Reading Festival 2008
Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th August 2008Little Johns Farm, Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8EQ, England MAP
SOLD OUT
Daily capacity: 55,000
The overall winner of the Futuresound competition which promised a slot at the Reading and Leeds festivals has been announced as Fran Rodgers. She will play The Festival Republic Stage at Leeds, and The BBC Introducing Stage at Reading.
However the runner's up who include Dinosaur Pile Up, Solus Locus, The Bacchae, These Monsters, and The Humour will also play The BBC Introducing Stage at both festivals over the bank holiday weekend, from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th August.
The line-up at both festivals includes over 150 acts during the weekend on six stages. The Main Stage sees Rage Against The Machine, The Killers, and Metallica headlining. Plus Queens Of The Stone Age, The Fratellis, The Enemy, Biffy Clyro, Bloc Party, The Raconteurs, Editors, Tenacious D, Slipknot, Feeder, Avenged Sevenfold, Dropkick Murphys, Babyshambles, The Wombats, Vampire Weekend, Manic Street Preachers, Bullet For My Valentine, The Cribs, and Pendulum. For the line-up details, stage splits and latest rumours, click here.
Tickets have sold out. The price for a ticket was £155 for the 3 days with camping, day tickets are £65, campervans £10, lockers £15, and early entry tickets £10.
Reading Festival takes place at Little Johns Farm, Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, and Leeds Festival takes place at Bramham Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire.
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