No sign of this news on the official website but this has come straight from their PR company so it’s almost certainly true. This year they’re calling the Comedy Tent the “Alternative Stage” and as well as comedy there will be visual displays etc. shown there.
The lineup is as follows:
The Alternative Stage Leeds
| Leeds Thursday | Leeds Friday | Leeds Saturday | Leeds Sunday |
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Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies Dream Of An Opium Eater American Hardcore DJ Johnny Truant |
Barry & Stuart, Magicians Simon Amstell Russell Kane Jim Jeffries Roger Monkhouse Hugh Lennon Terry Clement Andrew Bird ColeParker Ben Hurley Trangressive Records Audio Visual Sets |
Climate Change Short Films and Q &A Tim Minchin Dan Atkinson Mickey Dee Al Pitcher Toby Foster Matt Blaize Jason Rouse LLoyd Langford Paul Tonkinson Steve Gribbin Audio Visual Sets |
Crazy Girl Shorts Luke Wright Tim Clare Derek Meins Carl Donnelly Andrew Lawrence Craig Campbell Dave Johns Ed Byrne Matt Reed Junior Simpson Dave Fulton Kevin Bridges Tim Yen Yen The Youtube Lounge Stars Up Your Arse Karaoke Cabaret and Comedy |
The Alternative Stage Reading
| Reading Friday | Reading Saturday | Reading Sunday | |
| Climate Change Short Films and Q & A Paul Tonkinson Kerry Godliman Dave Fulton Tim Minchin Woody Bop Muddy Lloyd Langford Jason Rouse Matt Blaize Rob Rouse Steve Gribbin Audio Visual Sets |
The NME Question and Answer Session Derek Meins Beans on Toast Ed Byrne Matt Reed Kevin Bridges John Fothergill Hugh Lennon Terry Clement Junior Simpson Andrew Bird Ben Hurley The Youtube Lounge Trangressive Records Audio Visual Sets | The Vox N Roll Music Quiz Crazy Girl Shorts Simon Amstell Hal Cruttendon Brian Lazernick Sean Collins Barry & Stuart, Magicians Ian Cognito Ricky Grover John Maloney Milton Jones |