Reading and Leeds festival
Reading and Leeds festival review – Stormzy and Liam Gallagher unite the masses
With thoughts of Covid banished in a blitz of teenage hugging, there are some terrific moments amid this disappointingly male-heavy lineup
Dave Simpson
30, Aug, 2021 @10:08 AM
Reading and Leeds festival set to go ahead this year in boost for live music
Organisers say young people are desperate for freedom – but admit they haven’t yet been able to get insurance
Alexandra Topping
24, Feb, 2021 @7:48 PM
Reading and Leeds festival announces 2021 lineup
Stormzy and Liam Gallagher roll headline appearances over from 2020, but Rage Against the Machine no longer feature
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
31, Aug, 2020 @6:01 PM
Reading and Leeds festival cancelled due to coronavirus
Ticket holders can choose to get refunds or roll tickets over to 2021 event
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
12, May, 2020 @5:10 PM
Emily Eavis: a fighter against the great rock’n’roll festival swindle | Rebecca Nicholson
About time too that gender inequality at Glastonbury and Reading was addressed
Rebecca Nicholson
15, Feb, 2020 @3:45 PM
The 1975 commit to playing only gender-balanced music festivals
Following criticism of Reading and Leeds festival for its heavily male lineup, frontman Matt Healy says ‘this is how male artists can be true allies’
Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes
12, Feb, 2020 @12:43 PM
Rage Against the Machine and Stormzy to headline Reading and Leeds festival
Typically male-heavy lineup also features Liam Gallagher, the Courteeners, Migos, Gerry Cinnamon and AJ Tracey
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
11, Feb, 2020 @9:54 AM
Reading and Leeds festival review – teen bacchanal gets politically conscious
The 1975’s pop-funk and Foo Fighters’ blistering hard rock fire up the twin-site festival, while Billie Eilish steals the show
Dave Simpson
26, Aug, 2019 @10:37 AM
'It's an act of defiance': the rise of all-female festival lineups
Major music festivals such as Reading and Leeds continue to feature mostly male artists, but a number of events are fighting back by removing men from the billing altogether
Sarah Marsh
20, Aug, 2019 @9:21 AM
Reading and Leeds, Latitude, Download and Wireless festivals to go plastic-free
Global promoter Live Nation pledges to eliminate single-use plastics from festivals and venues by 2021
Laura Snapes
24, May, 2019 @11:20 AM
Foo Fighters, the 1975, Twenty One Pilots and Post Malone to headline Reading and Leeds 2019
The dual-site festival will feature three first-time headliners when it returns for its 58th edition next August
Laura Snapes
21, Nov, 2018 @10:47 AM
Reading and Leeds festival review – glittery GCSE blowout has most diverse lineup yet
From Dua Lipa’s choreographed pop to Kendrick Lamar’s rap blitzkreig, R&L expanded beyond the indie faithful – but Sex on Fire still got the biggest singalong
Dave Simpson
27, Aug, 2018 @12:02 PM
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