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Reading & Leeds Festival 2015 Announce Alternative Stage

• 2nd Jul 2015

With eight weeks to go until the Festival gates open, the line-up for the Alternative Stage at Reading & Leeds has been announced.

With tickets for both sites still available there’s still time to get involved in one of the summer’s biggest festival highlights.

On top of the already huge line-up including headliners Mumford and Sons, Metallica and The Libertines comes a host of the best in comedy and alternative talent from the UK and beyond plus the annual after-hours takeover from Transgressive Records.

Comedy acts include:

Milton Jones, Rob Delaney, Russell Kane, Katherine Ryan, Stephen K Amos (l), Adam Buxton (l), Seann Walsh, Sara Pascoe, Holly Walsh, Abandoman, Nick Helm, Daniel Sloss, Tom Deacon, Andrew O’Neill, Joel Dommett, Tiffany Stevenson (r), Luisa Omielan, Matt Richardson, Alex Edelman, Dane Baptiste, Piff The Magic Dragon (l), Paul McCaffrey, Wit Tank (r), David Morgan (r), Mark Grist (l), Suzi Ruffell (r)

With music from:

Jaguar Skills (l), Max Cooper (l), George The Poet

Transgressive’s Alternative Stage Takeover featuring:

Wiley, Jackmaster, Novelist, Madame X, DJ Target + DJ sets from Alt J, Palma Violets, Jen Long and BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens.

Propaganda DJ sets:

XFM, The Libertines’ Gary Powell (L), and The Kooks’ Hugh Harris (R), DJ’s Rave Karaoke (L) and Buttoned Down Disco

*(L) Leeds only, (R) Reading only