Now, first off: This isn’t 100%, but it has come from a fairly reliable source (some guy on our MySpace account, thanks!).

Rumour has it that on 03/04/06 an Official Lineup Announcement will be made on Radio 1 between 6:30PM and 7:00PM. After the announcement tickets will go on sale immediately.

As you probably know, this isn’t going to be the full line up but you generally get the headliners (of course) and around twenty or so mainstage acts. The rest trickle through in the months afterwards (you can get an idea of when on our time-line for 2005).

So, that’s all the information we have at the moment! No need to mark that date in your diary, we’ll be listening then and be sure to update the site the second we hear any news!

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Carling Weekend: Reading And Leeds Festivals have won NME’s “Best Event” award for the festivals in 2005!
Beating Glastonbury, T in the Park, V Festival and even Live8!
This doesn’t really mean much, but it’s nice to know that this is the best U.K. Festival that there is. Especially considering it beat Live8.

You can read more about it here: http://www.nme.com/awards

Tags: leedsfestival, carlingweekend, readingfestival, vfestival, live8, tinthepark, glastonbury, nme, nmeawrds, uk, ukfestivals, musicfestivals, shockwave

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According to RoadRunnerRecords.com Tool will be playing at Reading/Leeds this August.
Their official site does not mention this, but the tour dates seem pretty definite.
You can read more about this here: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=48357

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Mean Fiddler are holding a competition to allow thirty NME readers to discuss the Leeds festival with them, give them their opinions on the good and bad aspects of it and generally talk about how to improve it.

You need a “MyNME” username to participate in this competition, presumabely you can get this by buying an NME Magazine or just registering at the site.

To read more or enter yourself in the competition go here: http://www.nme.com/win/readingleeds-festival/100

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According to LeedsToday.net Mean Fiddler are currently seeking permission for 70,000 peopl at Leeds this year. An unexpected move considering the riots of 2005, but this would certainly go a few steps towards compensating for the influx of people from Glastonbury!

This would increase the crowd capacity by around 10,000 people and the plan still appears to be to have it held at Branham Park.

You can read more about this here: http://www.leedstoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=39&ArticleID=1354741

Tags: leeds, rumours, capacity, festivals

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The Leeds Festival Moblog has just launched! For those that don’t know this is a website that will automatically post pictures that are sent to it from mobile phones. The idea is that come Leeds Festival people will be able to send pictures of bands, camping and so on and then other unfortunate folks who aren’t at the festival will be able to get a some what live view of the festival.
To submit photos to the moblog e-mail them from your phone to: moblog@carlingfesty.com

Also, please don’t forget to join our Community Forum, we’re eager to get new members!

And don’t forget to add us on MySpace here: http://myspace.com/leedsandreading2006

Thanks a lot!

Tags: leeds, festival, moblog, myspace, carling, festival, charity

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Pearl Jam, Franz Ferdinand and Muse have been confirmed by NME as the headliners.
The Kaiser Chiefs, Arctic Monkeys and Flaming Lips will be second on the bill.
Dirty Pretty Things and Racounters will be on an unkown stage.

This is from NME but they were spot on last year, so you can probably take it as fact.
Personally I’m not too sure about the large amount of indie up at the top, but am pleased to see Flaming Lips in the line up. Shame about the lack of Alice Cooper and still no sign of Tool!

Update: I am being told that the Pearl Jam rumour is false. I can’t confirm this, but just bear it in mind. Sorry to get everyone’s hopes up.

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Looks like rumours about Alice Cooper headlining Leeds are growing, this means the likelyhood of Tool headlining Leeds are lowered but I guess it’s still good news for the majority of Leeds goers who seemed pretty upset by the all-indie rumours so far.

.. the outrageous School’s Out star is being tipped as one of the main acts at this summer’s Leeds Festival ..

You can read more about this here: http://www.leedstoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=39&ArticleID=1341883

The article also appears to confirm that Leeds will be held at last year’s location again.

Posted by Pandy as Everything, Rumours at 7:57 PM PST

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