We will not tolerate violence against women and girls at Leeds Festival. If you see something, say something and intervene where it is safe to do so. Our staff are here to help, and are never too far away.

AIM

• Safeguard women and girls from sexual violence by being proactive
• Support vulnerable people through intervention
• Identify sexual predatory behaviour to prevent offence with intervention

WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR IN A VICTIM

• Does the person look uncomfortable or upset?
• Are they trying to escape or move away?
• Do they seem frightened?
• When you make eye contact, do they respond in a way that makes you think they want help?

WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR IN A PERPETRATOR

• Loitering without a legitimate reason
• Making unwanted contact towards others
• Sexualised or misogynistic comments
• Harassing or stalking behaviour
• Possession of items indicative of preparing to commit sexual violence
• Aggressive & dominating behaviour
• Sexually inappropriate behaviour
• Returning despite intervention

WHERE TO GO FOR ASSISTANCE

• AIR Hubs are open 24 hours and offer assistance, information and response
• Welfare and medical are open 24 hours
• Stewards are roaming the site and can be spotted wearing high vis
  Check the festival map for locations.

HOW TO INTERVENE

• Distract and interrupt what is happening. You could ask for directions or pretend to be a friend of the victim
• Delegate and ask someone to help, seek out a member of staff
• Delay your response by checking in on the victim after the incident if you do not feel like you can intervene sooner. It’s never too late to act
• Direct response is possible by calling out a perpetrator or naming what is happening to make everyone aware that it is not ok
• Document the incident so it can be followed up later. This is best to do when the victim is already being helped by one of the other strategies as their welfare should be the primary concern

WHERE TO FIND OUT MORE

Safe Gigs For Women are an intersectional organisation that works to fight sexual violence at live music events, and can provide advice and information about bystander intervention. They’re available from 11am – 9pm onsite. Find them on the festival map.

LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER

Parking is included within the price of all tickets at Rockstar Energy presents Leeds Festival.

Please travel to the A1, M1 or the A1(M) whether you are coming from the North, South, East or West and then follow the signs from the motorway. All routes to Rockstar Energy presents Leeds Festival start from the A1(M). Please note that the junction numbers on the A1(M) that we are using changed a few years ago and out of date printed maps, and old sat nav systems may not reflect the correct junction numbering on the ground so follow the signage on the routes rather than checking against a map.

FROM A1(M) COMING FROM THE SOUTH

The route to the festival will be signposted from Junction 41 Northbound

For traffic coming from the South, continue along the A1(M) Northbound to follow the Brown Route to site. Continue along the A1(M), exiting at Jct 45 onto the Grange Moor / Wattle Syke roundabouts. Follow signage onto West Woods Road, turning left onto Thorner Road and right onto Paradise Way where you’ll take a left to enter the site via Brown Gate.

FROM M1 COMING FROM THE SOUTH

The route to the festival will be signposted from Junction 42 Northbound

For traffic coming from the South along the M1, continue Northbound joining with the A1(M) at Jct 47. Follow the A1(M) Northbound on the Brown Route to site. Follow signage along the A1(M), exiting at Jct 45 onto the Grange Moor / Wattle Syke roundabouts. Follow signage onto West Woods Road, turning left onto Thorner Road and right onto Paradise Way where you’ll take a left to enter the site via Brown Gate.

FROM M62 COMING FROM THE EAST

The route to the festival will be signed from Junction 33 Westbound

For traffic coming from the East, follow the M62 Westbound joining the A1(M) Northbound at Jct 32a. Following the Brown Route, continue along the A1(M) and exit at Jct 45 onto the Grange Moor / Wattle Syke roundabouts. Follow signage onto West Woods Road, turning left onto Thorner Road and right onto Paradise Way where you’ll take a left to enter the site via Brown Gate.

FROM M62 COMING FROM THE WEST

The route to the festival will be signed from Junction 29 Eastbound.

For traffic coming from the West, follow the M62 Eastbound joining the A1(M) Northbound at Jct 32a. Following the Brown Route, continue along the A1(M) and exit at Jct 45 onto the Grange Moor / Wattle Syke roundabouts. Follow signage onto West Woods Road, turning left onto Thorner Road and right onto Paradise Way where you’ll take a left to enter the site via Brown Gate.

FROM A1/ A1(M) COMING FROM THE NORTH

The route to the festival will be signed from Junction 46 Southbound

For traffic coming from the North or from the direction of York along the A64, the White Route must be followed. The White Route starts on the A1(M), exiting via Jct 44 and turning left to join Paradise Way. Traffic will then enter the site, on a left turn, via White Gate.