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Craig Jones

Leeds Festival 2023 line up with Sam Fender set to headline Bramham Park

Leeds Festival 2023 has announced its first acts for next summer’s fun at Bramham Park.

Big name headline acts Billie Eilish, Sam Fender, Foals, The Killers, Imagine Dragons and Lewis Capaldi will be joined by the most exciting talent in rock, indie, alternative, hip hop and dance including Becky Hill, Bicep Live, Wet Leg, Central Cee, Declan McKenna, Don Broco, Steve Lacy, MK, Inhaler, Slowthai, Tion Wayne, Trippie Redd and many more. Leeds Festival 2023, and its sister event in Reading, will take place between Friday, August 25 and Sunday, August 27.

Discussing his booking, Sam Fender said: “I first went to Leeds Festival with Dean when we were teenagers. We had a wild time, a rite of passage. Ten years later and we’re headlining. I’m so excited, it’s going to be f**king intergalactic. See you down the front.”

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While, Melvin Benn, managing director of Festival Republic, which oversees Leeds and Reading Fest, believes his team have curated a great line up. He said: “We are delighted to return to Reading’s Richfield Avenue and Leeds’ Bramham Park in 2023 with another epic six headline artists, and an incredible, genre-defying line up that features some of the very best in modern music.

Once again Reading and Leeds is set to be the ultimate bank holiday festival weekend - we can’t wait to be back.”

You can see the Leeds Fest 2023 line up poster below:

Ronnie Vannucci, from The Killers, sayid: “We have been hearing about Reading & Leeds since ever we can remember. Each time we return is a bigger mountain to climb. 2023 serves as no exception. ” You find about more about today's big Leeds Festival line up announcement by visiting our live blog.

This is just the first batch of acts announced for Bramham Park and we will bring you details on who else will be performing in the coming months.

Tickets

If you’d love to go to Leeds Festival 2023 general tickets will be back on sale at 9am on December 12. You will be able to buy tickets through Ticketmaster and the Leeds Festival website.

You can catch up with all the highlights from Leeds Festival 2022 by visiting our recap blog and if you’d like to share stories, photos and videos from your experience at Bramham Park you can visit our dedicated Leeds Festival Facebook group. We'll bring you call the big news for next year's event when we get it.

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