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Reading and Leeds Festival

Liam Gallagher performs at Reading in front of a sell-out crowd of 90,000.

August 2021
Stormzy performs at Reading in front of a sell-out crowd of 90,000.
Huw Stephens introduces highlights from the headline set by rock titans Foo Fighters. The band run through dozens of classics spanning their massive catalogue.
September 2018
September 1, 2018 of the TV-show Reading and Leeds Festival was broadcast by BBC4 on Saturday 1 September 2018 at 22:45.
August 2017
August 27, 2017 of the TV-show Reading and Leeds Festival was broadcast by BBC4 on Sunday 27 August 2017 at 23:10.
August 25, 2017 of the TV-show Reading and Leeds Festival was broadcast by BBC4 on Friday 25 August 2017 at 23:57.
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Huw Stephens introduces Los Angeles rock funk legends Red Hot Chili Peppers as they return to headline the legendary Reading Festival. This is the fourth time the band have headlined the festival since their debut top slot back in 1994 and comes after the release of their first studio album in five years, The Getaway, whic...
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Huw Stephens introduces Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro as they take to the Main Stage to headline the Reading Festival. This will be their second Main Stage headline slot and their ninth appearance at the festival over the last 15 years, and comes a month after the release of their latest album Ellipsis, which went straigh...
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Huw Stephens introduces Oxford quintet Foals, who are arguably one of the best live bands around today, as they take to the Main Stage at the legendary Reading Festival. The band made their debut at the event back in 2007, and over the last nine years have steadily climbed up the festival ranks to make their debut this yea...
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The Libertines return to the scene of their triumphant reunion at the 2010 Reading Festival to headline the Main Stage shortly before the release of their much anticipated third album Anthems for Doomed Youth.
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Formed in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, Metallica have become one of the most influential and commercially successful rock bands in history.
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Mumford & Sons return to the Reading Festival after their last performance there back in 2010, taking to the Main Stage as the first headliners of the weekend.
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A look back at the festival, including performances by the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Queens of the Stone Age, Royal Blood, Paramore, Blink 182, Bombay Bicycle Club and many more.
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Greg James and Jen Long bring to a close the final day of the Reading Festival 2014 with highlights from two very different headline acts. On the Main Stage, with 35 million albums sold to date, a mantelpiece full of awards and a 14-year career under their belts, is returning headline act Blink 182. In 2010, Blink 182 head...
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The third and final day of the Reading Festival 2014 sees Greg James and Jen Long continue coverage from the Radio 1 NME stage with London-born and Irish-bred Michael Stafford aka singer, songwriter and rapper Maverick Sabre, who makes his Festival debut. From the Radio 1 NME stage comes highlights from the set of chart-to...
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Greg James and Jen Long continue their coverage of Reading Festival from high up in the BBC Treehouse with highlights from the set of returning popsters the Kooks who, with a new line-up and some new tunes, perform on the Radio 1 NME stage. Reading Festival veterans You Me at Six return to perform their fifth appearance at...
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Greg James and Jen Long bring to a close the second day of Reading Festival with returning heroes Arctic Monkeys, who headline the Main Stage for the third time. Reading holds a special place in the hearts of the Arctic Monkeys, being the first festival that they went to as young impressionable teenagers. Now with five con...
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Day two and from their bird's-eye view in the BBC Three treehouse Greg James and Jen Long continue coverage from across the Reading Festival, including highlights from the Main Stage and the Radio 1 NME Stage plus special acoustic performances.
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Greg James and Jen Long continue coverage of the best of the Reading Festival with platinum-selling Grammy Award-winning Imagine Dragons, who make a welcome return and round off a spate of touring with what is sure to be a crowd-pleasing set.
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Greg James and Jen Long continue their coverage of the Reading Festival with highlights from 20-year-old man of the moment Jake Bugg, who makes his Reading Main Stage debut. From the Radio 1 NME Stage, Festival veterans Bombay Bicycle Club return for the fifth time.
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