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Leeds's Roundhay Park set to become UK's biggest outdoor venue as capacity increase approved
Yorkshire Evening Post
|September 01, 2025
Plans to make Leeds's Roundhay Park one of the UK's biggest outdoor venues have been approved.
Licensing chiefs have given the go ahead to increase the capacity of the park from 19,000 to 69,999 for no more than two weekends of events.
A spokesperson for Leeds City Council hailed the announcement as an “important boost to the local economy” while putting the city on the map nationally and internationally.
They said: “We can confirm that our application for a variation of the premises licence for Roundhay Park has been successful.
“As a result, the maximum capacity for outdoor events at the park - which has been set at 19,999 since 2019-now stands at 69,999.
“The application was approved by members of the council’s licensing committee following a meeting held on August 18.
This story is from the September 01, 2025 edition of Yorkshire Evening Post.
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