Vanloads of new acts have been shipped in to play Reading and Leeds this year.
British Sea Power, Gallows, Mystery Jets (pictured) and CSS are probably the biggest names added to the bill, though Crystal Castles, Simian Mobile Disco, Digitalism and Holy Fuck feature on a strong ‘dance’ stage line-up.
Full details below:
Reading Friday 22nd/Leeds Saturday 23rd of August
NME/Radio One Stage
Jack Penate
Be Your Own Pet
One Night Only
The Duke Spirit
Blood Red Shoes
Make Model
The Lock Up Stage
Less Than Jake
Pennywise
Goldfinger
The Unseen
H20
Frank Turner
The Loved Ones
Hexes
Reading Saturday 23rd/Leeds Sunday 24th of August
Main Stage
British Sea Power
The Automatic
NME/Radio One Stage
Seasick Steve
The Ting Tings
Mystery Jets
Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
Kids in Glass Houses
Santogold
Bombay Bicycle Club
Lock Up Stage
Gallows
Alkaline Trio
Thrice
Flogging Molly
MXPX
Cancer Bats
Set Your Goals
King Blues
Fucked Up
The Gaslight Anthem
Hi-Fi Hand Grenade
Random Hand
Reading Sunday 24th/Leeds Friday 22nd of August
Main Stage
Alexisonfire
NME/Radio One Stage
The Music
Hadouken!
Lightspeed Champion
Cajun Dance Party
Adam Green
Yeasayer
The Metros
Dance Stage
CSS
Digitalism
Simian Mobile Disco
Chromeo
Crystal Castles
Lethal Bizzle
Holy Fuck
The Whip
Robots in Disguise
The Death Set
The Shoes
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that's more like it.
thanks :) (not that i've looked at the list yet)
hmmm this is the lineup that's on wikipedia
is it official then?
also, that's a bit lame
i like the dance stage, but then again, some of that will clash with slipknot and 'tallica :(
Yes think so
It's on the official reading one now as well.
ok, it wasn't earlier
Best Reading line-up
for aggggeeeesssss...
does the lock up stage EVER change?
It used to be the Concrete jungle stage
and have a skateboard ramp outside it. I don't think I have ever (intentionally) seen anyone play there. Bring back the days of two or even three days of the dance tent.
what?
so we can have shiny toy guns or whoever the fuck they think is 'dance' to play?
At least the lock up has stuck to it's guns and not compromised on tastes and trends, and still has a steller line up.
Come back and talk when they book Aphex Twin to headline, then at least you have a case for more dance, when they actually book a dance worthy band.
Aphex Twin played a few years ago
Can't remember which year though. Pulp, Weezer and the White Stripes also played, I think ...
It's all a little hazy.
My view is a purely selfish one
Granted the Lock up stage seems to do its job well, but I don't care for anyone who plays on there. How about !!! last year who were certainly a dance worthy band. I'm glad they have moved the dance stage onto the sunday, otherwise there are normally two stages I can write off on the sunday.
By far the best
line-up in the six years I've been going to Reading. Just missed out on Rage first time so that alone is worth the ticket - good to see Seasick Steve and Frank Turner are returning from last year, good to see quite alot of bands returning actually!
No Laura Marling though... possible Mystery Jets appearance?
What else
is there to be announced now? They bringing back the comedy tent? That's always fun x
still got the carling stage to announce havent they?
that was awesome last year
CSS
are not dance tent headline worthy, they are tosh, and live they are worse tosh.
think of the possibilities! think! gargh. I guess I can't complain too much though.