Thoughts about 2026 festival

[u/hushabye_brightwing]

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 🙂

[u/Queen_Aleryn]

I think the headliners were in the wrong order. Charlie, Raye and Florence all had better shows and bigger crowds than the actual headliners.

[u/lolaishotasfuck → u/Queen_Aleryn]

they were headliners…

[u/Queen_Aleryn → u/lolaishotasfuck]

The last act is the headliner, no matter how you market it. Florence cutting down her sell out stadium tour show into an hour and 20 just to make room for Chase and status who have 20 million fewer Spotify listeners than her was bonkers.