More artists have been added to Reading & Leeds 2026, including Villanelle, December 10, and Beth McCarthy.
This year’s edition of the dual festival is set to take place at Little John’s Farm in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds across the summer Bank Holiday weekend (Thursday August 27 to Sunday August 30).
Last December, organisers confirmed six headliners – Fontaines D.C., Florence + The Machine, Dave, Charli XCX, RAYE and Chase & Status – along with Kasabian as a Thursday night exclusive for Leeds only. The rest of the initial bill featured Skepta, Sombr, Role Model, JADE, Kneecap, Kettama, Chris Stussy, Geese, Skye Newman, ADELA and KEO.
In March, more names were added to the stacked line-up, including Loyle Carner (Reading only), Violet Grohl, Holly Humberstone, Gurriers, Westside Cowboy, Declan McKenna, Maisie Peters, Paris Paloma, Cruz Beckham, The Lathums (Leeds only), Viagra Boys (Reading only), Florence Road, Men I Trust (Reading only), The K’s (Leeds only), Gunna (Reading only), Overpass, and Duke Dumont.
Now, with just over two months until things kick off, another batch of names have joined the bill.
There are 13 new artists set to now perform at both Reading and Leeds, including Gene Gallagher-led band and NME 100 stars Villanelle, as well as boyband December 10 and London-based pop rock star Beth McCartney.
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Also set to perform at both of the dual festivals include After, JD Cliffe, Untitled, Alex Spencer, unpeople, SINN6R, 54 Ultra, unpeople, Kibo and Camille Blackman.
Following the recent confirmation that Blossoms will be performing at Leeds only, other new names for that festival include Dylan John Thomas, The Clause, M60 and 4AM Kru.
New artists added to the bill for Reading only include Ceebo and KING BOOO!.
Check out an updated version of the poster above.
As well as the additional names for the bill, organisers have also announced the return of LS23.
Exclusive to Leeds, the installation is a late night feature that has become a fixture of the festival over the years – providing a soundtrack for the late nights after the live performances on the main stages come to a close.
This year’s lineup includes the likes of Lens, Soul Mass Transit System, ZERO, CROSSY, Osmosis Jones and more.
Find any remaining tickets for Reading & Leeds 2026 here.
Reading & Leeds 2025 was headlined by Bring Me The Horizon, Chappell Roan, Hozier and Travis Scott. Other big slots came from Limp Bizkit, Amyl & The Sniffers, The Kooks, Bloc Party, AJ Tracey, Nell Mescal, Royel Otis, Enter Shikari, Jasmine.4.t and loads more.
Speaking to NME at Reading 2025, R+L boss Melvin Benn explained the exhaustive preparation that went into the running of the festival every year. He also discussed the “overhaul” of the camping layout in 2025 that carved out special areas for solo punters, eco-friendly visitors, the LGBTQ+ community and others.
Benn revealed at the time that there were already significant plans in the works for 2026, saying he was “really confident about the artists” he’d lined up.
“I feel like we’re in a stronger position than I can remember for an awfully long time,” he told NME. “I can’t remember when I’ve ever had two of the three nights booked by this stage. We’ve had one booked by this stage, but I can’t remember ever having two of the three.”