Organizer Melvin Benn confirms two headliners for Leeds Festival 2026, sparking rumors and speculation on potential acts for the event.
Has Melvin Benn booked one of these 15 acts already to headline Leeds Festival 2026?
The speculation over who could headline Leeds Festival 2026 began long before Bring Me The Horizon took to the stage at Bramham Park on Sunday evening, bringing another year to a close.
With Glastonbury taking a fallow year, it means that interest in next year’s festival is going to be bigger, with many set to choose either Reading or the Yorkshire variant as their preferred festival destination of choice during the 2026 season. Which could indicate why organiser Melvin Benn has already admitted to booking ‘two’ headliners for next year’s event.
1. Arctic Monkeys
So, we thought they might sneak a secret set in this year, but alas - no dice. Perhaps then, with months of build-up around a possible new album (if current rumours are anything to go by) the Sheffield group could make their triumphant return to Bramham Park next year? Here's hoping.
2. Martin Garrix
Festival organisers have spoken this year about bringing in a diverse selection of acts to cater to the wider generation of music fans. With Martin Garrix, they would have one of the most sensational DJs in the world and add a strong dance element to the music festival, though this could be to the chagrin of 'purists.'
3. Charli XCX
Another name we 'hoped' could perform this year, especially with The Dare also performing over the weekend, could a headline set with all the stunning 'brat' visuals during her recent shows appeal to a young generation of music fans, and an older generation who loved those '00s dance aesthetics?
4. Paramore
Hayley Williams made the news earlier this year when she dropped a secret selection of tracks as part of her hair dye line; but reading between the lines, was this a litmus test for some future Paramore material being issued - and with our other picks, another boost to a pop-punk/emo era we might find ourselves in during 2026?
5. Foo Fighters
6. Billie Eilish
7. Kendrick Lamar
8. Tame Impala
9. Twenty One Pilots
10. HAIM
11. Lorde
12. Bring Me The Horizon
13. Dua Lipa
14. The 1975
15. Post Malone
- News you can trust since 1838
- Sign In
- Subscribe
Published on 02 September 2025 by UKFG
