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How to watch Reading & Leeds: live stream the 2025 festival for free – ft. Travis Scott, Limp Bizkit & Chappell Roan
Comprising twin festivals taking place 190 miles apart, one at Richfield Avenue in Reading, the other at Bramham Park near Leeds, R&L isn’t for the faint-hearted. Travis Scott, Bring Me the Horizon, Hozier and Chappell Roan are headlining both events, so read on as we explain how to watch Reading & Leeds 2025 streams online from anywhere and for FREE on BBC iPlayer.
As the unofficial annual post-exam results blowout for teenagers up and down the UK, there tends to be an end-of-days feel to Reading & Leeds, while the twin format and north-south divide are a recipe for one-upmanship.
The audience energy is just as big a part of the music, but we have seen a huge shift from the rock heavy bands of the early 2000s. That was of course since the arrival of 50 Cent as a headliner back in 2004, who among others like Panic! at the Disco, Good Charlotte, Twenty One Pilots, My Chemical Romance and Meat Loaf have been given particularly short shrift in the past.
Aside from the headliners, further highlights include Lambrini Girls, Wunderhorse, Bloc Party, Limp Bizkit and The Kooks. The Reading Friday lineup and the Leeds Saturday lineup are the same, as are the Reading Saturday lineup and the Leeds Sunday lineup, and the Reading Sunday lineup and the Leeds Friday lineup.
Read on as we explain how to watch Reading & Leeds live streams from anywhere. We’ve also listed the full lineups further down the page.
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How to watch Reading & Leeds 2025 from abroad
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Can I watch Reading & Leeds 2025 in the US, Canada and Australia?
You won’t see Reading & Leeds in any international listings, but snippets of the festival will be posted on the BBC Music YouTube channel.
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Reading 2025 lineup
(All times BST)
Thursday, August 21
Chevron Stage
- 9:15pm – Cam Smith
- 10:45pm – Jack Marlow
- 12:15am – Charlie Tee
- 1:45am – DJ Battle
Festival Republic Stage
- 22:30pm – Jay Knox’s Jams
- 12am – Hun FM
- 1:30am – Swiftogeddon
Friday, August 22
Main Stage
- 12pm – Red Rum Club
- 12:50pm – Alessi Rose
- 1:45pm – The Royston Club
- 2:45pm – Bloc Party
- 4:10pm – Wallows
- 5:20pm – The Kooks
- 7:10pm – Chappell Roan
- 9:40pm – Hozier
Chevron Stage
- 12:25pm – Good Health Good Wealth
- 1pm – Charlotte Plank
- 1:50pm – Badger
- 2:45pm – Nemzzz
- 3:50pm – Still Woozy
- 4:55pm – Soft Play
- 6:10pm – Rudim3ntal
- 8:40pm – AJ Tracey
- 11:30pm – C100
- 1am – Badger
- 2am – DJ Battle
Festival Republic Stage
- 1pm – Any Young Mechanic
- 1:50pm – Glixen
- 2:40pm – Jasmine.4.T
- 3:30pm – Been Stellar
- 4:20pm – Sofia Isella
- 5:10pm – Snayx
- 6pm – The Linda Lindas
- 7:40pm – Heartworms
- 8:30pm – Mannequin Pussy
- 9:35pm – High Vis
- 10:40 – The Chats
- 12am – Pop Never Dies
- 1:30am – Fuzz Club
BBC Introducing Stage
- 12pm – Girl Group
- 12:55pm – Enna
- 1:50pm – Charles
- 2:45pm – Phoebe Green
- 4:35pm – Artio
- 5:30pm – Overpass
- 6:25pm – Jack Dean
- 7:20pm – Ashley Singh
- 8:15pm – Chanel Yates
The Smirnoff Stage
- 1:15pm – Djbe
- 2:45pm – Sofa
- 4:15pm – Stresshead
- 5:45pm – Champion
- 7:15pm – Lu.Re
- 8:45pm – Annabel Stop It
- 10pm – Zero
- The Aux Stage
- 1pm – Climate Live Takeover
- 3pm – Brittany Broski in conversation with Max Balegde
Saturday, August 23
Main Stage
- 12pm – VOILÁ
- 12:50pm – Lambrini Girls
