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
Festivals
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.
29th August 2015
Foals floor Reading 2015 with last-minute set
Showcasing ‘What Went Down’, they give more fuel to their headliner status.
29th August 2015
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.
29th August 2015
Foals talk last-minute Reading set: “We’ll be back. It’d be a bummer if we weren’t.”
Early-afternoon show arrived one day on from ‘What Went Down’’s release.
29th August 2015
Wolf Alice prepare for Reading 2015: “this feels like a big one for us”
Capping off a momentous summer of festival milestones — with a massive headline tour fast approaching — Ellie and Theo swing by for a pre-set natter.
29th August 2015
Wolf Alice add more accolades to their year at Reading
‘Giant Peach’ announces itself as their go-to song with an early evening set.
29th August 2015
Bring Me The Horizon become future headliners in the making at Reading 2015
Complete with circle pits and carnage, there’s no doubt that the five-piece will be back to top the bill soon.
29th August 2015
The Libertines: “It’s a milestone; the beginning of a new chapter”
The band’s John Hassell speaks to DIY ahead of the band’s headline set at Reading and Leeds.
28th August 2015
God Damn talk rock n’ roll and eye bogies at Reading & Leeds 2015
Even late night drinks with pals Drenge didn’t stop Thom and Ash slaying The Lock Up.
28th August 2015
Alt-J talk non-stop touring and early ideas for a third album at Reading 2015
“It’s a solid break, but you can’t help from thinking about the next album,” says Joe Newman.
28th August 2015
VANT crowd-surf with mission statement of a Reading Festival set
The hype is real with these guys, with chants and VANT tees backing up the fever.
28th August 2015
Palma Violets: “I saw somebody fall in the Reading portaloos”
With a dressing room full of plotted plants, and a main stage debut to make, we catch up with Palma Violets ahead of their Reading set.
28th August 2015
Panic At The Disco can’t wait to get out there: “Reading and Leeds is always a blast”
Brendon Urie’s project returns to the Main Stage this year, and he’s got a new album under his belt too.
28th August 2015
Drenge keep raising the dial on Reading Festival’s main stage
There’s little stopping this band from going one further in the future.
28th August 2015
Lowlands 2015
Kendrick Lamar stakes claim over the stand-out set of the entire weekend
27th August 2015
Green Man 2015
St. Vincent and Slowdive shine brightest amongst the stormy mountains.
26th August 2015
New acts making their mark on Reading & Leeds
It’s not all about the big names in 2015. Featuring Spring King, Rat Boy and Ho99o9, we round up the fresh faces ready to take on R&L.
26th August 2015
Palma Violets “will slay the Main Stage” at Reading & Leeds
Band are bringing ‘Danger in the Club’ to the Bank Holiday Weekend.
26th August 2015
Tyler, The Creator clarifies Reading & Leeds cancellation
He’s been banned from the UK for ‘somewhere between 3 – 5 years’.
26th August 2015
Frank Carter: “This is a whole new version of me”
Music is his religion, and now Carter is ready to show his new side at this year’s Reading & Leeds.
25th August 2015
Spring King, LA Priest, Micachu and the Shapes to play Liverpool Music Week
Events run from 22nd October, with Deerhunter, HEALTH and Best Coast already on the bill.
25th August 2015
Kiasmos, Meat Wave, Nao & more added to Iceland Airwaves 2015
Final additions join a bill including Father John Misty, Beach House & more.
25th August 2015
Slime, Lee Scratch Perry & more join Bristol’s Simple Things Festival
New names join a line-up featuring Battles and HEALTH.
25th August 2015
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.