Trippie Redd has cancelled his performances at this weekend’s Reading & Leeds Festivals due to illness.
The news was shared today (August 25) on the festivals’ social media, where they shared a statement from the rapper.
āIām so sorry to announce that I canāt perform this weekend,” he told fans.
“I was really looking forward to coming to Reading & Leeds Festivals but due to illness I have to cancel my visit to the UK. I hope to see you soon!ā
Reading & Leeds haven’t yet shared news of a replacement.
Unfortunately we have to announce that Trippie Redd is having to cancel his performances at both Reading and Leeds due to illness.
Trippie Reddās statement: āIām so sorry to announce that I canāt perform this weekend. I was really looking forward to coming to Reading & Leedsā¦
— Reading & Leeds Fest (@OfficialRandL) August 25, 2023
The twin festivals return begin today (August 25) at Richfield Avenue and Bramham Park, with The 1975,Ā Foals,Ā Billie Eilish,Ā The Killers,Ā Sam FenderĀ andĀ Imagine DragonsĀ all set to headline.
A number of secret sets have also been announced across the weekend, with more rumoured ā see all the rumours and confirmations here.
Earlier this week (August 21),Ā Soft PlayĀ ā formerly known asĀ SlavesĀ āĀ announced that theyāll be playing the Festival Republic StageĀ at 7.45pm on Saturday (August 26) at Reading and 7.20pm at Leeds on Sunday (27).
Bombay Bicycle Club then confirmed a performance on the BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage at Reading at 12 noon on Friday. It marked the groupās first show at the event in nine years.
āThe first time we opened the festival in 2007 the gates hadnāt opened when we went on,ā they wrote, āso hopefully weāll see more of you there this time. We canāt wait to see you there tomorrow.ā
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