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This
year sees the debut of the BBC Introducing Stage at both Reading and
Leeds Festivals. Whilst the lucky folk at Leeds had the unsigned stage
in years gone by, now both sites will get a chance to see the next
generation of UK music over the weekend. The bands on the stage are chosen by a combination of the BBC - through their UK-wide network of Introducing shows and a panel of music experts led by Huw Stephens - Sandman magazine and Leeds based promoters Futuresound. Huw Stephens said; "Reading and Leeds is the festival for new music and so to have Introducing there is very exciting. The line-up for the stage offers a whole load of new talent and compliments the array of new artists playing." BBC Introducing brings together the best unsigned, undiscovered and under the radar music, artists and DJs from across the BBC. Live sets from the Introducing stage will be available at bbc.co.uk/introducing and the BBC’s Reading and Leeds Festival site at bbc.co.uk/readingandleeds. The Unsigned Stages at Leeds in the past have helped the likes of Twisted Wheel and Polytechnic land record deals. This year sees a few bands already making significant waves in the industry on the bill with Northern Ireland’s General Fiasco and London’s Ipso Facto already well known by A & R and cutting edge media types alike. The BBC Introducing Stage will feature the following bands throughout the weekend with more names to be announced shortly. Running orders for the stage will also follow. Attack Attack http://www.myspace.com/attackattackband The Cherry Cobb Cartel http://www.myspace.com/thecherrycobbcartel Darlings of the Split Screen http://www.myspace.com/darlingsofthesplitscreen Eureka Machines http://www.myspace.com/eurekamachines Fangs http://www.myspace.com/fangsfangsfangs FF'ers http://www.myspace.com/weareffers Flash Guns http://www.myspace.com/flashguns Fox Cubs http://www.myspace.com/foxcubs General Fiasco www.myspace.com/generalfiasco Hungry Ghosts www.myspace.com/hungryghostsuk I concur www.iconcur.co.uk/ Ipso facto http://www.myspace.com/ipsofactomyspace Kid iD http://www.kidid.co.uk/ The Last People on Earth www.myspace.com/thelastpeopleonearth Loqui www.myspace.com/loqui The Maybes http://www.myspace.com/themaybesliverpool New York Fund www.myspace.com/thenewyorkfund Our Fold http://www.myspace.com/ourfold Out From Animals www.outfromanimals.com Pulled apart by horses www.myspace.com/pulledapartbyhorses Razmatazzlorryexcitement www.myspace.com/razmatazlorryexcitement Situationists http://www.myspace.com/situationists Skeletons www.myspace.com/salvationandtheskeletons That F**king Tank http://www.thatfuckingtank.com/ Thomas Tantrum http://www.myspace.com/thomastantrum Tiger Shadow www.myspace.com/jazzbongo Tripwires http://www.myspace.com/tripwires The twentieth modern Reading Festival and the tenth Leeds Festival are only a month away. Coming soon, the line-up for The Alternative Stage. OUR SPONSORS THIS YEAR’S RADIO PARTNER Radio 1 are excited to be once again returning to the Reading and Leeds Festivals this year. It's a key moment on R1's live music calendar and a very important event for our young audience. We'll be broadcasting all the best performances and broadcasting backstage plus the BBC are also delighted to be hosting for the first time at the festival a BBC Introducing Stage, featuring the very best in undiscovered talent. BBC Introducing... brings together new music shows across the BBC and gives new artists the chance to be seen and heard, from live slots at key festivals through to broadcasts on BBC radio, television and online. BBC Introducing... was launched with a stage at Glastonbury in 2007. THIS YEAR’S TV PARTNER BBC3 are delighted to be your TV hosts once again for this years Reading and Leeds Festival. The last two years have provided stacks of amazing performances, great crowds and without doubt the best festival weather. Over the festival weekend we will be transmitting live from both sites with loads of sets from the three main stages, plus the usual exclusive and unique backstage performances, chat, comedy and all the festival goings-on with your hosts Edith Bowman and Zane Lowe. THIS YEAR’S MUSIC PRINT PARTNER The NME signing tent will once again be the most rock 'n' roll place to hang out at this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals. Giving music fans the chance to meet the hottest acts from this years line-up, bands will be signing autographs throughout the weekend at both the Reading and Leeds site. NME is the official music magazine of the festival and together with NME.com, will be the first for music news including all the official line-ups, and the latest festival gossip all summer. THIS YEAR’S OFFICIAL BEER PARTNER Carlsberg are very pleased and excited about their new exclusive three year deal with the Leeds and Reading Festivals. These are fantastic music events for the Tuborg brand to establish its ‘official beer' status and continue to build on its music credentials in the UK. We are looking forward to working closely with Festival Republic and being part of a unique and fun experience for the music fans visiting the events over the next three years OFFICIAL ENERGY DRINK SPONSOR Relentless are extremely proud to be the official energy drink sponsor for the Reading and Leeds Festivals. Being a brand deeply involved with music, band development and live events, it is the perfect fit to partner up with such a prestigious festival. Relentless will be served across all festival bars, whilst the Relentless Lounge at Leeds will offer a space for relaxing, taking in some refreshments and getting an insight into the Relentless ethos and attitude. REMEMBER THIS? Kurt Cobain enters the Main Stage in a wheelchair. NME readers most memorable Nirvana moment, one of the defining festival moments in the world. The Kaiser Chiefs appear early afternoon on the Carling Stage in Leeds as Hook For Hands in 2007 Guns ‘n’ Roses headline their only UK festival date in years at Leeds in 2002. Foo Fighters nearly bring down the Second Stage Tent in 1995. Arctic Monkeys on the Carling Stage in Leeds pull a crowd that stretches half way round the site in 2005. The Klaxons bring down a rain of glowsticks on the Radio One / NME Stage in 2007 Radiohead begin their ascent to being the biggest band in the world in the afternoon on the Main Stage in 1994. Nirvana stun the crowd in 1991 on the Main Stage in the afternoon. Blur bring Modern Life Is Rubbish to the Second Stage Tent in 1993 Kate Nash plays the Carling Stage to huge crowds in 2007 “We’re New Order and we’re not splitting up” Bernard Sumner of New Order at the start of 1989’s Main Stage headline. The Enemy pull a crowd ten deep outside the Radio One / NME Stage in 2007, an NME cover follows James encourage an entire field to ‘Sit Down’ in 1991. Arctic Monkeys host a 60,000 person sing along to ‘Mardy Bum’ from the main stage at Leeds in 2006. Public Enemy become the first hip-hop act to headline a rock festival in 1992. Underworld confirm the rise of dance music in the Second Stage tent in 1996 Editors start the day on the Radio One / NME Stage in 2006 Coldplay on the new band stage in 1999 "I f***ing love Reading so much! I’ve been to so many festivals but this is the only one I love." DAVE GROHL, THE FOO FIGHTERS “It really means a lot to us, as we used to go to this festival when we were kids. We always had this thing where I’d say to Dom, ‘Have we made it now?’ and he’s say, ‘Nah, not until we’ve headlined Reading.” MATT BELLAMY, MUSE "I saw them at the Reading Festival last year and whenever somebody asked me in an interview who my favourite band was, I always said the Arctics.” DANIEL RADCLIFFE, AKA HARY POTTER ON THE ARCTIC MONKEYS "Each year has something about it that you can take home with you. I always take a festival poster away with me and every year you take away certain memories as to why that year was brilliant". STEVE LAMACQ, BBC RADIO ONE and BBC RADIO SIX THE READING AND LEEDS FESTIVAL NME BEST LIVE EVENT 2008 |
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