Some of the acts who could headline Reading and Leeds in 2025.Some of the acts who could headline Reading and Leeds in 2025.
Some of the acts who could headline Reading and Leeds in 2025. | Getty Images

Reading and Leeds 2025 Headliners: 13 acts tipped to top the bill at the music festivals - including Foo Fighters

Rumours are circulating about who could be headlining one the UK’s biggest music festivals.

It may only be November but thoughts are already turning to next summer’s music festivals.

The Reading and Leeds Festivals will take place from Thursday, August 21, to Sunday, August 2, with tickets already on sale - desite not a single act having been named.

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 the 13 acts who could enter the festival’s roll of honour next year.

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