Thousands of Reading and Leeds Festival fans are bracing for a weekend of raving to their favourite acts following a stressful exam season for many.
Revellers are starting to pitch up ahead of tomorrow’s first day, with the festival known for attracting a host of post-GCSE and A-level students ready to blow off some steam.
This morning, anxious pupils received their GCSE results this, while A-Level students opened their results on Thursday last week.
They can now look forward to a bank holiday weekend forecast for a mix of cloudy and sunny spells.
Fans can expect a relatively dry weekend, with Sunday expected to be as hot as 23 degrees.
Some drizzle is forecast by Monday afternoon, when campers will be heading off.
The festival will once again be held at Richfield Avenue in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds.
Last year, festival-goers donned poncho-clad outfits as the Met Office issued a weather warning for the south east of England.
Thousands of Reading Festival fans are bracing for a weekend of raving to their favourite acts following a stressful exam season for many.
Revellers are starting to pitch up ahead of tomorrow’s first day, with the festival known for attracting a host of post-GCSE and A-level students ready to blow off some steam
Reading Festival fans begin to arrive for the early bird camping on an overcast morning
Some drizzle is forecast by Monday afternoon, when campers will be heading off
The festival will once again be held at Richfield Avenue in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds
Pop princess Chappell Roan will be headlining at both Reading and Leeds festival
Heavy rainfall left festivalgoers drenched but this year’s ticket-holders can be more hopeful for clearer skies.
Huge 60mph gusts of wind and heavy rain sent tents across both sites flying into the air.
Revellers at the Leeds Festival demanded refunds as Storm Lilian shut down three stages and wild winds sent tents flying.
Over the years, the festival has featured legendary acts including Patti Smith, Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine, Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, and Kendrick Lamar.
Earlier this year, it was confirmed that Good Luck Babe hitmaker Chappell Roan will headline the festival alongside US rapper Travis Scott.
Irish singer-songwriter Hozier will also play the festival after the raging success of his hit single Too Sweet over the summer.
Alongside the fan favourites, 30 more names were added to the line-up which promised to be even bigger than previous years.
The line-up now includes Limp Bizkit, who will be taking to the main stage.
Over the years, the festival has featured legendary acts including Patti Smith, Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine, Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, and Kendrick Lamar
Heavy rainfall left festivalgoers drenched but this year’s ticket-holders can be more hopeful for clearer skies
Fans can expect a relatively dry weekend, with Sunday expected to be as hot as 23 degrees
Irish singer-songwriter Hozier will also play the festival after the raging success of his hit single Too Sweet over the summer
Alongside the fan favourites, 30 more names were added to the line-up which promised to be even bigger than previous years
The Good Luck Babe hitmaker will also be joined by US rapper Travis Scott who will headline the Friday in Leeds and Sunday in Reading
The line-up now includes Limp Bizkit, who will be taking to the main stage
Their set will lead into a headline slot from Sheffield metal giants Bring Me The Horizon
Last year, festival-goers donned poncho-clad outfits as the Met Office issued a weather warning for the south east of England
Reading Festival organisers were forced to apologise to Lana Del Rey fans on after they cut her headline set short on the Saturday night of last year’s festival
Their set will lead into a headline slot from Sheffield metal giants Bring Me The Horizon.
D-Block Europe, Example, Jazzy, Nell Mescal, Good Neighbours, Nemzzz, and many more have also joined the lineup.
Last year’s festival brought 90,000 people to the town.
The festival was headlined by Liam Gallagher, Blink 182, Fred Again and Lana Del Rey.
However Reading Festival organisers were forced to apologise to Lana Del Rey fans on Instagram after they cut her headline set short on the Saturday night.
The festival shared a statement revealing that the singer’s performance was cut short by five minutes ‘due to production error’.
However her set was not smooth sailing as she also suffered sound issues during her performance at the Festival which saw some fans leave after just four tracks.
The Summertime Sadness songstress, who arrived on stage 15 minutes late, also drew complaints about her ‘depressing’ setlist.