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Biffy Clyro added to Reading and Leeds lineup after Queens Of The Stone Age pull out due to ‘restrictions and logistics’
Biffy Clyro will now be headlining at Reading and Leeds festival (Picture: Getty Images)
Biffy Clyro have replaced Queens Of The Stone Age as headlining act at this year’s Reading and Leeds festival after the US band were forced to pull out due to ‘restrictions and logistics’.
The group, whose members include Josh Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman and Jon Theodore, were set to headline the music event for the second time, but will now no longer be able to.
On Twitter, they wrote: ‘Regrettably, due to restrictions & logistics, QOTSA are unable to perform at this years @OfficialRandL.
‘We hope everyone has a GREAT time at the festivals & look forward to returning to the UK in 2022.’
Biffy Clyro have now been added to the festival’s billing, joining the likes of Liam Gallagher, Post Malone, Stormzy, Catfish & The Bottlemen and Disclosure.
The Scottish band, consisting of Simon Neil, James Johnson and Ben Johnson, previously hedlined at Reading and Leeds in 2016, and are set to perform tracks from their latest studio album A Celebrating Of Endings, as well as their previous hits.
In a statement, they said: ‘We are delighted and honoured to be headlining Reading & Leeds for a third time.
‘We cannot wait to get out there and play for you all again after such a tough year… it’s gonna f***!!’
Other artists who have been added to the lineup include Inhaler, Russ Millions and Holy Humberstone.
Queens Of The Stone Age have been forced to pull out (Picture: Redferns)
Alongside Post Malone, other international acts including Machine Gun Kelly and The Kid Laroi are among the performers due to travel to the UK for the festival.
It has been reported that England is expected to open its borders to allow US and EU travellers who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to enter without the need to quarantine.
This could help simplify logistics for music festivals with non-British artists on the bill.
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Reading and Leeds is just one of many major music events to take place following the lifting of lockdown restrictions in England.
Attendees will not be required to wear masks or social distance on the festival grounds, and must either be fully vaccinated, or show proof of a negative NHS lateral flow test taken prior to travel on the day on the day of arrival at the festival.
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