Biffy Clyro and Fall Out Boy to co-headline Reading & Leeds Festival!
The announcement doesn’t disappoint
Reading and Leeds Festival have announced their final 2016 co-headliners – Biffy Clyro and Fall Out Boy!
Playing UK festival exclusives, this August Bank Holiday weekend will mark three years since both acts’ last historic Reading & Leeds performances when Biffy topped the bill and Fall Out Boy drew one of the biggest crowds of the weekend.
They join fellow headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers and co-bill toppers Foals and Disclosure at the dual hosted music extravaganza.
Fall Out Boy said: "It’s pretty surreal to hear we are going to be co-headlining Reading and Leeds. R&L was our first real festival experience outside of the U.S. and since the start we have buckled in and had an insane and memorable experience every time we have played. This is it, the big one for us and we are excited to be a part of it."
Biffy commented: “We're baaaaack!! We are honoured to be asked to close Reading and Leeds this summer. We had one of the best nights of our lives last time and we're going to do all we can to make it even bigger and better in 2016.”
Other massive names from the world of rock added today include Lower Than Atlantic (UK festival exclusive), Skindred, Five Finger Death Punch, State Champs, The Neighbourhood, Basement, Cage The Elephant and The King Blues.
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Sleeping with Sirens, Asking Alexandria,FVK, Creeper, Citizen, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Wakrat, Kvelertak and Dead! and Highly Suspect were all confirmed on Sunday night.
Lower Than Atlantis’ Mike Duce said: "I'm pretty sure I've said this before but it's because I mean it! It's such an honour to be asked to play R&L, let alone the main stage! And so high up the bill! This means business. It's really time to step up our game!"
Skindred’s Benji Webb enthused: "You will see a lot of bands at Reading & Leeds Festival but there's nothing that will come close to the energy that Skindred will deliver and the vibes that will be rocking through the festival when we hit the stage! A performance not to be missed, we come in peace but we will leave you in pieces."
Elsewhere from other musical genres the likes of Die Antwoord, Chvrches, The Vaccines, A$AP Rocky, Savages, The Wombats, Krept & Konan, Jack Garratt, Netsky, Giggs and Sigma will also be gracing Reading and Leeds.
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th August 2016, tickets are on sale from Kerrang! Radio Tickets now.
The line-up so far:
Biffy Clyro (co-headline) (UK Festival Exclusive) Fall Out Boy (co-headline) (UK Festival Exclusive) Chvrches The Vaccines (UK Festival Exclusive) A$AP Rocky (UK Festival Exclusive) HAIM (UK Festival Exclusive) Jack Garratt The Wombats Lower Than Atlantis (UK Festival Exclusive) Asking Alexandria (UK Festival Exclusive) The Dillinger Escape Plan (UK Festival Exclusive) Travi$ Scott (UK Festival Exclusive) G-Eazy (UK Festival Exclusive) Skindred Five Finger Death Punch (UK Festival Exclusive) Sleeping With Sirens (UK Festival Exclusive) The Neighbourhood (UK Festival Exclusive) Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes State Champs Savages Die Antwoord (UK Festival Exclusive) Cage The Elephant (UK Festival Exclusive) Krept & Konan Sigma Half Moon Run Basement Blossoms Mura Masa Giggs Netsky Highly Suspect (UK Festival Exclusive) Sundara Karma AlunaGeorge David Rodigan MBE Disciples My Nu Leng B2B Oneman + Dread MC (Reading) / Oneman B2B My Nu Leng + Dread MC (Leeds) MistaJam Philip George Riton Birdy Nam Nam Wakrat The King Blues Kvelertak FVK Modern Baseball Dead! Creeper Citizen Maxïmo Park Raleigh Ritchie INHEAVEN Banners Tuff Love Seratones Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals Section Boyz Protoje Lady Leshurr DJ Semtex Yungen Jauz
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED: Red Hot Chili Peppers Foals (Co-Headline) Disclosure (Co-Headline) Imagine Dragons (European Festival Exclusive) Jack U Two Door Cinema Club The 1975 Courteeners Boy Better Know (UK Festival Exclusive) Twenty One Pilots (UK Festival Exclusive) Crystal Castles (UK Festival Exclusive) Fetty Wap (UK Festival Exclusive) Eagles Of Death Metal (UK Festival Exclusive) Slaves Parkway Drive (UK Festival Exclusive) Nothing But Thieves The Internet (UK Festival Exclusive) Rat Boy Hinds Oliver Heldens DJ EZ Hannah Wants Crossfaith Kurupt FM Presents: Champagne Steam Rooms Cassetteboy vs DJ Rubbish