Leeds Festival 2010

2011 tickets

As this year's festival comes to a close, we are already working on next year's!

For those that joined in this Bank Holiday weekend we hope to see you at the next one and for everyone else - what are you waiting for - come to Reading 2011.

Also, our friends at Vodafone tell us that if you’re a Vodafone customer you can sign up to Vodafone.co.uk/vip for 2011 pre-sale ticket access and other exclusive festival benefits.

Tickets are now on sale.

Ticket Collection Points

We are not selling any tickets at all on site.

This is to avoid people turning up and trying unsuccessfully to buy them on the off chance when we are completely sold out.

There is no ticket collection point on site either, as all tickets will have been sent out already.

See Tickets, Ticketline and Ticketmaster overseas customers who need to collect tickets should, before making their way to the festival, go to:

Crash Records
35 The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 6PU (Near Bus station)

Opening times:
Wednesday – Saturday 9.30am – 6pm
Sunday 10am-4pm Sunday

Viagogo Customers will be instructed as to where to collect their tickets.

If you do not have a ticket in your hand please do not turn up. There is no comfortable waiting area or facilities for anyone turning up too early. The festival is based adjacent to a main road and so please bear your safety, our staff’s safety and the safety of the road users in mind. Please do not turn up too early.

We open the campsites on Wednesday (2pm) for early bird ticket and weekend ticket holders only. There are no early birds tickets on sale on site this year at all, and so please do not turn up to site without one, as you will be turned away.

The campsites open Thursday 3am for other weeked ticket holders. There are no event tickets on sale on site this year and so please do not turn up to site without one as you will be turned away.

Day ticket holders are not able to camp in our campsites, even if they have 3 separate day tickets. Anyone seen in the campsites after the arena has closed for that day without a weekend wristband will face eviction from site.

Ticket Resale

Festival Republic has formed a partnership with viagogo making viagogo the official ticket exchange of the Leeds Festival.

While viagogo is not a primary ticket seller, this partnership will allow fans to re-sell spare tickets for the Leeds Festival in a safe and secure environment.

viagogo guarantees all payments and ticket deliveries, meaning that fans buying tickets will get them and fans selling tickets are guaranteed to get paid. Festival Republic would like to encourage fans to use viagogo as it is the only official ticket exchange for the Reading, Leeds, and Latitude festivals.

If fans use any other ticket exchanges or buy from unauthorized agents they risk being defrauded and not getting their tickets.

If you were unlucky getting tickets for Leeds Festival, try our official fan-to-fan ticket resale partner viagogo.

Where to buy tickets

Tickets should always be bought from a reliable source, below are some options for you.

Online from 6.45pm Monday 29th March
You can buy from our online outlets whereby an online transaction booking fee will be charged. Different agents will charge different fees, please check them before you buy. Maximum of 4 tickets per household.

SEEtickets.com
Lastminute.com
Ticketline.co.uk
Ticketmaster.co.uk 0844 847 2366
NationalExpress.co.uk
NME.com
HMV.com
Gigantic.com
Stargreen.com
lunatickets.co.uk [please be aware .com is not authorised]
Jumbo Records
Crash Records

In person from 7am Tuesday 30th March
Selected HMV stores:
Leeds Headrow (weekend and day tickets available)
Manchester Arndale (weekend tickets only)
Newcastle Northumberland Street (weekend tickets only)

In person from 9am Tuesday 30th March
Leeds Visitor Centre [LS1 1PL] will have tickets at face value for cash.
Tickets from Leeds Visitor Centre will be at face value for cash (maximum of 2 tickets per person). Credit cards will incur a booking charge.

See our information on Touts below:
Info on Authorised agents

Lists of Unauthorised touts

Info on Ticket Touting

We cannot be held responsible for any purchases made through unauthorised sources.

NO ONSITE BOX OFFICE

There will be no tickets sold on site this year. If you know people who don’t have tickets please let them know this and remind them not to buy from touts as there is no guarantee they are buying a legitimate ticket.

Beware of Touts

Beware of unauthorised ticket agencies including eBay, buying from them can be a lot of trouble - You are likely to pay over the odds for a ticket that will have never existed or might never materialise.

