NME Festival Guide 2008
Reading & Leeds Festival

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Reading & Leeds Festival

When: August 22-24

Where: Richfield Avenue, Reading and Bramham Park, Wetherby, West Yorkshire

What: The Festival reaches its 20th birthday this year and to kick off the celebrations The Killers, Rage Against The Machine and Metallica are headlining the main stage over the August bank holiday weekend. The 200,000 tickets sold out in less than 24 hours.

Tickets: £155 for a weekend ticket with camping. £65 for a day ticket. The campsite opens on August 21 at 8am.

Website: www.readingfestival.com www.leedsfestival.com

NME.COM will be reporting from the Reading and Leeds Festival all weekend. Scroll down for news, video, photos, blogs and more.

Reading and Leeds Photos: Sunday

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2008 Line-up includes:

Metallica

Hadouken!

The Last Shadow Puppets

Less Than Jake

Plain White T's

View the full 2008 Reading & Leeds Line-up here

Reading & Leeds Festival News

Read all the latest Reading & Leeds Festival news, updated around the clock - including news, reviews, ticket information, line-ups and more...

Reading Festival site set to host new event

Sep 19, 2008

Watch Rage, Metallica, Killers from Reading And Leeds Festivals

Aug 27, 2008

Summer festivals 2008 - have your say now

Aug 26, 2008

Ticket reseller goes bust

Aug 26, 2008

Editors to record 'Terminator' influenced album in October

Aug 26, 2008

Watch Queens Of The Stone Age and Arctic Monkeys at Leeds Festival

Aug 26, 2008

Dizzee Rascal bigs up northern music fans

Aug 26, 2008

The Cribs and Johnny Marr to release single this year

Aug 26, 2008

We Are Scientists trash dressing room at Leeds Festival

Aug 26, 2008

Gallows say Reading Festival show was highlight of their career

Aug 26, 2008

Glasvegas big up Last Shadow Puppets

Aug 26, 2008

The Killers reveal new album title - exclusive

Aug 26, 2008

We Are Scientists think Rage Against The Machine are pretentious

Aug 26, 2008

'Foo Fighters secret gig' chaos at Reading Festival

Aug 25, 2008

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Reading & Leeds Festival Blog

NME writers off the leash: reviews, rants and gossip direct from the festival front-line...

Reading - The Gaslight Anthem

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The NME.COM Signing Tent

View all of the photos from the NME Signing Tent at V Festival 2008.

Bands meeting and greeting fans this year included Ian Brown, The Kooks, The Hold Steady, The Charlatans and more.

Were you there? See all the pictures right here!

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