Let's Rock Leeds festival at Temple Newsam confirmed for June 2021 - tickets on sale now

Tickets are on sale for Let's Rock Leeds festival which will take place on Saturday, June 26 2021.

The retro festival will return to Temple Newsam, and tickets bought for the 2020 event that didn't go ahead due to coronavirus restrictions will remain valid for this year's instead.

A spokesperson for the festival said it will be a "huge party to celebrate us all being back together doing what we love".

The Let's Rock Leeds line-up includes Tony Hadley, Kim Wilde and The Gibson Brothers amongst a number of other performers.

Tickets have already started selling quickly, with the fourth ticket-level on sale now, starting at £48.

Under the Government's road map out of lockdown, the initial date of June 21 has been set for all restrictions to be eased - permitting festivals and large gatherings.

A post on the official Let's Rock Leeds Facebook page said: "**LET'S ROCK LEEDS - UPDATE**

"Following Monday's news, we are thrilled to be able to say that Let's Rock Leeds will be going ahead as planned on Saturday 26th June 2021

"Tickets are on sale and there's plenty of time to sort out your party outfit, as that's what Let's Rock Leeds is going to be - a huge party to celebrate us all being back together doing what we love."

It comes as the organisers of Leeds Festival confirm the event is still going ahead this August following the road map announcement.

The festival said "we can't wait to get back to the fields this summer" in the viral update posted across Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday.

Made in Leeds is also set to return on Saturday July 3, moving from Thwaite Mills to the South Leeds Stadium.

What are the key dates of the lockdown road map?

Step 1

From 8 March:

- All school children will return to face-to-face teaching in schools.

- People will be able to meet one other person from a household for outdoor recreation, including a coffee or a picnic.

- Care home residents will be allowed to have “one regular indoor visitor”, but they must wear full PPE and respect social distancing.

From 29 March:

- Six people from two households will be allowed to meet up in a private garden

- Outdoor sports facilities will reopen, including outdoor swimming pools and golf courses

- People are “no longer legally required to stay at home.”

Step 2

From 12 April:

- Non-essential shops, hairdressers, nail salons and personal care services will reopen at this point

- Hospitality venues including pubs and restaurants will reopen for outdoor purposes only. A group of up to six people or two different households can meet outdoors

- Gyms, libraries, zoos, museums and theme parks - only with members of your own household

- Hotels, hostels, Air BnBs and self-catering holiday accommodation will reopen, but only for household groups

- Up to 30 people can attend funerals and the maximum number of people at a wake will increase from six to 15

Step 3

From 17 May:

- Up to 30 people can meet up outdoors, including in pub and restaurant gardens

- Indoor social mixing is allowed, but only for up to six people or two households together

- Indoor exercise classes can resume

- Pubs and restaurants can reopen indoors, but the rule of six/two household rule will still apply for meeting inside

- Large-scale sporting events or performances will be allowed with up to 1,000 people indoors and up to 4,000 outdoors

- Bigger football stadiums will be allowed up to 10,000 fans - or a quarter of capacity – whichever is lower

- 30 people will be allowed to attend weddings, receptions, funerals, wakes and christenings.

Step 4

From 21 June:

- All legal limits on social contact and to be removed

- Nightclubs to reopen and large events such as theatre performances above the limits of step three to resume

- The Government hopes that from this date restrictions on weddings and funerals will also be abolished