Leeds Festival 2023: 13 pictures of revellers enjoying the first day of Bramham Park event as Billie Eilish headlines
Charles Gray
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Crowds have been getting colourful for the first day of Leeds Festival 2023 (Photo: National World)
Thousands have descended on Bramham Park this weekend to mark the return of the festival, which sees headline sets from The Killers, Sam Fender and The 1975.
The first full day of acts today (Friday) will see headline sets from American pop sensation Billie Eilish on the Main Stage East and Las Vegas quartet Imagine Dragons on the Main Stage West.
Crowds have been enjoying the sunny weather today as the likes of Muna, The Amazons and Rina Sawayama helped open the festival.
We met Bill and Jo from Wrexham, who got engaged in their tent on the first day of the festival. Congratulations! (Photo: National World)
Check out our pictures of crowds enjoying the first day of festivities in the gallery below:
Kelly and Rich were enjoying themselves. Kelly, from Newcastle, said she can't wait for Sam Fender on Saturday, saying: "Canny chatter, man. It's my first time at a festival ever and I felt because I'm 34 we need to try new things. We went to Malaysia earlier in the year and now we're here. I love it." (Photo: National World)
Leeds Festival is known for being a festival for young people to celebrate their exam results. (Photo: National World)
The main area was building from 11am when the doors were opened (Photo: National World)
This group from Scotland were looking forward to seeing Imagine Dragons (Photo: National World)
There were some colourful outfits on show for the first day of the festival (Photo: National World)
Football shirts were on show throughout the festival (Photo: National World)
There was a great atmosphere on the first day of the festival (Photo: National World)
Kia Hawes and Holly Wright, both 19, were enjoying themselves.. Holly came in 2019, saying: "I experienced it pre lockdown and after. It feels like there's more energy now. People are more excited to do something."Kia said: "Everyone's just here for a good time. You can dance, do cartwheels and handstands. Everyone's just here for the best time they can." (Photo: National World)
These folks were some of the many happy faces after a brilliant set from Rina Sawayama (Photo: National World)
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