From ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing to glory: Four acts that hit the big time (and four that will soon)
We've told you many times before to . And here's why we're telling you again: great things can happen. Like, first of all getting to play Reading + Leeds on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing Stage - and then climbing up the bill on the other stages.
The first four artists featured here all started out as ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing artists and at Reading + Leeds this year made it either onto the Main Stage or NME / ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 1 Stage, which basically means they've hit the big time. Scroll down further to watch a selection of clips from the class of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing 2016, aka tomorrow's headliners.
Honourable mentions go out to , , , and - ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing graduates all - and all of whom had a great festival on different stages across the site too.
1. Slaves, Main Stage, Saturday

Slaves - Reading + Leeds 2016 Highlights
The English punk duo storm Reading with a typically energetic fun set.
The Kent two-piece uploaded their music to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing in 2012 (at 5am!), got nominated for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sound of 2015 and at Reading + Leeds 2016 made their Main Stage debut. That's not a bad trajectory. If they were nervous, you couldn't tell - they were typically incendiary, and they also to play a surprise set.
2. Blossoms, NME / Radio 1 Stage, Saturday

Blossoms - Reading + Leeds 2016 Highlights
Pyschedelic-pop and indie-rock from the Stockport five-piece tipped for a bright future.
There are unbelievable scenes in this clip as Blossoms play indie-banger Charlemagne. The Stockport band formed as recently as 2013, came fourth in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sound of 2016 poll and already have an NME cover in the bag. Like Slaves, they also
3. Jack Garratt, NME / ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 1 Stage, Saturday

Jack Garratt - Reading + Leeds 2016 Highlights
Taking the stage by storm with a blend of music styles from electronica to R&B.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing and Jack G go way back - all the way to 2012 - and since then it's been a case of holding on tight as he's shot to fame. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sound of 2016 winner headlined the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing Stage at Reading + Leeds in 2014 and was superb this year on the NME / ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 1 stage, performing in a fetching pair of dungarees.
4. Spring King, NME / ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 1 Stage, Sunday

Spring King - Reading + Leeds 2016 Highlights
Art-pop meets punk with this Manchester four-piece, discovered through ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing.
Mancunian post-punk four-piece Spring King are truly a new band to get excited about - a stand-out group of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing SXSW Showcase last year. They now have a debut album out, and they clearly had the time of their lives playing Detroit on the NME / ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 1 Stage on Sunday. Watch as they climb and climb festival bills over the next few years.
And now, four bands that played the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing stage this year and left a serious mark. Keep your eyes on this lot, they're going places:
1. Strong Asian Mothers

Strong Asian Mothers - The More That I (Reading + Leeds 2016)
Performing live on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing Stage on Friday
2. Coquin Migale

Coquin Migale - Pt. 2 (Reading + Leeds 2016)
Performing live on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing Stage on Friday
3. The Shimmer Band

The Shimmer Band - Freedom (Reading + Leeds 2016)
Performing live on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing Stage on Saturday
4. Ten Tonnes

Ten Tonnes - Lucy (Reading + Leeds 2016)
Performing live on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing Stage on Saturday