Campers at Leeds Festival urged to secure tents amid Storm Lilian’s strong winds
nme.comLeeds Festival have been urged to secure their tents as Storm Lilian continues to bring strong winds to the site.The Met Office have advised festival-goers at Bramham Park to take extra precaution around campsites this morning (August 23), with gusts of up to 60mph expected and a yellow warning in place until 11am.Warnings are also in place for disruption to travel, dangerous conditions on roads and possible power cuts, although Storm Lilian is expected to ease as we head into the afternoon.Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst spoke directly to campers at Leeds Festival (via BBC): “The wind will pick up in that area through the night, particularly strongest towards dawn and then first thing in the morning, before then easing through the morning.Check out one Leeds Festival attendee’s TikTok post showing the effects of the winds on Friday morning:Wind fest 2024!!!! #leeds #leedsfestival ♬ original sound – Kurtis Lee Baker “So there could be potentially some impacts from those strong winds, of 50 to 60mph in the area so it’s worth making sure your tents are secured.”Network Rail have said they are “closely monitoring” the potential impact of the storm on the rail network.Reading & Leeds Festivals 2024 kick off today (August 23) at their usual sites of Richfield Avenue (Reading) and Bramham Park (Leeds) – find the complete list of stage times here and see here for how you can follow along at home on BBC iPlayer and elsewhere if you were not able to secure a ticket.The festival boasts Fred Again.., Lana Del Rey, Liam Gallagher, Catfish And The Bottlemen, Blink-182 and Gerry Cinnamon as its six headliners this year.Raye,Spiritbox, Fontaines D.C., Reneé Rapp, Pendulum, Denzel Curry, Kenny Beats, Beabadoobee, Nia Archives, Two.
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