Reading Festival 2026

Essentials

Dates: August 20 – 23, 2026

Genres: Rock, Indie, Alternative, Punk, Metal, Hip-Hop, Dance, Electronic

Status: Dates confirmed

Tickets

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Reading Festival 2026 general tickets are on sale.

Reading Friday Day Ticket - SOLD OUT

Reading Friday + Sunday 2 Day Tickets - SOLD OUT

Reading Friday + Saturday 2 Day Tickets - SOLD OUT

Options include Weekend Tickets with camping access from Thursday, Weekend Tickets.

There's also Early Entry for Wednesday, and Day Tickets for Friday, Saturday, or Sunday (no camping).

You can pay for tickets in 3 interest-free payments.

Ticket levels are General Admission or VIP.

Link goes to the official site.

Lineup

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Chase & Status Live, Charli xcx, Dave, Florence + The Machine, Fontaines D.C., Kasabian and more.

Full lineup TBA. Bookmark this page for updates.

Key new lineup additions: Gunna, Loyle Carner, Men I Trust, and Slayyyter, alongside a wide array of new performers including Absolutely, Alisha (Leeds), Amma, Arkayla, Arthur Hill, bar italia, Basht. (Leeds), Bassvictim, Betty, Bleech 9:3, and Bou.

Further additions feature Cardinals, Chloe Qisha (Reading), Clara La San, Clementine Douglas, Cruz Beckham and The Breakers, Day We Ran, Declan McKenna, dexter in the newsagent, DJ EJ, Djammin, Duke Dumont, Finessekid (Reading), Fliss (Reading), Florence Road, Frost Children (Reading), Garage Flower (Leeds), Gurriers (Leeds), Hamdi, Hedex, Holly Humberstone, Hybrid Minds, IN PARALLEL, [IVY] (Leeds), and Jack Marlow (Leeds). 

Daily schedules and set times will be added when announced.

Travel & Map

Location: The Reading Festival is located at Richfield Avenue in Reading, England.

The site is sometimes referred to as Little John's Farm, near the town center on the River Thames.

Travel guidance and site map will be posted closer to the event.

Public transit and rideshare details TBA.