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Reading Festival

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Reading Festival

Shurlock Row, South East

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Fest TimelineUpdated: 2 Apr 2026

Today

1 Dec 2025

1st wave announced

1st wave announced

First wave lineup announced (Charli XCX, Chase & Status, Dave, Florence + The Machine, Fontaines D.C., Raye)

1 Dec 2025

2 Dec 2025, 9am

Presale opens

Presale opens

Mailing List Presale opens (9am, Tue 2 Dec 2025)

2 Dec 2025, 9am

3 Dec 2025, 12pm

General sale opens

General sale opens

General sale tickets on sale (12pm, via Ticketmaster)

3 Dec 2025, 12pm

26 Mar 2026

2nd wave announced

2nd wave announced

Second wave lineup announced (60+ new names including Skepta, Gunna, Loyle Carner, Declan McKenna and more)

26 Mar 2026

27–30 Aug

Reading Festival 🎉

Reading Festival 🎉

27–30 Aug

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About

Reading Festival is a large multi-genre music festival held over the August Bank Holiday weekend, drawing a predominantly young crowd across rock, pop, hip-hop, and electronic music. It runs simultaneously with its sister event Leeds Festival, sharin…

Website

readingfestival.com

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Genres

ElectronicIndiePopRock

Date

27 - 30 August, 2026

Location

Shurlock Row, South East

Size

Huge · 90,000

Established

1971, Running 55 years

Vibe

It's a high-energy, end-of-summer blowout where big sing-along crowds pack the main stage and spill between tents, skewing young but with enough range in the lineup to pull in older fans too, and the whole thing runs on a kind of cheerful, slightly chaotic buzz that only really winds down when the last headliner finishes.

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arenasprawlingpacked in tightuni crowdcome as you arewellies and waterproofsbasic faretrain-friendly

WHAT PEOPLE SAID ABOUT 2025

“Young crowd, but more mixed than expected”

“Dust, chaos, classic Reading energy”

“Campsite overhaul, cleaner toilets”

“Unexpectedly good food on site”

“School leavers rite of passage feel”

TicketsUpdated: 4 Apr 2026

Prices and availability are indicative. Always confirm on the official ticket page.

ADMIT ONE

Weekend Camping

£325

ADMIT ONE

Weekend Camping + Early Entry

£361

ADMIT ONE

Weekend Non-Camping

£295

ADMIT ONE

Release 1

Saturday and Sunday Non-Camping

£230

ADMIT ONE

Friday and Saturday Non-Camping

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LineupUpdated: 30 Mar 2026

Charli XCX

Charli XCX

Florence + The Machine

Florence + The Machine

Dave

Dave

Fontaines D.C.

Fontaines D.C.

RAYE

RAYE

Chase & Status

Chase & Status

Gunna

Gunna

Loyle Carner

Loyle Carner

Declan McKenna

Declan McKenna

Maisie Peters

Maisie Peters

Skepta

Skepta

Holly Humberstone

Holly Humberstone

Kneecap

Kneecap

JADE

JADE

Role Model

Role Model

Paris Paloma

Paris Paloma

Duke Dumont

Duke Dumont

Hybrid Minds

Hybrid Minds

SombrKettamaChris StussyGeeseSkye NewmanADELAKEOArthur Hillbar italiaViolet GrohlCruz Beckham and The BreakersKingfishrSlayyyterJulia WolfClara La San

Recent NewsUpdated: 12 Apr 2026

2026 festivals: Reading and Leeds, Big Weekend, Download and the other big festi

Glastonbury is having a fallow year but there are huge line-ups at many other festivals this year - and something different if you fancy...

bbc.com·3 days ago

Gunna And Loyle Carner Join Reading And Leeds Festival Line-up

Gunna and Loyle Carner are among the second set of artists added to the 2026 Reading and Leeds music festivals, set to take place across the...

rttnews.com·1 week ago

Reading & Leeds Festival unveil new dance music stage for 2026, The Warehouse

Sets will come from Skepta b2b Prospa, Mall Grab, Omar+, Silva Bumpa and more.

djmag.com·2 weeks ago

Reading & Leeds 2026: 60+ new names and a brand-new dance home announced

The countdown to the August Bank Holiday is officially on as Pepsi MAX presents Reading and Leeds Festival unveils a massive second wave of artists for 2026...

music-news.com·2 weeks ago

Reading & Leeds 2026: Loyle Carner, Maisie Peters, Violet Grohl lead 60+ new lin

Reading & Leeds have announced a second wave of acts for 2026, including Loyle Carner, Violet Grohl, Holly Humberstone and many more.

nme.com·2 weeks ago

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