Reading & Leeds 2015 Marmozets: “It’s something we’ve all dreamt about for years”

Still riding high off the successes of their debut album ‘The Weird and Wonderful Marmozets’, Bingham’s Marmozets have found themselves in demand this festival season.

Fresh from performing at events across Europe over the past few months, the band have only just returned from a visit to Australia and now, their focus is turning back to the UK. Namely one of their biggest festival shows to date.

“This year has been great for us,” Marmozets’ Becca McIntyre assures, as the band land back on Ol’ Blighty. “We’ve done a hell of a lot of shows and had some big opportunities at festivals around the world in countries we’d never played before. It’s been nice to do small club shows around the festivals in new countries and see people showing up and singing along. It’s wild.

“It’s always an amazing festival,” she goes on, thinking ahead to the band’s slot at this year’s Reading and Leeds festivals. “It’s the one we get most excited about. I think being on the Main Stage will be a huge moment for us. It’s something we’ve all dreamt about for years or spoken about hypothetically, so to actually get the gig is amazing.”

As for who they’ll be watching when their live duties are complete… “We always get into trouble and cause havoc with our friends in Royal Blood,” she laughs. “It’s always a pleasure watching them play.”

Marmozets play Reading and Leeds Festival on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August respectively. Taken from the August 2015 issue of DIY.

Photo: Sarah-Louise Bennett.