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air guitar rock out at Reading Festival breaks the record Tuesday 26 August 2008
air guitar rock out at Reading Festival breaks the record
ActionAid and festival goers make a Guinness World Record
Bring Me The Horizon join Reading and Leeds line-up Thursday 21 August 2008
Bring Me The Horizon join Reading and Leeds line-up
opening the main stage
Reading Festival is 100% sold out Wednesday 20 August 2008
Reading Festival is 100% sold out
there will be no more tickets available on the gate
Slipknot pull out of Reading and Leeds Wednesday 20 August 2008
Slipknot pull out of Reading and Leeds
Joey Jordison has broken his ankle
tickets on sale for Reading Festival Tuesday 12 August 2008
tickets on sale for Reading Festival
all gone
Reading and Leeds announce a wealth of entertainment on Alternative Stage Tuesday 5 August 2008
Reading and Leeds announce a wealth of entertainment on Alternative Stage
with John Cooper Clarke, Henry Rollins, Brendon Burns, Stephen Lynch, plus silent disco
record-breaking air guitar rock out at Reading Monday 4 August 2008
record-breaking air guitar rock out at Reading
ActionAid attempt to break the Guinness World Record
Reading festival goers to get a new bridge Thursday 31 July 2008
Reading festival goers to get a new bridge
a temporary 3 metre wide footbridge over the River Thames
Futuresound winner for Reading and Leeds Thursday 31 July 2008
Futuresound winner for Reading and Leeds
Fran Rodgers, plus more announced for both festivals
Reading and Leeds add The Blackout, and Esser Tuesday 29 July 2008
Reading and Leeds add The Blackout, and Esser
more acts confirmed
BBC Introducing line up for Reading and Leeds announced Tuesday 29 July 2008
BBC Introducing line up for Reading and Leeds announced
with acts including Ipso Facto, Attack! Attack!, and Thomas Tantrum
Anti-Flag will play a set list decided by the fans at Reading & Leeds Tuesday 22 July 2008
Anti-Flag will play a set list decided by the fans at Reading & Leeds
plus Red Light company added to bill
Reading & Leeds announce line-up for Festival Republic Stage Tuesday 8 July 2008
Reading & Leeds announce line-up for Festival Republic Stage
Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Late Of The Pier, Elliot Minor, Glasvegas, The Kills, and many more
Plain White T's for Reading & Leeds Tuesday 20 May 2008
Plain White T's for Reading & Leeds
plus Mindless Self Indulgence, Henry Rollins, Jeffrey Lewis, and more
The Last Shadow Puppets to co-headline Reading & Leeds Tuesday 6 May 2008
The Last Shadow Puppets to co-headline Reading & Leeds
Alex Turner, and Miles Kane's first confirmed live appearance
Reading & Leeds announce Lock Up, and Dance stage line-ups Monday 28 April 2008
Reading & Leeds announce Lock Up, and Dance stage line-ups
plus more for other stages too including CSS, Jack Penate, Seasick Steve, Gallows, and BSP
RATM, The Killers & Metallica for Reading & Leeds - line-up details Monday 31 March 2008
RATM, The Killers & Metallica for Reading & Leeds - line-up details
and many more - tickets on sale
tickets on sale for Reading & Leeds - get them quick Monday 31 March 2008
tickets on sale for Reading & Leeds - get them quick
see The Killers, The Wombats and Babyshambles and many more
The Killers for Reading & Leeds Monday 31 March 2008
The Killers for Reading & Leeds
main announcement tonight when tickets go on sale
Reading and Leeds to have 3 American headliners Monday 21 January 2008
Reading and Leeds to have 3 American headliners
the end of the Carling Weekend Monday 26 November 2007
the end of the Carling Weekend
.... but not the Reading & Leeds festivals
Festival Republic snap up another part of the Reading site Thursday 4 October 2007
Festival Republic snap up another part of the Reading site
Reading/Leeds 2008 tickets on sale Tuesday 28 August 2007
Reading/Leeds 2008 tickets on sale
at 2007 prices - get em quick!
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