Roundhay Festival added Tinie Tempah to its line-up on Friday 3 July 2026, bringing the British rapper into a bill already set to be headlined by Pitbull for the star’s debut Leeds show. Jason Derulo and Lil Jon were also named as new additions, and tickets were on sale after the announcement.
The move puts tinie tempah back in front of a crowd after a career that began with a breakthrough in 2010, when he first exploded onto the scene with Pass Out. Since then, he has built a record that includes 3 Top Ten albums and 7 number 1's, while his latest singles, Eat It Up and Living Life, keep him in the conversation as the summer festival season takes shape.
Roundhay Festival is part of Leeds’ 2026 summer cultural calendar, and the latest additions suggest the event is being built as more than a one-name draw. Pitbull’s first Leeds appearance already gave the festival a clear hook; bringing in Tinie Tempah, Jason Derulo and Lil Jon widens the appeal across rap, pop and party-ready festival fare.
There is still more to come. The organisers said additional acts remain to be announced, which means Friday’s reveal is not the full picture. But the shape of the day is already clear: Tinie Tempah is not being added as filler, but as a proven hitmaker with a record that matches the scale of the event around him.
For Leeds, the question is no longer whether Roundhay Festival can make noise. With tickets already on sale and another wave of names still due, the better test is how far the line-up can be pushed before the summer calendar is set.