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Everything you need to know about Leeds Pride 2024

The biggest and best Pride yet.

Emily Johnson Emily Johnson - 15th July 2024
Leeds Pride, Yorkshire's largest celebration of the LGBTQ+ community returns to the city for another year, taking place on Sunday, 21 July 2024. 

Leeds Pride is a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, featuring a parade through the city, performances, parties, speeches, and numerous stalls and activities for you to keep the festivities going.

Here is everything you need to know about Leeds Pride 2024.

The celebrations will begin at 10:30am with a line-up of performances and speakers on the Community Stage, at Millennium Square.

With acts such as Rachel Fuller, Rock Choir and African Rainbow Family, what better way to get the party started?

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At 12pm, the iconic Pride Parade will begin outside the Town Hall, marching through the the city, down to Lower Briggate. On the route you’ll find the Main Stage, which will keep the celebrations going right through until 10pm with performances from Sonique, Louisa Johnson and BabyD.

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Leeds Pride is going to be bigger and better than ever before. With an exciting new expansion to the parade, Call Lane will also be incorporated into the Leeds Pride site plan. Providing even more venues and extra space to keep the party going. 

Image: Leeds Pride

The full line-up can be found on the Leeds Pride website. 

Key timings for the day are as follows:

10.30am - 12pm - Performances at Millennium Square

12pm - The Pride Parade begins outside the Town Hall

12pm - 10pm - Headline performances at the Main Stage

If you don’t want the celebrations to end there, an after-party will be held at Under The Arches next to Fibre from 8pm until 5am. DJ Fat Tony will be spinning his signature blend of house and disco beats plus performances from the fabulous WERK Girls.

Happy Pride!

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Loyle Carner at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds – tickets, times, setlist and more

Lydia Mastrolonardo Lydia Mastrolonardo

Everyone's favourite hip-hop and chilled rap artist is coming to Leeds for one night and one night only, make sure you don’t miss out.

That’s right, Loyle Carner is set to headline for ‘Above All Else,’ a brand-new event set up by local promoters ‘Futuresound,’ joined by the extremely talented Jordan Rakei, KOKOROKO, Kofi Stone and Bricknasty - what a treat.

As one of the UK’s most influential and inspiring young writers, producers and musicians, Loyle has recently been nominated for a bunch of awards in the past year, including the MOBO and BRIT awards, following the release of his most recent full album ‘Hopefully!’ which has become his highest-charting release to date. 

He has also been in the media for being a fantastic role model for younger generations, using his platform to champion emotional vulnerability through his emotive lyrics. As well as utilising his platform to discuss mental health awareness, toxic masculinity, neurodiversity, and generational healing - what a good egg he is.

The gig is set to take place this Saturday 1 August, and will be an all-day outdoor celebration, with gates opening at 4pm and performances blending into the evening. 

Gig guide | Loyle Carner at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds – all you need to know

Are there still tickets for Loyle Carner in Leeds?

Yes, there are currently still tickets available to see Loyle Carner but hurry.

General admission and accessible tickets are priced at £67.20, with premium admission standing priced at £100.20.

ou can see the latest availability and grab your tickets HERE.

Stage times 

Gates Open: 4:00 PM

Bricknasty: 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM

Kofi Stone: 5:40 PM – 6:10 PM

Kokoroko: 6:40 PM – 7:25 PM

Jordan Rakei: 7:55 PM – 8:40 PM

Loyle Carner: 9:15 PM – 10:30 PM

Loyle Carner expected setlist

We are unsure on the exact set list for the concert but many are expecting a lot from Loyle’s most recent album ‘Hopefully!’ which centres around topics of family relations, with thought provoking and emotional lyrics, in true Loyle fashion. 

Fans have also been eagerly awaiting to see whether Loyle will bring out Joe James to promote his newest collaboration on the single Ignorance Was Never Bliss.

What does a Premium ticket get you?

If you're thinking of making your night a little fancier, there's a Premium area in Kirkstall Abbey that includes all of this:

  • Premium Entrance (please note this opens at the same time as all gates)
  • Premium Hang Out Area located in the Historic Abbey’s Cloister with Private bar and toilets.
  • Premium food vendors.

Live at Kirkstall Abbey map

Getting to Kirkstall Abbey

You can pre-book parking for only £11, which will open at 3.30pm. However, it’s important to note that no overnight parking is allowed and vehicles left overnight will be towed - don’t say I didn’t warn you. 

