THE 1975 will be headlining the Reading Festival main stage on Sunday, August 28.
The announcement comes just hours after Rage Against the Machine posted to social media to cancel their European tour, including their headline slot at the festival.
A statement from Rage Against the Machine said that the band was cancelling the tour as a result of “medical guidance” that frontman Zack de la Rocha was not to perform.
While the specific medical reason wasn’t mentioned, de la Rocha injured his leg while on stage back in July.
Now The 1975 will replace them in their headline slot on Sunday, August 28, on main stage east.
The band has just released the first single from their upcoming fifth album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language, which is due for release on Friday, October 14.
They will be joined by Run the Jewels, Pale Waves, and Denzel Curry.
Other acts set to perform across the weekend are Arctic Monkeys, Dave, Megan Thee Stallion, Glass Animals, Wolf Alice, Halsey, and Bastille.
Reading Festival will take place from Friday to Sunday, August 26-28.
Tickets have sold out for the festival, including day tickets.
Resale tickets are only available through Ticketmaster’s Fan2Fan Ticket Exchange.
