Reading Festival reaches its final day today, Sunday, 30 August, with Florence + The Machine and Chase & Status closing out the weekend at Richfield Avenue. There is still a packed afternoon and evening ahead too, with Role Model, Loyle Carner and Kneecap among the artists performing before the festival comes to an end tonight. For anyone not at Reading this weekend, there is good news too. BBC coverage continues tonight, with performances available through BBC iPlayer.
What Time Are Florence + The Machine on at Reading Festival Today?
Florence + The Machine take to The Grid at 7.55pm tonight, with their set scheduled to run until 9.10pm. The band are one of Sunday’s two main headliners and follow Role Model, who performs from 6pm until 7.15pm.
Earlier in the afternoon, Loyle Carner performs from 4.30pm until 5.45pm, while the Sunday programme also includes a special guest set at 3.15pm before the evening headliners take over.
What Time Are Chase & Status on at Reading Festival Tonight?
Chase & Status close The Grid tonight, beginning their headline set at 10.05pm and finishing at approximately 11.35pm. It brings the main stage programme to an end after Florence + The Machine earlier in the evening.
There is one particularly difficult clash for festivalgoers, however, because Kneecap also begin their set on The Gallery at 10.05pm. Their performance runs until 11.05pm, meaning anyone hoping to catch both will have a decision to make when the final sets begin.
Reading Festival 2026 Sunday Set Times
Some of the biggest sets still to come on Sunday are:
Loyle Carner – 4.30pm–5.45pm
Role Model – 6pm–7.15pm
Florence + The Machine – 7.55pm–9.10pm
Kneecap – 10.05pm–11.05pm, The Gallery
Chase & Status – 10.05pm–11.35pm, The Grid
The full Sunday programme continues across several stages throughout the day, including The Gallery, The Warehouse, The Ballroom, The Canopy and The Bus alongside the main Grid stage.
How Can You Watch Reading Festival 2026 Tonight?
BBC iPlayer is carrying Reading Festival coverage tonight, with the Sunday broadcast running from 6pm until approximately 11.30pm and including performances from Florence + The Machine and Chase & Status.
Chase & Status will then receive their own dedicated BBC One programme at 11.40pm, following the duo’s closing set at Reading. The broadcast is scheduled to run for around 75 minutes. That makes tonight particularly easy to follow from home, whether you want to dip into the festival coverage throughout the evening or wait for the full Chase & Status broadcast later on BBC One.
For CultureCues, Sunday has some of our favourite names of the whole Reading weekend. Florence + The Machine followed by Chase & Status is a pretty incredible way to finish the festival, while having Kneecap starting at exactly the same time as Chase & Status is a genuinely cruel scheduling decision. Thankfully, those of us watching from home have BBC iPlayer to make things slightly easier.
One final Sunday, two huge headliners and a very difficult 10.05pm decision.
Florence + The Machine perform at Reading Festival tonight at 7.55pm, followed by Chase & Status at 10.05pm, with coverage available on BBC iPlayer.
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