Little John

Arctic Monkeys , Megan Thee Stallion and Dave are among the artists headlining the 2022 Reading and Leeds festival.

The three-day event will take place over the Bank Holiday weekend from 26 to 28 August.

Other big names on the line-up include Halsey, Bring Me The Horizon , Joy Crookes , Bastille, Wolf Alice , Little Simz and PinkPantheress.

The Reading Festival will be held at Little John 's Farm and the Leeds event at Bramham Park .

Arctic Monkeys last performed live in the UK in 2018, but last month they announced dates for a European tour next year.

Rap metal band Rage Against The Machine , best known for their 2009 Christmas number One Campaign for Killing In The Name, are also on the Reading and Leeds line-up.

" It's a massive honour, especially to be in The Company of other legends that are headlining, " rapper Dave tells Radio 1 Newsbeat.

He says it will be a " completely different challenge and experience" to previous gigs.

" To headline a festival of that magnitude and size, I think, is an interesting challenge to Do Over two dates in two different parts of the UK, " he says.

Dave, who won the 2019 Mercury Prize , will become the youngest ever artist to headline The Festivals .

The Rapper , 23, is planning big visuals and hopes his set will surprise people and create an experience " that is completely shaped and focused around the amount of Time I 'm On Stage ".

" I'm going to try and have the highest quality production value that I can, " he adds.

And it's a pretty special moment for Rock Band Bring Me The Horizon too.

Lead singer Oliver Sykes and keyboardist Jordan Fish have told Newsbeat they're " quite blown away" to be headlining.

" It feels like it's so hard for new bands, especially a Straight Up rock metal band to be able to push through and become a festival headliner, " Oliver says.

The Group has done festivals such as All Points East before, but Jordan says headlining Reading and Leeds will be " a big step up".

" We've been working towards it for a few years and trying to improve our live shows as much as possible and keep releasing Good Music . "

Jordan remembers being in the mosh pit at Reading aged 14, and feels like things have come " full circle".

" My dream when I was younger was just to play Reading in any capacity, so it's Totally Insane . "

The First Time The Group played Reading, they were On Stage after two other main acts pulled out.

" I've never seen a band get more stuff thrown at in My Life . We were pelted non-stop for the 30 Minutes we played, " says Oliver.

" So it feels like quite a turnaround. We're going to make sure we put on The Best show of our lives and I'm sure No One 's going to be disappointed. "

First release tickets have now sold out, but pre-sale tickets went on sale from 8am on Wednesday, for 48 Hours .

General tickets for The Festivals will Go On sale at 9am on 10 December.

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