On the weekend of August 24th – 26th 2012, a 160k Reading and Leeds goers will be moshing, pogoing and - quite possibly - dancing to the names announced for the bill tonight.

As you will already discern from the headline, the bill includes At the Drive-In, Blood Red Shoes, Metronomy, SBTRKT, The Shins, Paramore plus main stage headline sets from The Cure, The Foo Fighters and the band all DiSsers love to hate Kasabian (but don't worry, they'll on at the same time as ATDI!). The NME/Radio 1 stage boasts headline sets from The Maccabees, Justice and did we mention At the Drive-in are playing?

This year's festival takes place at Little John’s Farm in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds on the August Bank Holiday Weekend. There are still more names to be announced but the bill so far - which weirdly features The Shins sandwiched between Odd Future and Enter Shikari?! - looks like this:

MAIN STAGE

Fri 24 Reading / Sat 25 Leeds
The Cure
Paramore
Bombay Bicycle Club
You Me At Six
Crystal Castles
Angels and Airwaves
Coheed and Cambria
Cancer Bats
Deaf Havana

Sat 25 Reading / Sun 26 Leeds
Kasabian
Florence and the Machine
The Vaccines
Enter Shikari
The Shins
Odd Future
Mystery Jets
Blood Red Shoes

Sun 26 Reading/ Fri 24 Leeds
Foo Fighters
The Black Keys
Kaiser Chiefs
Bullet For My Valentine
All Time Low
The Gaslight Anthem
Eagles of Death Metal
Band of Skulls
Pulled Apart By Horses

NME/RADIO 1 STAGE

Fri 24 Reading / Sat 25 Leeds
The Maccabees
Foster The People
The Courteeners

Sat 25 Reading / Sun 26 Leeds
At the Drive-in
The Cribs
Billy Talent
Miike Snow

Sun 26 Reading/ Fri 24 Leeds
Justice
Two Door Cinema Club
The Horrors
SBTRKT

DANCE STAGE

Sat 25 Reading / Sun 26 Leeds
Metronomy
Katy B
Azealia Banks
Jaguar Skills

+++++Loads more still to be announced.

Spotify playlist

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The Poster

Tickets

TICKETING INFO

Weekend tickets £197.50 plus applicable booking fees. Day tickets Fri, Sat, Sun £85.00 plus applicable booking fees. Early entry permits £15.00. Campervan permits £60.00. Lockers £15.00. Reading car parking £5.00. Weekend ticket prices include camping

Online/Telephone from Monday 12th March 7.15pm:

Tickets are strictly limited to a maximum of four per person/address/payment card for those booking by telephone or online and two per person/address/payment card for personal callers to walk in stores. Credit Card line: 0871 231 0821

Or online at: www.festivalrepublic.com www.readingfestival.com www.leedsfestival.com.