Reading Festival

2021 line up announced so far...

Friday 27th August 2021

Stormzy / Lewis Capaldi / Mabel / MK / Gallows / Sports Team / Catfish and the Bottlemen / AJ Tracey / Madison Beer / Ashnikko / Jack Harlow / Nova Twins / Dreya Mac

Saturday 28th August 2021

Post Malone / Two Door Cinema Club / Doja Cat / Sigrid / Beabadoobee / Disclosure / The Wombats / Dababy / Solardo / Fever 333

Sunday 29th August 2021

Liam Gallagher / Gerry Cinamon / Charli / KSI / Bad Boy Chiller Crew / Niko B / Lyra / Queens of the Stone Age / Yungblud / Neck Deep / Crucast / Girl In Red / Ivorian Doll / 100 Gecs / Sofi Tukker / Bloxx / Hot Milk

Friday

 
Main Stage
The 1975
Royal Blood
The Wombats
You Me At Six
Juice Wrld
Charli XCX
Twin Atlantic
I Don't Know How But They Found Me
Kawala

 

BBC Radio One Stage
Dave
Fredo
Circa Waves
Pale Waves
Joji
Hayley Kiyoko
Clairo
The Night Cafe
Mini Mansions
Sea Girls
Bloxx

 

BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage
Camelphat
Fisher
Dillon Francis
Prospa
Tough Love
Distruction Boyz
Becky Hill
Loud Luxury
Brunswick
Allan Rayman
The LaFontaines

 

The Lock Up
Bowling for Soup
The Maine
Pup
Laura Jane Grace & The Devouring Mothers
Puppy
Dream State
Press Club
Patent Pending
Cemetery Sun
In Your Prime

 

Festival Republic Stage
Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers
The Chats
Ten Tonnes
Hockey Dad
Black Honey
Twisted Wheel
Jeremy Zucker
Bad Child
Dreamers
No Rome
Ocean Alley
Zuzu

 

BBC 1Xtra Stage
Dappy
Headie One
Deno
Masicka
Digdat
Comethazine
Tiffany Calver
Just Banco
Mtrnica

 

 

Saturday

 

Main Stage
Post Malone
Twenty One Pilots
Blossoms
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals
Billie Eilish
AJ Tracey
The Hunna
Against The Current
Alma
Counterfeit.

 

BBC Radio One Stage
Mura Masa
Stefflon Don
Pvris
Roddy Ricch
Nav
King Princess
Slowthai
Mabel
Boston Manor
Pip Blom
Cassia

 

BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage
Andy C
SaSaSaS
Dimension
Muzzy
Crucast
Jaguar Skills
Georgia
Barny Fletcher
The Compozers

 

The Pit
Ghostemane
Of Mice & Men
Paris
Poppy
Blood Youth
Smokeasac
Teddy
Higher Power
Queen Zee

 

Festival Republic Stage
Peace
Hoodie Allen
Night Riots
Sports Team
Two Feet
Bleached
The Japanese House
Pink Sweat$
Sophie and the Giants
Belako
Oddity Road
Sons of Raphael

 

BBC 1Xtra Stage
Octavian
D-Block Europe
Maleek Berry
Saint Jhn
K-Trap
Bexey
Aitch
DJ Target
Danileigh
Tyla Yaweh
TrueMendous

 

BBC Music Introducing Stage
Lion
Larkins
HMD
Le Boom
Feet
Alfie Templeman
Charlotte
Ishani
SCUM
Fudge.

