Festival Republic, Centre Stage and Futuresounds have announced the winners of this year’s contests for slots on the bill at the 2015 Leeds and Reading festivals. 

Centre Stage has provided a platform for more than 170 young, Yorkshire acts and raised over £180,000 for Martin House Children’s Hospice since its launch in 2009. The competition has a longstanding relationship with Festival Republic, with both Festival Republic’s Melvin Benn (pictured) and Jon McIldowie being part of the judging process over the years. This ...