Reading & Leeds 2025 confirms when first line-up announcement is coming

Reading & Leeds have confirmed when the first wave of acts for their 2025 edition will be announced. Check below for further details.

Next year’s instalment of the dual-site festival will return in the summer, running between August 21 and 24 at Richfield Avenue in Reading, and at Braham Park in Leeds.

Yesterday (December 3), festival organisers teased that the announcement for the first wave of acts on the line-up was coming up and now, they’ve officially confirmed when it will arrive.

On X, the festival shared that “the announcement you’ve been waiting for” will be unveiled tomorrow night (December 5) at 6:30pm GMT on BBC Radio 1.

After the festival wrapped up this year, the hype for 2025 immediately began building, with early bird tickets going live on October 1.

The early bird sale ended today at 12pm, but organisers have now confirmed that a pre-sale is set to launch midday on Saturday (December 7), and you can sign up here.

Then, the general sale will commence on Monday (December 9), when you’ll be able to visit here for tickets to Reading, and here for Leeds tickets.

No more teasing, it’s almost time ⏰ Tune in to BBC Radio 1 from 6.30pm TOMORROW NIGHT for the announcement you’ve been waiting for 👀

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— Reading & Leeds Fest (@OfficialRandL) December 4, 2024

This year’s edition of R&L was headlined by Fred Again.., Lana Del Rey, Liam Gallagher, Catfish And The Bottlemen, Blink-182 and Gerry Cinnamon.

It also saw the inclusion of new stage, the Chevron, which replaced the festivals’ dual main stage format and boasted the world’s first outdoor floating LED video sky canopy. It was created especially to host dance music, pop and hip-hop acts, which included The Prodigy, Sonny Fodera and Skrillex.

In a round-up of the most magical moments from the 2024 edition, NME highlighted Fontaines D.C. as having one of the strongest sets of the event.

“As the band of the moment, Fontaines D.C.’s main stage set always promised to be something special. It came one day after the release of their phenomenal new album ‘Romance’ and had the potential to become their audition for a headline slot in the future,” the review read. “That’s exactly what the Dubliners did, with a set that was flawless from start to end, but was particularly exhilarating in its opening and closing songs.”

Also highlighted were The Prodigy, who were described by NME as “finest purveyors of electronic mayhem”, Kneecap, who put on the “perfect blend of partying and protest in the name of peace”, and Nia Archives, who “ took the energy of the new Chevron stage to a whole new level”.

Check out all of NME’s highlights from the 2024 edition of Reading Festival here.