With just over 2 weeks to go until the biggest weekend of music this summer, the countdown is on for Reading and Leeds 2016.
Forever championing up and coming talent, the BBC Introducing Stage is back again this year offering one of the biggest platforms for new music in the UK, having last year offered up sets from the likes of Clean Cut Kid, Georgia and Viola Beach. The BBC Introducing Stage has also hosted Reading and Leeds debut slots from Jake Bugg, Catfish and the Bottlemen and Jack Garratt, making it a must see for anyone wishing to catch future stars’ formative moments.
Headlining the Friday at Reading and the Saturday at Leeds will be the hotly tipped Coquin Migale with explosive sounds from their new album Munro released next week. Joining them is 19-year old singer songwriter from Yorkshire Beau, the heavy melodic swoons of Muncie Girls and the lo-fi aesthetic sounds of Paris Youth Foundation. AIRWAYS, a recently formed indie-rock group will be performing alongside indie-pop Happy Accidents, pop-fuzz buzz-band EAT FAST, explosive four piece The Wholls, the increasingly popular Strong Asian Mothers and Boltonian singer songwriter Jordan Allen.
Saturday at Reading and Sunday at Leeds will see the stage headlined by the Britpop infused licks of Fronteers. Also appearing is blues-influenced Ten Tonnes, psychedelic five piece The Shimmer Band, Brighton favourites High Tyde, the spell-binding young piano master Cameron A G and indie-folk group The Tin Pigeons. The adrenalin pumped garage punk Avalanche Party, dreamy-pop Tiny Giant, electronic-indie inspired HAUS and anthemic indie-rockers We Were Giants will join them for first time appearances at Reading and Leeds.
Closing the BBC Introducing Stage at Reading on the Sunday and headlining the Friday at Leeds will be the up and coming SuperGlu. Appearing alongside them will be the West-African rhythms of nine-piece K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade, West-Midlands singer-songwriter Lawrence Taylor, ‘math-pop-whiz-kids’ Tusk, poetic grime artist Sonny Green and gritpop Nottingham based Mowbeck. Mouses are renowned for their raw and energetic live performances and will take to the BBC Introducing Stage as well as the melodic Arctic Lake, psychedelic indie band CaStleS and power-packed seven-piece rock n’ rollers Hardwicke Circus.
The stage will also play host to Centre Stage Competition winners Faux Pas and Futuresound Competition runners up DUSK, The Indigo Project, VEXXES, NIGHT OWLS and Adore//repel.
Leeds Festival will kick start in style on Thursday 25th as legendary independent Leeds-based label Dance To The Radio return to host the BBC Introducing Stage and start the weekend’s festivities with a phenomenal programme. The psychedelic grunge swamp sounds of The Wytches and fiery Brighton duo Blood Red Shoes top a bill that will also see performances by FREAK, Blackwaters and Forever Cult.
Once again, a number of surprise sets will take place on the stage at Reading, with previous years seeing the likes of You Me At Six, Wolf Alice and alt-J deliver truly unique festival highlights.
Reading and Leeds 2016 boasts the biggest names, sounds and festival moments, with 5 headliners over 3 days – Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foals, Biffy Clyro, Disclosure and Fall Out Boy. They head up an unmissable Bank Holiday weekend which also includes performances by Jack Ü, The 1975, Two Door Cinema Club, Boy Better Know, Chvrches, The Vaccines, A$AP Rocky, Nas, Good Charlotte, Asking Alexandria, Fetty Wap and over 200 more.
FULL LINEUP ADDITIONS ANNOUNCED
DANCE TO THE RADIO STAGE (Leeds Only, Thursday)
The Wytches
Blood Red Shoes
FREAK
Blackwaters
Forever Cult
BBC INTRODUCING STAGE
Fronteers
SuperGlu
Muncie Girls
Coquin Migale
The Shimmer Band
Cameron AG
Eat Fast
Strong Asian Mothers
The Wholls
Beau
Paris Youth Foundation
Airways
Happy Accidents
Ten Tonnes
High Tyde
The Tin Pigeons
Avalanche Party
K.O.G And The Zongo Brigade
Lawrence Taylor
Tusk
Sonny Green
Haus
Mowbeck
Mouses
Arctic Lake
CaStleS
Hardwicke Circus
Night Owls
Tiny Giant
We Were Giants
The Indigo Project
Vexxes
Jordan Allen
Dusk
Faux Pas
TICKET INFORMATION
Weekend tickets – £205 + £8 booking fee – Reading SOLD OUT
Day tickets – £59.50 + £7 booking fee – Reading Saturday SOLD OUT
Early entry permits – £20 + no booking fee – Reading SOLD OUT
Campervan permits – £75 + no booking fee
Lockers – £16 + no booking fee – Leeds SOLD OUT
Reading car park – £10 + no booking fee
Tickets available at http://www.leedsfestival.com/
