ROCKSTAR ENERGY PRESENTS READING & LEEDS 2024
ROCKSTAR ENERGY PRESENTS READING & LEEDS 2024
SIX HUGE HEADLINERS:
FRED AGAIN… // LANA DEL REY // BLINK-182 // LIAM GALLAGHER //
CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN // GERRY CINNAMON
OTHER MASSIVE NAMES INCLUDE:
21 SAVAGE // RAYE // JORJA SMITH // THE LAST DINNER PARTY // RENEE RAPP // TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB // FONTAINES D.C. // FLO // TEDDY SWIMS // GOOD NEIGHBOURS // KID KAPICHI …AND MANY MORE
NEW ARENA STAGE CONCEPT FOR READING AND LEEDS 2024
THE CHEVRON
NEVER BEFORE SEEN BESPOKE EXPERIENCE EXCLUSIVE TO READING & LEEDS HEADLINED BY:
THE PRODIGY >> SONNY FODERA >> SKRILLEX
WORLD’S BIGGEST SILENT RAVE:
NATHAN DAWE // ULTIMATE POWER
UK FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVES:
FRED AGAIN…, LANA DEL REY BLINK-182, ASHNIKKO, G FLIP, JESSE®, JORJA SMITH, LOVELESS, MATT MALTESE, ONLY THE POETS, SKRILLEX, THE BEACHES,
THE WOMBATS, VIAGRA BOYS, YOURS TRULY
Thursday 21 August – Sunday 25 August 2024
This summer from 21-25 August 2024, Reading & Leeds, the largest UK festival devoted solely to music will welcome 240,000 music fans in a celebration of live music with an era-defining line-up loaded with electrifying artists that reflect the dynamic tastes of current generations.
The six stellar headliners topping the bill on the most prestigious main stage of all are: the extraordinarily talented Fred again… whose meteoric rise will see him perform his first festival headline show, one of this generation’s most iconic sounding artists Lana Del Rey and Brit-pop icon Liam Gallagher who will mark the 30th anniversary of Oasis’ all-conquering debut Definitely Maybe by performing the album in full at Reading & Leeds. Catfish and the Bottlemen will be making their highly anticipated return, the original members of Blink-182, one the world’s biggest rock bands, will join forces, plus the UK’s biggest independent artist Gerry Cinnamon who has enjoyed one of contemporary music’s most extraordinary ascents to stardom.
Also performing is BRIT awards record breaker RAYE, whose performance this year at Reading and Leeds will be the only festival to see the singer next perform live. More big-name acts include London-born hip-hop star 21 Savage, pioneering producer Skrillex, UK R&B icon Jorja Smith, dance music heavyweights The Prodigy, plus Pendulum, one of the biggest electronic rock crossover bands of all time.
(Reading and Leeds Festival 2024 Lineup!)
Rock and indie acts announced include the return of one of Ireland’s most intoxicating rock Irish groups post-punk upstarts Fontaines D.C., indie trailblazers Two Door Cinema Club and fan favourites The Wombats with a bottomless trick bag of festival anthems between them.
Further highlights comprise of Wrexham’s finest ‘generic pop-punk’ heroes, Neck Deep, American Bleachers led by Lana Del Rey collaborator Jack Antonoff, singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri, the genre-blending Hak Baker and bassline innovator Bru-C.
Joining them are a cohort of Some of Gen Z’s leading talents, such as pop icon in-the-making and star of the new ‘Mean Girls: The Musical’ Reneé Rapp, guitar-pop hero Beabadoobee, alt hit maker Ashnikko and winners of the BBC Sound of Poll 2024, The Last Dinner Party, who have been taking the world by storm with their distinct indie sound.
Joining an already stellar, diverse lineup is the BRIT Award-winning R&B group FLO, who are set to appear following widespread critical acclaim, the soulful singer taking the world and airwaves by storm Teddy Swims, alternative rap trio Frozemode and the emotive alt-pop extraordinaire Jessie Murph will all be gracing the Radio 1 Stage.
There is something for every music fan across the bill, with more indie and rock names added including political punk upstarts Kid Kapichi, Scotland’s finest Swim School and American outfit Dead Poet Society, as well as The Luka State, queer punk rockers The Oozes and the self-proclaimed ‘TikTok band’ Bears in Trees who have won themselves a global fanbase with their digi-forward DIY approach.
Also announced are several exciting acts that are appearing at Leeds exclusively on the Thursday, including the genre-bending singer-songwriter ADMT, indie-pop trio Cosmorat, Leeds local alt-rockers The Kites, and the Essex punk-rock group Bilk.
Continuing its constant evolution, 2024 will see the spectacular debut of a groundbreaking new stage: The Chevron. Positioned in the main arena of both festival sites, The Chevron is an immense 40,000-capacity open-air venue, featuring mammoth staging and the world’s first floating video canopy made up of hundreds of thousands of programmable LED lights, turning the sky above into a dazzling, reactive display. The bespoke structure, exclusive to Reading & Leeds promises an immersive environment and incredible programming, raising the bar for dance music and hip-hop fans and artists alike.
