Summer is almost over, and only a couple of festivals remain on this year’s calendar in Britain, but they’re definitely big ones.
Ahead of another massive weekend, weather forecasts and set times have been released for Reading & Leeds Festival, as hundreds of thousands of music fans prepare to descend on either the Berkshire or Yorkshire countryside for their respective events.
This years festival sees headline sets from Muse, Kasabian, and Eminem. Fans will be anxious to know the conditions in which they will be seeing their favourite artists, however, as the weather in England means that no one is ever safe- especially at an August music festival.
All weather reports come per BBC Weather.
Reading Weather Forecast
Thursday August 24th: A cloudy and mild day, remaining dry in the evening as temperatures peak at 20°C
Friday August 25th: A sunny start before mild cloud sets in, but will stay dry into the night as temperatures reach 21°C.
Saturday August 26th: Cloudy but dry and warm, as temperatures reach 22°C.
Sunday August 27th: Sunny and warm, with temperatures hitting a high of 23°C.
Leeds Weather Forecast
Thursday August 24: Sunny throughout the day with skies remaining clear into the evening, as temperatures reach 19°C.
Friday August 25: Cloudy but mild with temperatures reaching a high of 19°C.
Saturday August 26: Cloudy but mild once again, with a highest temperature of 19°C.
Sunday August 27: Ending on another dry and mild day, with temperatures reaching 20°C.
Bizarrely, it looks as though both venues might just remain dry for this weekend, which has to be some sort of historical anomaly. As usual, Reading gets the best of it- weather, surprise acts, TV coverage, you name it- but even Leeds-goers will be grateful that their wellies won’t be as essential as usual this weekend.
The full prep for excited audiences is now almost complete, after the weekend’s full set times were released today (per NME), which you can read in full below.
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— Reading & Leeds Fest (@OfficialRandL) August 23, 2017
Reading: Friday August 25th/ Leeds: Saturday August 26th:
Main Stage
12:30 – 13:00 Judas
13:20 – 13:55 Deap Valley
14:20 – 14:55 Mallory Knox
15:20 – 16:00 Rat Boy
16:30 – 17:10 Circa Waves
17:40 – 18:25 Jimmy Eat World
18:55 – 19:45 Two Door Cinema Club
20:20 – 21:20 Bastille
22:00 – 23:20 Kasabian
NME/Radio One Stage
12:00 – 12:30 Lea Porcelain
12:50 – 13:20 Marika Hackman
13:40 – 14:10 The Magic Gang
14:30 – 15:00 The Orwells
15:20 – 15:50 Declan McKenna
16:10 – 16:45 Oh Wonder
17:05 – 17:40 Anne-Marie
18:00 – 18:35 Lethal Bizzle
19:00 – 19:45 Sub Focus (Live)
20:10 – 20:55 Tory Lanez
21:15 – 22:00 Secret Set (Rumoured to be QOTSA or Royal Blood)
22:25 – 23:30 You Me At Six
Dance Stage
12:00 – 12:30 Haus
12:50 – 13:20 Mullally
13:40 – 14:20 Dreem Teem
14:35 – 15:05 TOKiMONSTA
15:20 – 16:00 Metrik
16:10 – 16:50 Majestic
17:00 – 17:40 Heartless Crew
