Arctic Monkey are set to headline Reading and Leeds Festival 2022 Saturday, 27th and Sunday, 28th August 2022, and UK nationals can watch a free live stream on BBC iPlayer. The British rock band, who recently announced a new album The Car, are due on the Main Stage East at 9.50pm BST / 4.50pm ET / 6.50am AEST.
Fans in the UK can watch a free live stream of the Arctic Monkeys at Reading and Leeds Festival 2022 on BBC iPlayer. Going to be travelling abroad? Make sure you how to watch the free Reading and Leeds Festival 2022 stream from wherever you are in the world.
Reading: Saturday 27th August 2022
Leeds: Sunday, 28th August 2022
Start time: 9.50pm BST / 4.50pm ET / 6.50am AEST
Free live stream: BBC iPlayer (UK)
Watch anywhere: ExpressVPN
Weather forecast: warm with light showers
Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys are set to release The Car on 21st October. The hotly-anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino finds Alex Turner and co "running wild in a new and sumptuous musical landscape". It's been in the works for a while, so expect to hear some new songs at Reading Festival 2022, alongside crowd-pleasers such as I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, which captured the mid-00s zeitgeist.
The festival – which runs alongside the Leeds Festival – has been going since 1989 and is watched by a huge online audience thanks to the BBC's live streaming and radio coverage. Arctic Monkeys are set to storm the Main Stage East on Saturday Night, before Charlie XCX, The 1975 and Run the Jewels take over on Sunday night.
The BBC will show live coverage of the concert, plus highlights and live coverage across Radio 1. Read on for all the information or how to watch Arctic Monkeys at Reading and Leeds Festival 2022 on-demand and live from anywhere in the world.
Watch Reading and Leeds Festival 2022 free live stream
In the UK, BBC iPlayer has Reading and Leeds Festival 2022 performances available to watch free, on-demand and in full. Simply sign up for a BBC account and you're good to go! UK citizen outside the UK?
Use a VPN to watch Reading and Leeds Festival 2022 free on BBC iPlayer from abroad while away from home.
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Watch a Reading and Leeds Festival 2022 live stream from abroad using a VPN
Even if you have a BBC account, you won't be able to access Reading and Leeds Festival 2022 on BBC iPlayer when outside the UK. The service will know your location based on your IP address, and will automatically block your access.
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) helps you get around this obstacle. It creates a private connection between your device and the internet. There are lots of VPNs to choose from, but we think ExpressVPN is one of the very best...
How to use a VPN to watch Reading and Leeds Festival 2022
Using a VPN to watch Reading and Leeds Festival 2022 is incredibly simple.
1. Install the VPN of your choice. ExpressVPN is the one we recommend.
2. Open up the VPN app and choose the location of the service you wish to access. For Reading Festival, you should choose 'UK' for BBC iPlayer.
3. Then head over to BBC iPlayer on your browser or device and enjoy the free Reading Festival 2022 live stream.
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Reading Festival 2022 line-up and start times
SATURDAY 27th AUG 2022
Main Stage East
Arctic Monkeys - 9.50pm
Wolf Alice - 7.30pm
Fontaines D.C. - 5.40pm
AJ Tracey - 4.15pm
The Lathums - 2.45pm
Dayglow - 1.25pm
Main Stage West
Bring Me The Horizon - 8.25pm
D Block-Europe - 6.30pm
Enter Shikari - 4.50pm
Poppy - 3.30pm
De'Wayne - 2.05pm
The Sherlocks - 12.45pm
SUNDAY 28th AUG 2022
Main Stage East
The 1975 - 9.50pm
Charli XCX - 7.30pm
Run The Jewels - 5.40pm
Pale Waves - 4.05pm
Denzel Curry - 2.40pm
Willow - 1.20pm
Mallrat - 12.00pm
Main Stage West
Halsey - 8.25pm
Bastille - 6.30pm
DMA'S - 4.50pm
Bad Boy Chiller Crew - 3.20pm
Bru-C - 2.00pm
The K's - 12.40pm
Full line-up on the official Reading Festival 2022 website.
Alternatively, get the Leeds line-up.
Reading Festival 2022 weather
The Reading Festival 2022 weather is set to be warm with the odd shower. Friday, Saturday and Sunday are predicted to be a balmy 24 degrees celsius, with a 10-20 per cent chance of showers.
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