Already boasting iconic headliners, The Prodigy, house king Sonny Fodera and superstar producer Skrillex, other huge names set to appear include Nia Archives, Barry Can’t Swim, Denzel Curry, Bou and Kenya Grace. More acts announced for the brand-new Chevron stage will feature some of the biggest names in dance music; Next-gen taste maker Jaguar will make her Rockstar Energy presents Reading & Leeds debut this year, joined by the multi-talented club anthem producer Mette, LeoStayTrill, and rising star of the UK rave scene Efan.
(Credit: Matt Eachus_TheMancPhotographer)
Marking the debut of after-hours programming in Reading, the Chevron will play host to late-night acts at both sites, including superstar producer and DJ Nathan Dawe, who has collaborated with Little Mix and Ella Henderson, as well as power ballad club night Ultimate Power, bringing tunes and singalongs to revellers. Fans can secure their first-tier tickets and headsets now for £10 plus a refundable £20 deposit.
The fan favourite and Leeds exclusive LS23 stage returns – the 360° immersive rave experience, known for its incredible light design, will see festival goers packed together dancing until the early hours, deep within the forest. Newly announced for sets at the LS23 stage include Manchester-based producer Sota, and Nathan Dawe.
Joining them will be the genre-melding DJ, Dr. Dubplate, who will mix Afrobeats, house and funk, and the broadcast legend DJ Semtex, plus the DJ making a splash with his gritty baselines and expansive atmospheres, it’s murph, UK Garage star Oppidan who will play a b2b set with one of the UK’s leading names in dance music, Notion. Also announced are dance and grime producer Yemz, multi-genre DJ Arthi, Parisian producer and DJ Chloe Caillet and rap-inspired UK bass DJ Saint Ludo, dnb producer Simula and dynamic Bristol DJ Gia.
Fans will be thrilled to hear that Anachronica will be making its return to Leeds for 2024. Find it in the campsite and step into a Mad Max-esque world, skillfully engineered from recycled materials, everyday objects discarded from previous generations, salvaged and adapted to blast out some of the biggest tunes late into the night.
This year’s lineup includes UK rave star Efan, who will also play the Chevron, garage and house producer Bvnquet, Job Type & Vesarchie, up and coming jungle house DJ Selectacee, electro dance producer Badger, Skeptic, Carlisle’s DJ Oldboy, trailblazer of the rave scene Denham Audio, Kiss FM’s DJ Daisy, Bullet Tooth and Fliss Mayo.
(Credit: Matt Eachus_TheMancPhotographer)
FULL LINE UP:
Main Stage (A-Z):
21 Savage / Bleachers / Blink-182 / Bru – C / Catfish And The Bottlemen / Corella / Courting / Crawlers / Dead Poet Society / Fontaines DC / Fred Again… / Gerry Cinnamon / Kneecap / Lana Del Rey / Liam Gallagher / Neck Deep / Pendulum / Raye / Reneé Rapp / Seb Lowe / Spirit Box / The K’s / The Last Dinner Party / The Luka State / Two Door Cinema Club / Zino Vinci
Chevron Stage (A-Z):
4am Kru / A Little Sound / Barry Can’t Swim / Bou / Danny Howard / Denzel Curry / Digga D / DJ Jackum / Dom Dolla / Efan/ goddard / Jaguar / Kenny Beats / Kenya Grace / KiLLOWEN / LeoStayTrill/ METTE/ Nia Archives / Sim0ne / Skrillex / Sonny Fodera / Sota / The Prodigy
Radio 1 Stage (A-Z):
Ashnikko / Bears in Trees / Beebadoobee / Chinchilla / Confidence Man / David Kushner / Destroy Boys / Felix Ames / FLO / Frozemode / G Flip / James Marriot / Jessie Murph / Jesse / Jorja Smith / Kid Brunswick / Overmono / Skrapz / Swim School / Teddy Swims / The Beaches / The Wombats / Wunderhorse / Zach Templar
Festival Republic Stage (A-Z):
Arthur Hill / Bad Nerves / Big Special / Bradley Simpson / Dead Pony / Deijuvhs / Dream Wife / Hak Baker / Kingfishr / Kid Kapichi / Lambrini Girls / Loathe / Loveless / Mackenzy Mackay / Mannequin Pussy / Matt Maltese / Militarie Gun / Only the poets / Paris Paloma / Rachel Chinouriri / Renee Rapp / Spiritual Cramp / Talk Show / The Amity Affliction / The Japanese House / The Scratch / The Oozes / Thus Love / ThxSoMuch / Viagra Boys / Yours Truly
LS23 Stage (A-Z):
Arthi /Chloe Caillet / Dr Dubplate / DJ Semtex / Gia / It’s murph / Nathan Dawe / Notion / Oppidan / Saint Ludo / Simula / Sota / Yemz
Anachronica (A-Z):
Badger / Bullet Tooth / Bvnquet / Daisy / Denham Audio / Efan / Fliss Mayo / Oldboy / Jop Type & Vesarchie / Selectacee / Skeptic
