Chappell Roan to headline Reading and Leeds festival

Singer Chappell Roan and rapper Travis Scott will headline Studying and Leeds competition subsequent yr.

Steel band Carry Me The Horizon and singer-songwriter Hozier will even high the invoice at each occasions over the August financial institution vacation weekend.

Pink Pony Membership singer Chappell Roan has exploded in reputation this yr off the again of singles Scorching to Go! and Pink Pony Membership, a sell-out UK tour and her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

Melvin Benn, boss of organiser Pageant Republic, stated she was “an inspiring new pop star poised to outline a technology”.

This yr’s competition line-up, introduced on BBC Radio 1’s New Music Present with Jack Saunders, additionally consists of AJ Tracey, Becky Hill and rapper Trippie Redd.

Different artists confirmed for the line-up embrace Sammy Virji, Enter Shikari, The Kooks, Bloc Celebration, Conan Grey, Amyl and The Sniffers and Wunderhorse.

Rudim3ntal, Suki Waterhouse, The Dare, Lambrini Women and Lola Younger are additionally set to carry out, with extra acts but to be introduced.

It has been a whirlwind yr for Chappell Roan, who gained greatest new artist at September’s VMAs after cancelling two European reveals to play the awards.

She additionally pulled out of All Issues Go competition in Washington DC and New York Metropolis, saying she felt overwhelmed by the pressures of her newfound fame.

Travis Scott, who final carried out at Studying and Leeds in 2018, has simply completed his Utopia – Circus Maximus Tour off the again of his first UK primary album, Utopia.

In 2021, he carried out on the Astroworld music competition in Texas, the place 10 individuals died after followers surged in direction of the stage.

Final yr, he needed to cancel a present in entrance of Egypt’s pyramids, blaming “advanced manufacturing points”.

Mr Benn stated the rapper’s headline slot in 2025 could be an “unique look” in Europe.

Lana Del Rey and Blink-182 headlined 2023’s summer time’s festivals, and two levels at the Leeds web site had been closed when Storm Lilian hit.

Mr Benn claimed the 2025 line-up was one of many “youngest” in years and mirrored “an thrilling wave of inspiring voices breaking by in popular culture”.

The occasions will happen at Studying’s Richfield Avenue and Bramham Park in Leeds between 21-24 August, with tickets as a consequence of go on normal sale on Monday.

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