Two headliner bookings have been confirmed for Leeds Festival 2026.

This comes from Festival Republic boss Melvin Benn who oversees Leeds Festival and Reading Festival among other events. We caught up with Melvin backstage at Braham Park.

He has reflected on the campsite overhaul we’ve seen this year as well as praising the 2025 headline acts which included Travis Scott, Bring Me The Horizon, Hozier and Chappell Roan . Of course, with the curtain coming down on this year’s fun, the thoughts of many will now turn to Leeds Festival 2026.

Melvin kindly offered us some hints of what to expect. He said: “I am going to have to make all of these bespoke campsites bigger and, I do know that, because the popularity is immense (from the response he’s experienced). So that's already done.

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