Leeds Festival cancel all BBC Radio 1 Stage performances today due to high winds

Leeds Festival have released a statement this morning to announce that there will be no performances on the BBC Radio 1 Stage or the Aux Stage today (August 23) due to high winds.

With the current Storm Lilian coursing through parts of Wales and England, the festival site of Bramham Park has been impacted. An initial 9am update today urged gig-goers to “stay in your tents if you are onsite and feel safe to do so”, and a short while later the festival announced the closure of two stages due to this weather.

“We can see an end in sight to the high winds,” reads a statement from Leeds Festival. “We definitely won’t be opening the arena at 11am, but we are targeting as soon as possible after that and we will update you further. However, we have definitely lost the BBC Radio 1 stage today, and there will be no performances on it. We have also lost the Aux stage today, and there will be no performances on it. We remain hopeful that everything else will continue as planned and that we will still have an amazing weekend. Please await further information.”

The likes of beabadoobee, Ashnikko and Destroy Boys were all set to play the BBC Radio 1 Stage today, with stage headliner beabadoobee writing: “This is so sad. I had a whole outfit planned. Well i’ll see u guys at reading!!! i’ll b back in leeds soon i hope sorry about this guys i love you !!!!”