Are You Listening? 2026

Reading’s celebrated new music, multi-venue festival returns on Fri 8th / Sat 9th May 2026.

For more info, head to our Festival website.

— LINE-UP and VENUES —

FRIDAY 8TH MAY:

St. Laurence Church

CASSIA
PALE BLUE EYES
CIAO LUCIFER
TRACKS & GROOVES

SAT 9TH MAY:

Various Reading Venues

(A-Z after festival headliner)

PANIC SHACK

1-800 GIRLS
ADULT DVD
BLOOD WIZARD
BONE-IDLE
BRYONY WILLIAMS
BUCKET
CHARLI LUCAS
CHARTREUSE
CHOLLY
DAN LE SAC
DARIUS ZALTASH
DAUFØDT
DJ SABA
DJ:AF
DOGSHOW
DOUBLE YELLOW LINES
ELLIS•D
FAMOUS RED TIGHTS
GILBERT
GOOD HEALTH GOOD WEALTH
GRACE POUNDS
JEWELS VASS
LOST VELVET
LADYLIKE
LEMONSUCKR
MISS HUNTE
MURKAGE DAVE
MY FIRST TIME
MY LIBERAL PONY
NATIVE JAMES
NO WORRIES IF NOT
PALE BLUE EYES
PAN AMSTERDAM
PUMA THEORY
SCALER
SLAG
SNAYX
STUPIDCHIEF
THE BOROUGH
TIGERS ON VASELINE
TRACKS & GROOVES
UNCLE PEANUT
WHITELANDS
YARD

Stage times:

TBA

Venues

AYL? Hub @ Market Place (FREE. All Ages)
The Facebar
Milk
Purple Turtle
St. Laurence Church
Sub89

Past AYL? Acts include…

IDLES, Sprints, The Mysterines, Big Special, Antony Szmierek, Fat Dog, The Amazons, Sundara Karma, The Big Moon, Billy Nomates, Shame, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Alfie Templeman, Coach Party, Anna Meredith, Thomas Headon, Bob Vylan, Pip Blom, BC Camplight, Dream Wife, Matt Maltese, Billie Marten, Black Honey, Deadletter, Porij, Field Music, Steve Lamacq, John Kennedy, Huw Stephens, Plumb DJs and many, many more!