Leeds & Reading Festival 2025: Music chaos in two cities 🎸

From 21-24 August 2025, Reading’s Richfield Avenue and Leeds’ Bramham Park transform into the UK’s biggest end-of-summer blowout. It’s mud, mosh pits, glitter, and fireworks—aka the only way to close out festival season 

🔥 Headliners

• Chappell Roan - glitter-soaked chaos in a UK-exclusive headline slot.

• Hozier - gospel power and indie soul under the stars.

• Travis Scott - a rare European appearance, guaranteed mayhem.

• Bring Me The Horizon - back with a vengeance and heavier than ever.

🎶 Lineup Besties

This year’s bill swings from mosh pit carnage to indie singalongs to sunrise raves.

• Alt Rock & Emo Energy: Limp Bizkit, Enter Shikari, Wallows, Bloc Party, Royel Otis, Waterparks, Sea Girls.

• Rap & RnB Heat: AJ Tracey, D-Block Europe, Trippie Redd, Becky Hill, Leigh-Anne (solo debut).

• Indie & Pop Glow: The Kooks, Conan Gray, Suki Waterhouse, Amie Blu.

• Punk & Chaos: Amyl and The Sniffers, Soft Play, Still Woozy, Jack Dean.

• Dance & DJ Takeovers: Sammy Virji, Lu.Re, Disrupta, ANNABEL STOP IT.

🕺 Plus

The new Smirnoff Stage (Reading) and Reload Stage (Leeds) are packed with late-night sets built for the rave survivors 🎛️

📺 Beyond the Fields

• BBC Radio 1 covers the backstage madness.
   
• BBC One airs headliners (Chappell Roan, BMTH) plus a highlights reel - just enough to make anyone not there painfully jealous.
   

🎒 Survival Kit 

Pack light (A4 bags only). Bring boots, glitter, earplugs, hydration packs and a “lose your mates once, find new ones” attitude.