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Reading is to play host to a new family-friendly music festival this summer.
The Heavenly Planet is a free, two-day event that will feature a range of acts including The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain, hip-hop and dubstep artists.
"Festival Republic and its Heavenly Planet partners are wholly committed to providing a new world-class festival in Reading alongside the banks of the River Thames, starting in July this year," organiser Melvin Benn said.
"The ethos of Heavenly Planet Festival is music and optimism and we have made the decision that this year’s event will be free for Reading residents and its visitors to enjoy."
The original Reading Festival, which was started in 1961, regularly sees audiences of 80,000 descend on Little John's Farm on Richfield Avenue.
The Heavenly Planet festival will take place between July 10 and 11.
