Melvin Benn has told Music Week that stellar ticket sales for Reading & Leeds have helped Festival Republic achieve its best summer for over a decade.

Reading & Leeds Festival takes place this Bank Holiday weekend (August 23-26) with main stage headliners including The 1975, Post Malone, Twenty One Pilots and Foo Fighters.

“For us, it’s as close to perfect as it gets,” said the Festival Republic MD. “Twenty One Pilots, The 1975, Foo Fighters – that is very core ...