The Ting Tings are dropping their latest album, Home, in June 2025 and despite their last announced UK shows also being in June, the duo's relatively simple setup could make a surprise festival appearance a tempting way to re-engage with fans and promote their new music. Imagine the infectious energy of That's Not My Name and the fresh sounds of "Home" igniting a smaller stage for an unexpected indie-pop party. It's a plausible way for them to make a memorable festival moment.The Ting Tings are dropping their latest album, Home, in June 2025 and despite their last announced UK shows also being in June, the duo's relatively simple setup could make a surprise festival appearance a tempting way to re-engage with fans and promote their new music. Imagine the infectious energy of That's Not My Name and the fresh sounds of "Home" igniting a smaller stage for an unexpected indie-pop party. It's a plausible way for them to make a memorable festival moment.
The Ting Tings are dropping their latest album, Home, in June 2025 and despite their last announced UK shows also being in June, the duo's relatively simple setup could make a surprise festival appearance a tempting way to re-engage with fans and promote their new music. Imagine the infectious energy of That's Not My Name and the fresh sounds of "Home" igniting a smaller stage for an unexpected indie-pop party. It's a plausible way for them to make a memorable festival moment. | MARCEL VAN HOORN/AFP/GettyImages

Leeds and Reading 2025: 13 'wildcards' who could perform a secret set at this year's festivals

Benjamin Jackson
By Benjamin Jackson

Culture and tickets writer

Published 30th Apr 2025, 15:24 BST

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Who is performing in the UK close to Leeds and Reading 2025 who might make an appearance?

Friends, festival-goers – lend me your ears! The run-up to Leeds and Reading Festival 2025 continues!

As the sun shines down on most of the United Kingdom this week (and hay fever once again kicks in), our minds turn to the weather over the August Bank Holiday weekend, the dates for both Leeds and Reading Festival, alongside Creamfields 2025 for the dance music enthusiasts among us.

With a fantastic line-up of acts already confirmed, speculation is rife about potential surprise appearances at various festivals this year. Whispers on Reddit and cryptic posts on social media are fuelling the rumour mill, as is typical in the month preceding Glastonbury, the lead in to the many UK summer festivals annually.

But who are the ‘wildcards’ that could make a sneaky appearance at Richfield Avenue or Bramham Park?

We've examined Ticketmaster and a number of concerts taking place around the dates of Leeds and Reading Festival 2025, alongside looking at album release dates which may lead to promotional activity close to the festival to bring you our 13 ‘wildcard’ picks for potential surprise guests at Leeds and Reading Festival 2025.

As always, take this as speculative - and with a healthy dose of salt.

It's a wild one, but hear us out - with a string of UK tour dates kicking off right after Leeds and Reading, including Scarborough on August 24th, Cardiff on August 25th, Manchester on August 27th, London on August 28th, and Wolverhampton on August 30th, could the legendary Will Smith make a surprise appearance? He did, after all, make a brief appearance at Download 2006...

13. Will Smith

It's a wild one, but hear us out - with a string of UK tour dates kicking off right after Leeds and Reading, including Scarborough on August 24th, Cardiff on August 25th, Manchester on August 27th, London on August 28th, and Wolverhampton on August 30th, could the legendary Will Smith make a surprise appearance? He did, after all, make a brief appearance at Download 2006... | Michael Owens/Getty Images

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