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Ex-One Direction’s Zayn adds extra dates to his first-ever solo tour due to phenomenal demand
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Bradford's very own Zayn, formerly of One Direction fame, has just added more dates to his first ever solo UK tour.
The Yorkshire-born star recently announced his Stairway to the Sky tour, which included a night at the O2 Academy here in Leeds.
And now, due to phenomenal demand, the multi-platinum-selling singer, songwriter and producer has whacked a load more dates onto his run of shows.
Zayn has added an extra Leeds show, as well as two more gigs in Manchester and an extra one in London too.
He'll now play 11 headline gigs at venues across the UK this November and December, as well as shows in the US.
The Stairway to The Sky tour was announced with a surprise walk-on skit on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
This is the first time Zayn has ever gone on a solo tour, despite this being in support of his fourth studio album, Room Under The Stairs.
He said: "Appreciate your patience, love, and support. Can’t wait to enjoy great music together. This time I really mean soon. See you in 35 days…."
Zayn has chosen intimate venues for the tour in celebration of the album's 'raw and stripped' sound.
Zayn will perform at the O2 Academy in Leeds on 23 November and the newly-added date of 2 December 2024.
General sale begins on Saturday 21 September at 11am - you can get tickets for Zayn in Leeds with See Tickets here.
Zayn Stairway to the Sky tour UK dates in full
- November 20, 2024 - Edinburgh, UK O2 Academy
- November 21, 2024 - Edinburgh, UK O2 Academy New Date
- November 23, 2024 - Leeds, UK O2 Academy
- November 24, 2024 - Manchester, UK O2 Apollo
- November 26, 2024 - London, UK Eventim Apollo
- November 27, 2024 - London, UK Eventim Apollo New Date
- November 29, 2024 - Wolverhampton, UK Wolverhampton The Halls
- November 30, 2024 - Manchester, UK O2 Apollo New Date
- December 2, 2024 - Leeds, UK O2 Academy New Date
- December 3, 2024 - Newcastle, UK O2 City Hall
- December 4, 2024 - Manchester, UK O2 Apollo New Date
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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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Daisy Jackson -
20th September 2024 