 

 

Sunday

 

Main Stage
Foo Fighters
A Day To Remember
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
Lil Uzi Vert
Enter Shikari
Mayday Parade
Yungblud
Milk Teeth

 

BBC Radio One Stage
Bastille
Chvrches
Sundara Karma
Lil Baby
Gunna
The Amazons
Machine Gun Kelly
The Story So Far
Picture This
The Faim
Childcare
Mantra

 

BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage
Denis Sulta
Honey Dijon
Mella Dee
Amy Becker
Holy Goof
Anti Up
James Organ
Kim Petras
Everyone You Know

 

The Pit
Enter Shikari
Fidlar
Palaye Royale
Nothing, Nowhere
Stand Atlantic
Hot Milk
White Reaper
Plague Vendor

 

Festival Republic Stage
Crystal Fighters
SWMRS
Basement
Bakar
Cavetown
Anteros
Himalayas
Valeras
The Snuts
Moontower
Ae Mak
Vistas

 

BBC 1Xtra Stage
Not3s
DaBaby
NSG
Tion Wayne
Ybn Nahmir
Tommy Genesis
Big Heath
Blade Brown
Kenny Allstar
DDG

 

BBC Music Introducing Stage
The Mysterines
Kid Kapichi
Balcony
Kofi Stone
The Extons
Lavz
VC Pines
Prima
Talkboy
The Loose Cut

Reading Festival FAQ

When is Reading Festival 2021?

Reading Festival returns to RIchfield Avenue on Thursday 26th - Sunday 29th August 2021.

 

Where is Reading Festival?

Reading Festival takes place at RIchfield Avenue Festival site, Reading RG1 8EQ..

 

How do I get to Reading Festival?

By car - Please follow the AA signage and directions on your car pass and not your Sat Nav. The car parks are located on grass fields, some with metal trakway approach roads and some internal roads are on land that may not be suitable for certain car suspensions.

By train -Reading train station is a 15-20 minute walk from the festival site. There are many routes from throughout the country to the station, including from London Paddington.

The last trains leaving Reading train station are often incredibly busy and do not run late on Friday and Saturday night. Please leave extra time if you're planning on using these services.

To check train times and service providers, please visit the National Rail website.

By coach - Reading Festival's exclusive coach travel partner Big Green Coach is the largest music festival coach provider in the UK and transport tens of thousands of people all over the country - so they really are the true experts! They will again be providing fantastic services from all over the UK direct to the Reading festival site. Use the Big Green Coach deposit scheme to secure your coach seat for just £10.

 

How much are Reading Festival tickets?

Reading Festival 2021 is sold out!

 

Are pre-payment plan tickets available?

No, payment plan tickets are not currently available for Reading Festival 2021 as the festival is sold out.

 

What happens If I bought a ticket and cannot attend?

Unfortunately we can’t issue you with a refund if you can’t make the event due to work commitments or your mates have dropped out. In these circumstances, we advise passing on your tickets privately to avoid losing out on the money spent.

Refunds can only be offered if the event is cancelled or postponed, as agreed upon purchase.

 

Does Reading have onsite camping?

Yes, Reading Festival has on-site camping and you will be assigned your camping area when purchasing your tickets.

 

Does Reading Festival have any age restrictions?

All ages are welcome at the festival. However, there are entry restrictions for under 16s and we do advise not bringing young children. Anyone 15 and under must be accompanied by a ticket holder over 18 years old at all times. Children under 13 years are admitted free. ID may be required upon entry to the event.

Please bring ID if you look under 21 years old and remember that legally there is no automatic right to be served alcohol. Service is always at the discretion of the licensee for whatever reason they decide, and the licensee is under no obligation to explain the reason.

 

Can I bring my own food and drink into Reading Festival?

The festival only allows sealed soft drinks under 500ml, as well as empty reusable plastic and metal bottles of any size into the Arena. Please refill your empty bottles at the water points inside the Arena for free.

Food is admitted for personal consumption only.

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The disabled access facilities are for the use of disabled customers wishing to attend the events. The festival cannot cater to people with broken bones, healing wounds or women who are pregnant. There are other ways and means of attending the event if you are temporarily impaired but please be aware that the facilities available for disabled customers are strictly regulated for its specific use.

Any ticket holder aged 13 years and over may apply for the 2-for-1 PA/Carer ticket providing the carer attending with them is 18 years or over. We hope that this will enable many more disabled teens to attend.