- 1:45pm – South Arcade
- 2:45pm – Good Neighbours
- 3:55pm – Royal Otis
- 5:10pm – Conan Gray
- 6:30pm – Enter Shikari
- 7:55pm – Limp Bizkit
- 9:50pm – Bring Me The Horizon
Chevron Stage
- 12pm – James And The Cold Gun
- 12:45pm – Blanco
- 1:30pm – Issey Cross
- 2:15pm – Pozer
- 3:05pm – Example
- 4:15pm – Pale Waves
- 5:30pm – Bakar
- 6:35pm – Wunderhorse
- 7:35pm – Jazzy
- 8:50pm – Becky Hill
- 1am – Jeremiah Asiamah
- 2am – DJ Battle
Festival Republic Stage
- 12:25pm – Sunday (1994)
- 1:15pm – Rifle
- 2:05pm – Mouth Culture
- 2:55pm – Origami Angel
- 3:45pm – Ecca Vandal
- 4:35pm – Vlure
- 5:25pm – Balming Tiger
- 6:15pm – House Of Protection
- 7:20pm – Bilmuri
- 9:10pm – Snow Strippers
- 12am – Uprawr
BBC Introducing Stage
- 12pm – Mudi Sama
- 12:55pm – Keo
- 1:50pm – Eville
- 2:45pm – Finn Forster
- 4:35pm – V.I.C
- 5:30pm – Lleo
- 6:25pm – The Pill
- 7:20pm – Unpeople
- 8:15pm – Nxdia
The Smirnoff Stage
- 1pm – Johnnie Hartmann
- 2:30pm – Lleahdavies
- 4pm – Driia (DJ)
- 5:30pm – Bvnquet
- 7pm – Omar+
- 8:30pm – Megra
- 10pm – In Parallel
The Aux Stage
- 1pm – Rock Revival
- 3pm – Old & Bald
- 5pm – Jaackmaate’s Happy Hour
Sunday, August 24
Main Stage
- 12:50pm – Demae
- 1:40pm – Songer
- 2:30pm – Waterparks
- 3:25pm – Sea Girls
- 4:20pm – Suki Waterhouse
- 5:30pm – Amyl & The sniffers
- 6:45pm – Trippie Redd
- 8:05pm – D-Block Europe
- 9:50pm – Travis Scott
Chevron Stage
- 12pm – Lyvia
- 1:35pm – Late Night Drive Home
- 2:45pm – Del Water Gap
- 3:20pm – Leigh-Anne
- 4:30pm – Girl’s Don’t Sync
- 5:45pm – Lancey Foux
- 7pm – DJ EZ
- 8:40pm – Sammy Virji
- 11:30pm – BL3SS
- 1am – Millie Cotton
- 2am – DJ Battle
Festival Republic Stage
- 12:10pm – Aviva
- 1pm – Bartees Strange
- 1:50pm – Balu Brigada
- 2:40pm – Nell Mescal
- 3:30pm – Skye Newman
- 4:20pm – Antony Smierzek
- 5:20pm – Luvcat
- 6:10pm – Matilda Mann
- 7pm – Good Kid
- 8:05pm – Nieve Ella
- 9:10pm – The Dare
- 12am – For The Nightcrawlers
- 1:30am – Face Down
BBC Introducing Stage
- 12pm – DJ Cliffe
- 12:55pm – Cliffords
- 1:50pm – Wench!
- 2:45pm – Indoor Foxes
- 4:35pm – Niki Kini
- 5:30pm – Mcxxne
- 6:25pm – EV
- 7:20pm – Deyyess
- 8:15pm – Amie Blue
The Smirnoff Stage
- 1pm – Aki Oke
- 2:30pm – LILI
- 4pm – Charlie Boon
- 5:30pm – Disrupta
- 7pm – Ordley
- 8:30pm – ODF
- 10pm – Riordan
The Aux Stage
- 5pm – Josh & Moyo
Leeds 2025 lineup
(All times BST)
Thursday, August 21
Chevron Stage
- 11pm – Joe Depz
- 12:30am – Lens
- 2am – DJ Battle
Festival Republic Stage
- 7pm – Ben Ellis
- 7:50pm – Jo Hill
- 8:35pm – Freak Slug
- 9:25pm – Chloe Qisha
- 10:20pm – Mazza_I20
Reload Stage
- 7pm – Lewis Taylor
- 8:15pm – Bullet Tooth
LS23
- 10pm – Dr Dubplate
- 12:15am – DJ Semtex
- 1:45am – Anaïs
Friday, August 22
Main Stage
- 12:20pm – Demae
- 1:10pm – Songer
- 2:00pm – Waterparks
- 2:55pm – Sea Girls
- 3:30pm – Suki Waterhouse
- 5:00pm – Amyl & The Sniffers
- 6:15pm – Trippie Redd
- 7:35pm – D-Block Europe
- 9:20pm – Travis Scott
Chevron Stage
- 12pm – Lyvia
- 1:30pm – Late Night Drive Home
- 2:20pm – Del Water Gap
- 3:15pm – Leigh-Anne
- 4:25pm – Girl’s Don’t Sync
- 5:35pm – Lancey Foux
- 6:45pm – DJ EZ
- 8:10pm – Sammy Virji
- 11:00pm – BL3SS
- 12:30am – Millie Cotton
- 1:45am – DJ Battle
Festival Republic Stage
- 12pm – Aviva
- 12:45pm – Bartees Strange
- 1:34pm – Balu Brigada
- 2:25pm – Nell Mescal
- 3:15pm – Skye Newman
- 4:05pm – Antony Smierzek
- 5:05pm – Luvcat
- 5:55pm – Matilda Mann
- 6:45pm – Good Kid
- 7:40pm – Nieve Ella
- 8:40pm – The Dare
BBC Introducing Stage
- 12pm – DJ Cliffe
- 12:55pm – Cliffords
- 1:50pm – Wench!