Entry to Kirkstall Abbey Car park is located next to Abbey House Museum on Abbey Walk in Kirkstall (LS5 3EJ).

Fans are urged to use public transport or travel on foot wherever possible.

Kirkstall Abbey has two local train stations nearby; Kirkstall Forge is located approximately 1.3 miles from Kirkstall Abbey and Headingley Station is approximately 0.7 miles.

There are several bus stops near Kirkstall Abbey too, for more information visit here.

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The Maccabees at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds – stage times, lineup, setlist and tickets

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson

It's finally time - indie heroes The Maccabees will be performing a huge headline gig at Kirkstall Abbey this week, with a lineup of fellow indie heavyweights.

The renowned quintet reunited for a comeback tour last year, and have spent this summer performing at some of the UK's finest open-air venues.

Now, it's Leeds' turn, as The Maccabees take to the Kirkstall Abbey stage on Friday 31 July, along with Maxïmo Park, Everything Everything, Mystery Jets, and Fiona Lee.

The Maccabees guitarist Felix White said at the time they announced their summer gigs: "The year we’ve just had was so special to all of us, and so unexpected, that it has put some momentum in everyone collectively …. and who wouldn’t want to do all that again?"

If you're going along to The Maccabees at Kirkstall Abbey, we've rounded up everything you need to know.

Are there still tickets for The Maccabees in Leeds?

At the time of writing, there are still tickets available to see The Maccabees at Kirkstall Abbey.

General admission tickets are priced at £64.45, with premium admission standing priced at £97.45.

You can see the latest availability and grab your tickets HERE.

Who else is on the lineup?

The Maccabees perform at Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds this week
The Maccabees perform at Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds this week. Credit: Supplied

The main support act for The Maccabees in Leeds will be the brilliant Maxïmo Park, a Newcastle group who absolutely dominated the indie-alternative scene in the 2000s with their breakthrough debut album, A Certain Trigger.

But there's a lot more to this stacked lineup than that - The Maccabees have pulled together an almighty night of legendary indie bands to support them at Kirkstall Abbey.

Also performing will be Salford's finest art rock export, Everything Everything, who'll be performing their earworm hits like No Reptiles, Distant Past, and Cough Cough.

Before that, it will be Mystery Jets on the Kirkstall Abbey stage, who return with new album A Hole To See The Sky Through next month.

And opening the stage for the night is East Yorkshire lass Fiona Lee, who release EP Every Woman earlier this year.

Stage times for The Maccabees

  • Gates - 4pm
  • Fiona Lee - 4.45pm - 5.15pm
  • Mystery Jets - 5.45pm - 6.15pm
  • Everything Everything - 6.45pm - 7.30pm
  • Maxïmo Park - 8pm - 8.45pm
  • The Maccabees - 9.15pm - 10.30pm

Last entry will be 8.30pm.

The Maccabees expected setlist

The Maccabees have had a busy summer on the festival circuit, but based on their headline gig at The Eden Project earlier this month, this is likely to be their setlist:

  • Love You Better
  • Latchmere
  • Lego
  • Feel to Follow
  • Kamakura
  • Wall of Arms
  • First Love
  • Precious Time
  • Can You Give It
  • Spit It Out
  • Toothpaste Kisses
  • X-Ray
  • Marks to Prove It
  • Ballad Of So Long
  • Something Like Happiness
  • Encore:
  • Something Like Happiness
  • No Kind Words
  • Pelican

What does a Premium ticket get you?

If you're thinking of making your night a little fancier, there's a Premium area in Kirkstall Abbey that includes all of this:

  • Premium Entrance (please note this opens at the same time as all gates)
  • Premium Hang Out Area located in the Historic Abbey’s Cloister with Private bar and toilets.

Live at Kirkstall Abbey map

Getting to Kirkstall Abbey

You can pre-book parking, which will open at 3.30pm for The Maccabees. g.

Entry to Kirkstall Abbey Car park is located next to Abbey House Museum on Abbey Walk in Kirkstall (LS5 3EJ).

But fans are urged to use public transport or travel on foot wherever possible.

Kirkstall Abbey has two local train stations nearby; Kirkstall Forge is located approximately 1.3 miles from Kirkstall Abbey and Headingley Station is approximately 0.7 miles.

There are several bus stops near Kirkstall Abbey too, for more information visit here.

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