James, Primal Scream, Wolf Alice, and more for Leeds' OnRoundhay Festival

OnRoundhay Festival 2016

Saturday 17th September 2016
Roundhay Park, Princes Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS8 2ER, England MAP
£16.50

Last updated: Tue 20th Sep 2016

Headliners James, alongside Primal Scream, Wolf Alice, Max Jury, and The Haggis Horns are the first acts to be announced for OnRoundhay Festival, a new family, music and food festival taking place in the surroundings of Leeds' Roundhay Park on Saturday 17th September 2016.

Launched by promoter Harvey Goldsmith and in partnership with John Lewis, this is a sister festival to London's OnBlackheath.

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An adult ticket (aged 13 years and over) is priced at £45, a family ticket (2 adults and 2 children 13-16 years old) is priced at £100, children aged 12 years and under tickets are free. Tickets are available with no booking fee until 10th July.

Harvey Goldsmith CBE said, "I am really pleased to be back presenting a show in Roundhay Park. 3 years ago we created with John Lewis a brand new style of Festival called OnBlackheath, this was universally received by artists, performers and the public. We are delighted to be able to extend this brand by producing the first OnRoundhay Festival with John Lewis as our partner. The event will follow the same format as OnBlackheath, with fantastic music, great curated food and lots of activities for kids of all ages. I would like to thank Leeds City Council for their help in making OnRoundhay happen."

Working closely with Leeds County Council; OnRoundhay will offer the local community a memorable experience, bringing live entertainment back to the historic green space of Leeds Roundhay Park with the first large scale event of its kind since Robbie Williams performed there 10 years ago.

The John Lewis Food Village will offer dining experiences, demonstrations, celebrity chefs, pop up stalls and street food.

Puffin World of Stories will entertain children of all ages with some of Puffin's iconic book characters. The world Puffin will create includes a Magical Storytelling Stage with live storytellings and shows including CBeebies' The Clangers and The Wimpy Kid Show, a must for Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans and family entertainment including a Wimpy Kid Draw-Along and Wimp Wars! Quiz.

The Village Green Sports Day will offer book-themed delights such as egg and spoon races and sack races, there will be prizes for kids who come dressed as a book character and arts and crafts activities to enjoy.

Children will also have the opportunity to meet favourite characters from the wonderful world of Puffin including Spot the Dog and Peter Rabbit.

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