Mastodon, While She Sleeps for Reading & Leeds
Bands to join Refused on the Pit Stage at August event

Mastodon and While She Sleeps will play at this year’s festivals.
They’ll perform on the Pit Stage with Refused, according to the BBC’s Daniel P. Carter, who broke the news on Twitter.
He says: “So yeah. While She Sleeps for The Pit is exciting right?” He later added: “Mastodon headlining the other day of The Pit. Reading & Leeds will be amazing, right?”
Metallica will headline the main event which also features artists including Royal Blood, Pierce The Veil and Bastille. For more, visit the official festival site.
While She Sleeps launch their second album Brainwashed on March 25 via Epic. It’s currently available to pre-order.
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