BBC Music Introducing Stage announced for Reading and Leeds 2018

with The Blinders, Bessie Turner, Sports Team, and many more

By Neil Greenway | Published: Thu 2nd Aug 2018

Reading Festival 2018 - The Blinders
Photo credit: Trevor Eales

Reading Festival 2018

Thursday 23rd to Sunday 26th August 2018
Little Johns Farm, Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8EQ, England MAP
£205 weekend tickets (SOLD OUT), £69.50 any day (SOLD OUT)
Daily capacity: 90,000

With less than a month to go, the BBC Music Introducing Stage line-up has been announced for Reading Festival and Leeds Festival, which takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend of Thursday 23rd to Sunday 26th August 2018 in Reading, Berkshire and Bramham Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire respectively.

Playing at Reading on the Friday and Leeds on the Saturday are The Blinders (pictured above), Fizzy Blood, Beach Riot, Malika, The Baskervilles, Stereo Honey, Litany, Sun Arcana, Himalayas, and Tranqua Lite.

At Reading on Saturday and Leeds on Sunday will be Bessie Turner, Yizzy, The Dunts, Skinny Pleasure, NonameDisciple, Dylan Cartlidge, Sit Down, The Snuts, Brand New Friend, and Russo.

And finally, at Reading on Sunday and Leeds on Friday are Sports Team, pizzagirl, Lady Bird, The Scruff, Valeras, Tiana Major9, Beth Thornton, October Drift, Saltwater Sun, and Only The Poets.

These join previously announced acts including Kendrick Lamar, Fall Out Boy, Panic! At the Disco, Kings of Leon, Dua Lipa, Wolf Alice, The Kooks, Pendulum, Annie Mac, Diplo, Don Broco, Skindred, Death from Above, The Joy Formidable, Nothing But Thieves, The Used, Sigrid and many more. For all of the details including day & stage splits please see the Reading line-up page or Leeds line-up page.

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Weekend tickets are priced at £205. Day tickets are available for Leeds priced at £69.50. Prices do not include booking fees.




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