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