Spotify team up with Reading & Leeds 2026 to help fans discover new favourite artists

Reading & Leeds 2026 have teamed up with Spotify to help fans discover new artists they’ll love at the festival through personalised playlists based on their listening habits. READ MORE: Reading & Leeds boss talks biggest-ever arena overhaul and “strength of UK and Irish music” on line-up: “We’re buzzing with ideas for the future” The new launch comes just over two weeks before this year’s festival kicks off, featuring headline performances from Florence + The Machine, Charli XCX, Fontaines D.C., Dave, RAYE and Chase & Status. In the partnership, a new in-app experience has been launched on Spotify which analyses users’ listening data and reveals the five artists on the festival line-up who best suit their tastes. There is also a percentage to show how closely their music taste aligns with acts on the wider 2026 bill. Spotify will then curate a specifically-made playlist for each user, allowing visitors to check out music from the artists they are most likely to like ahead of festival gates opening later this month. “With such a huge and diverse line-up at Reading & Leeds this year, we wanted to give fans a new way to discover the artists they’ll love,” said Lucy Ed...