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Lost Prophets to Play Reading & Leeds

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Welsh rockers Lost Prophets have been announced to be playing the NME/Radio 1 stage at Reading and Leeds this summer.

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The band will be playing the NME headlining slot on Sunday at Reading and Saturday at Leeds.

The Reading and Leeds organisers have also ‘unjumbled’ the acts on the NME/Radio 1 stage section of the official poster. Jamie T, Friendly Fires and Florence and the Machine will all be playing Reading on the Friday and Leeds on the Sunday. Gossip, Glasvegas, White Lies and The Maccabees will all be playing Reading on the Saturday and Leeds on the Friday. AFI, Gallows and The Gaslight Anthem will be playing Reading on the Sunday and Leeds on the Friday.

Weekend and day tickets for Reading and Leeds have completely sold out now. There is the slim chance of more tiny batches being released closer to the weekend but you’d be very lucky to get your paws on one of those. The Reading and Leeds weekend takes place over the August Bank Holiday.

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Reading and Leeds Line Up Announced!

Monday, March 30th, 2009

The eagerly awaited Reading and Leeds line up was announced earlier tonight at 7pm sharp. Following the earlier confirmation that Arctic Monkeys would be headlining, the organisers have announced Radiohead and Kings Of Leon will be joining the Sheffield quartet.

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The festivals, which sees almost 300,000 goers between them, will also have Kaiser Chiefs, The Prodigy, Maximo Park, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Placebo and regulars Bloc Party playing the event.

Other acts on the main stage include Fall Out Boy, The Courteeners, Vampire Weekend, Enter Shikari and Funeral For A Friend.

The NME/Radio 1 stage, famous for it’s up and coming acts, will be seeing Friendly Fires, Jamie T and Gossip playing. They will be joined by The Maccabees, Florence and the Machine, The Gaslight Anthem plus many more.

The festivals, which take place over the August bank holiday weekend, have seen the events sell out very quickly and this year, with an incredible line-up, will probably follow suit. Weekend Camping tickets are £175 this year with day tickets costing £70.

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Kings Of Leon, Leeds, Radiohead, Reading
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Arctic Monkeys to Headline Reading and Leeds

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Arctic Monkeys are the first band to be officially announced by Festival Republic for this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals.

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After months of rumours, the Sheffield group are set to play Reading on the Saturday and Leeds on the Friday. The first major line-up announcement is due tonight at 7pm. Tickets will also go on sale at the same time.

Tickets have been announced to be £175 for a weekend camping pass and £70 for a day ticket with other options available.

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Reading and Leeds Tickets on March 30th

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

If you didn’t buy your Reading or Leeds tickets back in September, when the initial batch of tickets was released for 2009 after the 2008 event, then March 30th may be an important day for you.

The tickets will be released for the 2009 event on March 30th at 7pm. As usual, the line-up will be announced moments before the ticket release. Ticket types and prices will be announced closer to the ticket release date.

Reading and Leeds takes place over the August bank holiday which, this year, falls on the 28th, 29th and 30th August.

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The Libertines to Reform?

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

The Reading and Leeds promoters, Festival Republic, have asked the Libertine frontmen, Carl Barat and Pete Doherty, to reform. In exchange the promoters offered the band a headline slot at the huge Reading and Leeds festivals.

For those of you who would love a chance to see The Libertines reunite, sadly, they won’t be. Despite the money they have been offered to headline, Carl Barat sticks by his guns and has said the band ‘have to be friends’, it’s not just for the money.

Reading and Leeds Festivals will take place on the August Bank Holiday.

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