Some forty years from its original inception Reading Festival remains one of the major highlights of the glorious British Summer Festival season. The 2013 edition promises to be no different offering one of the festival’s most eclectic line-ups in years.
Eminem‘s scheduled performance on Saturday 25th will see the legend’s return to the stage he last filled back in 2001. Billed as the rapper’s sole UK performance this summer, this is one show fans (and haters) will not want to miss. The other two headliners will be ever-young pop-punk kings Green Day on Friday as well as Scottish stadium rockers Biffy Clyro closing events on Sunday.
For the full lineup, head over to the official site and head here for tickets to the Reading Festival. You won’t have to look far to find some other fine Cougar-approved acts on the main stage including Earlwolf (that is Earl Sweatshirt and Tyler, The Creator doing their thing), Foals, Deftones and Editors not to mention Nine Inch Nails.
Elsewhere the lineup is littered with top talent proving that the festival organisers have really gone for quality and variety. This means you will be able to catch A$AP Rocky, Frightened Rabbit, Alt-J, Jake Bugg and Darwin Deez doing their thing on the Radio 1 Stage. All that without even mentioning the glorious return of Phoenix, the runaway success of Disclosure or the soothing pop of Haim.
Fans looking for something to get their teeth into will be happy to see legends such as Alkaline Trio and Quicksand added to this year’s edition of the Lock Up Stage.
Special mention must go to the one and only Action Bronson who will be lighting up the BBC 1Extra stage but perhaps the artist I’m most looking forward to is lethal MC Angel Haze, particularly as her nemesis Azealia Banks is also due at the festival (albeit on a different day)
All in all, kudos must go out to the festival organisers for putting together such a diverse lineup. Come rain or shine there really will be something for everyone on display and hopefully a lot of great new music will be discovered.
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