Reading and Leeds Festival organisers have announced the next wave of artists for the 2026 edition, adding more names to an already stellar line-up.
Headliners for this year include Charli XCX, Dave, Florence + The Machine, Raye, Fontaines D.C., and Chase & Status. They will be joined by a host of emerging and established acts across the August Bank Holiday weekend, from Thursday, August 27, to Sunday, August 30, at Bramham Park in Leeds and Little John's Farm in Reading.
Newly Announced Acts
The latest additions include Villanelle, December 10, SINN6R, Beth McCarthy, Nine Vicious, After, JD Cliffe, Untitled, Alex Spencer, 54 Ultra, unpeople, Kibo, Camille Blackman, and Untitled. A special appearance by Blossoms is confirmed for Leeds Festival, along with exclusive performances from Dylan John Thomas, The Clause, M60, and 4AM Kru.
Reading Festival-goers will enjoy exclusive sets from Fiona-Lee, Ceebo, and King Blood. Meanwhile, Leeds' late-night celebrations, LS23, return with artists such as Lens, Soul Mass Transit System, Zero, Crossy, and Osmosis Jones.
Previously Announced Acts
These new names join previously announced performers including Gunna (Reading only), Loyle Carner (Reading only), Declan McKenna, Maisie Peters, James Marriott, Men I Trust (Reading only), Viagra Boys (Reading only), Arthur Hill, The Lathums (Leeds only), Duke Dumont, Kingfishr, and Slayyyter.
Also on the bill are The K's (Leeds only), Julia Wolf, Holly Humberstone, Clara La San, Paris Paloma, Absolutely, Violet Ghrol, Cruz Beckham and The Breakers, YT, Niko B, Rose Gray (Leeds only), Bassvictim, Absolutely, Florence Road, Frost Children (Reading only), Whatmore, The Lilacs (Leeds only), Overpass, SPEED, bar italia, Chloe Qisha (Reading only), Clementine Douglas, and Jane Remover (Reading only).
Further additions include dexter in the newsagent, Basht. (Leeds only), Cardinals, Radio Free Alice (Reading only), Westside Cowboy, The North, Say Now, DJ EJ, Bleech 9:3, Fliss (Reading only), Betty, Garage Flower (Leeds only), The Guest List, Lamb, Mulaa Joans, Amma, Day We Ran, People I've Met, Gurriers (Leeds only), Finessekid, Seb Lowe (Reading only), Kilu, Ruby Roberts, Raynor, Florentenes (Leeds only), Pozzy, she's green, Tooth, and Sade Olutola.
Earlier announcements also included Jade, Role Model, Kneecap, Skye Newman, Keo, Josh Baker, Kettama, Geese, and Chris Stussy.
The Warehouse: New Dance Music Arena
A major new addition for 2026 is The Warehouse, a specially constructed arena dedicated to dance music. This innovative venue combines cutting-edge audio technology with spectacular lighting to deliver a fully immersive clubbing experience. Headliners for The Warehouse include Max Dean b2b Luke Dean (Reading only), Hybrid Minds, Skepta b2b Prospa in Reading, and Skepta b2b East End Dubs in Leeds.
The line-up also features Rossi., Mall Grab, Omar +, Bou (Reading only), Hedex, Silva Bumpa, Alisha (Leeds only), Sota, Luuk Van Dijk (Reading only), Locky (Leeds only), Riordan, IN PARALLEL, Notion, Julian Fijma, Joss Dean b2b Nafe Smallz (Reading only), Hamdi, Tommy Phillips (Reading only), Saint Ludo, [IVY] (Leeds only), Djammin, Meeshy, and Jack Marlow (Leeds only).
Fans can also look forward to performances from YT, Niko B, Rose Gray (Leeds only), Bassvictim, Absolutely, Florence Road, Frost Children (Reading only), Whatmore, The Lilacs (Leeds only), Overpass, SPEED, bar italia, Chloe Qisha (Reading only), Clementine Douglas, and Jane Remover (Reading only).
Ticket Information
Weekend camping tickets for Reading Festival have now officially sold out, while weekend camping tickets for Leeds Festival are still available. Remaining day tickets and other options can be purchased via the official websites and Ticketmaster.
