Are You Listening? returns this weekend: 7 venues and some awesome music

Reading’s Are You Listening? festival is returning to the town centre this weekend, and tickets are still on sale for the musical extravaganza.

There will be two days of music: Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10.

There are several venues taking part, and a wide range of performers too, meaning there will be something to suit most musical tastes.

There is more to Are You Listening? than the music.

This year, there is a team-up with Siren Craft Brew. They will be selling fresh draft pits of lager, ale and cider in both Market Place and Saint Laurence Church.

A charity art auction will be held as well. Artists from Reading and the surrounding areas have been tasked with creating a framed poster for some of the acts performing.

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They will be exhibited in Milk, and people invited to make bids on a blind auction basis. Each poster has a reserve price of £30.

Money raised will go to the work of Laura’s Lasting Legacy Charity Fund https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/forlauraj

Where is Are You Listening? 2025 taking place?

On Friday, May 9, Saint Laurence Church in Reading town centre will host the music.

On Saturday, May 10, there will be seven venues:

• A special Are You Listening? hub in Market Place
• The Face Bar in Ambrose Place
• The Purple Turtle
• Milk
• St Laurence Church
• South Street Arts Centre
• Sub89

Who is playing at Are You Listening? on Friday evening?

The doors of Saint Laurence Church open from 6.30pm, and a full evening of music awaits.

Headliners are Sprints, while the bill also includes Mandrake Handshake, Yaang, and the DJ Tracks & Grooves.

Who is playing at Are You Listening? on Saturday?

A full list and stage times are available on the Are You Listening website, https://www.areyoulistening.org.uk/stage-times/

Music starts in Market Place from noon with a performance by Ben Marwood, while Saint Laurence’s opens the day at 12.15pm with Tigers on Vaseline.

The Purple Turtle comes on board from 2.15pm with House of Women,
The Face Bar at 2.45pm with Skunkworm.

Sub89 welcomes Doops from 4.30pm, while the Will McCrea Trio start at 5.45pm at Milk.

Last out of the blocks is South Street, which hosts music from 7pm thanks to Nostromo.

Market Place acts

• Noon Ben Marwood
• 12.45pm Tracks & Grooves
• 1.15pm Kah’nya
• 1.45pm Tracks & Grooves
• 2.15pm Henjila
• 2.45pm Tracks & Grooves
• 3.15pm Ma Bessie
• 3.45pm Tracks & Grooves
• 4.15pm Harmonic Motion
• 4.45pm Tracks & Grooves
• 5.15pm Cholly
• 5.45pm Tracks & Grooves
• 6.00pm Oh Dear

Saint Laurence’s

• 12.15pm Tigers on Vaseline
• 12.45pm Y
• 1.15pm Tigers on Vaseline
• 1.45pm Zyad Al-Samman
• 2.15pm Tigers on Vaseline
• 2.45pm Honeyglaze
• 3.30pm Tigers on Vaseline
• 4pm Dog Unit
• 4.45pm Tigers on Vaseline
• 5.15pm Joshua Idehen
• 6pm Tigers on Vaseline
• 6.30pm Nathan Fake
• 7.15pm Tigers on Vaseline
• 8pm Master Peace

The Purple Turtle

• 2.15pm House of Women
• 3.15pm The Dazed Minded
• 4.15pm Magnolia
• 5.15pm Human Interest
• 6.15pm Tukan
• 7.15pm Makeshift Art Bar
• 8.30pm Clt Drp

The Face Bar

• 2.45pm Skunkworm
• 3.45pm Benefits
• 5pm Pej
• 6pm Truck Violence
• 7pm The Pink Diamond Revue
• 8pm Alien Chicks
• 9pm Thick Richard
• 9.30pm AK/DK
• 10.45pm Man/Woman/Chainsaw

Sub89

• 4.30pm Doops
• 5.30pm Black Fondu
• 6.30pm Shelf Lives
• 7.30pm Coach Party
• 9pm Big Special

Milk

• 5.45pm Will McCrea Trio
• 6.15pm Paul Vinyl
• 6.45pm Josh Roberts
• 7.15pm Paul Vinyl
• 7.45pm Bethia
• 8.15pm Paul Vinyl
• 8.45pm Miette
• 9.30pm Tracks & Grooves
• 10.15pm Means of Production
• 11pm Mat Carter
• 11.30pm Nathan Fake DJ set
• 1am Mat Carter

South Street

• 7pm Nostromo
• 8pm Paige Kennedy
• 9pm White Magic For Lovers
• 10pm Anna Erhard

What is the age range for Are You Listening venues?

All venues bar Milk and The Purple Turtle are for ages 14 upwards as long as they are accompanied by an adult.

Milk and The Purple Turtle are for over 18s only.

How much are tickets for Are You Listening? and where can I get them from?

Are you Listening? has teamed up with Gigantic.com to sell tickets for the two-day festival.

Friday night tickets cost £27.50, or £20 for teenagers. Four adult tickets can be bought in a group for £25 each. These are expected to sell out in advance, so don’t expect them to be available on the door.

Saturday tickets cost £44.50, or £25 for teenagers. A community pass allows access to the smaller venues for £29.50, while a four-adult pass costs £39.50 per person.

For more details, log on to: https://areyoulistening.gigantic.com/are-you-listening-festival-tickets