Queens of the Stone Age and Paramore have been announced as co-headliners at the Reading and Leeds festivals this summer. The two bands will appear at Reading on Friday, then play Leeds on Saturday, in what will be their only UK performances of the year



The latest raft of additions to the bill for the three-day, two-city festival sees Grammy winning hip-hoppers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis joining the bill, in what is also billed as a UK exclusive appearance. They’re supplemented by, among others, Bombay Bicycle Club, Chvrches, Clean Bandit, Danny Brown, Imagine Dragons, Joey Bada$$, Nero and Vampire Weekend. More acts are still to be announced.

This year’s festivals take place from Friday 22 August to Sunday 24 August. Tickets are still available at the 2013 price of £202.50 plus £8 booking fee until 31 March.