The festival season has almost evaporated into distant memory, like your brand new trainers into a deceptively deep muddy puddle, but there are still a few more to go before you can chuck you wellies into a dark cupboard for another year.
The next one on the calendar is the rock behemoth that is the Reading and Leeds Festivals, taking place this bank holiday weekend. Sadly Reading is now 100% officially sold out, but there's still a way to see the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foals, Fall Out Boy, Disclosure, The 1975, Two Door Cinema Club and many more. And don't worry, you don't have to sell your soul, or anything.
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We are of course talking about Leeds. If you're already in t'north or willing to make a pilgrimage from the south, you'll still get to see the incredible main lineup AND have the chance to watch some exclusive acts thanks to the Relentless stage.
Leeds's dedicated extra stage will include the likes of Jaguar Skills and Andy C. You'll also get to see all those other big acts from across the weekend such as Biffy Clyro and tricky-to-spell, Bieber-collaborating DJ duo Jack Ü, featuring Diplo and Skrillex.
Both festivals take place from Friday August, 28 to Sunday, August 30, 2016. Head this way to purchase tickets.
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He is also a visiting lecturer at various universities teaching journalism, including City, University of London, Nottingham Trent, Staffordshire University and London Metropolitan. Laurence has won numerous awards in his journalism career, including the BSME Talent Award’s Best Deputy Editor, the PPA's 30 Under 30, and the New Editor and Editor of the Year at the AOP and BSMEs. He led Digital Spy to win PPA's Digital Content Team of the Year twice, along with the British Media Awards’ Brand of the Year in 2021.
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