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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13. Tame Impala
Kevin Parker - better known as Tame Impala - has a string of big live dates already planned for May-July 2027, including in London, Manchester and several big European festivals. He has no plans for the August bank holiday weekend though, so would be free for the twin festivals. Whether he's a big enough name to headline Reading and Leeds is debatable, but there's every chance he'll be on the lineup. | AFP via Getty Images