Leeds's Roundhay Park set to become UK's biggest outdoor venue as capacity increase approved

Plans to make Leeds's Roundhay Park one of the UK's biggest outdoor venues have been approved.

- by Laura Collins

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.