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Mystery Jets, Crystal Castles, British Sea Power among bumper crop of new acts for Reading and Leeds
TheBoyDeadly by TheBoyDeadly April 29th, 2008
and Lucy Johnston

Vanloads of new acts have been shipped in to play Reading and Leeds this year.

British Sea Power, Gallows, Mystery Jets (pictured) and CSS are probably the biggest names added to the bill, though Crystal Castles, Simian Mobile Disco, Digitalism and Holy Fuck feature on a strong ‘dance’ stage line-up.

Full details below:

Reading Friday 22nd/Leeds Saturday 23rd of August
NME/Radio One Stage
Jack Penate
Be Your Own Pet
One Night Only
The Duke Spirit
Blood Red Shoes
Make Model

The Lock Up Stage
Less Than Jake
Pennywise
Goldfinger
The Unseen
H20
Frank Turner
The Loved Ones
Hexes


Reading Saturday 23rd/Leeds Sunday 24th of August
Main Stage
British Sea Power
The Automatic

NME/Radio One Stage
Seasick Steve
The Ting Tings
Mystery Jets
Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
Kids in Glass Houses
Santogold
Bombay Bicycle Club

Lock Up Stage
Gallows
Alkaline Trio
Thrice
Flogging Molly
MXPX
Cancer Bats
Set Your Goals
King Blues
Fucked Up
The Gaslight Anthem
Hi-Fi Hand Grenade
Random Hand


Reading Sunday 24th/Leeds Friday 22nd of August
Main Stage
Alexisonfire

NME/Radio One Stage
The Music
Hadouken!
Lightspeed Champion
Cajun Dance Party
Adam Green
Yeasayer
The Metros

Dance Stage
CSS
Digitalism
Simian Mobile Disco
Chromeo
Crystal Castles
Lethal Bizzle
Holy Fuck
The Whip
Robots in Disguise
The Death Set
The Shoes


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