More for Reading and Leeds 2011 line up
First bands for the BBC Introducing Stage revealed

Photographer:Frank Ralph
Chris Eustace - 25 July 2011
Overall winners The Coopers will open the Festival Republic Stage at both sites.
The five runners-up, Arthur Rigby and the Baskervylles, Castrovalva, The Simon Pollard Band, Circles and Heartships will
all play the BBC Introducing Stage at Reading and Leeds.
They
join The Mexanines, who were the first band confirmed
for the stage having won the Centre Stage 2011 competition at the O2 Academy Leeds last
week.
My Chemical Romance, The Strokes, Pulp and Muse will headline this
year's events, which take place at Richfield Avenue, Reading and Bramham Park, Leeds on
26-28 August.
Click to see the full Reading
Festival line-up.
Click
to see the full Leeds Festival line-up.
Weekend tickets for both sites are on sale now, priced
at £192.50. Reading 2011 day tickets for Saturday 27 August (The
Strokes/Pulp headline) and Sunday 28 August (Muse
headline) are sold out.
Click to buy Reading
Festival tickets.
Click to buy Leeds
Festival tickets.
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