England’s simultaneous Reading Festival and Leeds Festival have announced the artist lineups for their respective 2025 editions, due to take place on August 21st–24th. As always, the two festivals will feature the same lineups, with artists performing at both events throughout the weekend, with Reading’s Friday lineup becoming Leeds’ Saturday line-up, Reading’s Saturday lineup playing at Leeds on Sunday, and Leeds’ Friday lineup attending Reading on Sunday [Reading ticketing information / Leeds ticketing information].
Per tradition, the lineups for the two festivals feature a number of the biggest names in the popular music world. On Friday at Leeds and Sunday at Reading, fans can catch headliner Travis Scott in his exclusive 2025 European appearance in addition to performances by Sammy Virji, Trippie Redd, Amyl and the Sniffers, Suki Waterhouse, and more. On Saturday at Leeds and Friday at Reading, Hozier and Chappell Roan will top a lineup also featuring The Kooks, AJ Tracey, Rudim3ntal, Wallows, Soft Play, and “festival icons” Bloc Party, among others. On Sunday at Leeds and Saturday at Reading, Bring Me The Horizon will lead a bill featuring Becky Hill, Enter Shikari, Konan Gray, Wunderhorse, Royel Otis, and more. The initial announcement also noted that “loads more” artists would be added as the 2025 editions of Reading and Leeds approach.
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Various pre-sales are available for Reading and Leeds 2025 ahead of a general on-sale on Monday, November 9th. Find complete ticketing details for Reading here and for Leeds here.
The events coincide with the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the U.K.’s August bank holiday weekend. Roughly a two-hour drive apart, the Reading Festival is held at Little John’s Farm on Richfield Avenue in central Reading, near Caversham Bridge, while the Leeds event is held in Bramham Park, near Wetherby, the grounds of a historic house. View the initial lineups for the two festivals below.
