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Stormzy, who has beforehand headlined Glastonbury, was due to carry out at Reading and Leeds this yr
Reading and Leeds Festival will probably be again subsequent yr with six headliners cut up throughout two main stages in each site.
The occasion, which sees acts rotate between Reading and Leeds. had been due to occur final weekend however was referred to as off due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Now 2021’s headliners will probably be Stormzy, Liam Gallagher, Publish Malone, Catfish And The Bottlemen, Disclosure and Queens Of The Stone Age.
Up to 200.000 followers are anticipated at subsequent yr’s occasions – from 27 to 29 August.
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Liam Gallagher appears fairly happy to be again on stage subsequent yr
The top of the occasion’s promoters Festival Republic, Melvin Benn, stated it was their “most epic plan but”.
“Two main stages, six headliners, one of the best line up of acts 2021 will see and 200,000 followers are going to have fun one of the best music,” he added.
The occasion, regarded by many reside music followers as second solely to Glastonbury in the annual UK music calendar, can even embody AJ Tracey, Doja Cat, Lewis Capaldi, Mabel and Two Door Cinema Membership, together with rappers Ashnikko, DaBaby and Fever 333.
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Rapper Stormzy and former Oasis frontman Gallagher had been due to headline the 2021 occasions – together with rock band Rage Towards The Machine – and the organisers have been in a position to retain the providers of each British superstars.
Gallagher stated: “Sure Brothers and Sisters, I come bearing excellent news…Yours Actually is headlining Reading & Leeds 2021. C’MON YOU KNOW. LG”
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The organisers are hoping followers will nonetheless get pleasure from attending – though it might not look fairly like this subsequent yr
The competition will nonetheless happen on the regular venues – Richfield Avenue in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds. Tickets purchased for this summer season will stay legitimate, whereas refunds can even be out there, organisers have stated.
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Reading and Leeds are each among the many longest-running and largest music occasions in Britain. Reading has a capability viewers of 105,000 music followers, whereas Leeds can take 75,000.
The Reading Festival itself dates again to the the 1960s, and used to be best-known as a rock competition, however over time it has included a extra numerous line-up and added Leeds as a second site in 1999.
Final yr’s headliners included The 1975, Publish Malone, Twenty One Pilots and Foo Fighters. Different acts included Billie Eilish, Bastille, Blossoms, Yungblud, Pale Waves and The Distillers.
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