Competition Republic boss Melvin Benn not too long ago spoke to NME in regards to the success of Studying & Leeds 2023.

In the course of the interview, he additionally teased the the line-up and web site modifications for subsequent yr’s version of the occasion. This yr’s pageant was filled with large headline performances from Foals, Sam Fender, The 1975, The Killers, Think about Dragons and Billie Eilish, alongside units from the likes of Sleep Token, Steve Lacy, Central Cee, Moist Leg and plenty of extra.

He was requested if Rage Towards The Machine may ever return. The 1975 had been introduced as last-minute headliners for Studying & Leeds 2022 after Rage Towards The Machine had been pressured to tug out. It occurred because of frontman Zack de la Rocha’s leg damage. The 1975 marked their return to R&L made their first UK reside appearances since March 2020.

In the course of the interview, Benn was requested if he thinks Rage Towards The Machine may return after they cancelled final yr. Here’s what he stated:

“It’s not an agenda merchandise in the intervening time, let’s put it that manner. Rage are a US-based act and would very hardly ever do one-off reveals, so it could want to slot in to much more scheduling.”

In the meantime, Lewis Capaldi needed to pull out this yr, being changed by The 1975. Benn was additional requested in regards to the course of. He stated:

“With Lewis having to cancel, it was a tough time nevertheless it was the proper choice. I noticed him play at Dundee on the Large Weekend and I noticed him at Glastonbury. Each reveals had been powerful for him, so I definitely wasn’t stunned. We had a bit extra time than we did when Rage Towards The Machine pulled out final yr. The 1975 took the choice to be proactive and ask us, which was nice. They did that actually due to their love of Lewis. It felt nice that they had been doing it. The administration and the band are near us, and it was a real provide as a result of it felt like the proper factor to do.

“They wished to make it definitively completely different to what they did final yr too so based mostly it round their first album, which made it all of the extra fascinating for us as properly.”