Reading & Leeds 2024 share essential guide to festival: where to stay, what not to bring, what’s new and more

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Reading & Leeds is around the corner, and the festival have shared their guide to everything you need to know – take a look at all the essential info below.There’s just 19 days to go until the twin festivals return, where Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, Blink-182, Fred Again.., Gerry Cinnamon and Catfish & The Bottlemen will headline the 2024 edition.Other acts set to join include 21 Savage, Jorja Smith, Denzel Curry, Kenny Beats, Beabadoobee, Kenya Grace, Nia Archives, Two Door Cinema Club, Fontaines D.C., Reneé Rapp, Pendulum, Teddy Swims, Kid Kapichi, FLO and more.Excitingly, this year will also feature two new stages: Chevron and The Aux.

The latter will showcase “pioneering digital creators” and will allow festival-goers to attend live podcasts, interactive talks, and livestreams and tune into the current media landscape.Meanwhile, Chevron will replace the festivals’ dual main stage format and will boast the world’s first outdoor floating LED video sky canopy.

Reading & Leeds boss Melvin Benn has described the stage as “groundbreaking”, where the 40,000-capacity open-air venue will also host the world’s biggest silent disco with The Prodigy, Sonny Fodera and Skrillex as headliners.Tickets are on sale now for both locations and are available for purchase here (for Reading) and here (for Leeds) – here’s everything to know about your visit:All weekend tickets for Reading & Leeds include camping, however there are several different accommodation options when attending the festival depending on your preference, these include:For more information, head to the festival’s ‘Where to Stay’ page.Be sure to visit the info page here.