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Leeds and Reading Festival 2019 weather forecast, line up and everything you need to know

The iconic pair of simultaneous festivals - Reading and Leeds - are back this August Bank Holiday.

As one of the biggest festival calendar events of the year, they're back with a huge lineup of headliners including Foo Fighters, Manchester's The 1975, Post Malone and Twenty One Pilots.

Local band Blossoms are also up there alongside Royal Blood, The Wombats and A Day To Remember.

While the full line-up has been revealed for some time, even more surprise acts have been recently added to the Alternative Stage for a 15th birthday celebration for award-winning music company, Transgressive Records.

As tens of thousands head to either Leeds or Reading later this month, this is what you need to know ahead of the big weekend; from how to get there, the weather forecast, lineup and ticket information.

When is Reading and Leeds?

Reading and Leeds Fest take place over the bank holiday weekend from Friday, August 23 to Sunday, August 25. However, campers will be able to arrive on Thursday to pitch up a good spot, while early bird tickets give people access on the Wednesday.

Around 90,000 festival goers will head to Reading and 75,000 to Leeds (PA)

Where are they held?

Leeds Festival takes place at Bramham Park is Bramham Park, Wetherby, LS23 6ND.

And Reading Festival is held at Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ.

Who is in the lineup?

Foo Fighters

The 1975

Post Malone

Foo Fighters are just one headline act ((Credit too long, see caption))

Twenty One Pilots

Bastille

Pale Waves

The Distillers

The Amazons

Billie Eilish

Blossoms

Bowling For Soup

Camelphat

Crucast

Denis Sulta

Blossoms performing at Edgeley Park (Stockport Express)

G Flip

Hayley Kiyoko

Juice WRLD

NOT3S

PVRIS

Stefflon Don

Sundara Karma

Billie Eilish also performed at this year's Glastonbury (PA)

Yungblud

To name a few.

The Alternative Stage has recently announced Let's Eat Grandma and Mystery Jets, and a Beyonce VS Drake DJ party has also been planned.

You can read the full lineup here:

Are there still tickets available?

Even though there's only two weeks to go, tickets for Leeds Festival are still available.

A weekend ticket costs £205 with a £16.40 booking fee.

Early entry passes, meaning you can arrive from 2pm on Wednesday, are on offer for a further £20.

You can read information about getting tickets here.

Tickets for Reading sold out on July 19.

What is the Leeds weather forecast?

Friday

Friday looks set to be cloudy, with sunny spells. It will remain dry and warm with highs of 23C.

Saturday

Saturday is forecast to be sunny and dry again with highs of 25C in the afternoon.

Sunday

Sunday will be warmer, with highs of 26C from 2pm.

It will remain dry with a bit of cloud in the morning and early afternoon.

How to get to Leeds Festival

The festival has partnered with Big Green Coach as the official travel provider, with a Manchester pick up location.

There are a number of date options available, with a weekend early bird return ticket for £47.

More information here.

If you are traveling by car from the West, the route to the festival will be signed from Junction 29 eastbound.

The 60+ mile journey will take around one hour and 15 minutes depending on traffic, and parking is included in the price of all tickets.

The nearest train station is Leeds Train Station. Please visit the National Rail website for train timetables.

Leeds train station is about a 30 minute drive from the festival site, and a shuttle bus service is on offer from the station.

There will be a shuttle bus service from Leeds Train Station. There is also a shuttle bus from the festival site to the Seacroft Tesco. The shuttle bus timetable can be viewed here.

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