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Leeds Festival 2025 – Chappell Roan and Travis Scott headline summer’s best party

So, same again next year?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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James Blunt announces huge European tour, kicking off in Leeds

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Singer-songwriter James Blunt is heading back out on tour next year, kicking off a run of arena dates here in Leeds.

The singer, perhaps best-known for his iconic 2005 pop ballad 'You're Beautiful', is hitting the road again in 2027.

The newly-announced European tour is in celebration of his new album Airplane Mode, which is set for release this autumn.

James Blunt will kick off his tour here in Leeds next spring, with a massive show at the First Direct Arena.

Then he'll head to more cities including Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham and London.

His new album, Airplane Mode, is being released on 6 November and will, according to his press release, be 'exhilarating'.

James has already released the first single, 'Tastes Like Summer', and 'Weight Of It All', with 10 more songs to come on the record.

Airplane Mode was recorded with James’ brilliant long-standing live band, who'll be back on tour with him next year.

Speaking of the new album, and recording in Pig Music Studios, he said: "Somewhere back there, I lost my way, but found it again in a studio in Banbury."

James Blunt will be at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on 26 March, 2027. Tickets go on sale from 10am on 9 September.

James Blunt UK and Ireland 2027 tour dates

  • 26 March - Leeds
  • 27 March - Birmingham 
  • 28 March - Newcastle
  • 30 March - Dublin
  • 31 March - Belfast
  • 2 April - Glasgow
  • 3 April - Manchester
  • 4 April - London
  • 6 April - Cardiff
  • 7 April - Bournemouth
  • 8 April - Brighton 

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Major DJ has set cancelled as overcrowding concerns continue at Leeds Festival

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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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