Leeds Festival 2026 will see thousands of people head to Bramham Park over the August bank holiday weekend
Leeds Festival is set to welcome a new tool aimed at increasing safety at Bramham Park over the August bank holiday weekend.
The headline acts for Pepsi MAX presents Reading and Leeds Festival 2026 include Charli xcx, Chase and Status, Dave, Florence and The Machine, Fontaines DC, Kasabian and Raye. Many other big names have also been announced for Bramham Park.
Leeds Festival 2026 will be running between Thursday, August 27 until Sunday, August 30. If you’d love to go, you can find out ticket information here.
Ahead of the event, West Yorkshire Police has announced it will deploy Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology on the external perimeter of the Leeds Festival site for the first time this year. It has been stated it will be used as part of a wider operation to maintain the safety of those attending and prevent crime.
The introduction of the technology will also assist officers in identifying wanted offenders and individuals who may pose a risk to others. The police insist It will be used in a targeted and proportionate way around the festival site in partnership with the organisers.
LFR compares live camera images against a watchlist of individuals who are wanted by police or who may pose a risk to the public. Any alerts generated by the system are reviewed by specially trained officers before any action is taken.
Chief Inspector Dan Tillett, who leads on Live Facial Recognition at West Yorkshire Police, said: “Our priority is for everyone attending Leeds Festival to experience a safe and enjoyable event.
“Live Facial Recognition will form part of the wider safety operation at Bramham Park and will be used to help us prevent crime, safeguard the public and identify people who are wanted by police or who may present a risk to others.
“Whilst most people attending Leeds Festival are there to enjoy the event responsibly, we want to work in partnership to identify those who might seek to use the event as an opportunity to commit crime or cause harm. LFR provides us with an additional capability to identify those individuals quickly and effectively.
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“Live Facial Recognition has already been used a number of times across West Yorkshire, including in Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield city centres, as well as at major events. We are committed to using the technology responsibly, lawfully and transparently as a targeted policing tool to help make Leeds Festival as safe as possible for everyone attending.”
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