Leeds Festivalgoers arrive at Bramham Park as heavy winds die down

Yorkshire Evening Post

We spoke to some of the campers arriving at Leeds Festival after the dramatic scenes at Bramham Park as a result of Storm Lilian.

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00:00Cool, and we're just asking people, yeah, how have you found it so far, this first day?

00:04Yeah, it's been alright. Yeah, I don't know what all the fuss is about, to be honest, mate.

00:08Sun's out, got a beer, happy days.

00:10Yeah, yeah, so you weren't hit by the wind or anything?

00:13No, no, we got here today, so it's not been too bad since we arrived.

00:16Yeah, you were just saying you come from a village, so...

00:18Yeah, yeah, yeah, we only live round the corner, so it's...

00:20Yeah, kept shelter last night, and today's a new day.

00:23Yeah, so do you make the most of it every year?

00:25Yeah, yeah, been about 14, 15 times.

00:29What's the best thing you've seen in that time?

00:33It's a good question.

00:35Seen a lot over the years.

00:37Arty Monk is always good.

00:39Yorkshire, happy days, really, yeah.

00:41We live in Thornham, and we have residence tickets,

00:46so we come here, enjoy this wonderful arena, listen to the music.

00:51Fantastic.

00:52Yeah, yeah, so you've been enjoying today so far?

00:54Oh, and now.

00:56Apart from the fact that it was very windy this morning,

01:00and so some of the stages were closed.

01:02Yeah, yeah, so did that interrupt your travel plans or anyone you wanted to see?

01:06No, well, there's a free shuttle bus from Thornham, so...

01:10Yeah, so is it residents where you are, they get free tickets?

01:13That's right.

01:14So do you make the most of that every year?

01:15No, free tickets, cheaper tickets, so that...

01:18Because, obviously, it's a lot of noise, yeah, before Thornham.

01:22Yeah, but you're enjoying it so far, then?

01:24That's totally amazing.

01:26When did you get here?

01:27We got here this morning, about 11 a.m.

01:30Yeah, sharp.

01:31How's your day been so far?

01:33It's been a bit blustery, but it's been brilliant.

01:37Yeah, really, really brilliant.

01:38Yeah, as always.

01:39Not too much disruption?

01:40No, not too much disruption, we're just enjoying, just enjoying the vibe.

01:45We went all the Indies, haven't we?

01:46Yeah.

01:47Lafayette, Luton, Ormond, you know, it's been fun.

01:50Just soaking up the atmosphere.

01:52We come every year.

01:54You come every year?

01:55Yeah, Paper Festival.

01:56Love it.

01:57Love all the acts, great lineup.

01:59What about this year?

02:00Have you not been caught up in the wind?

02:03Have you been bothered?

02:04We have.

02:05We were the Indies who just brought, like, a pop-up tent.

02:08Yeah.

02:09And so we spent the whole night just, like, lying down in it, trying not to blow away the wind.

02:13Yeah.

02:14Got all our bags inside.

02:16Pretty relentless, wasn't it?

02:17Got everyone's bags inside, so it was, like, really heavy.

02:21And then the wind was blowing.

02:23Super stressful.

02:24I barely just got here with a pop-up tent.

02:26Oh, did you?

02:27Today?

02:29Couldn't recommend it more.

02:31How was it this morning?

02:33Windy.

02:35A bit miserable.

02:36Pretty windy.

02:37Did you have to, like, bunker down?

02:39Well, we didn't have any, we had to stay in the tent to keep it down.

02:42Yeah.

02:43You can't leave the tent in the morning, otherwise you come back and it's gone.

02:48It sounds pretty intense.

02:49Yeah.

02:50But that's the most stressful ever.

02:51And also the more cans that you drink, the lighter the tent gets and more likely to blow away, so.

02:57But you're not going to not drink the cans, are you?

02:59So, it's, yeah, it's been problematic.

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