This article was published in 2013.
BBC Radio One announced the line up for Leeds Festival live on air at 7pm this evening (Monday 11th March).
In a break from the norm, the organisers had already leaked a few bands from the Leeds 2013 line up. Already confirmed were Main Stage headliners Eminem and Biffy Clyro, and NME / Radio One Stage headliners Alt J.
Announced this evening were the third Main Stage headliner Green Day, along with a vast supporting cast including Nine Inch Nails
The full line up is:
Friday 23rd August 2013
- MAIN STAGE -
BIFFY CLYRO (headliner)
Nine Inch Nails
Fall Out Boy
The Lumineers
Editors
Hadouken!
- NME / RADIO ONE STAGE -
PHOENIX (headliner)
Azealia Banks
Disclosure
City and Colour
Haim
Alex Clare
- DANCE STAGE -
KNIFE PARTY (headliner)
- 1XTRA STAGE -
tbc (headliner)
Saturday 24th August 2013
- MAIN STAGE -
GREEN DAY (headliner)
System Of A Down
Deftones
Frank Turner
Bring Me The Horizon
New Found Glory
- NME / RADIO ONE STAGE -
SKRILLEX (headliner)
A$AP Rocky
Major Lazer
Bastille
Peace
Deap Vally
- DANCE STAGE -
SUB FOCUS (headliner)
- 1XTRA STAGE -
WILEY (headliner)
Sunday 25th August 2013
- MAIN STAGE -
EMINEM (headliner)
Chase and Status
Foals
White Lies
Brand New
Twin Atlantic
- NME / RADIO ONE STAGE -
ALT-J (headliner)
Jake Bugg
Tame Impala
Imagine Dragons
Johnny Marr
Palma Violets
- DANCE STAGE -
MAGNETIC MAN (headliner)
- 1XTRA STAGE -
DEVLIN (headliner)
Also appearing at Leeds 2013 - date & Stage tbc - are Baauer, Iggy Azalea, Mallory Knox, Modestep, Swin Deep, Temples, The 1975, The Blackout, The Strypes, Theme Park, Tomahawk, Twin Atlantic, and While She Sleeps.
Leeds Festival takes place at Bramham Park between 23rd-25th August 2013 and Leeds Festival tickets are already on sale.
Prices are £202.50 for a weekend ticket and £90 for a day ticket and all ticket types can be bought via the major online ticket agencies Ticketmaster and See Tickets.
Watch our video interview with Melvin Benn, MD at festival organisers Festival Republic.