Looking for some amazing music festivals in Leeds in 2024? Look no further, because I’ve compiled this list to help you fellow festival addicts out. Leeds is a major multicultural hub in the north of England, lying in the county of West Yorkshire. Leeds ticks all the boxes for an epic travel experience.
The locals are friendly Northerners who love a drink and a chat, football is a religion, and you can easily drop some serious coin thanks to the vast shopping and food scene. Plenty of restaurants to choose from, constantly great deals, and beer is always flowing somewhere. Another thing Loiners (people from Leeds, really) know how to do? Put on a music festival experience to rival all others.
Here are my top 10 Leeds music festivals to keep the tunes coming as you soak up the atmosphere of this Northern metropolis.
1) Leeds Festival 2024
Simply the biggest and best of the Leeds Music Festivals | Photo via Facebook
When: August 21-25, 2024
Where: Bramham Park, Leeds
https://www.leedsfestival.com/
“Leeds Festival is one of the UK’s most famous rock music festivals. Sibling to Reading Festival, the northern twin was founded in 1999 and has since hosted some of rock and indie’s biggest stars, such as Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, Oasis and Foo Fighters.
Now though, the festival has embraced other genres and welcomes artists from the world’s of grime and hip-hop, house and techno, and jungle and drum and bass. But it isn’t just about music at Leeds, with the festival also laying on a lineup of comedy, as well as film screenings and more.”
This is easily the biggest and best of the music festivals in Leeds, and I personally can’t wait to check this out someday! Have you been before? What did you think!?
2 ) Live at Leeds 2024
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When: May 25, 2024
Where: Temple Newsam, Leeds
“Live At Leeds is a metropolitan music festival held annually across a variety of venues in Leeds on the first bank holiday weekend of May. The ethos has always been to celebrate the best in upcoming local bands alongside more established national acts. Over the past seven years, we’ve had the likes of Mumford & Sons, Ed Sheeran, The Maccabees, Hurts, Alt J and Jake Bugg grace our stages!”
3) Let’s Rock Leeds!
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When: June 22, 2024
Where: Temple Newsam, Leeds
“With a fabulous line-up of artists to bring you the very best of the 80s, and an action packed day of general 80s madness, there is plenty to do for everyone at this Family Friendly Festival! Let’s Rock! has been leading the way for quality, family-friendly 80s music festivals since 2009. Don’t miss out on this chance for a retro blast with the very best of the 80s!”
4) Slam Dunk Music Festival 2024
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When: May 25-26, 2024
Where: Hatfield Field & Temple Newsam (2 day event)
https://www.slamdunkfestival.com/
“Slam Dunk started out as a pop-punk club night at The Cockpit, Leeds in the early 00’s. Out of the success of the club night Slam Dunk started putting on international touring artists from the genre like Fallout Boy, Paramore and Panic! at The Disco in Leeds, before developing Slam Dunk Festival. Slam Dunk Festival is now the number one pop-punk, rock and alternative festival in the UK spanning three sites, and over 45,000 attendees in 2018.”
5) Otley Folk Festival
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When: September, 2024
Where: Otley, Yorkshire
http://www.otleyfolkfestival.com
“This year Otley marks its 27th Folk Festival with a series of concerts at The Black Horse, The Courthouse, The Parish church and The Methodist Hall. Along with input from our excellent public houses and a fantastic lineup of artists, we can guarantee another super weekend of music, mirth and merriment.”
6) Mint Festival Leeds 2024
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When: May 4-5, 2024 (Bank Holiday weekend)
Where: Newsam Green Farm, Leeds
“MiNT Festival brings the very best in electronic music to Leeds for a September daytime party, taking over RAF Church Fenton at Leeds East Airport for the first time. The new venue brings with it a whole new production set, meaning festival-goers can expect stages inside aeroplane hangars, a shipping container arena, Arcadia’s legendary After Burner and the world’s largest disco ball.”
7) Black Music Festival
When: August, 2024
Where: Potternewton Park, Leeds
https://leeds2023.co.uk/whats-on/black-music-festival
“Credited to be the Fastest Growing Free Festival in Leeds Black Music Festival celebrates the genres of Black origin. Song by and performed by local, national and International artists, Grammy Awards winners and MOBO award winners etc. Family fun day for all.”
8) Gold Sounds
When: April, 2024
Where: Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
https://www.facebook.com/goldsoundsfestivalleeds
A festival dedicated to Shoegaze, Punk, Psych, Noise & Grunge.
“Over a thousand music lovers squeezed through the doors of the Brudenell two weeks ago to experience the wonder that was Gold Sounds Festival. Highlights included some seriously good sheep impressions from the mesmerising Life, political statements from Strange Bones (balaclava and all!) all topped off beautifully with a moment of peacefulness from Phoebe Bridgers on Saturday night. The weather was glorious and, accompanied by a variety of indie food vans outside the Brudenell, the atmosphere was one full of lagers and laughs; not only because of this years incredible line up but also undeniably down to the fact Leeds got to finally see some sunshine.”
9) Morley Music Festival
When: July 6, 2024
Where: Morley Rugby Club, Leeds
https://www.facebook.com/MorleyRugbyClub
“Morley Musical Festival is back! 80’S V’s 90’S The very best in the UK’s tribute bands.”
10) Northern Green Gathering
When: August 15-18, 2024
Where: Wakefield (25 minutes from Leeds)
https://www.facebook.com/northerngreengathering
“Northern Green Gathering is a celebration of nature and sustainable off-grid living. Four days of camping, music and discovery with exciting workshops in the kids, crafts, healing and campaigns areas. Sound and lighting all powered by solar and bikes, pay-as-you-feel sauna and reasonably priced bar.”
Thanks for reading about the best music festivals in Leeds!
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