Dance Stage announced for Reading & Leeds

The twin Reading & Leeds Festivals have announced the acts for the Dance Stage, at Leeds on Friday 25th August and at Reading on Sunday 27th August.

Radio Soulwax takes over the stage for the last sets of the night, with Soulwax performing a Nite Versions live set. Other acts are Vitalic (live), 2 Many DJs, and Headman at Reading, and Erol Alkan at Leeds.

Before those, there's Coldcut, Lady Sovereign, Sway, Spank Rock, Shitdisco, and Superthriller.

They join a line-up that includes Franz Ferdinand, Muse, Pearl Jam, Kaiser Chiefs, Audioslave, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arctic Monkeys, The Streets, Feeder, Placebo, My Chemical Romance, Slayer, Primal Scream, The Raconteurs, Maximo Park, Dizzee Rascal, Coheed & Cambria, The Rakes, and loads more, with many more still to be confirmed. For the full line-up to date, click here for Reading or here for Leeds. There much more still to be announced, including more bands for the Main Stage, the Radio1/NME Stage, The Lock-up Stage (two days at each site this year), The Comedy Stage, and the Carling Stage.

Tickets are on sale, but all weekend tickets are sold out. Day tickets cost £60 for any day (no camping) at either Reading or Leeds, and are still available for all days at both sites. To buy, click here.

Reading Festival takes place at Little Johns Farm, Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, and Leeds Festival takes place at Bramham Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire. Both festivals happen on Friday 25th to Sunday 27 August.


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