Leeds and Reading fest announce The View

Reading and Leeds have announced more acts, along with their Festival Republic Stage acts, and by the looks of things, this year is going to be massive.

Scot rockers The View have been named to play the main stage of Reading festival on Sunday 30th of August, whilst they appear at Leeds festival 29th August.

Other newly named acts include Marmaduke Duke, Black Lips and El Bronx. To see the full line up click here.

Organisers have also named the acts for the hugely anticipated Festival Republic stage. Acts include, Lightspeed Champion, La Roux, Pulled Apart By Horses and The Hot Rats.

Reading Festival 2009 will take place at Little Johns Farm, Reading, while Leeds Festival 2009 is set to be held at Bramham Park, Leeds.

Both run from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th August during the Bank Holiday weekend. Tickets are now sold out, yet organisers are encouraging people still wishing to obtain tickets to use their official partners Viagogo.

Leeds and Reading Festival Line-Up announced

The moment you’ve all been waiting  for has arrived, one of the biggest rock festivals in Britain, Reading and Leeds has announced the line-up, and of course sold out.

As previously announced on Wristband Kings of Leon have been announced as one of the headliners, who will also be joined by Radiohead and Arctic Monkeys. Other artists confirmed are The Prodigy, Maximo Park, Ian Brown, The Courteeners, Enter Shikari, Eagles of Death Metal, Bloc Party, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, Brand New, Kaiser Chiefs, Placebo, Fall Out Boy, Deftones, Funeral For A Friend, Gossip, Glasvegas, Jamie T, AFI, White Lies, Friendly Fires, The Gallows, The Maccabees, Florence and The Machine and Gaslight Anthem.

Festival Republic are again warning fans against unofficial ticket outlets and would like to remind anyone wishing to buy tickets for the event to visit the official sites.

Fans are also being reminded that no box offices and no ticket sales are available at all for Reading Festival this year. If you do not have a ticket which has been purchased in advance, you will not be admitted to the site as there will be no tickets or returns on sale at the festival.

This years Leeds festival is held at Braham Park, Leeds, and Reading at Little Johns farm, during the Bank Holiday weekend of Friday 28th to Sunday 30th August.

Little Boots self confirm Reading and Leeds Appearance

In a recent interview with NME.com Little Boots confirmed that she would be playing a host of UK Festivals this year, including Bestival, T In The Park, Reading and Leeds and Glastonbury. She also quashed rumours that she would be playing this years V Festival.

She also said that she hopes her early fans don’t think that she’s sold out as she’s gotten more popular.

Little Boots is now the second artist to confirm for the Reading and Leeds festivals alongside Kings of Leon.

Reading and Leeds festivals take place this year between the Bank Holiday weekend of Friday 28th to Sunday 30th August this year.

Tickets for the festival go on sale on Friday 30th March at 7pm with the official line up and price details being made available only hours earlier.

Kings of Leon Self Confirm Reading and Leeds Festival

It’s official ladies and gentlemen!

According to a source over at NME Caleb Followell has announced that he and the rest of The Kings Of Leon will be headlining this years Reading and Leeds Festival.

From punk and metal, through rock, alternative and indie to dance and nu rave, Leeds and Reading offers the music fan a chance to see hot new acts, and local bands beside big established ones, plus the odd exclusive performance.

The dates for Leeds and Reading Festival 2009 are confirmed as on the bank holiday weekend, from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th August at Bramham Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, and Little Johns Farm, Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire.

Early bird tickets have already sold, but tickets are available to buy from Monday 30th March.

Click here to listen to The Bucket by The Kings Of Leon