{"id":2466672,"date":"2026-06-19T09:13:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2466672"},"modified":"2026-06-19T09:13:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:13:57","slug":"three-amazing-outdoor-music-events-featuring-superstar-acts-coming-to-leeds-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/three-amazing-outdoor-music-events-featuring-superstar-acts-coming-to-leeds-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Three &#8216;amazing&#8217; outdoor music events featuring superstar acts coming to Leeds this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_605774\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The team behind the festivites have been previewing what is to come<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque Byline_affiliate__x6U8c\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1 Byline_affiliate-wrapper__1OUZX\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">14:48, 18 Jun 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 16:47, 18 Jun 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"DisclosureNotice_disclosure-notice__LgLFU\">This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/affiliates\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"34093896\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Jim King, from AEG, at the Leeds launch for the city's new Roundhay Festival\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Jim King, from AEG, at the Leeds launch for the city&#8217;s new Roundhay Festival<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Three &#8216;amazing&#8217; outdoor music shows are coming to Leeds this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/best-in-leeds\/gigs-clubs\/huge-act-announced-major-new-33891698\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">As we\u2019ve previously reported<\/a>, the<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/all-about\/roundhay-festival\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"> Roundhay Festival<\/a> will debut in Leeds in July. The festivities will welcome<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/best-in-leeds\/gigs-clubs\/huge-act-announced-major-new-33891698\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"> headline acts Lewis Capaldi and Pitbull<\/a>. While, the team from American Express presents Roundhay Festival have announced a classical music experience,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/best-in-leeds\/gigs-clubs\/huge-music-star-announced-major-34098140\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"> All Things Orchestral<\/a>,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/best-in-leeds\/gigs-clubs\/huge-new-leeds-music-festival-34057111\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"> as part of the schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">American Express presents Roundhay Festival will run between Friday, July 3 and Sunday, July 5. You can find out more and buy tickets<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.co.uk\/american-express-presents-roundhay-festival-tickets\/artist\/5625973\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"> here<!-- --><\/a>.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ahead of the debut event, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/best-in-leeds\/gigs-clubs\/roundhay-festival-2026-line-ups-34113543\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">we are bringing you everything you need to know about the 2026 Roundhay Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jim King, chief executive officer of European Festivals at AEG Presents, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/best-in-leeds\/gigs-clubs\/gallery\/special-new-leeds-festival-bringing-34091620\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">who is bringing the event to Leeds<\/a>, said: \u201cWe have three amazing shows which we\u2019ve got this year. It is starting off with Pitbull, featuring Jason Derulo and Tinie Tempah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Vote for Yorkshire&#8217;s best music act ever. You can do so by taking part in our poll below or clicking <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"hereLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/xd.wayin.com\/display\/container\/dc\/f5dee228-b006-4649-8d80-5fbd862f676c\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIt is going to be a wonderful show. For those who have not seen Pitbull it is an amazing night out &#8211; I say that as someone who has seen the concert twice. It really is great fun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cLewis Capaldi has had this phenomenal success. It is great to see him back playing live as well. It is a really great success story to have him play the inaugural year.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-34093905\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"34093905\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.33\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kerr Mercer, who will be performing during Lewis Capaldi's Roundhay Park event, appeared at the festival launch in Leeds\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.leeds-live.co.uk\/article34093905.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_IMG_4503jpeg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.leeds-live.co.uk\/article34093905.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_IMG_4503jpeg.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.leeds-live.co.uk\/article34093905.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_IMG_4503jpeg.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.leeds-live.co.uk\/article34093905.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_IMG_4503jpeg.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Kerr Mercer, who will be performing during Lewis Capaldi's Roundhay Park event, appeared at the festival launch in Leeds\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Kerr Mercer, who will be performing during Lewis Capaldi&#8217;s Roundhay Park event, appeared at the festival launch in Leeds<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The team have recently announced the addition of All Things Orchestral to close the first edition of the Roundhay Festival. Mr King said: \u201cThe Halle Orchestra (who will be performing) is a great northern tradition. It is really important that we show the breadth of music that we have across Roundhay and where we want that to grow in future years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWe work very closely with Myleene Klass (who will be appearing in Leeds) in Hyde Park, in London, and it is a huge success for us to see young people with families come embrace classical music. Unfortunately, not many kids are picking up instruments in schools anymore, it is a great shame, so, to see them coming engaged and see instrumentation and play actually playing that breadth of instruments, in this kind of format, is hugely important.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIt is a great gateway for all the genres of music young people may embrace at other points as they grow older. We are very excited about that. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/best-in-leeds\/gigs-clubs\/huge-music-star-announced-major-34098140\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">We are pleased to announce that Alfie Boe<\/a>, another great northern tenor is going to be coming and playing at this event. An international-renowned artist and a truly great singer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">We\u2019ll bring you more about the debut <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/best-in-leeds\/gigs-clubs\/roundhay-festival-2026-line-ups-34113543\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Roundhay Festival<\/a> in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">To find out the latest event news in our city you can visit our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Best in Leeds homepageLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/best-in-leeds\/\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Best in Leeds homepage<\/a>. There you will also find a guide to great <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"things to do in LeedsLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/best-in-leeds\/whats-on-news\/27-brilliant-things-leeds-13902838\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">things to do in Leeds<\/a>. Stuck at home and wishing you were there? 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