Jamie T to Open Reading Festival with Friday Main Stage Set

Jamie T will open Reading Festival this week, taking the main stage at noon on Friday (August 28) for a set billed as “33 mins 10 seconds.” The naming is a direct nod to his recent single “3310,” and it arrives after days of cryptic teasers on social media.

The slot places a returning British indie figure at the front of a bill led by Charli xcx, Fontaines DC, and Skepta. It follows a packed headline show at London’s Scala, where Jamie T debuted new material from his sixth album, Ghosts (100 Days of Morning). That record is due October 9, with a UK tour set for the autumn.

The choice of an early main stage slot gives the festival’s opening hours a sharper focus. Rather than a low-stakes warm-up, it reads as a deliberate reintroduction — new songs, a specific set length, and a visible position ahead of a fuller season of live dates.