Reading Festival 2017 unveil Eminem as Saturday night headliner
The rap legend returns to the August bank holiday weekender for the first time since 2013.
Last updated: 24th Feb 2017
Originally published: 23rd Feb 2017
Image: Eminem
Reading Festival have announced the final headline act for this year's August bank holiday weekender.
Topping the bill on the Saturday night is rap God Eminem, his first appearance at the Richfield Avenue festival site in four years, and is expected to deliver the goods once again with a ridiculous number of hip hop anthems in his back catalogue.
An unmissable live force as well as a prolific figure in the studio, the rapper is one of the world's most revered recording artists and has dominated the charts since the late '90s with a slew of critically acclaimed records such as The Marshall Mathers LP and The Slim Shady LP to name just two.
His high energy shows are brimming full of genuinely genius numbers that demonstrate his insane flow and lyrical prowess emphatically.
Also announced are the likes of Haim, Blossoms, Cabbage, Sundara Karma and Halsey, and are joined on the Reading Festival 2017 line up by the likes of Muse, Kasabian, Bastille, Danny Brown, Glass Animals, Korn, Circa Waves, Fatboy Slim and tonnes more at one of the UKs best loved alternative events.
Find Reading Festival tickets below
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- Date: Friday 25th August - Sunday 27th August 2017
- Event: Reading Festival at Richfield Avenue Festival Site
- Venue: Richfield Avenue Festival Site
- Artists: Everything Everything, Dave, Dillon Francis, Major Lazer, Black Lips, Two Door Cinema Club, Jimmy Eat World, Lethal Bizzle, Eminem, Muse, kasabian, Architects, Goldie, Wiley, Jaguar Skills, High Contrast, Sub Focus, Andy C, Fatboy Slim, Katy B
- Hotels: Hotels near Richfield Avenue Festival Site
- Restaurants: Restaurants near Richfield Avenue Festival Site
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You can find these artists/djs playing at the following events:
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All Back To Minehead
Fatboy Slim
Butlins Minehead Resort, Taunton
8th November
1:00pm til 10:00pm
Minimum Age:18
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Andy C: Alive 3.0
Andy C
Drumsheds, London
8th November
7:00pm til 3:00am
Minimum Age:18
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Jaguar Skills
Jaguar Skills
Kanteena, Lancaster
16th November
8:00pm til 2:00am
Minimum Age:18
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Live At Leeds in the City
Everything Everything
Various Venues, Leeds, Leeds
16th November
10:00am til 11:00pm
Minimum Age:14