The Reading and Leeds Festivals, officially called the Carling Weekend, are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. They used to be strongly folk-oriented festivals, now more alternative/indie/punk/metal. For the 2006 festival, capacities were increased at both sites with 80,000 at Reading and 70,000 at Leeds.
Check out what the Brits are listening to based on the Reading Festival lineup just announced today:
FRIDAY 24th AUGUST
THE MAIN STAGE
RAZORLIGHT
KINGS OF LEON
INTERPOL
MAXIMO PARK
GOSSIP
GOGOL BORDELLO
RADIO ONE / NME STAGE
ASH
BRAND NEW
THE SUBWAYS
ENTER SHIKARI
SATURDAY 25th AUGUST
THE MAIN STAGE
RED HOT CHILLI PEPERS
ARCADE FIRE
BLOC PARTY
PANIC! AT THE DISCO
ANGELS AND AIRWAVES
RADIO ONE / NME STAGE
THE VIEW
WE ARE SCIENTISTS
BIFFY CLYRO
THE TWANG
SUNDAY 26th AUGUST
THE MAIN STAGE
SMASHING PUMPKINS
NIN
LOSTPROPHETS
FALL OUT BOY
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND
+44
RADIO ONE / NME STAGE
KLAXONS
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
CSS
Friday night headliner Razorlight is one of my favorite bands out there right now. They released their second, self-titled album, 'Razorlight' on July 17 2006 in the United Kingdom and it debuted at #1 in the Albums Chart a week later. It received mainly positive reviews, with Q magazine giving it a rare 5/5 rating. The leading single from the album, "In the Morning" was released as a single on July 3 2006 which peaked at #3 in the UK Singles Chart. To date, it is their third biggest single after "Somewhere Else", which peaked at #2, and "America", which peaked at #1. In 2007, Razorlight were nominated for two Brit Awards - one for 'Best British Band' and the other for 'Best Song', "America".
Check out the video for Razorlight's first #1, "America":
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