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A drive-in immersive spooky Halloween cinema is coming to Leeds
Think family favourites like Hocus Pocus and Ghostbusters, cult classics like Rocky Horror and Pulp FIction, plus proper horrors It, Scream and The Exorcist
A spooky drive-in Halloween cinema experience is coming to Leeds this October - and it's oging to be showing some of our all-time frightful favourites.
Popping up at Temple Newsam, Leeds, the Daisy Dukes Halloween Spooktacular cinema screenings will bring one of the world's largest outdoor screens for a bone-chilling weekend of scary movies across the 2021 Halloween weekend.
Showing a mixture of teatime family faves, cult classics, and a selection of late-night screenings for the not so faint-hearted, fans of the spooky season can look forward to catching some top-notch films this Halloween.
Daisy Dukes cinema will be screening family favourite Hocus Pocus, 1996 American satirical slasher film Scream, cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the iconic 1973 supernatural horror that is The Exorcist over the weekend.
You'll also be able to catch a screening of the 2017 coming-of-age supernatural horror film It, based on Stephen Fry's novel of the same name, alongside Ghostbusters and Quentin Tarantino's brutal and immersive martial arts film Kill Bill.
And if that wasn't enough to get you excited, organisers have also teamed up with one of the leading Scare Maze brands this year to "unleash holy hell" and help bring each movie to life.
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With full-car family saver tickets priced at just £26.50, and two-car ticket prices starting from £31.80, it's well worth a look in - but don't hang about too long, tickets are already going fast with Hocus Pocus nearly sold out at the time of writing.
The event will be covid-secure with physical distancing, individual seating/standing areas and one-way systems in place around the site. Staff will follow all safety protocols as listed by local authorities and use appropriate cleaning materials.
Hand gel stations will be dotted around and tables/booths/seating areas will all be disinfected between sessions. Entry will be contactless using Skiddle RapidScan technology and contactless payments are accepted.
To find out more, check out the full listing of Daisy Dukes screenings at Temple Newsam here.
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Major DJ has set cancelled as overcrowding concerns continue at Leeds Festival
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.
‘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.
Georgina Pellant -
15th September 2021 
