Leeds Festival is set to bring some of the world’s biggest music artists to the iconic Bramham Park this weekend.

The all-star line-up for 2022 not only features Bradford’s Bad Boy Chiller Crew, but the Artic Monkeys, The 1975, Halsey, Megan Thee Stallion, Charlie XCX, Bring Me The Horizon and many more.

Almost 90,000 music lovers are expected at the three-day event which runs from Friday, August 26 to Sunday, August 28.

Leeds Festival marks the second biggest impact on National Highways’ traffic network after the British Grand Prix.

Here’s everything you need to know – from shuttle bus times, pick-up and drop-off points, roadworks and road closures and more.

Leeds Festival shuttle bus and times

Tickets for the regular shuttle bus service from Leeds Train Station can be bought on the First Bus App.

The shuttle bus stops at Bramham Park (LS23 6ND), Sovereign Street (LS1 4BA), Leeds Minster (LS2 7DJ) and Leeds Neville Street (LS1 4BQ).

Here’s the bus timetable for the shuttle bus.

Wednesday, August 24

The shuttle bus service will run from Sovereign Street to Bramham Park from 9.30am to 6.45pm.

It is available between every 30 minutes to an hour.

Thursday, August 25

The shuttle bus service will run from Sovereign Street to Bramham Park  from 9am to 8.40pm.

It is available between every 30 minutes to an hour.

Friday, August 26, and Saturday, August 27

The first bus from Sovereign Street will leave at 9am, starting a cycle of shuttle buses to Bramham Park every 10 to 40 minutes.

The last shuttle bus back from Bramham Park to Sovereign Street, including a drop-off at Leeds Minster, will leave at 1.15am.

Sunday, August 28

The first bus from Sovereign Street, Leeds, will leave at 9am, starting a cycle of shuttle buses to Bramham Park every 10 minutes to an hour.

The last return shuttle bus will leave Leeds Festival after the event at 5.30am.

Monday, August 29

Shuttle buses back to Leeds from Bramham Park will be running every 30 minutes from 6am to 2.30pm.

A new shuttlebus service will run on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Hallfields Lane by Morrisons in Wetherby to Leeds Festival.

It will run from 12pm and 1.30pm from Wetherby and return from Leeds Festival at 11.30pm and 1am.

Leeds Festival pick-up and drop-off points

Leeds Festival’s dedicated pick up and drop off zone is found off York Road on the A64.

There is no pick up or drop off facility near Yellow Gate this year, the website says.

All drop-off and pick-up traffic will be directed to A1(M) junction 44 and west on the A64. 

Traffic will be permitted to use the hard shoulder in Aberford Dip to queue for junction 44. 

The A64 will be closed eastbound from Red Bus Layby to junction 44. 

The A64 westbound from the junction 44 roundabout will be festival access only to red gates for drop off and pick-up. 

Anyone picking up and dropping off will be able to use the A64 from junction 44 of the A1(M) for the entire weekend.

The busiest times as people leave are likely to be between 11pm on Sunday night and 1.30am on Bank Holiday Monday morning, and then from 8am to 2pm later that day. 

The northbound exit slip road at Junction 45 of the A1(M) will be closed from 4am to 2pm on Monday to support traffic leaving the festival.  

Leeds Festival road closures and roadworks

Traffic is expected to be particularly heavy as people arrive between 11am and 6pm on Wednesday, 8am to 4pm on Thursday and 10am to 1pm each day on Friday to Sunday.  

There will be no through route from junction 47 of the M1 to junction 44 of the A1(M) via Aberford Village, throughout the festival period. 

Drivers can use the A64 from junction 44 of the A1(M) for the entire weekend.

The hard shoulder will be available for queuing traffic on the A1(M) to keep other lanes flowing more freely.  

Regional Operations Manager Dave Skupski said: “With all routes to the festival leading off the A1(M), National Highways is warning heavy congestion is likely around the local motorway network at key times over the weekend, particularly at the start and end of the three-day event which runs from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 August. 

“The A1, A1(M), M1, M62 and A64 are all expected to be busy in the area and those not attending the festival are being advised to consider travelling at different times if they can.  

“Festival traffic is advised to follow signs rather than relying on satnavs because of local road closures in place to protect local communities from increased traffic.”   

He added: “Our message to anyone heading to the festival or using those key routes around Leeds over the weekend is to plan your journey, check traffic conditions before setting out and give yourself plenty of time. Don’t underestimate how busy the roads will be.

“We’ve worked closely with Festival Republic, Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Police and made some changes to the arrangements since last year.”

National Highways provides live traffic information via trafficengland.com, local and national radio travel bulletins, electronic road signs and mobile apps.

Local Twitter services are also available at @highwaysYORKS

Road users and passengers can also call the National Highways information line on 0300 123 5000 to keep up to date with road conditions. 

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