stage times for Ne-Yo and Akon at First Direct Arena
Doors open: 6.30pm
Gig starts: 8pm
Gig ends: 11pm
How to get to First Direct Arena
Bus Station
Located on Dyer Street next to Leeds City Bus Station and approx. 15min walk from first direct arena and is wheelchair friendly.
Support and help for any persons with a disability is available as the station is a registered ‘Safe place’ to come into and ask for assistance.
Nearest Bus Stops
Clay Pit Lane
Wade Lane/Lovell Park Road
Woodhouse Lane
Nearest Train Station
Leeds City Station on New Station Street is around a 15min walk from first direct arena and a major hub on the national, regional and local rail network providing connections to a wide variety of destinations.
Parking
There are over 7,500 car parking spaces within a 15-minute walk of the arena. The arena doesn’t have it’s own car park however there are lots of options nearby. To receive 5% off Q Park when attending a show at first direct arena click here
The nearest Car Park with EV charging is located on Albion Street click here.
None of the above car parks are operated by the arena so for questions, queries or comments we ask that you contact the companies directly.
Hiring Bikes in Leeds
If you’re looking to hire a bike in Leeds, here are some of the best options you can try:
Beryl bikes – you’ll find the ‘Leeds City Bikes’ from Beryl stationed throughout the city. These are all e-bikes, and they’re available to hire on a pay-as-you-go basis. It costs £1 to unlock the bikes, and then 16p per minute to use them. We’d say these are great for zipping around the city and getting from A to B.
Talio – for a wider selection of electric bikes to choose from, Talio based at Buslinthorpe Green is a great option. From this company, you can hire cruiser bikes, mountain bikes, and cargo bikes. Prices start from £20 per day for rental, but if you’re hiring for a month or longer you’ll get a good discount.
Sophie Smith -
12th October 2022 
