Alternative/Rock

The 1975 Replace Lewis Capaldi as Reading/Leeds Festival Headliner

The 1975 have been confirmed to replace Lewis Capaldi at this year’s Reading and Leeds Festival. Get all the details on their set here…

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10 months ago

07/10/2023

Graham Finney

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Cheshire rock band The 1975 have been confirmed to replace Scottish sensation Lewis Capaldi at this year’s Leeds and Reading Festival after the Scot announced he was taking a break from touring for the forseeable future.

Capaldi was set to appear as one of the festival’s six headliners in August but, following a traumatic appearance at Glastonbury Festival earlier this month, announced he was taking a break from performing live.

On Sunday, The 1975 singer Matty Healy announced on stage at TRNSMT festival that his band would be filling in for Capaldi at the festival, which takes place across both cities. The singer also announced that, in celebration of 10 years of their debut album, they would be performing the album in full at both Reading and Leeds.

Reading and Leeds Festival takes place over the weekend of August 25th-27th and will see over a hundred acts including Billie Eilish, The Killers, Foals, Sam Fender and Imagine Dragons perform to a sell-out crowd.

For more information visit the Official Reading Festival website here and the Official Leeds Festival website here.

Leeds Festival 2023 Poster

Reading Festival 2023 Poster

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Graham Finney

I have an unhealthy obsession with bad horror movies, the song Wanted Dead Or Alive and crap British game shows. I do this not because of the sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll lifestyle it affords me but more because it gives me an excuse to listen to bands that sound like hippos mating.