The 1975 to replace Lewis Capaldi at Reading & Leeds 2023

nme.com:

The 1975 will be replacing Lewis Capaldi at Reading & Leeds (August 26-27) this year, according to the band.While performing at TRNSMT festival on Sunday (July 9), frontman Matty Healy revealed mid-performance that not only will the band be taking over Lewis Capaldi’s slot at the festivals, but they will also be performing their 2013 self-titled debut album in its entirety to mark its 10th anniversary.Healy said onstage: “So, on Saturday at Reading and Sunday at Leeds in celebration of 10 years of our debut album, The 1975 will be playing that album in full in support of our good friend Lewis Capaldi.

If you’ve got tickets, good for you. If you haven’t, go and get them. We’ll see you there.”Watch the announcement below.Matty says The 1975 will be covering Lewis Capaldi’s slot for @OfficialRandL to mark 10 years of Self Titled #The1975 #The1975ontour pic.twitter.com/DnywagEXKF— The 1975 Updates (@The1975_Tour) July 9, 2023Tickets for Reading & Leeds 2023 are available here.

Other headliners for this year’s festival include Foals, Billie Eilish, The Killers, Sam Fender and Imagine Dragons. Other acts on the line-up include Wet Leg, Slowthai, Bicep, Becky Hill, Steve Lacy, Central Cee, MUNA, The Snuts, Tion Wayne and more.