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Are You Listening? Warm-Up Party
Are You Listening? Warm-up PartyFri 6th May | St Laurence Church, Reading To celebrating being back in St Laurence Church, we’re throwing a warm-up party the night before AYL? 2022 kicks off! Join us for a knees up with with some of our favourite live acts and DJs playing out in a gorgeous, 900 year […]
Stage Times Announced!
It’s time to get your notepads at the ready and plan your day – our official stage times are now available! Click here for more details!
Final Line-Up
Where does the time go, hey?! The festival is getting closer and we are thrilled to share with you our final Are You Listening? Festival lineup! With 60+ acts, across 7 venues – including our brand new festival hub at Market Place Square! Listen to our ’22 Playlist here.Tier 2 Tickets can be purchased here.
Our 2nd Line-Up is finally here!
Can you believe it’s been over a month since our first line-up announcement?! We welcomed indie wonderkid Alfie Templeman, Punk duo Bob Vylan, folk Scottish songstress Kathryn Joseph and Dutch indie-pop 4-piece Pip Blom & much more! We’re delighted to announce a further 30 acts to the bill (if we do so say ourselves) and a brand new AYL? Hub […]
1st Lineup Announcement!
Are You Listening? Festival is back for it’s eighth edition in 2022 and the first Line-up Announcement is here! We welcome indie wonderkid Alfie Templeman, Punk duo Bob Vylan, folk Scottish songstress Kathryn Joseph and Dutch indie-pop 4-piece Pip Blom! They’re joined by Du Blonde, GENN, Jockstrap, Lauren Hibberd, Rhymestar, second thoughts, Twin Sun DJ, Wesley Gonzalez, Youth Sector and more! This year Reading Mencap celebrate […]
AYL? 2022 Tickets on sale now!
A big Thank You to everyone who got their hands on an Early Bird ticket for AYL? 2022 – these tickets were only available via signing up to our mailing list and they sold out in only 48 hours! However, you can now get your hands on a ticket for next year’s festival with our […]
We’re back: AYL? 2022

We’re pleased to announce that Are You Listening? Festival will be returning in 2022 on Saturday 7th May! 📅 Sign up to our mailing list to get access to our limited early bird tickets for next year’s festival! 🤩
Well that was fun
Well that was fun. After nearly two years, it felt unbelievable to be back last weekend. Thank you to every single artist, volunteer, venue staff, crew, and you, our awesome Listeners, for making Are You Listening? Festival 2021 SO BLOODY GOOD 🎉 Huge love as always to our partners Reading Mencap. We’ll let you know […]
Festival Day / Merch
Today is the day! Advance tickets are off sale but limited ones are available on the door from 12 pm at SUB89 (Friar Street). We also have lovely merch this year located at But Is It Art?, Face bar Reading and South Street Arts Centre. We look forward to seeing you later.