The 1975 have been announced as last-minute headliners for Reading & Leeds 2022 after Rage Against The Machine were forced to pull out.Yesterday (August 11) saw Rage cancel their upcoming UK and European headline tour due to frontman Zack de la Rocha’s ongoing leg injury.
He’s been given “medical guidance” not to proceed with performing beyond the band’s run of dates in New York, which conclude on Sunday (August 14).This left a glaring gap in this year’s Reading & Leeds line-up.
RATM had been scheduled to top the bill at the dual-site event on Friday, August 26 (Leeds) and Sunday, August 28 (Reading).This morning (August 12), organisers have confirmed that The 1975 will replace Rage Against The Machine.
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