Reading & Leeds Release First Bands on 2016's Lineup

Can you believe it?!

After years and years of rumours and speculation, Red Hot Chili Peppers will FINALLY be gracing the main stage over the weekend at both Reading and Leeds Festivals. The time has come to don your silver body paint, conception art and runaway taxi driver costumes to mosh along to classics like Give It Away Now, Californication, Under the Bridge, Can't Stop and Dani California.

To get you excited, here's Snow -

Other bands to get excited about include R&L first timers Twenty One Pilots. With a huge surge in their popularity after performances at MTV awards shows and fans spreading the word online, TOP are set to bring incredible energy to R&L.

If you've never listened to Twenty One Pilots, check out their most popular song off their new album, Blurryface, Stressed Out - 

The 1975 are back on the festival scene this year after some time off working on material for their new album. With Love Me already dominating the indie charts, I am looking forward to seeing what else they have to offer before hitting the circuit in 2016. After many successful festival performances with their debut album, I am sure they will be welcomed back to R&L like an old friend.

To give you a taster of the new album, here's Love Me -

It's been one crazy year for punk duo Slaves with a Mercury Prize nomination, and winning a number of other awards including Kerrang's Spirit of Punk award, they are promising an even bigger and better show than this year's performance at R&L. Expect shouting, mosh pits and tons of celebrity fans mulling around the stage.

Here's Feed the Mantaray from the critically acclaimed Are You Satisfied -

Other acts announced so far are Courteeners, Boy Better Know, DJ EZ, Crossfaith, Hinds and Rat Boy. Tickets are available now from the official Reading and Leeds websites.