Live Review
Reading 2011: Dananananaykroyd, NME/Radio 1 Stage
Sunday mornings; a time for lavish coffees in the early day sunshine, reading the papers and, erm…
Sunday mornings; a time for lavish coffees in the early day sunshine, relaxing chats, reading the papers and, erm, Dananananaykroyd. Something here is different.
Kicking the third day of a festival in to life is no easy task, but multi-faceted hangovers hold no fear for these Scots. Neither, it seems, does a huge NME/Radio 1 Tent - the jumbo jet one could no doubt park under it’s ample overs no match for their wall of sound.
While recent album ‘There Is A Way’ provides more than enough ammunition for a full on assault, it’s previous high point ‘Black Wax’ that brings the biggest reception. No worries there though - apparently the Chinese noodle van is selling CD-Rs. If only they were; this crowd will feel next Sunday is lacking something a bit special.
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