First Direct Arena Concerts 2025

Europe's strongest man 2024. It's my first time visiting the arena & was very impressed. All staff were very helpful. The arena areas were clean & tidy. There's plenty of bars to get drinks & food. The toilets are well situated. The seating is partially padded & was comfortable enough to sit in for 4 hours. Close to Leeds railway & bus / coach stations. I live in Sheffield & have visited Sheffield arena multiple times, but the Leeds direct arena is so much better in every way.

Such a fantastic venue in the heart of Leeds. Very well organised, lots of bar staff, security - it's a tightly run ship! Some of the best music/comedy acts in the UK too. Very lucky to have it in our city.

We attended the Hot Wheels glow party show in the First Direct Arena and it was an amazing experience! The Arena is so enormously big that it is a perfect fit for any similar big shows and concerts. It is equipped with all the needed facilities such as toilets , food and drinks shops and it has a dedicated paid parking. The shows that we attended was well organized and it was unforgettable experience.

Excellent venue. In the city centre unlike Arena venues. It’s semi circle shaped so the seating in some areas to the side see the stage wholly side on. The Keane concert was 11/10. Not sure this venue could host such things as Ice Hockey, Basketball or Indoor Motorcross. But as a music 🎵 venue then it aces it. BUT there’s parking in the Merrion multi-storey very close by. You can prepay to exit the gate automatically AND DO NOT expect to exit any quicker than 1 to 2 hours after the concert. Even the event staff say “it might take you 2 hours to exit after the concert”. Cracking venue but the parking is horrendous.

First visit to Leeds arena to see Ne-yo. Very big, sits comfortable, very good organization of everything. The prices of drinks/water bit too high, but overall great place for concerts.