Reading & Leeds Festival, 21st-24th August 2025

Reading & Leeds has moved consciously towards being more of a melting pot of genres and styles of music over recent years, and 2025 offers up some big headliners in the shape of Hozier / Chappell Roan, Bring Me The Horizon / Limp Bizkit, and Travis Scott / D-Block Europe.

Elsewhere on the line-up there are some musical gems to draw out, including stalwarts of sophisticated indie, Bloc Party – a band who snuck above the radar with their debut Silent Alarm twenty years ago, an album that remains one of the best out there. With Kele’s vocals still standing strong, they’re always a good bet live.

There are a bunch of acts who’ve emerged in the last few years that will be well worth a watch too – Amyl & The Sniffers, Antony Szmierek, Been Stellar, Heartworms, SNAYX, The Pill and VLURE all making notable appearances on the bill (yes, we went alphabetically, there has to some order amongst the chaos). And if you need more of a one-to-one listening experience, the silent disco will be there for you to showcase your best moves without anyone knowing whether you’re keeping time or not.

Reading, as the older of the two festivals, is now the longest running music festival of its kind in the UK. Some huge names in the UK and internationally have played there over the decades. 2025 might just be your chance to catch the one that gets talked about for years to come.

For more information, details on the line-up, and remaining tickets, head to the festival website here

Words by Callum

Published 2nd July 2025