{"id":78049,"date":"2025-05-06T02:57:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T02:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/78049\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T02:57:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T02:57:44","slug":"celebrations-in-the-smoke-150000-leeds-fans-turn-out-for-their-premier-league-promotion-parade-climbing-bus-stops-trees-and-traffic-lights-for-a-glimpse-of-heroes-in-fumes-of-flares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/78049\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrations in the smoke! 150,000 Leeds fans turn out for their Premier League promotion parade, climbing bus stops, trees and traffic lights for a glimpse of heroes in fumes of flares"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bank Holiday Mondays are proving to be days of celebration for Leeds<\/a> United and that was the case again in the first week of May.<\/p>\n

Easter<\/a> Monday saw the resurrection of their Premier League<\/a> status confirmed after a two-year hiatus, and the first Bank Holiday of May saw the city swamped with fans not only celebrating their promotion but also Championship title triumph.<\/p>\n

Daniel Farke<\/a>‘s side were crowned champions in dramatic fashion on Saturday afternoon as Manor Solomon’s last-gasp winner at relegated Plymouth Argyle saw Leeds pip rivals Burnley<\/a> on goal difference.<\/p>\n

It was the first time two teams reached 100 points in the same Championship campaign, with Leeds’ superior 12-goal difference (+65 against Burnley’s +53) proving decisive.<\/p>\n

And two days after winning the Championship, the party continued as everyone connected with the club enjoyed an open-top bus parade.<\/p>\n

The city centre was awash with a reported 150,000 jubilant supporters en masse as the area became a sea of white, yellow and blue.<\/p>\n

\"Leeds <\/p>\n

Leeds United fans shut down the city as they celebrated en masse their Championship title<\/p>\n

\"Yellow <\/p>\n

Yellow and blue smoke bombs filled the city’s air ahead of the club’s open-top bus parade<\/p>\n

\"Thousands <\/p>\n

Thousands upon fans lined up in the city centre to welcome their promotion heroes on Monday<\/p>\n

The colours the fans adorned also illuminated the air as several in attendance brought flares to add to the fervent atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Not everything was at ground level though as many sought the best possible advantage to see their heroes roll into the city centre – with many pictured standing on top of Metro station roofs while others chose to climb trees.<\/p>\n

The parade will follow a mile-long route that will take in the full length of the Headrow, as well as City Square, Boar Lane, New Market Street and parts of Wellington Street and Vicar Lane.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Yorkshire outfit arrived in the city centre at around 1pm, with the parade set to last between an hour and an hour-and-a-half.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Speaking about the mass support on Monday, Solomon was taken aback at the sheer scale of what he was witnessing.<\/p>\n

‘It’s unbelievable. No words. To see them celebrating like this, you don’t know how many there are here, maybe 500,000, it’s incredible,’ he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I was expecting to see a lot of people but not this much. It’s crazy. This season, what we’ve all done, is brilliant.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘It’s been amazing, now we just have to celebrate. I’ve made a few memories at Leeds United that will always remain in my heart. I can’t explain what I feel for these fans, they deserve to be happy.’<\/p>\n

\"Leeds <\/p>\n

Leeds players made their way through the city with the Championship trophy in view for fans<\/p>\n

\"Buses <\/p>\n

Buses containing the Championship champions rolled through the city centre on Monday<\/p>\n

\"Leeds <\/p>\n

Leeds manager Daniel Farke (centre) enjoyed the celebrations after guiding them to promotion<\/p>\n

\"Leeds <\/p>\n

Leeds players bask in the glory and adulation ahead of their Premier League return<\/p>\n

\"Leeds <\/p>\n

Leeds flags were evident throughout the city as the club’s fanbase celebrate wildly<\/p>\n

\"Fans <\/p>\n

Fans of all ages were out to celebrate their Premier League-bound idols on Monday afternoon<\/p>\n

\"Fans <\/p>\n

Fans climbed up on top of Metro station roofs and the top of trees for the best vantage points<\/p>\n

\"So <\/p>\n

So many of the fans in attendance were head-to-toe in Leeds attire – including wearing hats<\/p>\n

\"This <\/p>\n

This Leeds fan holds a flare in his mouth to imitate smoking a cigar during the wild scenes<\/p>\n

\"It <\/p>\n

It was just the human race who came out in support for the club on Bank Holiday Monday<\/p>\n

Leeds striker Patrick Bamford, who endured an injury-hit campaign, said the ups and down have all been worth it for this moment with the fans.<\/p>\n

‘It’s been a few years coming, obviously we missed it last time,’ Bamford told LUTV as the open-top bus crawled through Leeds city centre.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I’ve never seen so many people in my life so it’s brilliant. Honestly, I didn’t play as much this year but I’m making up for it a few years ago. I’m enjoying it and it’s brilliant.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Leeds fans, we’re high and we’re super f****** low, but this bit means everything and honestly, this makes it all worth it.’<\/p>\n

Ilian Meslier who, like Bamford, couldn’t enjoy Leeds’ last Premier League promotion properly in 2019-20 due to Covid restrictions echoed his team-mate’s stance.<\/p>\n

‘It’s literally unbelievable, when you’re Leeds you know it’s amazing, but to see so many tens of thousands, it’s amazing,’ he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I’m speechless, I just want to enjoy this moment. I spent six years here, it’s a huge pleasure to play for them, I love everyone. I’ve enjoyed it a lot.’\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bank Holiday Mondays are proving to be days of celebration for Leeds United and that was the case…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":78050,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,92,393,94,14590,4884,1860,2922,93,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-78049","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-football-league-championship","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-leeds","15":"tag-leeds-united","16":"tag-sport","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114458647306046262","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}