Please note that for any application for disabled access or a 2-for-1 ticket you must provide us with sufficient medical documentation to support your application and to validate your request. We ask for this so that we can gauge the numbers who are wishing to attend and so that the facilities that we provide are used by the people they are intended for.

Ideally, for supportive material for validation of your request, we accept DLA entitlements clearly stating the levels of mobility and care awarded, hospital or doctor letters giving a brief description on your situation and/or other medical documentation pertaining to your disability. We never need to see any financial information in relation to anything you provide to us in support of your disabled access application.

 

Disabled Customer Check-in service

Priority parking

Campsite

Information tent with helpful staff and volunteers from Attitude is Everything

Viewing platform and viewing areas

Accessible toilets and showers located in the campsite and throughout the event

Easy access routes into the arena

We are hoping to introduce more interpreted performances at some of our other events

For queries in the meantime, please email dla@festivalrepublic.com

Please note that this email will be checked monthly while we are off season but you will receive a response as soon as it is possible for us to reply. 

By Car

Please follow the AA signage and directions on your car pass and not your Sat Nav. The car parks are located on grass fields, some with metal trakway approach roads and some internal roads are on land that may not be suitable for certain car suspensions.

 

WHITE CAR PARK

Weekend Ticket holders - White Car Park passes will be on sale at the gate to weekend ticket holders, subject to availability. These will be £20 on the gate.

In Mapledurham, next to the White campsite.

Any weekend vehicles coming north or west of Reading should go to White car park.

All public campervans and caravans

There is no access for drop offs and pick ups here.

 

DIRECTIONS TO WHITE CAR PARK

1. FROM M4 EASTBOUND - Junction 11 or 12

2. FROM M3 - Junction 6

3. FROM M40 COMING FROM THE WEST - Junction 9

 

By Train

Reading train station is a 15-20 minute walk from the festival site. There are many routes from throughout the country to the station, including from London Paddington.

The last trains leaving Reading train station are often incredibly busy and do not run late on Friday and Saturday night. Please leave extra time if you're planning on using these services.

To check train times and service providers, please visit the National Rail website.

Please visit the Network Rail website here to check for planned engineering work prior to travelling.

When going home by train, make sure you leave at least an hour to get to your train from the festival site.

 

 

By Coach

Reading Festival's exclusive coach travel partner Big Green Coach is the largest music festival coach provider in the UK and transport tens of thousands of people all over the country - so they really are the true experts! They will again be providing fantastic services from all over the UK direct to the Reading festival site. Use the Big Green Coach deposit scheme to secure your coach seat for just £10.

 

Six top tips for taking Big Green Coach...

1. BGC are the biggest coach provider to music events in the UK - so you know you are in safe hands.

2. It's direct - you'll get dropped off and picked up from the festival site.

3. You won't have to remember where you parked.

4. No need to take it easy on the last night - sleep off your heavy weekend on our coach and let our professional drivers take you home.

5. The festival feeling starts the moment you step on board our official coaches - full of excited festival goers.

6. It's greener - for every person who books with Big Green Coach, they will sponsor and protect 5 square foot of Amazonian Rainforest for 10 years. This commitment has already protected over 1.2M square foot of Rainforest.

 

Booking coach travel to Reading Festival is easy...

Visit  biggreencoach.co.uk/events/reading-festival-tickets-coach-travel

Call 08443 245 666

 

Reading festival started life out as the National Jazz Festival, which was conceived by Harold Pendleton (founder of the Marquee Club in London) and was first held at Richmond Athletic Ground in 1961. The lineup finally settled into a pattern of progressive rock, blues and heavy metal during the 1970s, with the occasional dabble into the world of punk rock. As the years have gone on, influential artists at the beginnings of their careers, notably The Jam, The Ramones, Nirvana, and Blur have all made appearances.

The beginning of the century hailed an introduction to even more diversity - from Hip Hop right through to Dance - and the trend has continued thanks to the introduction of the famous Radio One Stage. Since then Reading has been getting bigger and better, with tickets regularly selling out in an incredibly quick time.