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A huge number of new names have been added to this year's Reading and Leeds festivals, including Frightend Rabbit, Jagwar Ma, Shikari Sound System, Crystal Fighters and many more. The festival has also added a new, dedicated Rock Stage to both the Reading and Leeds sites.
New artists added to the main stage include Skindred, Lower Than Atlantis, We Are The In Crowd and Bury Tomorrow.
The NME/Radio One stage adds Frightened Rabbit, FIDLAR, Kodaline, Tribes and AlunaGeorge to their line-up, while the dance stage has new additions from Fenech Soler, Friction, Clean Bandit, Is Tropical, Bondax, Robert DeLong, A-Trak, Flux Pavillion, Redlight, Jagwar Ma, Willy Moon, Big Black Delta, Night Work, Dillon Francis, Charli XCX, Fred V & Grafix and Jacob Plant ft. Majestic.
The Lock Up stage has a number of new additions, with Alkaline Trio, The Living End, RX Bandits, Quicksand, The Computers, Cerebral Ballzy, Sick Of It All, The Bronx and King Prawn joining in on the action.
Enter Shikari will be behind the decks on the all-new Rock Stage
The all-new Rock Stage will host performances from Shikari Sound System, the electronic alter ego of Enter Shikari, who promise 're-worked Enter Shikari tracks along with classic remixes and new surprises'. Funeral For A Friend and Gallows are among the live performers, with So I Watch You From Afar, Crossfaith, Arcane Roots and Heaven's Basement also getting in on the heavy action.
The Festival Republic stage adds Crystal Fighters, Chvrches, Surfer Blood, Kate Nash, M0, MS MR, Half Moon Run, Findlay, MMX, British Sea Power, Lucy Rose, Tim Burgess, Merchandise, Splashh, Drenge, SKATERs, Balthazar, Nico Vega, To Kill A King, Spector, Pure love, The Jim Jones Revue, Parquet Courts, California X, Chapel Club, twenty one pilots and The Family Rain.
Headliners at the festival are Green Day, Eminem, and Biffy Clyro.
It is going to be huge. Tickets are on sale now. For more information, visit Gigwise Gig Tickets.
Below: Frightened Rabbit meet fans and sign albums in Manchester HMV
