Reading & Leeds line-up release & tickets on sale date announced

The line-up for this summer's Reading and Leeds will be released when tickets go on sale at 7.15pm on Monday 12th March.

There will also be deposit two schemes, a two-part scheme and a four-part scheme, available to buy tickets from Seetickets, Ticketmaster and Ticketline. eFestivals will have links here for you to buy tickets through and help support this site.

Festival Republic are also announcing plans to introduce a new Reading & Leeds apprenticeship and internship scheme to invite attendees for this year's festival to see how things work behind the scenes.

Organisers are offering two 12–month apprenticeships (one for Reading Festival and one for Leeds Festival), as well as ten internship placements of up to 3 weeks to give 2012 ticket holders an opportunity to get involved in all aspects of producing the UK's Number 1 festival, with placements created in various departments within Festival Republic such as: Production; Artist Liaison; Sponsorship; PR; Marketing; Digital/ Social Media; Ticketing; Sustainability; On site at Reading; On site at Leeds, and also with associated companies such as Scream PR (broadcast PR agency for the festival), Hall or Nothing (print and online PR agency for the festival).

The placements will be located in London or on site at Reading or Leeds. The aim of the scheme is to give invaluable experience in the live music/ events industry to young people looking to benefit from the opportunity to enhance their skills and experience as they look to begin their careers in difficult economic times. Basic expenses will be paid.

Applicants will be asked to compose a letter of no more than 500 words on why they would like to be considered for an internship, giving details on the area they would prefer to work in. Applicants must be between 18 and 25 years old. Full details on how to apply and the dates applicants would need to be available will be posted on the Reading & Leeds websites from the launch on 12th March.

There are no acts confirmed yet for 2012, expect a line-up of big names from the rock, alternative, indie, punk and metal scenes. For the line-up rumours as available, please click here for Reading, and here for Leeds.

The twin festivals take place on the bank holiday weekend, from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th August. Reading Festival takes place at Little Johns Farm, Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, and Leeds Festival takes place at Bramham Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire.

As with previous years organisers Festival Republic are keen to encourage festival goers to respect the local residents and the environment, and to encourage everyone to leave their cars at home.

Festival organisers are warning ticket buyers to NOT use fake ticket selling sites. Make sure any tickets you buy are legitimate. eFestivals always links to official ticket outlets (and doesn't host adverts for unofficial outlets unlike other festival websites!) so you can be sure that any ticket bought via eFestivals will get you into the festival of your choice. Do not purchase tickets from unofficial or secondary ticket outlets or auction sites as they often are unable to supply the tickets, and might not even give you a refund - there's lots of dodgy operators out there!

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