Leeds Festival 2008 - tickets, line up, rumours

The history of the Reading and Leeds Festival is full of amazing moments and exclusive performances but today’s announcement from organisers Festival Republic will take some beating.

More bands have been announced this week by organisers Festival Republic for Leeds Festival…

Hadouken! are now fully confirmed to play one of the biggest festivals of the summer - The Reading and Leeds Festivals 2008.

Leeds Festival 2008 Main Stage headliners were confirmed by festival organisers this evening as Metallica, Rage Against The Machine and The Killers (although it was hardly a secret, was it?).

… the first of the Leeds Festival headliners have today been confirmed as The Killers.

A recent interview with Melvin Benn on the BBC Entertainment website has revealed that we may be expecting three US acts as headliners for Leeds Festival 2008.

Mean Fiddler revealed the Lock Up and Dance Stage line ups today. Check out our revised line up page to see them for yourself!

Full 2007 Line Up

With the Caling Stage hosting nearly all of NME’s recommended new bands of the summer festival season over the three days alongside some exclusive performances from some of the most interesting names in alternative rock, organisers Mean Fiddler today revealed the line up as:
Friday
The Hold Steady
Peter, Bjorn and John
Seasick Steve
Charlotte Hatherley
Kate Nash
Little Ones
Kubichek!
Operator Please
Republic of [...]

On Tuesday, 22nd May Mean Fiddler will be announcing the line-up for the Carling Stage at this year’s Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival.
Returning to the festival for the 9th year, the Carling Stage will yet again host the best collection of up and coming talent at the best live music weekend in the UK.
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Mean Fiddler have last night revealed the following additions to the Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival line-up:
Jimmy Eat World, The Long Blondes, Little Man Tate, The Pipettes, The Shins, Eagles Of Death Metal, Dead 60s, The Used, Hellogoodbye and Gym Class Heroes will play the Main Stage.
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, The Enemy, The Horrors, Dinosaur [...]