LEWIS Capaldi will take to the main stage of the Reading and Leeds Festival 2023, it has been announced.
The Scottish singer will join the likes of Billie Eilish, Sam Fender, The Killers and Imagine Dragons as the music festival's headline acts.
It will be the Glasgow musician's headlining debut at the concert.
Capaldi said it was a "dream come true" to be part of the line-up.
He said: “I am so, so excited to be one of the headliners for Reading & Leeds Festival.
"Unreal that last time I played was to a wee crowd in 2018. Can’t wait to see you all next year.”
‘Reading and leeds is a ROCK festival what the fuck is Lewis capaldi doing there’ ‘Lewis capaldi isn’t festival material 🤦🏻’ Fuck ye. Dream come true to be one of the headliners for @OfficialRandL next year, see ye there ❤️x pic.twitter.com/IshlXJjyG3
— Lewis Capaldi (@LewisCapaldi) December 9, 2022
Hitting back at criticism he's not a rock artist, he later tweeted: "F*** ye. Dream come true to be one of the headliners for Reading and Leeds next year. See ye there."
The singer previously played the festival in 2018. He said he was "so excited" to return in 2023 to an even bigger audience on the main stage.
Capaldi's second album, Broken By Desire to be Heavenly Sent is due out next year.
It follows his immensely popular debut Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent which became the fastest-selling album of 2019.
Capaldi will take to the main stage at Richfield Avenue in Reading on Saturday, August 26.
