Scots singer Gerry Cinnamon will join Liam Gallagher, Fred Again and Lana Del Rey among the artists set to headline Reading and Leeds Festivals 2024, it has been announced.
At the sister festivals, Britpop star Gallagher, 51, will mark the 30th anniversary of Oasis’ debut album Definitely Maybe by performing the record in full.Indie rock band Catfish And The Bottlemen and American pop-punk outfit Blink-182 will also top the bill for 2024.Among the other acts announced on Thursday are Mercury Prize nominee Raye, American DJ Skrillex, band Spiritbox and rapper Digga D.
Tickets go on sale here next week. Mercury Prize nominee producer and DJ Fred Again said this will be “the only UK festival I’m playing next year and is the first festival I ever went to”.Del Rey, who will headline for the first time, and Blink-182, who are returning to the festivals for the first time in a decade, will also not play any other UK festivals next year.Gallagher’s headline set will see him return to the music festivals following performances in 2017 and headline sets in 2021.Speaking about the announcement, Gallagher, who will perform his solo work alongside Oasis’ greatest hits, said: “I’m gonna be playing Reading & Leeds, the most RnR (Rock n’ Roll) festivals we have left in the UK.
Be there or be square LGx”Gerry Cinnamon, who is also headlining TRNSMT festival next July also tweeted the news and penned: "Ers yer dinner.x"And many fans on social media were delighted by the news that the Castlemilk chanter would be headlining.One wrote: "Good to see you back doing what you do best brother @gerrycinnamon."Another added: "Can't wait!"While one said: "there’s defo an album and tour coming."Melvin Benn, managing director of promoter Festival
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