Reading and Leeds Festival unveils major overhaul, but will it draw in a new crowd?
2 sources·Updated August 28, 2026
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- Guardian Music·6d agoReading and Leeds have dropped BBC Introducing for a new ‘nepo baby stage’. Where does it leave DIY artists?
As R&L replace the BBC’s unsigned artists stage with one filled with rock scions and a Simon Cowell boyband, many are decrying disappearing opportunities for grassroots acts This year’s Reading and Leeds festival lineups are a testament to the catholic tastes of a generation who…
Read at Guardian Music → - BBC Entertainment·Aug 28Reading and Leeds Festival unveils major overhaul, but will it draw in a new crowd?
BBC Newsbeat has spoken with festival-goers to see whether they feel the changes will attract a wider demographic.
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