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Last Shadow Puppets to play Reading And Leeds Festivals - exclusive

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Alex Turner and Miles Kane tell NME.COM all about live debut

May 6, 2008
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The Last Shadow Puppets will make their festival - and full live - debut at this year's Reading and Leeds Festivals.

Alex Turner and Miles Kane's project will play before The Cribs on the NME/Radio 1 Stage on Friday (August 22) in Leeds and Sunday (24) at Reading.

Speaking to NME.COM, the pair revealed that they would mark their side project's first full gigs in style.

"These will be our first proper gigs," explained Kane. "We thought we?d have to wait until October to play, but we go the offer and thought, 'You know what, why not do it a bit early, throw one out there'."

Kane also hinted what would be in store for the performance.

"We're going for it. We'll play the album in full and maybe some new songs," he said.

For more on the pair's appearance get this week's issue of NME on UK newsstands now.

The full line-up for the festival so far on the two main stages is:

Reading: Friday August 22, Leeds: Saturday August 23

Main Stage
Rage Against The Machine
Queens Of The Stone Age
The Fratellis
The Enemy
Biffy Clyro
Serj Tankian
Dizzee Rascal
Taking Back Sunday
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
Anti-Flag

NME/Radio 1 Stage
Babyshambles
The Wombats
Vampire Weekend
MGMT
Jack Penate
One Night Only
The Duke Spirit
Be Your Own Pet
Blood Red Shoes
Make Model

Reading: Saturday August 23, Leeds: Sunday August 24

Main Stage
The Killers
Bloc Party
The Raconteurs
Editors
We Are Scientists
Dirty Pretty Things
The Subways
British Sea Power
The Automatic

NME/Radio 1 Stage
Manic Street Preachers
Bullet For My Valentine
Justice
Foals
Seasick Steve
The Ting Tings
Mystery Jets
Santogold
Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong
Kids In Glass House
Bombay Bicycle Club

Reading: Sunday August 24, Leeds: Friday August 23

Main Stage
Metallica
Tenacious D
Slipknot
Feeder
Avenged Sevenfold
Dropkick Murphys
Alexisonfire

NME/Radio 1 Stage
The Cribs
The Last Shadow Puppets
Conor Oberst
Pendulum
The Music
Hadouken!
Lightspeed Champion
Cajun Dance Party
Adam Green
Yeasayer
The Metros

To read the full interview buy NME on sale in all good newsagents from Wednesday (May 8).

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joviangel

May 6, 2008

*bummer* I deffo bought the wrong festi tickets this year. Anyone fancy to change V ticket for a Reading one????? :|

Sme33er

May 6, 2008

Thats The Best news ive heard in ages,im at leeds as well, so i'll be at thier first ever gig technically :]

airguitarsuperstar

May 8, 2008

YAY!!! 'Shadow Puppets at Leeds/Reading. Not gonna the festival. Hey guys, while your moving your dates forward....hows about a festival warm-up tour in the coming months?? *wink wink nudge nudge*