LEEDS FESTIVAL // PREVIEW & ESSENTIALS

Leeds Festival is our favourite times of year. We will be heading down to cover the 3 full days and simply can't wait to be knee deep in mud and dancing to our favourite bands. Click below to check out the full lineup and see what our blogger, Clare Harrison will be taking with her to make sure she is set for a fun packed 3 days...

LEEDS FESTIVAL 2015 // SUNDAY REVIEW

Leeds Festival  - Sunday review feat. Marmozets, Pierce The Veil, Royal Blood, BMTH, Metallica & more...

LEEDS FESTIVAL 2015 // SATURDAY REVIEW

Leeds Festival - Saturday review feat. Don Broco Panic! at The Disco, All Time Low, Bastille, Limp Bizkit and Mumford & Sons ...

LEEDS FESTIVAL 2015 // FRIDAY REVIEW

Leeds Festival - Friday review feat. Gaslight Anthem, Coasts, Years & Years, Little Comets, The Libertines & more...

Reading & Leeds Festival Round-Up & 2015 Pre-sale

Reading & Leeds 2014 is over (cue sad faces all around) – One Of The Best Yet! A limited number of Weekend and Early Entry Tickets for 2015 available now. 

Click below to find out about 2015 and also reminisce on the good times last weekend. 

Photographer credit:

 Victor Frankowski

Reading & Leeds Festival // Invite You To Rename The Rock Stage

22ND – 24TH AUGUST 2014, BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND. 

BBC RADIO 1 ROCK SHOW’S DANIEL P CARTER TO CURATE A STAGE, YOUR CHANCE TO BECOME A PART OF READING & LEEDS’ HISTORY BY NAMING THIS STAGE!

Reading & Leeds Festival // GREEN DAY & more acts an​nounced​

Green Day have been announced as the final headliners for this year Reading & Leeds Festival. Taking place on 23RD – 25TH AUGUST 2013, BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, the Festival is set to go off with a bang.

To find out what other acts have been added to the bill and where you can get tickets from click below...

Leeds Festival Preview // Ceremony Interview

When Californian hardcore punk outfit Ceremony came to Leeds on a recent UK tour it is safe to say it was one of the most riotous shows that Est.1987 has ever attended! 

The boys are back in August playing at the Reading and Leeds Festival so to read what happened when we caught up with guitarist Anthony Anzaldo click below; we chatted all things fans, recording the new album, "Zoo", and isolating social media...

Leeds Festival Preview // Bastille Interview

Up next in our Leeds and Reading Festival preview series we have Bastille. Having already tipped them for the top in our "Future Talent" section, Est.1987 headed down to Sheffield in April to catch up with main man Dan Smith. 

He chatted to us about all things touring, recording and having a “wow this is amazing man” moment ahead of the bands Leeds and Reading Festival appearance. 

Leeds Festival Preview // Pulled Apart By Horses Interview

Here is the latest in our Leeds/Reading Festival previews. And this week it is Leeds' very own Pulled Apart By Horses in the spotlight. They take to the main stage at Leeds on Friday and Reading on Sunday. 

Est.1987 caught up with lead singer Tom Hudson and bassist Rob Lee earlier this year to chat all things touring, why they love Leeds and comedy encounters with Thom Yorke!

Leeds Festival Preview // Young Guns Interview

With Leeds/Reading Festival Weekend just around the corner Est.1987 is bringing you previews of some of the best acts playing over the 3 days. We headed down to The Well in Leeds to catch up with Young Guns front-man Gustav Wood earlier in the year on the bands' "Bones Club Tour". To read what Gustav had to say about the new album, touring and how High Wycombe has treated him click below...

Leeds Festival Preview // Deaf Havana Interview

Leeds/Reading Festival weekend is fast approaching so we are giving you a run-down of who we think you should be checking out on the line-up. First up? Deaf Havana. Est.1987 jumped at the chance to hang out with the Kings Lynn four-piece to chat about playing Leeds/Reading Festival, leaving 'screaming' in 2006 and being the best that they've ever been.

Futuresound Competition // Leeds Festival 2012 Finalists

With Leeds Festival 2012 fast approaching it can only mean one thing; Futuresound Competition 2012.

The annual competition offers 6 bands the opportunity to play at Leeds & Reading Festival with the overall winner opening the NME/Radio1 Stage.

The finalists have been announced and the competition rounds have already begun...

That time of year again- Reading & Leeds Festival 2012

Yes, it's that time of year again- festival season and yesterday evening the announcement was made disclosing which acts would be gracing the Reading and Leeds Festival this year.

LEEDS FESTIVAL 2011- a round up...

Est.1987 hit Leeds Festival this weekend...here is who we saw and what went down...

D.R.U.G.S- DO YOU HAVE YOUR PRESCRIPTION?...

Kick back a decade or so and the bands at the top of pretty much everyone’s playlist screamed out “Story of The Year”, “Matchbook Romance” and “From First to Last”. Fast forward to 2010, to those three bands add a little “Underminded” and “Chiodos” and you get a large dose of D.R.U.G.S…