It’s the time we’ve all been waiting for… Reading and Leeds Festival bosses have announced the next wave of artists for the weekend, including Villanelle and December 10
Bosses at Reading and Leeds Festival have shared a new list of performers. This year, headliners Charli XCX, Dave, Florence + The Machine, Raye, Fontaines D.C., and Chase & Status will be taking to the stages across the weekend, joined by some of the best names in music and the top emerging artists.
Earlier this year, bosses announced more than 60 new artists taking to the stages at Bramham Park in Leeds and Little John’s Farm in Reading over the August Bank Holiday weekend, between Thursday, August 27, and Sunday, August 30.
New names announced by bosses include Villanelle, December 10, SINN6R, Beth McCarthy, Nine Vicious, After, JD Cliffe, Untitled, Alex Spencer, 54 Ultra, unpeople, Kibo, Camille Blackman and Untitled. As well as a special appearance from Blossoms at Leeds Festival, those at Bramham Park will also see exclusive performances from Dylan John Thomas, The Clause, M60 and 4AM Kru.
While those at Reading will see exclusive performances from Fiona-Lee, Ceebo and King Blood. Elsewhere, Leeds’ late night celebrations, LS23, are back, with the likes of Lens, Soul Mass Transit System, Zero, Crossy and Osmosis Jones helping people party late into the night.
The new wave of artists join the already announced Gunna (Reading only), Loyle Carner (Reading only) Declan McKenna, Maisie Peters, James Marriott, Men I Trust (Reading only), Viagra Boys (Reading only), Arthur Hill, The Lathums (Leeds only), Duke Dumont, Kingfishr, Slayyyter.
They’ll be joined by The K’s (Leeds only), Julia Wolf, Holly Humberstone, Clara La San, Paris Paloma, Absolutely, Violet Ghrol, Cruz Beckham and The Breakers, YT, Niko B, Rose Gray (Leeds only), Bassvictim, Absolutely, Florence Road, Frost Children (Reading only), Whatmore, The Lilacs (Leeds only), Overpass, SPEED, bar italia, Chloe Qisha (Reading only), Clementine Douglas, Jane Remover (Reading only).
That’s not all, though; additional names include dexter in the newsagent, Basht. (Leeds only), Cardinals, Radio Free Alice (Reading only), Westside Cowboy, The North, Say Now, DJ EJ, Bleech 9:3, Fliss (Reading only), Betty, Garage Flower (Leeds only), The Guest List, Lamb, Mulaa Joans, Amma, Day We Ran, People I’ve Met, Gurriers (Leeds only), Finessekid, Seb Lowe (Reading only), Kilu, Ruby Roberts, Raynor, Florentenes (Leeds only), Pozzy, she’s green, Tooth and Sade Olutola, among others.
During the initial line-up announcement, it was revealed that Jade, Role Model, Kneecap, Skye Newman, Keo, Josh Baker, Kettama, Geese and Chris Stussy would be performing
Also previously announced was the exciting new addition for 2026 – The Warehouse, a specially constructed arena dedicated to dance music.
The innovative venue combines cutting-edge audio technology with spectacular lighting to deliver a completely immersive clubbing atmosphere. Headlining this summer are Max Dean b2b Luke Dean (Reading only), Hybrid Minds, Skepta b2b Prospa in Reading and Skepta b2b East End Dubs in Leeds.
The weekend’s line-up also features Rossi., Mall Grab, Omar +, Bou (Reading only), Hedex, Silva Bumpa, Alisha (Leeds only), Sota, Luuk Van Dijk (Reading only), Locky (Leeds only), Riordan, IN PARALLEL, Notion, Julian Fijma, Joss Dean b2b Nafe Smallz (Reading only), Hamdi, Tommy Phillips (Reading only), Saint Ludo, [IVY] (Leeds only), Djammin, Meeshy and Jack Marlow (Leeds only).
Fans will also be treated to performances from a host of artists, including YT, Niko B, Rose Gray (Leeds only), Bassvictim, Absolutely, Florence Road, Frost Children (Reading only), Whatmore, The Lilacs (Leeds only), Overpass, SPEED, bar italia, Chloe Qisha (Reading only), Clementine Douglas, Jane Remover (Reading only).
Weekend camping tickets for Reading Festival have now officially sold out, with weekend camping tickets for Leeds Festival remaining. Elsewhere, the remaining days and other ticket options are still available on their respective websites and on Ticketmaster.
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