SafeConcerts.com is an independent website and has no commercial connection with Festival Republic. For a totally independent check on ticket agents please check on the Safe Concert’s Ticket safe section.It contains a list of independently and impartially researched primary and secondary ticket agents and customer reviews. www.safeconcerts.com/tickets/

BELOW ARE LISTED MANY OF THE WEBSITES THAT WE KNOW HAVE NOT BEEN SUPPLIED WITH TICKETS BY US, FESTIVAL REPUBLIC:

reading-festival-2010.com, leeds-festival-2010.com
readingfestivaltickets2010.com, leedsfestivaltickets2010.com
readingfestival.org , readingfestivalonline.co.uk
leedsfestival.net, leedsmusicfestival.com
readingleeds.co.uk, .readingfesty.org,
readingfestivaltickets.co.uk, readingfestivaltickets2010.com, leedsfestivaltickest2010.com
readingfestival2009.com, leedsfestival2009.com

1st4londontheatre.co.uk, anyticket.com, anyworldwideevent.com, bakerageLTD, bookfestivalsonline, bookmetickets.com, britevents.com, britishconcerts.com, clickfortickets.co.uk, clickitticket.com, coasttocoasttickets.com, contactmusic.com, cosmictickets.com, craigslist.org, double8tickets.com, Ebay.co.uk, Ebay.com, euroteam.net, euroticketfinder.co.uk, euticketshop.com, everysell.com, exciteticket.com, festivalnews.co.uk, Festivalticketstore.com, festivalz.org, frontrowtickets.com, Getmein.com, getmetickets.com, getmetickets.net, getmetickets.org, gigsport.com, goldstarttickets.co.uk, goodtimeentertainments.co.uk, gotickets.com, gumtree.com, hertsboxoffice.co.uk, independentticketexchange, justtheticket.co.uk, justtheticket.uk.com, lastsecondtickets.co.uk, leeds-festival.com, leedsfestival.net, leeds-festival.net, leedsfestival2009.com, leeds-festival-2010.com, leedsfestivaltickets2010.com, londonnet.co.uk, londonticketbrokers.co.uk, londonticketexchange.com, londonticketmarket.com, londonticketsexpress.com, londonticketshop.co.uk, londonticketshop.com, luckyseventickets.com, lunatickets.com, mostwantedtickets.co.uk, no1eventsltd.co.uk, no1soldoutevents.com, Offthewalltickets.com, onlineseats.com, onlineticketexchange.com, onlineticketexpress.com, onlineticketexpress.net, onlinetravelshops.co.uk, paperticket.co.uk, play.com, premierevents.co.uk, premier-ticket.co.uk, reading-festival.com, readingfestival.net, reading-festival.net, reading-festival.net, readingfestival.org, readingfestival2009.com, reading-festival-2010.com, readingfestivalonline.co.uk, readingfestivalonline.com, readingfestivaltickets.co.uk, readingfestivaltickets2010.com, readingfesty.org, readingleeds.co.uk, reading-leedsfestival.com, redcircletickets.com, seatexchange.co.uk, seatmaster.co.uk, seatwave.com, showtimetickets.co.uk, skiddle.com, sohotickets.com, soldoutentertainments.com, soldoutevents.co.uk, soldouteventtickets.com, soldoutticketmarket.com, songkick.com, SOSmasterticket.com, SOSticketmaster.co.uk, sostickets.com, splendidtickets.com, sportscityevents.com, stagediveonline.com, stereoboard.com, stubhub.com, stubhub.com, stubpass.com, summerfestivaltickets.com, summerfestivetickets.com, superticketshop.com, ThelondonTicketshop.co.uk, theonlineticketshop.com, therealticketcompany.co.uk, Theticketsite.co.uk , threechings.com, tickco.com, ticket2bethere.co.uk, ticket2ride.net, ticket4-you.com, ticketbande.co.uk, ticketeasy.uk.com, ticketgallery.co.uk, tickethold.com, ticketliquidator.com, Ticketlister.com, ticketloot.com, ticketluck.com, ticketnest.net, ticketnetwork.com, ticketnova.com, tickets.telegraph.co.uk, tickets4readingfestival.com, ticketsinventory.com, TicketsMarket.co.uk, ticketsnow.com, ticketsocial.com, ticketsolutions.co.uk, ticketsolutionsltd.com, tickets-scotland.com, ticketssoldout.co.uk, ticketssoldout.net, ticketstub.com, ticketsukltd.com, tickettout.com, tickettriangle.com, TicketUK.com, Ticketwiz, tickex.com, tix2event.com, TixDaq.com, Tix-On-Sale.com, totaltickets.co.uk, trustedtickets.com, ukticketfactory.com, vipblocktickets.com, vividseats.com, warnfestivals.co.uk, welovefestivals.com, westminsterevents.com, worldticketshop.com, worldwideticketing.com, worldwidetickets.com, worldwideticketstore.com, xclusiveticket.com, yourticketmarket.com, ztickets.com ...and these are just the ones we know about.

