How to watch The 1975 at Reading and Leeds Festival 2022 for free online

The 1975 are set to headline Reading and Leeds Festival 2022 on Friday 26th and Sunday, 28th August 2022, and UK nationals can watch a free stream on BBC iPlayer. The Brit pop rock band, who will replace Rage Against The Machine, are due on the Main Stage East at 9.50pm BST / 4.50pm ET / 6.50am AEST.

Fans in the UK can watch a free live stream of The 1975 at Reading and Leeds Festival 2022 on BBC iPlayer. Going to be travelling abroad? Make sure you how to watch the free Reading and Leeds Festival 2022 stream from wherever you are in the world.

US band Rage Against The Machine cancelled their European tour after frontman Zack de la Rocha suffered unspecified "medical issues". The gap was swiftly plugged by The 1975, who have not played in the UK since 2020.

The band, made up of Matty Healy, George Daniel, Adam Hann and Ross MacDonald, last played Reading and Leeds in 2019, so this Sunday's show will be a rare opportunity to see them perform new song 'I'm in Love With You', as well as crowd-pleasers such as 'Chocolate'.

Reading festival – which runs alongside the Leeds Festival – has been going since 1989 and is watched by a huge online audience thanks to the BBC's live streaming and radio coverage. Arctic Monkeys stormed the Main Stage East on Saturday Night, making way for The 1975 to headline Sunday night.

The BBC will show live coverage of the concert, plus highlights and live coverage across Radio 1. Read on for all the information or how to watch The 1975 at Reading Festival 2022 on-demand and live from anywhere in the world.

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In the UK, BBC iPlayer has Reading and Leeds Festival 2022 performances available to watch free, on-demand and in full. Simply sign up for a BBC account  and you're good to go! UK citizen outside the UK?

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Reading Festival 2022 line-up and start times

SUNDAY 28th AUG 2022

Main Stage East
The 1975 - 9.50pm
Charli XCX - 7.30pm
Run The Jewels - 5.40pm
Pale Waves - 4.05pm
Denzel Curry - 2.40pm
Willow - 1.20pm
Mallrat - 12.00pm

Main Stage West
Halsey - 8.25pm
Bastille - 6.30pm
DMA'S - 4.50pm
Bad Boy Chiller Crew - 3.20pm
Bru-C - 2.00pm
The K's - 12.40pm

Full line-up on the official Reading Festival 2022 website. 

Alternatively, get the Leeds line-up.

Reading Festival 2022 weather

The Reading Festival 2022 weather is set to be warm with the odd shower. Friday, Saturday and Sunday are predicted to be a balmy 24 degrees celsius, with a 10-20 per cent chance of showers.

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