Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Leeds Festival tickets go on sale on 22nd March

Leeds Festival events will be confirmed on the same day which performers will grace the stages at Little John's Farm and Bramham Park are already rife.

At the event acts include Muse and The Strokes which will take place over the weekend of August 26th-28th bank holiday.

American indie rock group from one format to one thing is undoubtedly, the band's new album, Angles, to continue the next day (22nd March) with the set will prove.

My Chemical Romance and Arctic Monkeys have also been in collaboration with the festival this year mentioned.

Leeds Festival criminal conman

Leeds Festival them once a CONMAN not exist ticket on 2008 sales duped by music lovers.

Christopher Bundza 18 fraud and money laundering charges after found guilty of 17 complaints were investigated.

Police believe that he actually defrauded hundreds of people out of £ 50,000, Leeds Crown Court was told.

Analysis of two eBay accounts traced to Bundza, Goosefield Rise, of Garforth, Leeds, showed that more than £ 46.000 for the Leeds Festival the weekend camping ticket sales of 117 pairs.

Bundza Garforth after police warned people on the holiday for the opening day of Leeds Festival tickets to hand in 2008 had failed to meet.

Not the original owner sold the seller offered tickets - only his sentence Association name nor any other speculative sales with 'Britain is believed to be punishment.

Bundza is due to be sentenced on April 7.

Natalie McRae, 18, a student in 2008 leads him and his three friends to attend the festival to pay £ 745 for four tickets.

Natalie said: “The whole thing was annoying and upsetting, I’m still furious with him.

“The £745 was part of my savings that I was planning to use for my university fees.

“Because of what happened I’ve had to stay at home during my first year and it’s ruined my friendships with those I promised to go to the festival with.

“He is just nasty and selfish.”

Melvin Benn, managing director of Festival Republic, which runs the Leeds Festival said: “Festival Republic is proactive in its endeavours to protect its potential customers from buying tickets from unauthorised sources and we give full support to the police in their investigations.

“We are pleased that this case in relation to the speculative sale of 2008 Leeds Festival tickets has been successful.”

Det Con Carly North from North East Leeds CID who led the investigation, said: “Scammers like Bundza are frequently preying up on young people, many of who have been putting money aside for some time to go to one of the big summer festivals, or their parents who have paid as a birthday present or special treat.

“While his conviction doesn’t change the fact a lot of people have lost hard earned money it hopefully provides a sense of justice following what has been a very long and detailed investigation.

Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Reading and Leeds Festival headline Guns n' Roses, Arcade Fire and Blink 182

Reading and Leeds Festival headline Guns n' Roses, Arcade Fire and Blink 182, they were also featured for past year and they also present in this at the same time.

The music concert festival event which takes place simultaneously at Little John's Farm in Reading Festival and Bramham Park in Leeds Festival.

Other acts include Muse, The Strokes, My Chemical Romance, recently-reformed Pulp and The Streets, who are currently on their farewell tour.

Reading and Leeds Festival 2011 at this year which takes place on 26-28 August, and tickets for the event will sale out on 21st March.

Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Leeds Festival set to begin March 21st 2011

According to the festival website that the official release for Leeds Festival 2011 will set to begin on 21st March Monday at 7pm.

Publication ceremony organizers announced three important steps to headliners, with more set to appear on other festival works with a number of NME / Radio One stage headliners, is expected.

In this festival rumours are Muse, The Strokes, and My Chemical Romance topping fan's lists and website gossip columns.

Melvyn Benn at this event rumour he told to BBC Ndewsbeat that unique headliners again this summer and any other UK festival will not be topping will get.

Leeds Festival tickets priced at around £190 this year, and tickets should be available on Tickets and Ticketmaster.

Leeds Festival takes place at the Bramham Park over the weekend on August 26th and 28th.

Sunday, 20 February 2011

More bands announced at Leeds Festival 2011


This morning for the Live At Leeds 2011 festival, more band have been announced.

Last Friday, the official launch of Live At Leeds 2011 festival took place.

At the Leeds Metropolitan University as part of the Live At Leeds festivities,Glasvegas will headline at this year festival on 1st May.

The other bands announced today - to appear on Saturday 30th April - are:

JAMES BLAKE // FRIGHTENED RABBIT // THE FUTUREHEADS // JON FRATELLI // FIGHT LIKE APES // CATHERINE AD // SAINT SAVOIR // STAR SLINGER // LET'S BUY HAPPINESS // PAPER CROWS // THE KILL VAN KULLS // MARMOZETS // POST WAR GLAMOUR GIRLS // THE ABC CLUB // BEAR MASK

Live At Leeds 2011 takes place on the weekend of Friday 29th April to Sunday 1st May 2011. Tickets cost £17.50 and are available now.

Saturday, 12 February 2011

Leeds Festival 2011 Line-Up 'Staggeringly Good'

All three acts have been confirmed for this year Leeds Festival says the organizers of festival.

Melvin Benn said all three acts were “staggeringly good" and would not be headlining other festivals.

Tickets this year prices will be little higher compare to previous years,it will go on sale in March,Melvin says to BBC Newsbeat.

Leeds has seen performances from Arcade Fire, Blink-182, Rage Against The Machine and Weezer.

In 2010, the festival also secured an exclusive reunion appearance from The Libertines.