Reading and Leeds Festival 2016 line-up: Biffy Clyro and Fall Out Boy announced as final headliners
They join Foals, Disclosure and The Red Hot Chilli Peppers
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Your support makes all the difference.Reading and Leeds festival may be three days long, but the organisers have somehow managed to pack in five headliners.
The final headline slot has been taken by Biffy Clyro and Fallout Boy, who have been announced as co-headliners, with 45 other acts also being added to the bill.
Foals and Disclosure were previously announced as co-headliners with Red Hot Chilli Peppers holding the final slot.
“We're baaaaack!” said Biffy Clyro of their slot, having previously headlined in 2013. “We are honoured to be asked to close Reading and Leeds this summer. We had one of the best nights of our lives last time and we're going to do all we can to make it even bigger and better in 2016. You ain't seen nothing yet motherf*ckers!!”
Fall Out Boy added: "It’s pretty surreal to hear we are going to be co-headlining Reading and Leeds.
“R&L was our first real festival experience outside of the U.S. and since the start we have buckled in and had an insane and memorable experience every time we have played. This is it, the big one for us and we are excited to be a part of it."
Joining them will be British rockers The Vaccines, Brits Critics Choice award recipient Jack Garratt, US rockers Haim and indie-electro trio Chvches.
The Wombats, Die Antwoord, Cage the Elephant and A$AP Rocky have also been added to the lengthy line-up.
All the new additions:
Biffy Clyro (co-headline)
Fall Out Boy (co-headline)
Chvrches
The Vaccines
A$AP Rocky
HAIM
Jack Garratt
The Wombats
Lower Than Atlantis
Asking Alexandria
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Travi$ Scott
G-Eazy
Skindred
Five Finger Death Punch
Sleeping With Sirens
The Neighbourhood
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
StateChamps
Savages
Die Antwoord
Cage The Elephant
Krept & Konan
Sigma
Half Moon Run
Basement
Blossoms
Mura Masa
Giggs
Netsky
Highly Suspect
Sundara Karma
AlunaGeorge
David Rodigan MBE
Disciples
My Nu Leng B2B Oneman + Dread MC
MistaJam
Philip George
Riton
Birdy Nam Nam
Wakrat
The King Blues
Kvelertak
FVK
Modern Baseball
Dead!
Creeper
Citizen
Maxïmo Park
Raleigh Ritchie
INHEAVEN
Banners
Tuff Love
Seratones
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals
Section Boyz
Protoje
Lady Leshurr
DJ Semtex
Yungen
Jauz
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