Bring Me The Horizon join Reading and Leeds line-up

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Reading Festival 2008

Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th August 2008
Little Johns Farm, Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8EQ, England MAP
SOLD OUT

Daily capacity: 55,000

With just a few hours to go until the start of Reading and Leeds festivals this bank holiday weekend, from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th August metallers Bring Me The Horizon have been added to the main stage line-up.

The Sheffield based hardcore outfit have confirmed on their myspace site (here) that they will open the main stage on the day Slipknot were due to make their appearance Friday at Leeds and Sunday at Reading this weekend with the rest of the bill moving up the bill to fill the gap left by Slipknot.

The musical line-up at both festivals includes over 150 acts during the weekend on six stages. The Main Stage sees Rage Against The Machine, The Killers, and Metallica headlining. Plus Queens Of The Stone Age, The Fratellis, The Enemy, Biffy Clyro, Bloc Party, The Raconteurs, Editors, Tenacious D, Feeder, Avenged Sevenfold, Dropkick Murphys, Babyshambles, The Wombats, Vampire Weekend, Manic Street Preachers, Bullet For My Valentine, The Cribs, and Pendulum. For the line-up details of over 150 acts over the weekend, and stage splits click here for Reading Festival and click here for Leeds Festival.

Tickets have sold out. The price for a ticket was £155 for the 3 days with camping, day tickets are £65, campervans £10, lockers £15, and early entry tickets £10.

Reading Festival takes place at Little Johns Farm, Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, and Leeds Festival takes place at Bramham Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire.