If you’ve missed out on tickets to this year’s Reading Festival, fear not, as you’ll still be able to watch from the comfort of your sofa.
The BBC has become the main channel for Glastonbury in recent years, and it will also be bringing you the biggest performances from Richfield Avenue.
The broadcaster will be showing performances from the Main Stage, Chevron Stage and the BBC Introducing Stage.
Coverage of the festival will be shown on the BBC iPlayer, BBC One, BBC Radio 1, BBC Introducing and BBC Sounds.
The biggest weekend of the year will feature headliners Chappell Roan, Hozier, Travis Scott, and Bring Me The Horizon.
The annual event will take place from late Thursday, August 21 to Sunday (August 24).
When is Reading Festival on TV?
BBC One will broadcast three special shows which will feature highlights of the headline sets from Chappell Roan and Bring Me The Horizon.
Chappell Roan @ Reading and Leeds Festival 2025 will broadcast on Friday, August 22 at 10.40pm on BBC One.
With her larger-than-life performances, audiences can expect a setlist full of huge anthems from Chappell’s debut studio album ‘The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.’
Bring Me The Horizon @ Reading and Leeds Festival 2025 will broadcast on Saturday, August 23 at 11.55pm on BBC One.
The BRIT award-winning, Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum-selling rock group have sold more than 7.2 million albums sold globally to date.
A BBC spokesperson said: “BBC Radio 1 will be presenting live from Reading to deliver all the most memorable moments across the weekend directly to listeners, from exclusive backstage interviews to headline performances from some of the world’s biggest artists.
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“Listeners can tune in via BBC Sounds and on Radio 1. Vicky Hawkesworth, Nat O’Leary, Minah Shannon, Sam and Danni will be covering the festival on Radio 1 across the weekend.”
For anyone feeling the post-festival blues, BBC One will also broadcast a special Reading and Leeds Festival highlights show on Thursday, August 28 at 11.40pm.
BBC iPlayer will also be kicking off daily coverage from 2pm on Friday, with performances and highlight tracks available on-demand via iPlayer for 30 days following the festival.
A special compilation featuring standout moments from across the weekend will be available to stream for 12 months.
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