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.
READ MORE: Lewis Capaldi's Someone You Loved is UK's most streamed song
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 (@LewisCapaldi) December 9, 2022
‘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
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.
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here