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Reading Festival 2019

Little John's Farm, Reading, United Kingdom
23-25 August 2019

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The UK's most famous rock music festival

Reading Festival is the UK's most famous rock music festival. Founded in 1955 as the Beaulieu Jazz Festival, and later Reading Festival in 1971, the festival's hall of fame reads like an encyclopedia of rock 'n' roll legends - The Rolling Stones, The Jam, The Who and Fleetwood Mac have all played it.

So famous is it, it's now become a rite of passage for all young festival-goers. Just ask any rock fan, and we're sure they'll have a story or two to tell you about the times they've been.

Although inherently rock, the festival now spans a diverse mix of genres, mirroring the changing musical landscape. Take a wander around its site and you'll find everything from grime and hip-hop to house, techno and drum and bass.

Just look at 2019's lineup, which features headliners the Foo Fighters, The 1975, Post Malone and Twenty One Pilots, as well as the likes of Bastille, Billie Eilish, Blossoms, Denis Sulta and Stefflon Don coming up the rear.

And it isn't just about music at Reading, with the festival also laying on a lineup of comedy, as well as film screenings and more.

Headliners

Lineup

Main Stage

BBC Radio 1 Stage

BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage

The Lock Up

Bowling for Soup
The Maine
PUP
Laura Jane Grace
Puppy
Dream State
Press Club
Patent Pending
Cemetery Sun

Festival Republic Stage

BBC 1Xtra Stage

Dappy
Headie One
Deno
Masicka
Comethazine
GEKO
Tiffany Calver
Just Banco
MTRNICA

BBC Introducing Stage

Main Stage

Post Malone
twenty one pilots
Blossoms
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals
AJ Tracey
The Hunna
Against the Current
Alma
Counterfeit

BBC Radio 1 Stage

BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage

The Pit

Festival Republic Stage

BBC 1Xtra Stage

Octavian
D-Block Europe
Maleek Berry
SAINt JHN
K-Trap
BEXEY
Aitch
DJ Target
DaniLeigh
Tyla Yaweh
Truemendous

BBC Introducing Stage

Main Stage

BBC Radio 1 Stage

Bastille
CHVRCHES
Sundara Karma
Lil Baby
Gunna
The Amazons
Machine Gun Kelly
The Story So Far
Picture This
The Faim
CHILDCARE

BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage

The Pit

Festival Republic Stage

BBC 1Xtra Stage

BBC Introducing Stage

The Alternative Stage

Josh Widdicombe
Bridget Christie
Russell Kane
Tom Allen
Marcus Brigstocke
Andrew Maxwell
Shappi Khorsandi
Dane Baptiste
Lloyd Griffith
Kiri Pritchard-McLean
David Morgan
Ed Gamble
Carl Donnelly
Fin Taylor
Masuc Milas
Abigoliah Schamaun
Kae Kurd
Luke Wright
David's Out For A Good Time (Podcast)
Buttoned Down Disco
Hot Dub Time Machine
Transgressive Takeover
Film Screening: Liam Gallagher: As It Was
Film Screening: Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story

Little John's Farm sits just outside Reading town centre on the banks of the River Thames.

Address

Little John's Farm, Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1, United Kingdom

FAQs

Heathrow is the closest airport, with direct buses running every 20 minutes. The X25 service takes just over 50 minutes and will leave you just to the south-east of the festival site.

If you’re coming from central London, direct trains run to Reading from London Paddington every 10 minutes. It’s a half-hour journey.

Shuttle buses will be available between both Reading train station and the town centre to the festival site.

For those driving, there will be clear signposts to the various car parks or drop-off points as you approach the festival site. Parking tickets cost £10 in advance, and £20 on the gate.

No, but anyone 15 or under must be accompanied by an adult. Under 13s get in free but, again, must be accompanied by an adult.

There are several bars in the arena, operating on a cash-only basis.

Only food for personal consumption and water/soft drinks in sealed bottles 500ml and under may be brought into the arena.

There are a number of cash points dotted throughout the arena. Please check the festival maps onsite for their location. They charge a small fee for services.

Yes, there will be lockers available to hire. Lockers need to be purchased in advance.

All lockers have USB ports for phone charging, but have only one charging device per locker. Please remember to bring your own USB cable.