Leeds Festival 2002

John Bownas - 26 August 2002

From the first Guns N' Roses appearance in the UK for 9 years, to 3 days of unbeatable music to sunshine when we were promised rain, Leeds did it again. A triumphant finale to another great summer festival season.

We hope you enjoy our features and reviews...

The Music
With so much on offer, it was a challenge to keep up, but we did a valiant job sprinting from stage to stage to bring you our reviews of the weekend's action. Check out: Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Guns n' Roses
He came, he saw, he conquored any doubts that sacking all his old band members spelt the end of GNR. They tried to shorten his set, he was having none of it! Welcome back, Mr. Rose. The music scene has been a dull place without you...

The Best & Worst of Leeds 2002
We scoured the Temple Newsam site high and low to bring you all the best and worst bits. We saw some crazy stuff, some stupid stuff, some very amusing stuff and some downright embarassing stuff. Here it is.

Journey to the Center of the Fire
Virtual Festivals photographer Mike Eccleshall ventured to the heart of the infamous riots, that marred the final night of the otherwise perfect Leeds Festival. This is what he saw...

The Best Leeds 2002 Photo Gallery in the World
Lose yourself in our extensive gallery. All the bands, all the mud, all the thrills and spills in 72dpi. Our crew took hundreds of great shots over the weekend. Chances are, you're in at least one of them!

An 'Ordinary' Punter Writes...
Sometimes we know that you like to remember how it all was from your side of the barriers. Sara Wright diarises her 3 days of music, coffee and cowering from the flames.