There are many more, and new ones popping up every day. Please read the Authorised list below to be sure just who has genuine tickets. Please let us know if you see any others. If you would like confirmation that a website is real or not, you can call our Information Line on 020 7009 3001.

Info on Authorised agents

List of Unauthorised touts

Info on Ticket Touting

More tout info from Office of Fair Trading - please read
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We are currently looking into companies selling 'touted' tickets and we are doing what we can to stop fraudulent activity.

FURTHER INFORMATION & CONTACTS:
If you feel a victim of these companies we suggest a number of actions:

1.Call the police; if your money has been taken and no product delivered, this is theft.
2.Report the company to the Trading Standards
3.Contact the BBC's watchdog programme
4.Contact the websites' Internet Service Providers as they have obligations to ensure they are not publishing fraudulent and illegal activity.

HELPFUL LINKS:
CONSUMER DIRECT WEBSITE
Who Sells Tickets
Scam Ticket site example
Consumer Direct Radio Ad
OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING WEBSITE: Just Tick It campaign
Watchdog
Full Festival Republic PDF information on Unauthorised Ticket Agents

Age Restrictions & I.D.

No unaccompanied under 16’s. Anyone under 16 must be accompanied by a ticket holder over 18 years old. Under 13 (12 and under) are admitted free but MUST be accompanied by a ticket holding adult.

Please note that there is no separate children's area at this event and that there is NO Family Camping at the event either.

ID MUST BE SHOWN ON ENTRY TO THE EVENT.

WE ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING FORMS OF ID ONLY:
Current Driving Licence, Current Passport, Citizen Card, Proof GB, Validate, Young Scot, Connexions Card (scheme is closed but card still valid), Portman Group (scheme is closed but card still valid), UreLife® (scheme is closed but card still valid)

Booking Fees

Booking Fees apply to all standard tickets.Please check the ticket website for details on these.

Leeds Visitor Centre, City Station, Leeds LS1 1PL will have tickets at face value for cash.

HMV stores will charge a booking fee of £7:
Leeds Headrow (weekend and day tickets available)
Manchester Arndale (weekend tickets only)
Newcastle Northumberland Street (weekend tickets only)

See our information on Authorised and Unauthorised agents below:
Info on Authorised agents

Lists of Unauthorised touts

Info on Ticket Touting

Ticket Dispatch

Please allow up to 7-10 working days before the event date to receive your tickets. Should you not receive them by then please contact your point of purchase.

Disabled Access Tickets

To read the Disabled Access Festival Guide 2010 CLICK HERE

To download the application form CLICK HERE

Disabled customers will be provided with one free ticket for their helper, where required.

Car Parking

Car parking is included in the price of a ticket.

Car parks will open as per the campsite opening hours.

Day ticket holders can only enter on the day their ticket states - the arena will open from 11am.

Tangerine Fields

Your tent’s already here!

The camper’s dream that is Tangerine Fields returns to Leeds Festival. So leave your camping gear at home and start the party early. Book a ready-pitched and fully equipped tent. Choose from 2, 4 and 6 man tents and all the kit you need to camp – from sleeping bags to head torches.

And for that added bit of luxury and piece of mind, we have our own toilets and showers in a secure area with 24 hour stewarding

Visit www.tangerinefields.co.uk for more information and bookings.

Myhab

The funky and new innovation for luxury camping at festivals is back for 2010. They are made from recycled plastic and waterproof cardboard with plenty of space to kick back and relax...

YOU BOOK. WE SETUP. YOU USE. WE RECYCLE.

Why are they so good?

