Fred Again.., Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, Catfish And The Bottlemen, Blink-182 and Gerry Cinnamon have been announced as six huge headliners for next year’s Reading & Leeds Festival.
These impressive names are all set to take to the main stage of the hugely popular festival, which is taking place between 21 and 25 August 2024.
Other acts announced today include soulful songstress Raye, dubstep pioneer Skrillex, rapper Digga D and heavy metal band Spiritbox.
Weekend and day tickets go on general sale at 08:30am on Thursday, 30 November from each site for Reading Festival and Leeds Festival.
The major stars announced today have each had a word or two to say about their names on the billing, with Fred Again.. (real name Fred Gibson) explaining Reading & Leeds will be “the only UK festival I’m playing next year and is the first festival I ever went to.”
Lana Del Rey’s performance will also mark a UK exclusive headline set, whilst Liam Gallagher will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of Oasis’ iconic Definitely Maybe debut, and has said: “I’m gonna be playing Reading & Leeds – the most RnR festivals we have left in the UK. Be there or be square LGx”
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Elsewhere, Catfish and the Bottlemen will be marking their return at the festival, adding to their status as a potent live force, whilst Blink-182 – fresh from a recent reuniting of their own – will also be providing a UK exclusive.
Melvin Benn, Managing Director of Festival Republic, who run the storied event, has said: “We are thrilled to announce the first wave of artists for Reading & Leeds 2024.
“I am very proud that the biggest artists in the world choose to play Reading & Leeds and to have three incredible UK festival exclusives: the electrifying Fred again.., a true generational talent Lana Del Rey and the legendary Blink-182.
“The iconic Liam Gallagher will return to play an all-time classic album Definitely Maybe which will be a special moment indeed. We pride ourselves on nurturing artists from the early stages in their career, so to see acts like Catfish and the Bottlemen rising through the festival to headline for the second time is very rewarding.”
See The Full List Of Names Announced Today For Reading & Leeds Festival 2024 Below.
Fred Again..
Lana Del Rey
Liam Gallagher
Blink-182
Catfish and the Bottlemen
Gerry Cinnamon
Digga D
Raye
Skrillex
Spiritbox
