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For those yet to arrive, there is congestion on the A1(M) and M62 to be navigated but a closure on the A64 due to an earlier accident has now been lifted.
Follow our live blog below and refresh the page for the latest updates on the roads and from inside the festival.
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Police statement on road closure causing festival route diversion
West Yorkshire Police have issued an update on the incident that’s led to the closure of the A64 eastbound from Seacroft Roundabout.
A spokesperson said: “Police were called to a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the new East Leeds Orbital Route at .41am this morning.
“The female driver of one of the vehicles was taken to hospital with serious injuries that are not thought to be life-threatening.
“A male driver from the other received minor injuries and a female passenger from that vehicle was taken to hospital with injuries that are not thought to be serious.
“The road remains closed at this time.”
First look at this year’s LS23 stage after early birds enjoyed a festival warm-up
Early bird campers who made the trip to Bramham Park last night were rewarded with performances on the LS23 Stage. It looks amazing!
Diversion route as police incident closes A64
We’ve asked police for more details on the A64 road closure that means festival traffic is being diverted.
The A64 is currently closed eastbound from Seacroft Roundabout due to a police incident.
Festival-goers should use the A6120 Ring Road and travel via Cross Gates to the M1 Junction 46 north.
Continue along the M1 North joining the A1(M) and follow the festival signage for Drop Offs (red route) via Junction 44 and Parking (brown route) via Junction 45.
Here’s a map of the diversion:
Queues building as arena set to open
Back inside the festival site, queues are starting to build ahead of the opening of the arena at 11am.
Traffic alert: A64 closure due to police incident
The A64 is currently closed eastbound from Seacroft Roundabout due to a police incident. Festival organisers have shared details of a diversion route:
Meet our Leeds Festival reporter Tom Coates
Our reporter Tom Coates is heading up to the site now on one of the shuttle buses and will be sharing his Leeds Festival experience throughout the weekend.
He says: “Didn’t queue for the shuttle bus for very long on Sovereign Street. Took about 15 minutes to get on a bus, really efficient service.”
He’ll be sharing updates here in the blog and you can give him a follow on Twitter too.
How are the roads looking near the festival site?
For those heading to the site by car, things aren’t looking too bad at the moment. Here’s the latest position according to the AA:
And these are the road closures in place that you’ll want to be aware of:
The road closures taking place over August bank holiday weekend for Leeds Festival
Leeds Festival has begun, so please be wary of several road closures which could disrupt your travel plans.
Early bird campers were ahead of the game
The site at Bramham Park has been open since Wednesday, meaning festivalgoers had the option to head up early and bag the best camping spots.
Here are some of those of who were on their way up to the site yesterday when our photographer James Hardisty swung by the city centre shuttle bus stop.
Shuttle buses heading up to the site
The first of the day’s shuttle buses is due to set off from Sovereign Street in the city centre in the next few minutes, with expected arrival time at Bramham Park being 9.45am.
They’ll be running frequently throughout the day then as thousands of fans are ferried up to the site.
Later on, shuttle buses will start picking up and dropping off to and from Leeds Minster from 9.10pm at a rate of a bus every 10 to 40 minutes.
The last return shuttle bus leaves Bramham Park to Sovereign Street, including a drop-off at Leeds Minster, at 1.15am on Saturday.
Get the full details on shuttle bus timings for the weekend and ticket prices here.