18:00 – 18:40 Kurupt FM
18:50 – 19:35 Chris Lorenzo
19:45 – 20:35 Shy FX
20:55 – 21:55 Dillon Francis
22:15 – 23:30 Fatboy Slim
12:05 – 12:35 Life
12:55 – 13:25 Freak
13:45 – 14:15 Palisades
14:35 – 15:05 Puppy
15:25 – 15:55 God Damn
16:15 – 16:45 WSTR
17:05 – 17:40 Counterfeit
18:00 – 18:35 Tigers Jaw
18:55 – 19:35 Boston Manor
20:05 – 20:40 Arcane Roots
21:15 – 21:55 The Amity Affliction
22:30 – 23:30 Billy Talent
Festival Republic Stage
12:00 – 12:25 Barns Courtney
12:40 – 13:10 Yonaka
13:25 – 13:55 Prose
14:10 – 14:40 The Amazons
15:00 – 15:30 Louis Berry
15:50 – 16:20 Idles
16:40 – 17:10 The Big Moon
17:30 – 18:00 Cosima
18:20 – 18:50 Off Bloom
19:10 – 19:40 Toothless
20:00 – 20:30 The Districts
20:50 – 21:20 Jagwar Ma
21:40 – 22:10 Cigarettes After Sex
22:30 – 23:30 Bear’s Den
BBC Music Introducing Stage
11:10 – 11:35 Honey Arcade
11:50 – 12:15 Avenoir
12:30 – 12:55 M O S E S
13:10 – 13:35 Olly Chamberlain
13:50 – 14:15 Brooke Bentham
15:25 – 15:50 Plaza
16:15 – 16:40 Phundo Art
17:00 – 17:25 RALE
17:45 – 18:10 Sugarmen
18:30 – 18:55 Scott Quinn
19:15 – 19:40 The Golden Age Of TV
20:00 – 20:25 TOUTS
BBC 1xtra Stage
12:30 – 13:00 Yung Fume
13:15 – 13:45 Fekky
14:00 – 14:30 Big Tobz
14:45 – 15:15 Father
15:30 – 16:00 Akala
16:15 – 16:45 Watsky
17:00 – 17:30 Lunice
17:45 – 18:15 Avelino
18:35 – 19:20 P Money
19:40 – 20:15 Angel
20:40 – 21:15 Rejji Snow
21:40 – 22:20 Mist
22:45 – 23:30 Danny Brown
Reading: Saturday August 26th/Leeds: Sunday August 27th:
Main Stage
12:00 – 12:30 Honeyblood
12:50 – 13:25 Moose Blood
13:45 – 14:20 The Pretty Reckless
14:45 – 15:25 PVRIS
15:50 – 16:35 Migos
17:05 – 17:50 At The Drive In
18:20 – 19:20 Korn
19:55 – 21:10 Major Lazer
21:50 – 23:20 Eminem
NME/Radio One Stage
12:00 – 12:30 King No One
12:45 – 13:15 Blaenavon
13:35 – 14:05 Inheaven
14:25 – 14:55 Cabbage
15:15 – 15:45 Tom Misch (Live)
16:05 – 16:35 Marmozets
16:55 – 17:25 Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
17:45 – 18:20 Sundara Karma
18:45 – 19:20 Loyle Carner
19:50 – 20:35 Everything Everything
21:05 – 21:50 Glass Animals
22:30 – 23:30 Flume
Dance Stage
12:45 – 13:15 Get Inuit
13:30 – 14:00 Sigrid
14:20 – 14:50 ALMA
15:05 – 15:40 LANY
15:55 – 16:20 Becky Hill
16:30 – 17:10 Delta Heavy
17:20 – 18:00 Jaguar Skills
18:00 – 18:55 Jax Jones
19:05 – 19:50 Goldie
20:00 – 20:50 High Contrast
21:15 – 22:15 Noisia ‘Outer Edges’
22:30 – 23:30 Andy C
12:15 – 12:45 Dream State
13:05 – 13:35 Casey
13:55 – 14:25 Viagra Boys
14:45 – 15:15 Tigercub
15:35 – 16:05 Zeal & Ardor
16:25 – 16:55 Vukovi
17:15 – 17:45 Defeater
18:05 – 18:40 Astroid Boys
19:00 – 19:35 Turbowolf
20:05 – 20:40 Carpenter Brut
21:15 – 21:55 One Ok Rock
22:30 – 23:30 While She Sleeps
Festival Republic Stage
12:45 – 13:15 Paris Youth Foundation
13:25 – 14:05 Indigo Lo
14:25 – 14:55 Superfood
15:15 – 15:45 All Tvvins
16:05 – 16:35 Pumarosa
16:55 – 17:25 The Japanese House
17:45 – 18:15 Eden
18:35 – 19:05 Black Honey
19:25 – 19:55 Grouplove
