Leeds Festival has been a huge calendar staple in the north since the dawn of the millennium. The second venue, at Temple Newsam, was added to accompany Reading Festival in 1999 as demand increased and then moved again to Bramham Park.
Since then, acts like Rage Against the Machine, Eminem, Arctic Monkeys and The White Stripes have commanded the headline spot on the main stage. Tens of thousands of people crowd through the gates of Bramham Park each year, with their tents in tow.
But who are the brains behind the operation? And who is responsible for bringing one of the UK's favourite festivals to life?
