Alternative Stage announced for Reading & Leeds Festival 2017

Reading Festival 2017

Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th August 2017
Little Johns Farm, Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8EQ, England MAP
£205 - weekend tickets SOLD OUT

Daily capacity: 90,000

More music as well as the Alternative Stage has been announced for this year's Reading and Leeds Festivals, which happens annually over the August Bank Holiday weekend, joining headliners Kasabian, Eminem, and Muse.

For the Alternative Stage and needing no introduction there's Simon Amstell, Bill Bailey, Katherine Ryan, Seann Walsh (Reading Only), Tape Face, Jonathan Pie, Piff The Magic Dragon, Josie Long, and Matt Richardson (Reading Only).

Says Tape Face - "I am beyond excited to be playing not one but two of the greatest festivals in the UK. I am lost for words."

There's also hip-hop jokers The Rubberbandits, plus performances from Joe Lycett, Tiff Stevenson (Leeds only), Daniel Sloss, Ivo Graham, Dane Baptiste (Reading only), Suzi Ruffell (Leeds only), Iain Stirling, Elliot Steel, Sean McLoughlin, Mark Oliver, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean (Leeds only), Lloyd Griffith, Pierre Novellie, Fin Taylor (Leeds only), Lauren Pattison (Leeds only), Jonny Awsum (Reading only), James Gill, Steve Hall (Reading only), Flo & Joan, and Masud Milas.

There's indie club night Propaganda w/Blossoms on the decks, comedy quizzes and challenges with Wifi Wars, and hits delivered by Hot Dub Time Machine, Buttoned Down Disco, and Rave Karaoke.

And to add to the fun, there's more music coming at you from Neck Deep who headline the Lock-up, Sigrid, The View, Fekky, 67, Get Inuit, PINS, Lea Porcelain, Fizzy Blood, Baby In Vain, Otherkin, The LaFontaines, All Tvvin, K.I.D, and Father.

For all of the line-up details including full day and stage splits please see the Reading Festival line-up page. or the Leeds Festival line-up page.

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 Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th August 2017.

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Weekend tickets are priced at £205. A Wednesday early entry permit is priced at £20, a campervan pass is £75, and a locker is priced at £16, and a car park pass is for Reading is priced at £10. Prices do not include booking fees.

Children under 13 (12 and under) are admitted free but MUST be accompanied by a ticket holding adult. Please note there is no separate children's area at this event, and eFestivals considers this an event not really suitable for small children.

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