BBC Introducing stage axed from Reading Festival
The stage has hosted up-and-coming artists including Ed Sheeran at the Berkshire festival since 2008.
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"We hold those memories so highly and it was such a poignant moment for us to get to play a festival that inspired us to start the band."
— Tommy Longhurst , Celebrity
"It's just an amazing opportunity that you really don't forget."
— Tommy Longhurst , Celebrity
"It's such a shame as there was always a chance that a future headliner might be on the BBC Introducing stage."
— Tommy Longhurst , Celebrity
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The stage has hosted up-and-coming artists including Ed Sheeran at the Berkshire festival since 2008.
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