- Your myhab will be set up waiting for you Toilets and Showers in the area
- Comes with king size foam bedding Built in locker for your valuables.
- Raised off the ground; no damp nights
- Two way access; great ventilation

All this for only £250 inc vat , that’s only £125 each split between two. Please ensure you have full weekend festival tickets before booking.

Click here to book your myhab

Weekend and Day tickets

Weekend tickets include camping and cost £180.

Day tickets do not include camping and cost £75.

Early Bird Tickets

These allow you early admission to site at 2pm on Wednesday, instead of Thursday for weekend ticket holders only as day ticket holders cannot camp.

Discounts / Concessions

• Children under 13 (12 and under) are admitted free when accompanied by a ticket holding adult.
• Disabled customers please see 'DISABLED FACILITIES'.
• No other discounts are available.
• Only tickets purchased from authorised agents will be admitted.
Tickets purchased from other sources will be refused admission.
• No other discounts are available, go to www.seetickets.com/readingandleeds for tickets

Lockers

This year we have teamed up with Lockerhouse to make sure you can keep your belongings safe at Leeds Festival. You get to keep a souvenir branded padlock after the event too! Book now, and be sure to keep your stuff safe all weekend. The lockers also have mobile phone charging facilities, which require 12v Car adapters/chargers.

IMPORTANT! - PLEASE NOTE: the locker sizes are 25cm wide x 15.5cm deep x 10cm high - so they are the right size for small valuables (mobiles, wallets, cameras). The Locker is used at Hirers own Risk

These are only available to Weekend Camping ticket holders.

Access to the campsite

No-one will be allowed to camp without a Weekend Camping wristband. This will be policed across the festival weekend.

You will not be allowed to camp with a Day Wristband. No rogue camping will be tolerated. Check back to this website before the festival for full details about camping, parking, safety and security.

No under 16s will be permitted to camp unless they are accompanied by an adult.

Coaches

See Tickets are selling a combined event/coach package ticket that will also get you straight to the site.

Campervans & Caravans

Campervan and caravan tickets cost £20 in advance and £30 on the gate.

Please click here to buy your campervan and caravan ticket.

You will need to purchase your full weekend ticket first. Every occupant of the campervan or caravan must be in possession of a valid weekend ticket with camping. This is simply a supplementary ticket sold per vehicle. If you intend to sleep in your campervan or caravan, you need to pre purchase a campervan supplement permit assuring you of a place in the campervan site. No vehicles are permitted in the standard campsite and you will not be permitted to sleep in the car park.

Click here to read T&Cs and ensure your vehicle complies

FOR GUESTS & DISABLED CUSTOMERS

All caravans / campervans require a pass which you will need to purchase from us in advance. Please email guestcampervans@festivalrepublic.com

Click here for Campervan & Caravan Terms and Conditions

Wristbands

Customers must exchange their ticket for a wristband on entry to the site at wristband exchange. Re-admittance to the site is possible once they have been wristbanded. Entrance to the arena is only possible with a valid wristband, tickets will not be allowed through at this point.

Wristbands removed from your wrist or tampered with will be rendered invalid and will not be replaced. If you have any problems with your wristband or ticket please return to the nearest wristband exchange.

Over 18 Wristbands

Bar staff will ask for proof of age ID whenever the customer appears to be under 18. However, if you are over 18 but feel you will be asked for your ID a lot on site because you are fortunate to look youthful please get one of our new “over 18’s wristbands”.  Opening times will Wednesday 2pm-8pm, Thursday 9am-9pm, Friday 9am-11pm, Saturday 9am-9pm and Sunday 10am-2pm.

This is a voluntary venture for anyone who wants it and the aim is that it will help our bar staff, gate staff and other local retailers to do a quick check for anyone that seems around 18 years old.

It will stop you having to carry your ID every time you want a drink on site, or want to bring alcohol into the campsites from the supermarkets. There will a tent near arena entrance where you will be able to get the over 18’s band once you are in the event.

You will need valid ID in order to get the wristband and this will be a a PASS hologrammed ID card, a full photo card driving licence issued by the DVLA or a passport. If there is any doubt as to the age of the customer they will be refused service. The onus is on the individual to demonstrate unequivocally that they are 18 years old or over and if the individual cannot do so they will not be served.