- 2:45pm – Indoor Foxes
- 4:35pm – Niki Kini
- 5:30pm – Mcxxne
- 6:25pm – EV
- 7:20pm – Deyyess
- 8:15pm – Amie Blue
Reload Stage
- 12:30pm – CamUKG
- 2pm – SHADEV
- 3:30pm – FUZION
- 5pm – ESC
- 6:30pm – Sophia Violet
- 9:30pm – Riordan
LS23
- 10pm – ESC
- 11pm – Douvelle19
- 12:15am – P-rallel
- 1:45am – Silva Bumpa
Saturday, August 23
Main Stage
- 12pm – Red Rum Club
- 12:40pm – Alessi Rose
- 1:30pm – The Royston Club
- 2:25pm – Bloc Party
- 3:50pm – Wallows
- 4:55pm – The Kooks
- 6:40pm – Chappell Roan
- 9:10pm – Hozier
Chevron Stage
- 12:00pm – Good Health Good Wealth
- 12:35pm – Charlotte Plank
- 1:25pm – Badger
- 2:15pm – Nemzzz
- 3:20pm – Still Woozy
- 4:25pm – Soft Play
- 5:40pm – Rudim3ntal
- 8:10pm – AJ Tracey
- 12:30pm – C100
- 1:45am – DJ Battle
Festival Republic Stage
- 12:35pm – Any Young Mechanic
- 1:25pm – Glixen
- 2:15pm – Jasmine.4.T
- 3:05pm – Been Stellar
- 3:55pm – Sofia Isella
- 4:45pm –Snayx
- 5:35pm – The Linda Lindas
- 7:15pm – Heartworms
- 8:05pm – Mannequin Pussy
- 9:05pm – High Vis
- 10:10 – The Chats
BBC Introducing Stage
- 12pm – Girl Group
- 12:55pm – Enna
- 1:50pm – Charles
- 2:45pm – Phoebe Green
- 4:35pm – Artio
- 5:30pm – Overpass
- 6:25pm – Jack Dean
- 7:20pm – Ashley Singh
- 8:15pm – Chanel Yates
Reload Stage
- 2pm – Scruz
- 3:30pm – Tommy Villiers
- 5pm – Daisy
- 6:30pm – Saint Ludo
- 8pm – T-Lex
- 9:30pm – Gentlemens Club
LS23
- 10pm – Daisy
- 11:15pm – Badger
- 12:30am – TBA
- 1:45am – Disrupta
Sunday, August 24
Main Stage
- 12pm – VOILÁ
- 12:45pm – Lambrini Girls
- 1:35pm – South Arcade
- 2:25pm – Good Neighbours
- 3:25pm – Royal Otis
- 4:40pm – Conan Gray
- 6pm – Enter Shikari
- 7:25pm – Limp Bizkit
- 9:20pm – Bring Me The Horizon
Chevron Stage
- 12pm – James And The Cold Gun
- 12:35pm – Blanco
- 1:15pm – Issey Cross
- 1:55pm – Pozer
- 2:45pm – Example
- 4:05pm – Pale Waves
- 5:10pm – Bakar
- 6:15pm – Wunderhorse
- 7:10pm – Jazzy
- 8:20pm – Becky Hill
- 12:30am – Jeremiah Asiamah
- 2am – DJ Battle
Festival Republic Stage
- 12pm – Sunday (1994)
- 12:50pm – Rifle
- 1:40pm – Mouth Culture
- 2:30pm – Origami Angel
- 3:20pm – Ecca Vandal
- 4:10pm – Vlure
- 5pm – Balming Tiger
- 5:50pm – House Of Protection
- 6:50pm – Bilmuri
- 8:40pm – Snow Strippers
BBC Introducing Stage
- 12pm – Mudi Sama
- 12:55pm – Keo
- 1:50pm – Eville
- 2:45pm – Finn Forster
- 4:35pm – V.I.C
- 5:30pm – Lleo
- 6:25pm – The Pill
- 7:20pm – Unpeople
- 8:15pm – Nxdia
Reload Stage
- 2:30pm – Megan Wroe
- 4pm – Tomike
- 5:30pm – Gee Lee
- 7pm – Omar+
- 8:30pm – Bushbaby
- 10pm – Dj Jackum
LS23
- 10pm – Auramatic
- 11:15pm – n4tee
- 12:30am – MPH
- 2am – [IVY]
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Comprising twin festivals taking place 190 miles apart, one at Richfield Avenue in Reading, the other at Bramham Park near Leeds, R&L isn’t for the faint-hearted. Travis Scott, Bring Me the Horizon, Hozier and Chappell Roan are headlining both events, so read on as we explain how to watch Reading…
