Violet Grohl and Cruz Beckham Join Leeds Festival 2026 Lineup
leeds festival 2026 has added more than 60 new names to its bill, including Violet Grohl and Cruz Beckham, in a wave of announcements issued on March 27, 2026 (ET). The expanded lineup covers both twin sites at Little John’s Farm in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds from Thursday August 27 to Sunday August 30, and introduces a purpose-built dance stage, The Warehouse. The additions sharpen the festival’s mix of debut performances, exclusive site appearances and a new space dedicated entirely to dance music.
Lineup and The Warehouse
Reading & Leeds announced The Warehouse as a brand-new, purpose-built stage designed to deliver cutting-edge sound paired with state-of-the-art lighting for a fully immersive club experience. Artists booked for The Warehouse include Hybrid Minds, Mall Grab, Hedex, Rossi., Omar + and others, with Skepta performing back-to-back sets with Prospa in Reading and East End Dubs in Leeds. The Warehouse will host additional DJ and electronic b2b sets, including Max Dean b2b Luke Dean and Bou at Reading only.
Leeds Festival 2026: Exclusive appearances, debuts and key names
The latest expansion adds artists across genres: Violet Grohl will make her festival debut and Cruz Beckham and The Breakers join the bill, while Declan McKenna, Maisie Peters, James Marriott and Holly Humberstone are also included in the new wave. Reading-only exclusives named in the announcements include Gunna, Loyle Carner, Men I Trust and Viagra Boys, while The Lathums and The K’s are listed as Leeds-only appearances. RAYE’s siblings Absolutely and Amma will appear across the weekend, and established electronic and club names such as Duke Dumont and Slayyyter also feature in the update.
Details, dates and local highlights
Organisers confirmed the dual-site event runs from Thursday August 27 to Sunday August 30 at Little John’s Farm (Reading) and Bramham Park (Leeds). The new tranche of more than 60 names expands a bill that already included major headliners, and it places fresh emphasis on discovery and regional representation: the Leeds site will host exclusive Northern acts, while Reading retains a distinct set of exclusive performances. The bill also lists dozens of additional artists across stages, including Paris Paloma, Arthur Hill, Kingfishr, Julia Wolf and many more across both venues.
What’s next for leeds festival 2026
More acts will be confirmed in the coming weeks and months, and weekend programming for The Warehouse is expected to be clarified as the festival finalises set times and stage allocations. Ticketing and further schedule details remain subject to updates from Reading & Leeds; fans should watch for further line-up drops and on-site programming announcements. For now, leeds festival 2026 positions itself with a broader electronic footprint and a high-profile list of new artists, setting the scene for further additions ahead of the August Bank Holiday weekend.
