Festivals Reading & Leeds 27th - 30th August 2026

Slaves slot right in amongst the metal on Reading 2016’s main stage

They’re as heavy as anything the rest of the day has to offer.

27th August 2016

Milk Teeth bring massive circle pits to… er, The Pit

With their parents side of stage, Stroud’s finest smash it.

27th August 2016

Suuuuurprise! You Me At Six take on the The Pit at Reading 2016

It’s a surprise showing from the Surrey rockers as they prepare for new album ​‘Night People’.

27th August 2016

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard bend minds and spines at Reading 2016

The Aussie mad bunch incite a non-stop pit on the Festival Republic stage.

27th August 2016

Låpsley adapts wonderfully at Reading 2016

“Have a mad sesh,” Holly Fletcher demands.

27th August 2016

A year on from The Gaslight Anthem’s last show, Brian Fallon reflects at Reading 2016

Fallon headlines the Festival Republic stage with his new band The Crowes tonight.

27th August 2016

The Japanese House reflects on a momentous Reading Festival set

With sore legs, and still a little emosh from the whole experience, Amber Bain stops by for a catch-up.

27th August 2016

SWMRS bring Reading 2016 to a raucous beginning

The Pit is truly woken up on the festival’s first day.

26th August 2016

Creeper lay waste to Reading 2016

The crowd are firmly in the palm of their hands from the off.

26th August 2016

Hinds are right at home at Reading 2016

Honed and polished after months on the road, Hinds’ set today even includes a brief Spanish lesson.

26th August 2016

Frank Carter joins the big boys with massive Reading 2016 set

Today may have been a long time coming for the frontman, but it’s been the worth the wait.

26th August 2016

Boy Better Know ransack Reading 2016

The grime collective draw a crowd that’d make even the most seasoned headliner wince.

26th August 2016