A POPULAR Yorkshire musical festival is set to sell out, organisers have warned.

The annual Leeds and Reading festival is set to welcome 240,000 people in a prestigious line up that includes Britpop legend Liam Gallagher, the iconic Lana del Rey, BRIT awards record breaker RAYE, and popular US rock band Blink-182 among a line-up of top international artists.

The 2024 event, which runs from August 23-25, will welcome two brand-new stages, The Chevron, featuring the world’s first floating video canopy, and The Aux stage, a first of its kind live stage for the UK’s digital content creators.

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Melvin Benn, managing director of Festival Republic, said: “We are delighted that weekend tickets for Reading & Leeds are expected to sell out in the coming days.

“Reading & Leeds is a pivotal moment in UK cultural calendar and we’re thrilled to mark a new chapter in the festival’s rich history: the debut of the ground-breaking 40,000-capacity Chevron Stage and the Aux Stage that welcomes some of the most popular content creators in the UK.”

The Chevron is an immense 40,000-capacity open-air venue featuring the world’s first floating video canopy made up of hundreds of thousands of programmable LED lights. The new stage will also host the world’s biggest silent rave.

Reading & Leeds will also welcome an entirely new set of performers with the debut of The Aux, a first of its kind live stage for UK’s digital content creators. Shows include a number of comedic personalities, podcast hosts, and freestyle performers from social media’s top stars.

The remaining tickets are currently on sale at www.readingandleedsfestival.com