PeteBox, Kae Tempest, Mik Artistik, John Berkavitch Debate: ID Instigate Debate Late Night Entertainment: Smash N' Grab, Swap-A-Rama, Transgressive Records Film: Le Donk screening plus Q&A session with Mark Herbert and special guests from the film, 3D Night Of The Living Dead, This Is Spinal Tap, Anvil! The Story of Anvil. Dance to the Radio stage Notes The festival ran from Friday 28 August 2009 – Sunday 30 August 2009. Weekend tickets cost £175. Day tickets cost £70. Alexisonfire and The Bronx (band) played two sets at both Reading and Leeds – one on the Main Stage and one later in the day on the Lock Up stage. A Day to Remember cancelled their appearance on the Festival Republic stage. A schedule gap on the Radio1/NME stage on the Friday at Leeds and Saturday at Reading was filled by a surprise appearance by Them Crooked Vultures. 2010 The line-up for the Reading and Leeds 2010 festivals was announced on 29 March 2010, and tickets were made available thereafter. Main stage NME/Radio 1 Stage Lock-Up Stage/Dance Arena Festival Republic stage Notes Miike Snow pulled out for undisclosed reasons, with The Joy Formidable replacing them. Fight Like Apes and Alberta Cross pulled out of their slots due to undisclosed reasons. RX Bandits pulled out due to 'unavoidable family circumstances with Cerebral Ballzy replacing them. Crime In Stereo pulled out due to the band splitting up, with Random Hand replacing them. 2011 The line-up for the Reading and Leeds 2011 festivals was announced on 21 March 2011, and tickets were made available thereafter. Main stage NME/Radio 1 Stage Lock-Up Stage/Dance Stage Festival Republic stage Notes Weekend tickets cost £192.50 before booking fees. Pulp headlined over The Strokes at the Leeds Festival. Mouthwash pulled out due to the split up of the band, they were replaced by Fighting Fiction. The Twilight Singers pulled out and were replaced by Young Legionnaire. OFWGKTA pulled out of the Leeds Festival due to the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, but still performed at the Reading Festival. Jane's Addiction were due to headline the NME/Radio 1 Stage but cancelled both their appearances at the last minute – after arriving at the Reading site – due to frontman Perry Farrell falling ill. Rise Against played a secret acoustic set on the BBC Introducing Stage at Reading after their mainstage slot. 2012 The initial line-up announcements for the festivals were made