Trailblazing new music showcase Live At Leeds In The City has released the final artists to the line-up of its November festival.
If you’ve not heard of Live At Leeds In The City before, then allow us to fill you in.
The one day multi-venue event will mark a whopping eighteen years of celebrating the very best of Leeds as well as shining a spotlight on both national and international rising stars on Saturday 15 November.
The festival will bring over 100 acts to a dozen of Leeds’ most iconic venues, bars and creative spaces.
There's been over 50 new acts and artists added to the bill, including the likes of DIY ‘Britainicana’ outfit Westside Cowboy, sharp dressed Melbourne five-piece Radio Free and punk-rock pop band Girl Group whose recent singles ‘Yay! Saturday’ and ‘Rage Song’ have rightly caught the attention of 6Music’s New Music Fix.
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Also joining an already impressive and eclectic line up are fast-rising six-piece contemporary folk band Madra Salach, Sydney Minsky Sargeant who, having released a series of critically acclaimed albums and EPs as the frontman of Working Men’s Club, has recently shared an album of songs under his own name for the first time.
This huge wave of acts join previously announced headliner Jalen Ngonda plus Katy J Pearson, Du Blonde, Divorce, Panic Shack, Fat Dog, Warmduscher and plenty more.
The festival will take place at venues such as The Brudenell Social Club, Belgrave Music Hall, Oporto, Leeds University Union and more with the full list to be revealed soon.
Joe Hubbard, Promoter, Live at Leeds said: “It’s so great getting our full Live at Leeds: In The City 2025 line up out there, with exciting new additions like Westside Cowboy, Girl Group and Sydney Minsky Sargeant being the icing on the cake!"
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.
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.
Clementine Hall -
10th October 2025 
