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Reading Festival 2026 set times revealed – when every big act is on stage, including ‘Special Guest’ announcement

Andy Preston by Andy Preston
Friday, August 21, 2026 5:19 pm
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The full stage times for Reading Festival 2026 have been revealed, with thousands of music fans set to descend on Richfield Avenue over the August bank holiday weekend.

This year’s festival runs from Friday, August 28, to Sunday, August 30, with Charli XCX, Dave, Florence + The Machine, Fontaines D.C., RAYE and Chase & Status among the headline acts.

The festival has also undergone a major overhaul for 2026, with the former Main Stage renamed The Grid, alongside new stages including The Gallery and The Warehouse.

Set times are subject to change.

Friday, August 28

The Grid

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1pm – Beth McCarthy

1.55pm – Keo

3.05pm – James Marriott

4.15pm – Declan McKenna

5.45pm – Skepta

7.45pm – Charli XCX

9.55pm – Fontaines D.C.

The Gallery

12.10pm – JD Cliffe

12.50pm – DJ EJ

3.15pm – ADELA

4.35pm – Skye Newman

5.55pm – Geese

7.45pm – SINN6R

9.40pm – Josh Baker

The Warehouse

12pm – Meeshy

1pm – Djammin

2pm – Julian Fijma

3pm – Riordan

4.30pm – Luuk Van Dijk

5.45pm – Silva Bumpa

7.40pm – Omar+

9.40pm – Skepta B2B Prospa

The Ballroom

12.50pm – Bleech 9:3

2pm – Cardinals

3.10pm – Clementine Douglas

4.25pm – Overpass

5.55pm – Florence Road

7.30pm – Unpeople

9.50pm – YT

The Canopy

12pm – Tooth

12.40pm – Lamb

1.20pm – The North

2.10pm – The Guest List

3.10pm – People I’ve Met

4.15pm – Day We Ran

5.15pm – Villanelle

6.15pm – Camille Blackman

The Bus

1pm – Sam Seven

2.30pm – FAEDA

3.30pm – The Rolling People

4.30pm – Esmeralda Road

5.30pm – BRODIE

6pm – T-Lex

Saturday, August 29

The Grid

12.35pm – Absolutely

2pm – Slayyyter

3.30pm – Maisie Peters

4.45pm – JADE

6.20pm – Sombr

8.05pm – Dave

10.05pm – RAYE

The Gallery

12.05pm – Ceebo

1.05pm – Say Now

2.15pm – Clara La San

3.35pm – Kingfishr

4.50pm – Duke Dumont

6.20pm – Nine Vicious

8.15pm – Viagra Boys

10.05pm – Gunna

The Warehouse

12pm – Mall Grab

1.30pm – KING BOOO!

3pm – Tommy Phillips

4.25pm – Joss Dean B2B Nafe Smallz

5.45pm – In Parallel

7.45pm – Rossi.

9.50pm – Max Dean B2B Luke Dean

The Ballroom

1pm – Fliss

2pm – Radio Free Alice

3.20pm – Jane Remover

4.40pm – Bar Italia

6.15pm – Frost Children

8pm – SPEED

10pm – Niko B

The Canopy

12pm – Fiona-Lee

12.35pm – Sade Olutola

1.10pm – Pozzy

1.50pm – Amma

2.30pm – Ruby Roberts

3.25pm – Cruz Beckham And The Breakers

4.20pm – Seb Lowe

5.15pm – Finessekid

6.15pm – Kibo

The Bus

1pm – Katie Jones

2.15pm – Miss Lilly

3pm – SUBBUTEO + FRIENDS

4pm – HULTON

5pm – I.5.2.Y W/ M

6pm – Jaz Imksy W/ Cola B

Sunday, August 30

The Grid

12.35pm – 54 Ultra

1.55pm – Arthur Hill

3.15pm – Special Guest

4.30pm – Loyle Carner

6pm – Role Model

7.55pm – Florence + The Machine

10.05pm – Chase & Status Live

The Gallery

12pm – Mulaa Joans

12.50pm – After

1.40pm – Holly Humberstone

2.45pm – Julia Wolf

4.15pm – Men I Trust

5.50pm – Chris Stassy

7.50pm – Kettama

10.05pm – Kneecap

The Warehouse

1pm – Saint Ludo

2.30pm – Hamdi

3.30pm – Notion

5pm – Hedex

6pm – SOTA

7pm – Bou

8pm – Hybrid Minds

The Ballroom

12.50pm – Betty

1.45pm – Westside Cowboy

2.45pm – Dexter In The Newsagent

4.05pm – Chloe Qisha

5.50pm – WHATMORE

7.30pm – Bassvictim

9.50pm – Paris Paloma

The Canopy

12pm – Alex Spencer

12.40pm – She’s Green

1.20pm – Raynor

2pm – December 10

3pm – Untitled

4pm – Kilu

5pm – Violet Grohl

6.15pm – F3miii

The Bus

12pm – ANJELI

1pm – $ebbuku

2pm – Original Sin

3pm – EVA

3.30pm – Frey

4.30pm – Precious Pepala

5.30pm – Nori

6.15pm – Kwazi

Festival organisers have advised that all set times are subject to change, so fans are encouraged to check for updates before and during the festival.

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