This article was published in 2003.
Bands have today been announced for the Carling Stages at Leeds Festival. The headliners are as follows: British Sea Power and Manitoba (Friday); Sparta and The Black Keys (Saturday); Billy Bragg and Brendan Benson (Sunday).
Leeds' The Blueskins are scheduled to play on the Saturday.
Other acts confirmed to play across the weekend include: Mclusky, Vue, The Hiss, Rocket Science, Franz Ferdinand, Colour of Fire, The Bandits, Soledad Brothers, The Sights, The Sons, Ima Robot, The Revs, The Sun, Whirlwind Heat, The Go, The Agenda, Hope Of The States, Har Mar Superstar, Longview, Calla, Instruction, Winnebago Deal, The Stills, Keane, White Light Motorcade, Cardia and The Prosaics.
More acts are to be announced over the coming weeks.
Tickets cost £95 for the weekend, or £40 for one day. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Ticketmaster.
Those line ups in full:-
FRIDAY
MAIN STAGE: Metallica / System of a Down / Sum 41 / Primal Scream / Courtney Love / Good Charlotte / Lost Prophets / Godsmack / The Used
RADIO ONE STAGE: The Music / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Grandaddy / Hot Hot Heat / Hell is for Heroes / The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster / Radio 4 / The Raveonettes / Serafin / Kinesis / The Applicators
CARLING STAGE: British Sea Power / Manitoba / Hope of the states / Har Mar Superstar / Longview / Calla / Instruction / Winnebago Deal / The Stills / Keane / White Light Motorcade / Cardia / The Prosaics
SATURDAY
MAIN STAGE: Linkin Park / Blink 182 / Placebo / Jay Z / Staind / The Datsuns / Finch / Bowling For Soup
RADIO ONE STAGE: The Polyphonic Spree / Elbow / Interpol / Electric Six / Ladytron / Mull Historical Society / Alien Ant Farm / Ok Go / Saves The Day / All American Rejects
CARLING STAGE: Sparta / The Black Keys / Mclusky / Vue / The Hiss / Rocket Science / Franz Ferdinand / The Blueskins / Colour of Fire
SUNDAY
MAIN STAGE: Blur / White Stripes / Beck / Doves / The Streets / The Libertines / Junior Senior / The Darkness / Cave In
RADIO ONE STAGE: AFI / Hundred Reasons / Cooper Temple Clause / The Mars Volta / The Thrills / The Kills / The Rapture / Jet / My Morning Jacket / Futureheads
CARLING STAGE: The Bandits / Soledad Brothers / The Sights / The Sons / Ima Robot / The Revs / The Sun / Whirlwind Heat / The Go / The Agenda
CONCRETE JUNGLE STAGE: Pennywise / Lagwagon / The Ataris / Alkaline Trio / Mad Caddies / Turbonegro / Boy Sets Fire / Thrice / A Static Lullaby / King Prawn / Funeral for a Friend
Check www.leedsfestival.com for more details.