Metallica put on weighty headlining show at Reading 2015
You know what you’re going to get when it comes to these metal heavyweights.
30th August 2015
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Ghostpoet: “I’m very comfortable with the direction I’ve gone in now”
Obaro Ejimiwe talks new album ‘Shedding Skin’ backstage at Reading Festival.
30th August 2015
The Cribs end festival season on a high: “This is the big one for us”
As the trio gear up to play at Reading later today, they’re also preparing to draw their summer of fests to a close.
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Glass Animals talk fleeting UK visits and Stateside success at Reading 2015
Oxford group are still riding the wave of debut album ‘Zaba’.
30th August 2015
Frank Carter talks his Reading return: “There’s no stage better to have us on”
Carter and his new outfit The Rattlesnakes have already convinced Leeds: now it’s time to return to his old haunt.
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Spring King meet pits and all-out fandom at Reading 2015
Tarek Musa and co. charge forward with an unforgettable set.
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The Maccabees prepare to play Reading 2015: “this festival has a place in my heart.”
Felix and Orlando talk pre-show warm-ups and that momentous number one album ahead of their Reading main stage show.
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Gengahr bring a magnetic set to Reading 2015
Group dazzle with a showcase of ‘A Dream Outside’.
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The Maccabees cement their journey to the top at Reading 2015
Chart-toppers have the ‘Marks to Prove It’ on the main stage.
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Jamie xx lights things up at Reading 2015
Discoballs and dancehall-nodding mixes awaken the final day.
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Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes make it a family affair at Reading 2015
The Pit provides the perfect stage for Carter to make his return to the weekender.
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Kendrick Lamar gives a headliner performance at Reading 2015
He might be second down the bill, but Kendrick — a storyteller and a true showman — is of the highest poster-topping caliber.
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Limp Bizkit incite nu-metal chaos at Reading 2015
Fred Durst and co. pack out the NME / BBC Radio 1 stage like it’s the turn of the millenium all over again.
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The banjos win at Mumford & Sons’ Reading 2015 set
In a battle of old and new, it’s the more barnstorming cuts that win the day for this headline slot.
29th August 2015
Mumford & Sons announce November/December UK tour
Dates include two nights at London’s O2 Arena.
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Four Tet shares new Percussions track ‘Digital Arpeggios’
The track comes under Kieran Hebden’s lesser-known moniker.
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Alvvays bring new songs and ballroom dancing to Reading 2015
Festival Republic has transformed into a cider-fuelled version of Strictly Come Dancing.
29th August 2015
Foals announce last-minute Reading 2015 set
What went down at Reading? A surprise set, that’s what.
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Reading 2015 continues with Royal Blood, Wolf Alice, Charli XCX & more
Day two promises surprise sets and appearances from Rat Boy, Azealia Banks & more.
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Leeds 2015 continues with Alt-J, Mumford & Sons, Drenge & more
Highlights also arrive from Swim Deep, Bastille and Alvvays.
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VANT: “It’s not every day you end up crowd-surfing at the end”
Mattie Vant looks back on a game-changing Reading set from yesterday.
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Reading’s main stage is no risk for FIDLAR
Rough around the edges? Sure. But nothing phases these West Coast punks.
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Foals floor Reading 2015 with last-minute set
Showcasing ‘What Went Down’, they give more fuel to their headliner status.
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Alvvays talk second albums and crate karting bros ahead of playing Reading Leeds 2015
Expect guinea pig airings of brand new songs in the Canadian band’s evening slot.
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Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.