Look after your wristbands

Everyone on site must wear a wristband, and if yours is damaged or lost you may not be able to enter the arena and/or may be required to leave the site.
So here are a few tips on looking after your wristband….

1. Ensure your wristband is secure. The clasp should be firmly in place and not slipping up or down. The wristband must not be loose so check it cannot slip over your wrist.

2. Do not tamper with your wristband in any way. The wristband often has loose ends which many are tempted to cut or burn off. Do not do this. If the ends are tampered with it increases the likelihood of losing your wristband as the ends may fray and/or can slip out of the clasp more easily. Most wristbands have a warning which says “void if removed” and the promoter has the right to refuse entry if a wristband has been tampered with.

3. All bands are checked each time you enter the arena and at various checkpoints around the site. Knots, plasters, tape etc. on your band will have to be removed to check the band properly and this will cause delays to you and others at the entrance. Some people may be sensitive to the metal on some clasps. If this is the case, do not put tape on the wristband, but protect your skin with hypoallergenic tape instead.

4. Keep your wristband safe. Even if a wristband appears secure it may still be lost or stolen especially if you get involved in lively crowd activity, “moshing” etc. The best way to keep your wristband safe, and to prevent the loose ends snagging or annoying you, is to wear an elasticated/towelling sweatband over the top or a long sleeved top with elasticated cuffs. This way you will keep it safe but you will still be able to show it at checkpoints easily.

5. What if you have a problem? As soon as you realise you have a problem, lost, damaged band etc. you must get help. If you are outside the arena, go to the nearest wristband exchanges tent where someone will help and advise you. When you get to the wristband exchange look for, and ask for, the Gate manager. If you are inside the arena, do not leave, go to the arena entrance and, without leaving the arena, ask for the supervisor who will be able to help.

6. Wristbands remain the property of Festival Republic until 12 noon Bank Holiday Monday August.

Yurts Squrts and Cloudhouses

Yurts Squrts and Cloudhouses are coming ot Leeds for the first time, book early to avoid disappointment.

Justine and Simon set up Yurts and Squrts in 2007 then created the brand Cloudhouses home of yurts and squrts in 2009. Their mission is to provide cosy, handmade, quirky accommodation to festival goers with lovely helpful staff to make your festival an extra special experience.

Yurts are our 4 person nomadic structures originating from central Asia where they have been used for thousands of years, now they offer super cosy festival accommodation across the UK.

Squrts are fun and mini 2 person yurts, designed and hand-made by Justine and Simon in their workshop in rural Northumberland.

Cloudhouses our 2/3 person structures are a little more spacious than a squrt and are much better for anyone who likes a higher and wider doorway.

All basic yurts, squrts and cloudhouses are supplied with a fully fitted watertight groundsheet.

All furnished yurts, squrts and cloudhouses come with the fitted groundsheet which we cover with cosy rugs, fluffy sheepskins, a scattering of cushions a small handmade table and tea light lantern (with a good supply of tea lights).

OUR LUXURY CAMPING FIELD WILL HAVE SECURITY AT THE GATE, TO KEEP YOU AND YOUR STUFF SAFE.

YOU WILL HAVE EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO LUXURY SHOWERS AND TOILETS.

For all bookings or further information go to www.yurtsandsqurts.com or call 01434 683838 / 0790 2577569.

Podpads

Set up in a bespoke village area (with security and private facilities/services) the ‘podpads’ offer that touch of luxury and style whilst at the same time taking away all the hassles of carrying, erecting and breaking down your camp when you’re there. It is the future of alternative accommodation for the discerning Festival-goerYour own little hobbit-house built from weatherproof plywood all ready and furnished for your arrival.

Your 'podpad' is situated in a secure area with 24hr stewards.

Your ‘podpad’ comes decorated and with a solid floor, fitted carpet, shelving, interior strip-light and additional 12v power socket, a vanity mirror and a lock on the front door. Single, double or twin beds (with airbeds) are standard for increased comfort, so creating useful storage space underneath. Three sliding tinted windows with curtains provide for ventilation and light, allowing you to look out whilst restricting vision in.

‘Podpads’ are weatherproof, relatively soundproof, secure, safe and cosy.

For more info and booking online, visit www.podpads.com

[This accommodation package does not include a weekend camping ticket - one of which must have been previously bought by each occupant of the Podpad]

Festival Terms & Conditions

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