Reading and Leeds Festival has announced a slate of superstar headliners to thrill music fans in 2023. The festival which is one of the UK's most popular events is a massive draw for artists and music lovers alike.
This year's headliners included Halsey, Megan Thee Stallion, Dave, The 1975, Halsey and Arctic Monkeys. It is safe to say that this sky-high bar set in 2022 will be smashed with ease by celebrity superstar headliners this time around.
The hotly anticipated 2023 announcement was made by BBC Radio One presenter Greg James just after 8am this morning (Friday, December 9). Thousands of fans joined Ticketmaster eager to get hold of those must-have tickets, reports BerkshireLive.
Every year Reading Festival is held during the August bank holiday at Richfield Avenue in Reading. Music lovers descend on the town to enjoy three days of music madness.
Out of the ten acts announced by Greg James, six will be headlining across two main stages and four will be dotted across some of the other stages. Alongside the main stages, there will be a BBC Radio One Dance Stage, BBC Radio One Introducing Stages, BBC Radio 1Xtra Stage and Alternative Stage.
Six headliners announced on Friday December 9 for Reading and Leeds Festival 2023
- Billie Eilish
- Imagine Dragons
- The Killers
- Sam Fender
- Foals
- Lewis Capaldi
An array of different music artists will be taking to the stage in 2023. Sam Fender will make his return, having played in 2021.
The 28-year-old said: “I first went to Leeds Festival with Dean when we were teenagers. We had a wild time, a rite of passage.
"Ten years later and we’re headlining, I’m so excited, it’s going to be f****** intergalactic! See you down the front.”
Lewis Capaldi will also be playing. He joined the line-up in 2018 and 2020, but the 2020 event was cancelled due to Covid.
He remembers his last time he was at the site and said: “I am so, so excited to be one of the headliners for Reading & Leeds Festival. Unreal that last time I played was to a wee crowd in 2018. Can't wait to see you all next year.”
Bad Guy singer Billie Eilish played the festival in 2019. She will be making a welcomed returned to the Main Stage as well.
Other artists playing at Reading and Leeds Festival 2023
Melvin Benn, Managing Director of Festival Republic said: “We are delighted to return to Reading’s Richfield Avenue and Leeds’ Bramham Park in 2023 with another epic six headline artists. It's an incredible, genre-defying line-up that features some of the very best in modern music. Once again Reading & Leeds is set to be the ultimate bank holiday festival weekend - we can’t wait to be back!”
