It may only be October, but thoughts are already turning to next summer’s music festivals, with Barcelona’s Primavera Sound having recently announced their full lineup.
With Glastonbury already sold out, music fans who didn’t manage to bag a ticket will be looking at going to the other big British music festivals, with Download expected to make a first announcement by the end of the month.
Meanwhile in Scotland the organisers of TRNSMT haven’t even announced dates for the Glasgow festival - keeping fans waiting to see whether it will even take place.
One of the biggest events of 2027 in the UK will be The Reading and Leeds Festivals, which will take place from August 26-29.
Dating back to 1961, when it was known as the National Jazz Festival, the event was first only held in Reading but since 1999 encompasses twin festivals taking place over the same weekend with a near-identical lineup.
The Reading part is held at Little John's Farm on Richfield Avenue in central Reading, while the Leeds portion is held in Bramham Park, near Wetherby.
Many of the biggest names in music have headlined over the years, including Nirvana, Oasis, Blur, Fall Out Boy, Metallica, The Cure, Guns N’ Roses, Beastie Boys and Pink Floyd.
Here are 13 acts who are rumoured to be entering the festival’s roll of honour next year.
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1. Foo Fighters
The Foo Fighters are a classic Reading and Leeds band, having appeared seven times in the past, most recently when they headlined in 2019. It's surely time for them to return and they've already announced a string of dates in Australia, New Zealand, India and South American in the first half of 2027. Summer festival dates in Europe must be imminent. | Getty Images
2. The Strokes
New York alt-rockers The Strokes are another band playing dates in Australia at the start of 2027 and are clerly enjoying touring new album 'Reality Awaits' and could be playing a fair number of festival gigs next year. They have headlined Reading and Leeds twice before - first a year after the release of their debut album 'Is This It?' in 2002 and then again in 2011. Could they make it a hattrick next year? | Getty Images
3. Muse
Muse headlined Reading and Leeds back in 2017 and always guarantee a spectacular show. The timings could work - they released 10th studio album 'The Wow! Signal' earlier this year and are touring in 2027, with a string of European dates following four UK gigs this November. You imagine they'll be back to play in the openair in the summer and a show to mark a decade since their last appearance would be a crowdpleaser. | Getty Images for iHeartRadio
4. Biffy Clyro
Another former headliner - this time from 2021 when they replaced Queens of the Stone Age - Biffy Clyro are the most likely Scottish band to top the bill at Reading and Leeds. Mon the Biff. | Getty Images