Couple at Leeds Festival get 80 mile Uber to Creamfields after “house music shut down” by Warehouse closures: “We just need some oonts oonts”

A couple who went to Leeds Festival have revealed that the lack of house music on offer after a stage was closed meant that they booked an 80 mile Uber journey to Creamfields instead. READ MORE: Reading & Leeds 2026: The most magical moments from the bank holiday bash Aiden Warhurst and his partner were at Leeds Festival over the past weekend, but put out a plea for some last minute Creamfields tickets after a number of dance performances were cancelled at the site. At both Reading and Leeds, multiple dance music sets in the new Warehouse stage were cancelled due to safety concerns. On Saturday and Sunday (August 29 and 30), the new dance-focused stages at each site were shut due to concerns of overcrowding, with the official app regularly telling punters that The Warehouse was closed. In Leeds, Julian Fijma had his performance on Saturday cut short as there were “too many people” inside the tent, and later that day Skepta had his back-to-back with East End Dubs called off too due to “crowd safety concerns”. Leeds Festival shuts major stage The Warehouse again on final day – ‘won’t be opening’ https://t.co/geeBiyr7Us — Yorkshire Evening Post (@LeedsNews) August 30, 2026 In Read...