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Still wondering whether to get those tickets to Reading and Leeds 2023? Well, if a weekend of wading through sweaty crowds isn’t for you, fear not. You can simply catch some live coverage at home and avoid missing out on any of the music from both festivals!
This year’s festivals kick off this August bank holiday weekend (Aug 25 to Aug 27) in Richfield Avenue in Reading and Brahmam Park in Leeds respectively. The BBC will be providing full coverage of plenty of performances, including Billie Eilish, The Killers, Imagine Dragons, Rina Sawayama, Foals, Arlo Parks, Loyle Carner and many more. You can check out the full lineup here.
Here’s how to watch Reading and Leeds festivals this year live online, on TV and on the radio.
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BBC One will broadcast two special shows, featuring highlights of headline sets by Billie Eilish and The Killers.
Catch The Killers on BBC One at 11.40pm for their much-anticipated setlist of indie bangers like ‘Mr. Brightside’ and ‘Somebody Told Me’.
On Monday (Aug 28), Billie Eilish’s set will be shown on BBC One at 11.15pm.
How to watch this year’s festival coverage online
BBC iPlayer will have a non-stop 24/7 Reading and Leeds festival channel from Monday (Aug 21) to Sunday (Aug 27). You can get into the festival mood days before the actual event, as the channel will feature archive performances from over the years.
On festival days, you can catch the livestream of the whole festival on iPlayer for free. So, if you want to party along in real-time with festivalgoers, best to get your snacks and drinks ready!
Selected full sets will be available on demand. However, BBC iPlayer will feature a Reading highlights channel from Monday (Aug 28) which will enable you to catch back-to-back performances from the festival.
Is Reading and Leeds 2023 on the radio?
You bet it is! Radio 1 will be broadcasting live from Reading at selected times, bringing live tracks from the two main stages Main Stage East and Main Stage West.
On Friday and Saturday, the broadcast will be from 11am to 4pm. On Sunday (Aug 27), it will be from 1pm to 4pm.
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