NOW THAT Reading Festival is truly underway, here are our picks for what’s coming up on Saturday at the event.Baby Queen is set to bring melodic but introspective pop to Main Stage East from 1.20pm, with rising star Holly Humberstone to Follow from 2.40pm.
The one-two punch of Arlo Parks and Sangria-collaborators Easy Life are set to hit Main Stage West from 2pm and 3.20pm respectively, before Chase Atlantic at 4.45pm.
The 1975 take to Main Stage West from 8.15pm, with headliners The Killers set to close Main Stage East from 9.50pm
Elsewhere on the bill, Nieve Ella is performing over on the BBC Radio 1 Dance stage from 12.55pm, followed by Frankie Stew and Harvey Gunn at 1.50pm, Caity Baser at 2.50pm, Georgia at 3.50pm, and Tibasko from 6.20pm.
LF System and MK will close the stage from 8.35pm and 9.45pm respectively.
Reading’s own Only The Poets are set to take the BBC Introducing Stage by storm ahead of an after-party over at the Purple Turtle this evening.
They’re billed for 6pm on BBC Introducing, after Lucia & The Best Boys, performing from 5.25pm.Hot Wax close the stage from 7.45pm.
Festival Republic sees Anchor Lane kick things off at noon, High Vis from 3.10pm, ZAND from 4.50pm, and Soft Play from 7.45.
Sleep Token will take the Festival Republic by storm when they perform from 9.35, and Yung Lean will close the stage for the day with usual bombast from 10.40pm.
Radio 1 Xtra sees performances from Malaki at 1pm, Queen Millz from 2.40pm, and Kenny Allstar from 4.30pm.
Ken Carson is performing on the same stage from 8.25, followed by Cordae at 9.30pm, and Clavish at 10.40.
Comedy fans will be able to see the likes of Bella Hull from 12.40pm, Bobby Mair from 1.40pm, Matt Richardson from 3.50pm, and Laura Smyth from 4.20pm.The Comedy Store is bringing Bethany Black, Danny Deegan, Matt Stellingwerf, and Michael Akadiri from 20.10pm, and Joel Dommett will close out the day’s comedy offerings from 5.20pm
