Reading And Leeds Announcement Due Soon!

First batch of confirmed bands to be announced tonight at 7pm, Rock Sound will be announcing bands at 7.01pm via Twitter!

Posted Monday, 30 March 2009 in

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Rise AgainstThe first batch of bands will be announced for the Reading and Leeds Festival tonight at 7pm and already speculation is rife as Rise Against, Funeral For A Friend and Deftones are all rumoured to be playing a part in this year's festival. Rock Sound will be live blogging the announcement through Twitter, click here to go to our page and get the latest news the second it happens.

Organisers promise to announce some large bands tonight and have already defended the rise in ticket prices (£175 + booking fee), Festival Republic managing director Melvyn Benn released the following statement about the matter:

''Unfortunately the £20 increase is unavoidable. The collapse of the pound versus the dollar has impacted on the festival very significantly.

Most of the major artists that play Reading & Leeds Festivals embark on worldwide tours that are paid in dollar amounts and with the pound having collapsed 30% against the dollar this has hit the budget to a very significant degree and it is in this context that the £20 is unavoidable.

I do accept that many fans will be concerned that this is a large increase but compared to many of our competitors who offer two-day festivals or a lesser depth in line ups and less stages, Reading & Leeds Festivals still represent incredible value.''

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