Niki & The Dove, Sleigh Bells, Alt-J to play Reading and Leeds 2012
12 June 2012, 14:21
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Niki & The Dove, Sleigh Bells and Alt-J are among a host of new acts announced for this year’s Reading and Leeds festivals.
Also confirmed are Best Fit faves Zulu Winter, 2:54, Veronica Falls and Iceage.
The latest additions in full are as follows:
Sleigh Bells, Veronica Falls, Alt-J, Feeder, The View, The Subways, Bastille, Niki & The Dove, The Futureheads, 2:54, Zulu Winter, Lucy Rose, We Are Augustines, O Brother, Young Guns, Lower Than Atlantis, We Are The In Crowd, Oberhofer, Citizens, SCUM, Crowns, Iceage and Toy.
Already announced are the likes of Foo Fighters, The Cure, Florence & The Machine and The Black Keys.
Reading and Leeds runs between 24-26 August.
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