Big New Names, Stages and Surprises for Reading Festival 2025

The Reading and Leeds Festivals 2025 just raised the bar with a wave of new artist announcements and major stage updates. Newly confirmed acts include Leigh-Anne, Skye Newman, Waterparks, Still Woozy and more, adding even more depth to an already impressive bill.

Alongside these names comes the official return of the Chevron Stage—an iconic part of the festival experience—and the debut of an exciting new dance music destination: the Smirnoff Stage. This brand-new arena will showcase some of the hottest names in electronic music, including In Parallel, Zero, Riordan, Megra and many others.

After a hugely popular debut last year, the Aux Stage is back and bigger than ever. Highlights include a live conversation between Brittany Broski and Max Balegde on Friday, plus appearances from some of the most requested podcasts from last year, including JaackMaate’s Happy Hour, Old & Bald with Harry Pinero and Darkest Man, Josh & Moyo, and stage takeovers from The Rock Revival and Climate Live.

The Chevron Stage, a fan favourite, also returns with headline performances from Sammy Virji, AJ Tracey and Becky Hill. Festival-goers can find the full list of who’s playing and when on the official website and app.

For 2025, the festival’s late-night experience is getting a major upgrade. The usual late-night stage transforms into a full arena, and the legendary silent disco expands to three stages. Attendees will be able to catch DJ sets from Badger, Charlie Tee and C100 at the Chevron, party with Pop Never Dies and Swiftogeddon at the Festival Republic stage, or take the mic themselves with Silent Karaoke on the Aux.

Silent disco headsets are now available at an earlybird price of just £10 for the whole weekend. With headliners wrapped and the night still young, the festival promises plenty more to come after dark.