BREAKING: Oasis legend Liam Gallagher to play Leeds and Reading Festivals

By The Newsroom
Published 7th Apr 2017, 09:58 BST
Updated 9th May 2017, 19:09 BST
Oasis legend Liam Gallagher to play Leeds and Reading Festivals 2017Oasis legend Liam Gallagher to play Leeds and Reading Festivals 2017
Oasis legend Liam Gallagher to play Leeds and Reading Festivals 2017

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Oasis legend Liam Gallagher has been added to the stella line-up for this year's Leeds and Reading Festivals.

The rock ‘n’ roll music icon will be bringing his highly anticipated solo performance in a UK festival exclusive.

And fans are being promised a performance fuelled with Oasis classics as well as tracks from a much anticipated debut solo album, which remains a closely guarded secret.

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He will join a bill of global superstars including rap legend Eminem, Muse and Kasabian already announced to play Leeds and Reading 2017 over the Bank Holiday weekend of August 25 to 27.

Gallagher will plays Leeds on the Friday night, August 25 and Reading on Sunday, August 27.

BUY TICKETS: Acts play the two festivals the same weekend - Bramham Park, Leeds and Richfield Avenue, Reading. For full details and tickets visit www.readingandleedsfestival.com

Gallagher, the snarling former Oasis singer, voted greatest frontman of all time in a 2010 Q magazine readers poll, split with brother Noel and went on have success with his own band Beady Eye.

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It is understood his solo album will be called As You Were, for release later this year with a preview single due imminently.

UK rockers Judas heading back to the Main Stage after their sensational last-minute slot at Leeds last year.UK rockers Judas heading back to the Main Stage after their sensational last-minute slot at Leeds last year.
UK rockers Judas heading back to the Main Stage after their sensational last-minute slot at Leeds last year.

Today's Leeds and Reading Festivals announcement is the next huge step for the nation’s most unmissable frontman.

Also announced today were alt-rock sensations PVRIS, Long Beach trailblazer and Def Jam star Vince Staples, drum and bass titan Goldie, Bugzy Malone, Japandroids, Mura Masa, One Ok Rock, Sub Focus, Declan McKenna, Black Honey, Kurupt FM

UK rockers Judas John Clancy, Todd Blackmore, Sam Horvath and James Phillips are also heading back to the Main Stage after their sensational last-minute slot at Leeds last year.

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"We feel totally honoured and privileged to be asked to open the main stage this year. We have been working so hard for so long and it's amazing to be rewarded with the chance to play the main stage at the best music festival in the U.K. Thank you to everyone who has supported us, see you in August! Let's have it," they said in a band statement.