The first wave of names for next year’s Reading and Leeds Festival have been announced. It sees Bring Me The Horizon being confirmed as one of the headliners. With the festival having become increasingly diverse and varied in recent years, the other names set to headline are 2024 breakout star, Chappell Roan, Irish singer-songwriter Hozier, and controversial rapper Travis Scott.
Commenting on the news, Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes commented, “We are beyond excited to be returning to Reading & Leeds for our first fully fledged headline slot. We are going to bring hands down the greatest show of our careers. It’s going to be our only UK performance next year and the final European show of the NEX GEN campaign before the band take time away, so if you want to see BMTH next year, this truly is your only chance. Can’t wait.’
Admittedly, the current Reading and Leeds Festival is littered with more misses than hits. That’s probably due to the wide breadth of genres the festival covers, and also because this writer is closer to 40 than the festival’s target demographic of 16 – 30 year olds.
Nevertheless, the first Reading and Leeds Festival announcement does contain a smattering of names from the rock, metal, and punk worlds alongside Bring Me The Horizon. Joining them will be genre-bending arena rockers Enter Shikari, UK hardcore post-punks High Vis, rowdy indie punks SOFT PLAY, as well as Pale Waves, South Arcade, and Lambrini Girls.
While a handful of international bands will come from overseas to Reading and Leeds Festival 2025. Amongst them are Aussie pub rockers Amyl And The Sniffers and The Chats, Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy, and L.A. riot grrrl quartet The Linda Lindas. While the crank hoggin’ Bilmuri will follow up their slot opening for Sleep Token by returning to the UK next August.
Here’s the full list of names announced for Reading and Leeds Festival 2025 So Far
Leeds Festival – Friday / Reading Festival – Sunday
Travis Scott
Sammy Virji
Trippie Redd
Amyl And The Sniffers
Suki Waterhouse
Antony Szmierek
The Dare
Del Water Gap
DJ EZ
Girls Don’t Sync
Good Kid
Lancey Foux
Luvcat
Nieve Ella
Sea Girls
Songer
Leeds Festival – Saturday / Reading Festival – Friday
Hozier
Chappel Roan
The Kooks
Bloc Party (Special Set)
AJ Tracey
Rudimintal
Wallows
SOFT PLAY
Alessi Rose
The Chats
High Vis» The Linda Lindas
Lola Young
Mannequin Pussy
Sofia Isella
Leeds Festival – Sunday / Reading Festival – Saturday
Bring Me The Horizon
Becky Hill
Enter Shikari
Conan Gray
Wunderhorse
Royel Otis
Balming Tiger
Bilmuri
Blanco
Issey Cross
Lambrini Girls
Pale Waves
Snow Strippers
South Arcade
When and Where is Reading and Leeds Festival 2025?
As always, Reading & Leeds will take place across the August Bank Holiday weekend between Thursday 21st and Sunday 24th August 2025 at Richfield Avenue in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds.
Tickets go on general sale at 12pm on Monday December 9th. Visit readingandleedsfestival.com for more information.
