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Olly Murs announces birth of first child – but don’t worry, he’s still performing in Leeds tonight
Talk about bouncing back to work...
Pop star Olly Murs has welcomed his first child with his wife Amelia, with the pair announcing the safe arrival of a baby girl.
You can say a lot of things about Olly - smooth dancer, pop sensation, Pringles tube - but no one could ever accuse him of not being committed to his fans.
While most wives wouldn't let the father of their children out of their sight so soon after a baby's arrival, Olly's straight back to work - and fans can't quite believe it.
Several people have been asking the First Direct Arena this afternoon who'll be stepping in for the star, who is supporting Take That.
One person even questioned whether the venue had mistakenly shared an 'automated post' which still included Olly Murs on the line-up.
But he is indeed hitting the stage in Leeds in just a short while.
Just 48 hours after the birth of baby Madison, he'll be back on stage performing at the First Direct Arena.
It's the first of four nights at Leeds' biggest venue, with Olly on stage in support of Take That on their mammoth UK tour.
Announcing the news of the birth of his first child, Olly and Amelia shared: "Our mini murs has arrived. Madison we love you so much already x."
He also shared a sweet photo of the pair walking out of hospital with him carrying the tiny tot.
One fan has shared: "You are one of the best @ollymurs getting back up on that stage not long after welcoming your little girl into the world. It must have been so hard for you to leave them both so soon."
Another wrote: "There’s no one quite like @ollymurs, what a crazy 48 hours and to be back on stage tonight, I can’t imagine how hard it has been for you. We appreciate and love you loads."
Someone else said: "What an absolute star !! So much respect for him but I always have had !! Must of been so hard for him. Forever the true gent"
The First Direct Arena replied to a fan message: "Olly is due to perform as expected - and of course we wish him many congratulations!"
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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 -
17th April 2024 
