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For anyone who might have missed out on the chance to attend Reading and Leeds Festivals 2023, The Mirror reveals where and when you'll be able to scoop tickets for next year's instalment. Reading and Leeds 2024 tickets should be available at the end of August.
If this year is anything to go by, gig-goers wanting a chunk of next year's action should prepare themselves for Thursday, August 31 at 12pm if they want to be in with a chance of landing tickets at the famous festivals. In 2021, tickets were released on September 1.
As always, any release will be highly-publicised on both the Reading and Leeds websites, as well as all over their respected social media. Reading and Leeds 2024 tickets will be available to purchase through Ticketmaster and via their websites.
When can you buy tickets for Reading and Leeds Festival 2024? (Getty Images)It's not yet known who will be performing at Reading and Leeds Festivals 2024, but after US rapper Trippie Redd's last-minute cancellation this year, he could be on the cards for 2024. In a major blow for organisers, the musician pulled out hours before his set.
Organisers scrambled to social media to inform devastated gig-goers earlier today, telling music fans the 'unfortunate' news before wishing the artist a 'speedy recovery'. Some music-lovers even admitted that they wouldn't be coming as a result of the cancellation.
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They wrote: "Unfortunately we have to announce that Trippie Redd is having to cancel his performances at both Reading and Leeds due to illness. We wish @trippieredd a speedy recovery."
In a statement, Trippie, born Michael Lamar White IV, explained: "I’m so sorry to announce that I can’t perform this weekend. I was really looking forward to coming to Reading & Leeds Festivals but due to illness I have to cancel my visit to the UK. I hope to see you soon!"
Reading and Leeds 2024 tickets are likely available on August 31 (Redferns)This year, the BBC is streaming Reading Festival via the iPlayer platform for music-lovers. Selected performances will be made available via the Reading Highlights channel on the platform from August 28. But before then, the service will have a designated Reading and Leeds channel which will show previous performances between August 21 and August 27.
As well as this, The Killers at Reading and Leeds will air on BBC One on Sunday at 11.35pm while Billie Eilish live from Reading and Leeds will air at 11.15pm on Monday. Tickets for Leeds and Reading can be purchased on their respective websites, or on Ticketmaster. Prices range from £92 for day tickets to £265 for the weekend (excluding booking and processing fees).
The gates for the 2023 events opened on Wednesday as people headed to the fields to try and secure the best camp spot which would ensure they're close to all of the action. Despite Reading and Leeds organisers dropping tickets for the following year's events on different days, release is likely to take place either on August 31 or September 1.