Reading and Leeds add Simon Amstell, and 10 more

Reading Festival 2014

Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th August 2014
Little Johns Farm, Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8EQ, England MAP
£205 - SOLD OUT

Daily capacity: 90,000

Alternative Stage headliner Simon Amstell, plus ten more acts have been added to the bill following yesterday's BBC Introducing additions to next month's Reading & Leeds Festivals happening on the August bank holiday weekend.

Added to the BBC Introducing billing are punk pop band Love Zombies, plus Tom Prior, The Hijacked, and Centre Stage 2014 winners GirlsOnDrugs.

This year saw the return of the Futuresound Competition, offering the winner the chance to perform on the Festival Republic Stage and five runners up the chance to open over on the BBC Introducing Stage. Leeds' Carnabells won the Festival Republic Stage slot.

On the Friday at Reading and Saturday at Leeds Crybabycry open the BBC Introducing stage. Saturday at Reading and Sunday at Leeds Tabloids and Forever Cult join the bill. Sunday at Reading and Friday at Leeds, West Yorkshire alternative five piece Allusondrugs, and Vendettas will be opening the stage.

The line-up includes Arctic Monkeys, Blink 182, Queens Of The Stone Age, Paramore, Jake Bugg, Disclosure, Metronomy, Of Mice & Men, Wilkinson, The 1975, The Courteeners, You Me At Six, Sbtrkt, Warpaint, Netsky, Annie Mac, Architects, Pusha T, Krept & Konan, Royal Blood, Vampire Weekend, Enter Shikari, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Bombay Bicycle Club.

Reading Festival takes place at Little Johns Farm, Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, and Leeds Festival takes place at Bramham Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire with both events happening over the weekend of Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th August 2014.

For the full details please see the Reading Festival line-ups page.

For the full details please see the Leeds Festival line-ups page.

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All ticket options are still available for Leeds including weekend tickets at the price of £205, plus booking fees, and postage fees will apply per order. Campervan tickets are also on sale priced at £60. Day tickets Friday, Saturday, Sunday £92.50 plus booking fee. Already all weekend, day, coach, and early entry tickets to Reading Festival have sold out.

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