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Over 70 new acts announced for Reading and Leeds Festival 2016

Reading and Leeds Festival 2016 is really starting to take shape, with over 70 new acts confirmed for the legendary festival today.

Among them are Frank Turner, Kano, Brian Fallon, Good Charlotte, Coheed and Cambria, Tonight Alice and Mastodon.

Frank Turner will open the main stage on Friday at Reading and Saturday at Leeds says, “I’m very happy to be making my tenth annual return to Reading and Leeds Festival this summer.

“That’s the record, by miles, and I’m proud of it. They’ve always been supportive of my career, loyal to me, and I’m more than happy to repay that in kind. It’s the best festival in the UK.”

Here’s the full list of new additions:
Nas (UK Festival Exclusive)
Frank Turner
Kano
Good Charlotte (UK Festival Exclusive)
Coheed and Cambria
Mastodon
Tonight Alive (UK Festival Exclusive)
Spring King
Sunset Sons
Haelos
Black Foxxes
The Temper Trap
Brian Fallon
BØRNS
Eagulls
Clean Cut Kid
Pulled Apart By Horses
Ezra Furman
VANT
The Magic Gang
Blaenavon
The Hunna
LANY
The Sherlocks
Rationale
Beach Baby
Transviolet
Isaac Gracie
Lewis Del Mar
Otherkin
Anteros
The Beach
The Vryll Society
Area 52
Tibet
Thrice
Hacktivist
Nothing More
Milk Teeth
Giraffe Tongue Orchestra
MGK
Heck
ROAM
Beach Slang
SWMRS
Superheaven
Big Spring
Waterparks
Yung Lean
Hoodie Allen
Maverick Sabre
Metro Boomin
Little Simz
Fekky
Geko
Bugzy Malone
Logic
K.Flay
Franko Fraize
Clara Amfo
SOPHIE
Danny L Harle
Rag’n’Bone Man
Friction
Fred V & Grafix
Delta Heavy
The Japanese House
99 Souls
Redlight
Lion Babe
Zac Samuel
Tkay Maidza
Hermitude
Lemaitre
Low Steppa
Draper
James Organ

Book tickets for Reading and Leeds Festival 2016, taking place between 24 – 28 August, now at Ticketmaster.co.uk.

Relive all the action from Reading and Leeds Festival 2015.

Check out the latest line-up in all its glory:

Reading and Leeds Festival 2016