Reading 2026: Lola Young confirmed for surprise secret set

Lola Young has been confirmed a surprise at for the closing afternoon of Reading 2026 today (Sunday August 30). READ MORE: Lola Young opens up about her “healing journey” and entering a “bright new chapter” Following other ‘secret’ sets from Jamie T and Royal Blood on the opening Friday (both of which were announced up to days in advance), the last minute reveal of the ‘Messy’ hitmaker comes ahead of her taking to the main stage, now known as The Grid’ at 3.15pm today. None of these acts will be performing at the northern sister site in Leeds. Today will be Young’s R+L debut, and will be one of her first major UK festival appearances after the London singer made her return to the live stage after cancelling her 2025 tour to recover from exhaustion, having previously collapsed on stage in New York City. She would later go on to open up about seeking treatment for addiction during that hiatus and attending AA meetings to help get things back on track. Speaking to NME earlier this spring, Young told us that while she believes “all healing journeys are never ending”, she is “definitely in a much better place”, and feels “excited and ready to perform and to release music” now. As for th...