Next wave of artists announced for Reading & Leeds Festival 2026 including VILLANELLE, December 10 and more

A new wave of artists have been revealed for this year’s Reading & Leeds Festival 2026.  

With a stacked lineup already in place, the next batch of performers named include Gene Gallagher fronted band VILLANELLE, Simon Cowell fused seven-piece December 10, rising rapper JD Cliffe, Kibo and many more.  

In December of last year, the headliners were revealed, with a second offering of talent unleashed in March.  

Altogether, there are 13 new artists who have joined the list. You can find the full lineup, including new names who have joined in bold below:  

4AM Kru ~ 

 

54 Ultra 

 

Absolutely  

  

Adéla  

  

After  

 

Alex Spencer 

 

Alisha~  

  

Amma  

  

Arkayla~  

  

Arthur Hill  

  

bar italia  

  

Basht.~  

  

Bassvictim  

 

Beth McCarthy  

  

Betty  

  

Bleech 9:3  

 

Blossoms ~ 

  

Bou*  

 

Camille Blackman 

  

Cardinals  

 

Ceebo * 

  

Charli xcx  

  

Chase & Status  

  

Chloe Qisha*  

  

Chris Stussy*  

  

Clara La San  

  

Clementine Douglas  

  

Cruz Beckham and the Breakers  

  

Dave  

  

Day We Ran  

 

December 10  

  

Declan McKenna  

  

dexter in the newsagent  

  

DJ EJ  

  

Djammin  

  

Duke Dumont  

 

Dylan John Thomas ~ 

  

Finessekid  

 

Fiona Lee *

  

Fliss*  

  

Florence + The Machine  

  

Florence Road  

  

Florentenes~  

  

Fontaines D.C.  

  

Frost Children*  

  

Garage Flower~  

  

Geese  

  

Gurriers~  

  

Gunna*  

  

Hamdi  

  

Hedex  

  

Holly Humberstone  

  

Hybrid Minds  

  

IN PARALLEL  

  

[IVY]~  

  

Jack Marlow~  

  

JADE  

  

James Marriott  

  

Jane Remover*  

 

JD Cliffe 

  

Josh Baker  

  

Joss Dean b2b Nafe Smallz*  

  

Julia Wolf  

  

Julian Fijma  

  

Kasabian~  

  

Keo  

  

Kettama  

 

Kibo  

  

Kilu  

 

KINGBOOO! * 

  

Kingfishr  

  

Kneecap  

  

Lamb  

  

Locky~  

  

Loyle Carner*  

  

Luuk Van Dijk*  

 

M60 ~ 

  

Maisie Peters  

  

Mall Grab  

  

Max Dean b2b Luke Dean*  

  

Meeshy  

  

Men I Trust*  

  

Mulaa Joans  

  

Niko B  

 

Nine Vicious 

  

Notion  

  

Omar +  

  

Overpass  

  

Paris Paloma  

  

People I've Met  

  

Pozzy  

  

Radio Free Alice*  

  

RAYE  

  

Raynor  

  

Riordan  

  

Role Model  

  

Rose Gray~  

  

Rossi.  

  

Ruby Roberts  

  

Sade Olutola  

  

Saint Ludo  

  

Say Now  

  

Seb Lowe*  

  

she's green  

  

Silva Bumpa  

 

SINN6R 

  

Skepta  

  

Skepta b2b Prospa*   

  

Skepta b2b East End Dubs~  

  

Skye Newman  

  

Slayyyter  

  

sombr  

  

Sota  

  

SPEED  

 

The Clause ~ 

  

The Guest List  

  

The K's~  

  

The Lathums~  

  

The Lilacs~  

  

The North  

  

Tommy Phillips*  

  

Tooth  

 

unpeople 

 

Untitled 

  

Viagra Boys*  

 

VILLANELLE 

  

Violet Grohl  

  

Westside Cowboy  

  

WHATMORE  

  

YT  

  

* Reading only  

  

~ Leeds only 

 

As well as this announcement, organisers have also unveiled LS23, a late-night installation which provides a soundtrack to Leeds, once all the stages have closed. Acts including Lens and Soul Mass Transit System will be performing.  

For any remaining Reading & Leeds Festival 2026 tickets, click here.