20:15 – 20:45 Shame
21:05 – 21:35 The View
21:55 – 22:30 Japandroids
22:50 – 23:30 Black Lips
BBC Music Introducing Stage
11:55 – 12:25 Colouring
12:35 – 13:00 Pale Waves
13:15 – 13:40 Soeur
13:55 – 14:20 Dan Stock
15:30 – 15:55 Verschieden
16:20 – 16:45 Too Many T’s
17:05 – 17:30 Will Sin For Love
17:50 – 18:15 Cassia
18:35 – 18:55 Playing House
19:20 – 19:45 Ider
20:05 – 20:30 Island
BBC 1xtra Stage
12:00 – 12:25 Bossman Birdie
12:30 – 13:00 NOT3S
13:10 – 13:40 Geovarn
13:50 – 14:20 Mic Righteous
14:30 – 15:00 DJ Semtex
15:10 – 15:45 Cadet
16:15 – 16:50 67
17:10 – 17:45 Abra Cadabra
18:05 – 18:35 Stefflon Don
18:55 – 19:30 AJ Tracey
19:55 – 20:30 Russ
20:55 – 21:40 Flatbush Zombies
Reading: Sunday August 27th/Leeds: Friday August 25th
Main Stage
12:30 – 13:00 Royal Republic
13:20 – 13:55 PINS
14:20 – 14:55 Vant
15:20 – 16:00 Against The Current
16:30 – 17:10 Architects
17:40 – 18:25 Giggs
18:55 – 19:40 Blossoms
20:15 – 21:15 Liam Gallagher
21:55 – 23:30 Muse
NME/Radio One Stage
12:10 – 12:40 X Ambassadors
13:00 – 13:30 Mutemath
13:50 – 14:20 Fickle Friends
14:45 – 15:15 SG Lewis
15:40 – 16:10 Pond
16:35 – 17:05 The Sherlocks
17:25 – 18:05 Ray BLK
18:25 – 19:00 Milky Chance
19:20 – 20:00 Wiley
20:20 – 21:00 Mura Masa
21:30 – 22:10 Halsey
22:40 – 23:30 HAIM
Dance Stage
12:05 – 12:35 Star. One
12:45 – 13:25 James Organ
13:35 – 14:15 Kideko
14:25 – 15:15 Matrix & Futurebound B2B Loadstar
15:25 – 16:05 Jacob Plant
16:15 – 16:55 Monki
17:05 – 17:45 Sam Divine
17:55 – 18:35 Camelphat
18:45 – 19:30 Claptone
19:40 – 20:30 Mistajam
21:00 – 22:00 Charli XCX
22:30 – 23:30 Marshmello
Festival Republic Stage
12:15 – 12:45 OUTLYA
13:05 – 13:35 Saint PHNX
13:55 – 14:25 Ten Tonnes
14:45 – 15:15 Otherkin
15:35 – 16:05 King Nun
16:25 – 16:55 Mondo Cozmo
17:15 – 17:45 Will Joseph Cook
18:05 – 18:35 Picture This
18:55 – 19:25 Vallis Alps
19:45 – 20:20 Phantogram
20:40 – 21:20 Ash
21:45 – 22:20 Tom Grennan
22:45 – 23:30 The Hunna
BBC Music Introducing Stage
11:10 – 11:35 Rock Bottom Risers
11:50 – 12:15 The Pale White
12:30 – 12:55 Deadset Dream
13:10 – 13:35 Anna Straker
13:50 – 14:15 Low Island
15:25 – 15:50 Chroma
16:15 – 16:40 Alibi
17:00 – 17:25 Penguin
17:45 – 18:10 Mosa Wild
18:30 – 18:55 Ginger Snaps
19:15 – 19:40 Queen Zee & The Sasstones
20:00 – 20:25 Honey Lung
The Lock Up
12:15 – 12:45 Heir
13:05 – 13:35 Baby In Vain
13:55 – 14:25 Raveneye
14:45 – 15:15 Sløtface
15:35 – 16:05 Fizzy Blood
16:25 – 16:55 Muncie Girls
17:15 – 17:45 Culture Abuse
18:05 – 18:40 Tired Lion
19:00 – 19:45 The Prettyboys
20:05 – 20:40 Breaking Benjamin
21:15 – 21:55 Gnarwolves
22:30 – 23:30 Neck Deep
BBC 1xtra Stage
12:05 – 12:35 The Lafontaines
12:50 – 13:20 Monster Florence
13:35 – 14:05 Jaykae
14:20 – 14:50 Lotto Boyzz
15:05 – 15:35 Young T & Bugsey
15:50 – 16:20 The Manor
16:35 – 17:05 The Heatwave
17:20 – 17:50 They
18:10 – 18:45 J Hus
19:05 – 19:50 Vince Staples
20:20 – 21:00 Mostack
21:30 – 22:20 Dave
22:45 – 23:30 Bugzy Malone