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Reading and Leeds Festivals: line-up and tickets out today (Mar 31)

Stay tuned to NME.COM for this evening's big announcement

March 31, 2008 | 12 Comments
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NME.COM will have tickets for this year's Reading and Leeds Festivals, which take place between August 22-24, on sale from 7.30pm tonight.

Details of who is playing this year's festivals will be announced throughout today, culminating at 6.45pm (BST) tonight. So far, The Killers have been announced as headliners.

To get tickets head to NME.com/gigs or call NME Tickets on 0871 230 1094 at 7.30pm.

Meanwhile, as we countdown to tonight's announcement, share your reactions, rumours and wishlists for this year's festival by commenting in the MyNME box below.

lee_woodall123@hotmail.com

Mar 31, 2008

METALLICA!!!!!
deffo!

katieanddavid85

Mar 31, 2008

I bought my tickets last year and im on tenter hooks at work waiting for the line up to be released!!!! I dont really have any band preferences would love to see green day making a return an to see the last shadow puppets but its Leeds Fest an it will be brill!! Bring on the booze, camping an fingers crossed sunshine!!!

branz21

Mar 31, 2008

the killers just got announced on jo whiley

rockgeek

Mar 31, 2008

http://www.punktastic.com/ will announce lineup long before NME ever will. Radio 1 has already revealed a headliner and with so many self confirmations, it's hardly exclusive is it.

dazza89

Mar 31, 2008

KILLERS!!!!!
CONFIRMED!!!

IrwinDeep

Mar 31, 2008

Considering buying tickets anyway, but an appearance from TLSP will clinch it for me.

TechnodanceaphobicGG

Mar 31, 2008

i hope the cribs play!

twig17

Mar 31, 2008

I have it on good authority that its Metallica, Slipknot, RAGE, QOTSA, Killers and Bloc Party :)

nme_sucks_yo

Mar 31, 2008

Looks like the "exclusive" announcement has already gone a miss! What a shame.

playerone

Mar 31, 2008

Why do nme.com keep claiming everything they report on is "exclusive"???

nahnahnah

Mar 31, 2008

because it's the only thing they have going for them.

LoisBobSquarePants

Apr 2, 2008

well me & my friend have bought our tickets for leeds :]were probs staying in the nme tent, for manics, cant wait!but the killers, no offence right but who frankly quite gives a toss about them?they have some good songs on their albums, i'll give them that, but at the end of the day they are just another bland boring band trying to be rock and roll but failing miserably.at least manics actually have something to go for them, like the fact that they didnt call it quits when richey disappeared or maybe the fact that their songs actually have some get up and go about them or maybe the poetic beauty of their lyrics which the killers most certainly dont have.in fact i would rather see franz ferdinand rather than the killers i think, and i absolutely fucking hate them, they have also been blessed with the talentless gene.manic street preachers all the way :)can i have a reviews job in your mag now nme?=]