Reading & Leeds: At a glance
Headliners: Travis Scott, Chappell Roan, Bring Me The Horizon, Hozier
Festival dates: Thursday, August 21 – Sunday, August 24
UK coverage – free on BBC iPlayer
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This year’s Reading and Leeds festivals are all set to take place next week, with Travis Scott, Chappell Roan, Bring Me The Horizon and Hozier headlining. And that’s not all, because Limp Bizkit, Enter Shikari, Amyl & The Sniffers and Pale Waves will also be playing, so it’s going to be a weekend full of excellent music.
Just like Glastonbury earlier this year, the BBC will be bringing us live coverage, highlights and more throughout the whole long weekend, so if you didn’t manage to get your hands on a ticket, you’ll be able to catch the action from the comfort of home through BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 1, BBC Introducing and BBC Sounds.
This guide will show you how to watch Reading and Leeds 2025, wherever you are, and whether you’re watching on TV, streaming or listening online.
How to watch Reading & Leeds in the UK
The BBC has become the main channel for Glastonbury in recent years, and it’s also been the home of the festivals since the late 1990’s.
The broadcaster will be showing performances from the Main Stage, Chevron Stage and the BBC Introducing Stage – the latter featuring a host of up and coming stars. Some of the artists who have appeared on the Introducing Stage include The 1975 and Ed Sheeran.
Coverage of the festival will be shown on the BBC iPlayer, BBC One, BBC Radio 1, BBC Introducing and BBC Sounds.
How to watch Reading & Leeds outside the UK
With so much going on around the Reading and Leeds, there’s a good chance you might miss some of it if you’re on holiday. In that case, you can use a VPN service such as NordVPN, our current top pick, instead, so you can still get your festival fix.
It’s not a difficult process and you can get up and running in minutes – and right now it’s available with 72% off the normal price – and there’s a 30-day money-back guarantee. As an added bonus, you can also grab an Amazon gift card if you sign up to one of NordVPN’s two-year packages.
How to use a VPN
1. Install a VPN. As we’ve mentioned above, Nord VPN is Louder’s favourite.
2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN. If you’re currently outside the UK on holiday and want to watch the BBC’s Reading and Leeds coverage, just select ‘UK’ from the list.
3. Turn the volume up and relax. Sign in to your iPlayer account and you’re all set to watch the weekend’s action from around the festival site.
Reading & Leeds 2025: Where to start
The BBC iPlayer will be the main place to watch artists across the long weekend, with the BBC launching the Reading & Leeds iPlayer Channel which will be presented from Reading by Jack Saunders and Sian Eleri.
The coverage will start at 2pm BST on August 22, 23 & 24 and will focus on highlights from the Main Stage and Chevron Stage along with special guests
The BBC add: “Performances and highlight tracks will be available on-demand via iPlayer for 30 days following the festival, while a special compilation featuring standout moments from across the weekend will be available to stream for 12 months.”
In addition, it’s been revealed that across the weekend, BBC One will broadcast three main shows that’ll feature the headline sets from Chappell Roan and Bring Me The Horizon.
Chappell Roan’s set will be broadcast on Friday, August 22 at 10.40pm, while Bring Me The Horizon’s performance will be shown at 11.55pm on Saturday, August 23.
While the BBC won’t be covering all artists live, they’re still showing a huge amount of onstage action so you should be able to pick and choose from a selection of live and recorded sets to watch at your leisure.
Artists & Stage Times
READING FESTIVAL
Thursday, August 21
Chevron Stage
9.15pm: Cam Smith
10.45pm: Jack Marlow
12.15am: Charlie Tee
1.45am: DJ Battle
Friday, August 22
Main Stage
12noon: Red Rum Club
12.50pm: Alessi Rose
1.45pm: The Royston Club
2.45pm: Bloc Party
4.10pm: Wallows
5.20pm: The Kooks
7.10pm: Chappell Roan
9.40pm Hozier
Chevron Stage
12.25pm: Good Health Good Wealth
1pm: Charlotte Plank
1.50pm: Badger
2.45pm: Nemzzz
3.50pm: Still Woozy
4.55pm: Soft Play
6.10pm Rudim3ntal
8:40pm: AJ Tracey
11:30pm: C100
1am: Badger
2am: DJ Battle
Saturday, August 23
Main Stage
12pm: VOILÁ
12:50pm: Lambrini Girls
1:45pm: South Arcade
2:45pm: Good Neighbours
3:55pm: Royal Otis
5:10pm: Conan Gray
6:30pm: Enter Shikari
7:55pm: Limp Bizkit
9:50pm: Bring Me The Horizon
Chevron Stage
12pm: James And The Cold Gun
12:45pm: Blanco
1:30pm: Issey Cross
2:15pm: Pozer
3:05pm: Example
4:15pm: Pale Waves
5:30pm: Bakar
6:35pm: Wunderhorse
7:35pm: Jazzy
8:50pm: Becky Hill
1am: Jeremiah Asiamah
2am: DJ Battle
Sunday, August 24
Main Stage
12:50pm: Demae
1:40pm: Songer
2:30pm: Waterparks
3:25pm: Sea Girls
4:20pm: Suki Waterhouse
5:30pm: Amyl & The Sniffers
6:45pm: Trippie Redd
8:05pm: D-Block Europe
9:50pm: Travis Scott
Chevron Stage
12pm: Lyvia
1:35pm: Late Night Drive Home
2:45pm: Del Water Gap
3:20pm: Leigh-Anne
4:30pm: Girl’s Don’t Sync
5:45pm: Lancey Foux
7pm: DJ EZ
8:40pm: Sammy Virji
11:30pm: BL3SS
1am: Millie Cotton
2am: DJ Battle
The official Reading & Leeds 2025 app
The official Reading and Leeds app is available to download via Apple iOS or Android. While the app has been set up primarily for those attending the festival, music fans watching from home will also find things to enjoy.
There’s a handy line-up chart showing artists and stage times so you can plan out your Reading and Leeds experience, artist bios, a Spotify connect feature so you can discover more of the artists playing at the 2025 festival, links to social media, the chance to purchase merch, playlists and more.
How to rewatch previous Reading and Leeds festival
If you want to relive the music and memories of Reading and Leeds festivals from previous years, the BBC iPlayer has you covered, with dedicated festival channels dedicated to rock & indie, rap & hip hop, pop classics and the best on Reading 2022, 2023 and 2024.