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Craig Jones

11 huge outdoor summer gigs and festivals happening in Leeds city centre

Leeds city centre is going to be brimming with lots of huge outdoor summer gigs and festivals.

Millennium Square has confirmed plans for 11 big events which are sure to welcome thousands of people to Leeds city centre. They are sure to make thousands of people happy after the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on summer events in Leeds over the last couple of years.

In terms of gigs there will be appearances by big names such as Foals, Tears for Fears, Richard Ashcroft and Haim. While we’ll also see The Popworld Festival and Leeds Ska and Mod Festival taking place.

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The festivities will run from July through until August. Lots of people are expected to attend.

Have a scroll below and see what takes your fancy. You might well be spoilt for choice:

  • Foals - Friday, July 8
  • Haim - Wednesday, July 13
  • Tears for Fears - Thursday, July 14
  • Richard Ashcroft - Saturday, July 16
  • 80s Classical featuring Kim Wilde, Belinda Carlisle and Johnny Hates Jazz - Friday, July 22
  • Club Classical Anthems featuring John Newman - Saturday, July 23
  • One Night Under The Stars: Queen and George Michael tribute - Friday, July 29
  • Brutus Gold’s Summer Love Train - Saturday, July 30
  • Leeds Ska and Mod Festival featuring The Selector and Neville Staple Band - Sunday, July 31
  • Jungle - Thursday, August 4
  • The Popworld Festival featuring Peter Andre and Paul Chuckle - Saturday, August 6

So, there you have it, we can look forward to a big summer of fun at Millennium Square in Leeds city centre. Tickets are on sale for the events now.

You can buy them from the Millennium Square website. Don’t forget, you can find all the big concert and gig news by visiting our Best in Leeds homepage.

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