With the baking hot Download Festival 2025 now solidly in the rear view mirror, we here at Rock Sins are turning our eyes towards the rest of festival season. Reading & Leeds Festival 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most diverse and electrifying editions in its 55-year history, with the most recent announcement adding over 80 names to the bill. Whilst this year’s lineup spans genres from pop and hip hop to electronica and dance, rock and metal still have plenty to look forward to, with a heavy-hitting selection of established icons, rising stars, and cult favourites locked in for August’s bank holiday weekend.
Returning to the top tier of UK festivals, Bring Me The Horizon will deliver what promises to be one of the most explosive headline sets of the summer, following their genre-defying trajectory from metalcore titans to arena-filling innovators. They’ll be joined by Limp Bizkit, who are currently out on tour supporting Metallica on the North American leg of the M72 World Tour. Fred Durst and co will undoubtedly bebringing their nu-metal swagger to the main stage. Sharing the stage alongside these heavyweights will be Enter Shikari, who continue to blur the lines between post-hardcore, electronica, and protest anthems.
Fellow British rockers Soft Play (formerly known as Slaves) also return with their raw punk energy, alongside Irish alt-rock outfit Fontaines D.C., and politically-charged post-punks High Vis, who are currently enjoying their short UK run supporting Nu Metal icons, Deftones.
The festival’s late-night program gets a rock injection this year too, with UPRAWR, the UK’s leading rock and metal club night, hosting takeovers at both the Silent Disco Chevron and Piccadilly Party stages in Leeds, promising mosh-worthy mayhem long after the main stages go dark. They’re joined by FACE DOWN, Swiftogeddon, and Fuzz Club, offering rock fans an immersive after-dark experience.
Whilst this Year’s Reading & Leeds 2025 bill still proudly spans pop (Chappell Roan, Hozier), hip hop (Travis Scott, D-Block Europe), and dance (Becky Hill, Sammy Virji), the commitment to rock and metal remains clear. With scene-defining acts, underground heroes, and a festival infrastructure evolving to meet fan demand, including five newly designed campsites and expanded late-night programming, Reading & Leeds is proving once again why it remains the premier destination for alternative music in the UK.
For more information and for tickets visit the official Reading and Leeds website.
