50 new acts added to Reading & Leeds bill including third headliner!
They join Metallica and Mumford & Sons
Over 50 fresh acts have been confirmed for the Reading and Leeds festivals this summer.
Joining the previously confirmed bill toppers Metallica and Mumford & Sons are indie heroes The Libertines.
Gary Powell from the band said: "We are all extremely happy to be playing Reading and Leeds this year.
“As Reading and Leeds was the festival that graciously allowed us to perform back in 2010 at our first attempt at reforming, and the audience were amazing in their reception of us, it seems only right that we go back to the scene of the crime and do our best to not only replicate what we did back then - but do better, for the fans and friends we have met along the way.”
Also confirmed across the festival’s various stages are Kendrick Lamar, Azealia Banks, Limp Bizkit, The Maccabees, The Wombats, Ash, A$AP Ferg, Bring Me The Horizon, Knife Party and Jamie XX.
You can see the full list of fresh additions below.
Reading & Leeds boss Melvin Benn enthused: “What a band to announce as our third headliner. The Libertines are part of the Reading & Leeds family and I can’t wait for the boys to walk on to our Main Stages in their rightful place at the top of the bill.
“I’m excited to announce over 50 other phenomenally talented acts today who will bring amazing performances for our fans. I really think we’ve got the ultimate line-up this year.
“Where else can you see Kendrick Lamar on the same day as Deadmau5 and Years & Years, or Marmozets on the same day as Azealia Banks or Metallica, or All Time Low on the same day as Knife Party or Mumford & Sons!
Reading and Leeds Festival take place at Richfield Avenue, Reading and Bramham Park, Leeds from 28th to 30th August 2015.
Weekend tickets to both festivals are on sale now. Head over to Aloud.com to get yours! The full list of new additions are as follows:
The Libertines (Headliner) A$AP Ferg All Time Low Alvvays American Football Ash Azealia Banks Ben Kahn Boy Better Know Bring Me The Horizon (European Festival Exclusive) Brodinski Bury Tomorrow Camo & Krooked Cancer Bats Cardiknox Circa Waves Coasts Craze Darlia Dillon Francis Django Django DMA’s Everything Everything Flatbush Zombies Frank Turner (solo) Frnkiero Andthe Cellabration FTSE Ghost Glass Animals Gojira Gorgon City Hudson Mohawke Jake Isaac Jamie XX Kendrick Lamar Knife Party Krept & Konan Lethal Bizzle Limp Bizkit Little May Lonely The Brave Marmozets Mastodon Modern Life Is War My Nu Leng Neck Deep New Found Glory Nick Brewer Oneman Panic! At the Disco Peace Pell Porter Robinson Radkey Rae Sremmurd Rat Boy Ratking San Fermin Simple Plan Slaves Stormzy Swim Deep The Bulletproof Bomb The Districts The Maccabees The Menzingers The Wombats Toyboy & Robin Tyler, The Creator Walking On Cars We Are The Ocean While She Sleeps