Can you watch Reading and Leeds Festival 2023 on TV? How to stream it live from your home
24.08.2023 - 13:47
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Thousands of festival-goers will descend on Reading and Leeds this weekend as the festival returns for another three-day music extravaganza.
The sister festivals, which feature the same line up on different days, will see the likes of Billie Eilish, The Killers, Sam Fender and the 1975 hit the stage, alongside hundreds of other acts from August 25 to 27.
For those of you who didn't get a ticket - or just prefer to catch all the action from the comfort of your own sofa - the BBC will be broadcasting live performances and highlights across the weekend.
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The BBC iPlayer will be broadcasting a live stream, while two of the headline sets will also have highlights shows on BBC One. In addition, Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra will be on the ground at the festival bring listening live tracks from the festival as well as interviews with acts.
Here's how you can catch Reading and Leeds Festival on TV, iPlayer and Radio.
BBC One will broadcast two 65-minute shows over the weekend featuring highlights from two headline sets - Billie Eilish and The Killers.
The Killers' set will broadcast on Sunday, August 27, from 11.40pm and you can catch Billie Eilish's set at 11.15pm on Monday, August 28.
Between August 21 and 27, the iPlayer will run a dedicated Reading and Leeds channel, broadcasting 24 hours a day and showing archive performances from over the years.
Over the festival weekend, there will be live streams from all three days of the festival as it happens. While most of the big acts and sets will be featured, the BBC does not record every single set from every stage from both sites.
Afterwards, selected full sets and must-watch