Leeds & Reading Festival

Klaxons, CHVRCHES, AlunaGeorge, Vampire Weekend, Bondax and more are amongst the acts that have been added to the already-expanding line-up of this summer's Reading & Leeds Festivals, organisers have confirmed. The new additions mean they will join an impressive roster of artists and bands, which...

With two months to go until Leeds & Reading Festival opens their gates, organisers have announced new additions to the already-exhaustive lineup. Focusing on BBC's 1Xtra Stage, the new additions combine some of the strongest in emerging and existing talent from the UK scene. Manchester's...

Reading and Leeds Festival organisers have confirmed that this year’s event will be postponed following the global Coronavirus outbreak. The festival will now return to both sites across the 27 – 29 August 2021 weekend. In a statement, organisers said "Reading and Leeds will no longer...

Reading & Leeds Festival organisers have announced a wealth of new acts for 2019, following the reveal of headliners Foo Fighters, The 1975, Twenty One Pilots and Post Malone back in November. Royal Blood will return to both sites for the first time since 2015,...

Organisers of this summer's Reading and Leeds Festival have added more names onto the line-up following the recent reveal of headliners Kings of Leon, Kendrick Lamar and Fall Out Boy. Chart heavyweights such as Slaves, Don Broco, Travis Scott, The Kooks, Krept X Konan and...

After appearing together during their surprise show at London's Moth Club last week, the Foo Fighters were reunited with Rick Astley earlier tonight, bringing the 80s icon to the Reading Festival stage as the band's special guest. Performing a rock rendition of Astley's classic 'Never...

Organisers of the annual Reading and Leeds Festivals have added a further wave of new acts for this summer's event, including confirming The Libertines as the Festival's third-and-final headline act. Initially rumoured when a supposed poster leaked earlier in the month (here), The Libertines will...

Kasabian have been confirmed as the second headlining act for this summer's Reading and Leeds Festival, joining the previously-announced Muse on the main stage later this year. Marking a 2017 UK festival exclusive, Kasabian's appointment also comes with a host of new names too....

After a chance listing appeared on their official website yesterday, organisers of this year's Reading and Leeds Festivals have confirmed N.E.R.D. will take to the stage for a surprise performance later this month. Confirmed to hit Reading on 25th August and Leeds one day later,...

The rise of Mura Masa as the UK's answer to Flume showed no bounds last week, as the young producer wowed a packed tent at both Leeds and Reading Festivals on the NME/Radio 1 stage. Joined by frequent collaborator Bonzai (signed to Mura Masa's Anchor...