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Reading + Leeds 2016 - How to Watch and Listen

1. Online - Catch-up on the BBC Reading + Leeds Website and iPlayer and, if you have a connected TV, on Red Button+.

Catch-up with over 40 performances until Wednesday 28th September here and on BBC iPlayer.

You can also find the best photos and a range of special features showcasing amazing moments from the weekend.

Find out who's been filmed here.

Outside the UK - find how to watch and listen here.

2. Get the BBC Music App

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3. Watch on TV

BBC Four will broadcast the headline sets from the Reading Main Stage. The schedule is:

Red Button

Watch edited performances from Main Stage and NME/Radio 1 Stage, as well as the BBC Introducing Stage – at these times:

Friday 26th August: 21:00-00:00
Saturday 27th August: 19:00-01:00
Sunday 28th August 18:00-00:00

Reading Festival 2016: The Best Bits
You can then relive the excitement with a selection of highlights from the weekend, which will play on a loop on red button at the following times:

Monday 29th August: 22:00 onwards
Tuesday 30th August: until 20:55, and from 23:45 onwards
Wednesday 31st August: until 19:00
Thursday 1st September: Until 07:55 and from 08:30am until 21:00
Friday 2nd September: until 07:55 and from 08:30 until 19:30
Saturday 3rd September: until 07:00 and from 16:00 – 21:00
Sunday 4th September: until 19:00

Reading Festival: The Best Bits will also be available on the BBC iPlayer.

4. Listen on Radio 1/1Xtra

  • Daniel P Carter

    Daniel P Carter (Radio 1) will be live from Reading on Sunday night to bring you all the news and highlights of the weekend in his Rock Show. Don't miss it! (Sun 28 August 1900-2200)

  • Cel Spellman

    Cel Spellman (Radio 1) comes to you from Reading Festival with live music and entertainment (Sun 28 August 1600-1900)

  • Jamz Supernova

    Jamz Supernova (1Xtra) brings you highlights of live music from Reading + Leeds (Sun 28 August 1300-1600)

  • Annie Mac

    Annie Mac (Radio 1) will feature highlights from a range of Reading + Leeds sets during her show the week after the event. Daniel P Carter sits in for Annie on Monday 29th August with a special Reading highlights show.

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Why don't we show all artists and songs?

When the BBC covers a music festival, it needs to work within a tight budget to provide the best value for money for Licence Fee payers. This means we cannot always afford to record all performances from every stage or from multiple sites. At Reading + Leeds 2016 we will be filming and recording the Main and NME-BBC Radio 1 stages. These stages offer the main headline acts from the festival.

On occasion an act may not wish to be filmed or recorded. Artists may also agree to be recorded but only allow a limited number of songs to be aired. This could be for a number of reasons for instance: the quality of some parts of the performance, because they do not wish to broadcast new or unreleased material, or they do not want to broadcast their entire live set.

The material an artist plays may not agree with the BBC Taste & Decency guidelines, such as containing excessive swearing. In these instances there is no way for the BBC to air that material.

The BBC is committed to making sure the sound and visual quality of a performance is high. In live open air arenas, the quality of recordings and performances can vary greatly due to environmental and technical factors. The BBC may decide that the recording of particular songs are not of a high enough quality to air, although we endeavour to provide at least a sample of a band's show if we feel they are central to the festival.

Another reason why certain songs are not available on the BBC is due to there being a limited number of broadcast slots to air material. Many hours of performances will be recorded at Reading + Leeds, but TV and Radio slots will amount to much less. This means TV and Radio producers select the performances that reflect the festival best and appeal to the different audiences for networks and channels. Much more material is featured on Red Button and online but even then the practical limitations of editing such a large amount of material quickly can prevent performances from being available.