A concert featuring a huge line-up of artists will be held in Manchester next year to raise money to fight food poverty - and it’s going to be hosted by football royalty.
23.11.2023 - 21:24 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Catfish and the Bottlemen fans have been left in shock after it was confirmed the band would be headlining Leeds and Reading Festival next year.
On Thursday evening (November 23), festival organisers confirmed the first wave of artists for next summer's event, which takes place between Wednesday August 21 and Sunday Augst 25 2024. Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey and Blink-182 are among those headlining.
But fans were 'screaming' at the news that Catfish and the Bottlemen - which now only consists of frontman Van McCann and bassist Benji Blakeway - would be returning. Many hope that new music will be on the way - especially as the band hasn't released anything new for four years.
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Their Leeds and Reading headliner coincides with the tenth anniversary of debut album The Balcony. The indie outfit, from Llandudno, Wales, shot to fame in 2014 when their first LP climbed to number 10 in the UK charts.
Their second album The Ride was released in 2016, while third album The Balance dropped in 2019. Reading and Leeds Festival 2021 was one of the last shows the Kathleen hitmakers played together - before a number of other shows fell through.
Later on in 2021, drummer Bob Hall announced via his Instagram that he would be leaving the band. The following June, guitarist Johnny Bond also confirmed his departure from the band. Not much has been heard from Catfish since. Both have gone on to pursue new music projects; Bob with band The Safest Place and Johnny with outfit Hearts.
In recent months, rumours of a Catfish
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Liam Gallagher, Fred Again and Lana Del Rey are among the artists set to headline Reading and Leeds Festivals 2024, it has been announced.
Reading & Leeds 2024 have been revealed: with Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, Blink-182, Fred Again.., Gerry Cinnamon and Catfish & The Bottlemen set to top the bill.Returning to Little John’s Farm in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds for Bank Holiday Weekend over August 21-25, the legendary twin-site festival has announced its first raft of huge names.Lana Del Rey and Fred Again.. will not only be making their R+L headline debuts, but also performing UK exclusive shows at the weekend.