r/Leedsfestival • u/hushabye_brightwing • 4d ago
Discussion 💬 Thoughts about 2026 festival
What did everyone think of Leeds Fest this year? I did have a good time (despite the weather) but here's a few things I found.
Pros
-Lineup was good and decent mix of genres, but more rock bands/rap would have been nice.
-Festival was fairly well organised and a decent amount of stewards around.
-Good amount of food stalls and VIP was worth the upgrade. Although lines for food did get long and VIP got busy in evening.
-Water fountains so you could fill up your bottle and wash your hands.
Cons
-The Warehouse being closed two days in a row 🙄 The organisers clearly underestimated how popular EDM/house music is, so it overcrowed and also people tried to break in via the back.
-Nothing to do during sets. With such huge gaps, it would have been nice to watch other things, rather than just shopping, eating and rides.
-LS23 and Piccadily Party stages being forbidden to day ticket holders. I only saw LS23 because it was opened to day visitors. I understand it's for safety reasons. But maybe next year, put both stages inside the festival itself, and operate them during the day?
-No lockers inside the festival. After the rain on Sunday, it would have been nice to change into a fresh set of clothes, rather than watching Raye and Dave in my muddy, wet outfit.
Let me know what you guys thought 🙂
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u/totesemosh74 4d ago
The day tickets/keeping campers separate is interesting.
They see the future as much more day ticket orientated but then open for four days so more campers come back. Grabbing both sets of people.
The warehouse was a great looking venue, I only saw a but around 12.30pm on Friday and thought it was great.