April 28, 2008 19:00

CSS and The Ting Tings among 53 bands added to Reading And Leeds Festivals bill

Crystal Castles, Lightspeed Champion and Simian Mobile Disco also added

The Ting Tings,CSS and Lightspeed Champion have just been added to the Reading And Leeds Festivals line-up.

The aforementioned bands, plus Crystal Castles and Simian Mobile Disco, are among 53 acts who have been confirmed to play at the event today (April 28).

The festival takes place on August 22-24 on the two sites.

The new line-up additions are:

Reading, Friday August 22/Leeds, Saturday August 23

NME/Radio One Stage: Jack Penate, Be Your Own Pet, One Night Only, The Duke Spirit, Blood Red Shoes, Make Model

The Lock Up Stage: Less Than Jake, Pennywise, Goldfinger, The Unseen, H2O, Frank Turner, The Loved Ones, Hexes

Reading, Saturday August 23/Leeds, Sunday August 24

Main Stage: British Sea Power, The Automatic

NME/Radio One Stage: Seasick Steve, The Ting Tings, Mystery Jets, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, Kids In Glass Houses, Santogold, Bombay Bicycle Club

Lock Up Stage: Gallows, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, Flogging Molly, MXPX, Cancer Bats, Set Your Goals, King Blues, Fucked Up, The Gaslight Anthem, Hi Fi Hand Grenade, Random Hand

Reading, Sunday August 24/Leeds, Friday August 22

The Main Stage: Alexisonfire

NME/Radio One Stage: The Music, Hadouken!, Lightspeed Champion, Cajun Dance Party, Adam Green, Yeasayer, The Metros

Dance Stage: CSS, Digitalism, Simian Mobile Disco, Chromeo, Crystal Castles, Lethal Bizzle, Holy Fuck, The Whip, Robots In Disguise, The Shoes

You can read about the surprise Reading And Leeds Festivals set Lightspeed Champion has lined up in the new edition of NME, available on Wednesday (April 30).