A$AP Rocky brings overblown spectacle to Reading Festival
His stage decor includes a giant stack of inflatable dollar bills — natch.
28th August 2016
Live Reviews
Disclosure bring more than bangers to Reading’s main stage
This is a set exploring another side of Disclosure; with lengthy forays into drawn out, clubbier climes.
27th August 2016
Foals headline Reading 2016 with a set for the ages
A set honed over years of climbing to the top is joined by an old friend on the Reading main stage.
27th August 2016
Jack Ü bring the bangers to Reading 2016
Tonight, it’s clear that Diplo and Skrillex are masters of their craft.
27th August 2016
Local legends Sundara Karma shine on the Reading 2016 main stage
Debut album ‘Youth is Only Ever Fun In Retrospect’ looks set to see them realise their huge potential.
27th August 2016
The Japanese House beat a bizarre billing to shine at Reading 2016
Still evolving and growing with every passing set, Amber Bain and band make The Dance Stage their own.
27th August 2016
Whitney go through the motions for Reading 2016 set
The band suffer an early slot on a gigantic stage.
27th August 2016
Tuff Love create their own luck at Reading 2016
They get into the swing of things with the effortlessness of Andy Murray playing a game of swingball.
27th August 2016
INHEAVEN seize the day at Reading 2016
Making their stage debut at a festival they grew up on, this is clearly a special show.
27th August 2016
Slaves slot right in amongst the metal on Reading 2016’s main stage
They’re as heavy as anything the rest of the day has to offer.
27th August 2016
Milk Teeth bring massive circle pits to… er, The Pit
With their parents side of stage, Stroud’s finest smash it.
27th August 2016
Suuuuurprise! You Me At Six take on the The Pit at Reading 2016
It’s a surprise showing from the Surrey rockers as they prepare for new album ‘Night People’.
27th August 2016
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard bend minds and spines at Reading 2016
The Aussie mad bunch incite a non-stop pit on the Festival Republic stage.
27th August 2016
Låpsley adapts wonderfully at Reading 2016
“Have a mad sesh,” Holly Fletcher demands.
27th August 2016
SWMRS bring Reading 2016 to a raucous beginning
The Pit is truly woken up on the festival’s first day.
26th August 2016
Creeper lay waste to Reading 2016
The crowd are firmly in the palm of their hands from the off.
26th August 2016
Hinds are right at home at Reading 2016
Honed and polished after months on the road, Hinds’ set today even includes a brief Spanish lesson.
26th August 2016
Frank Carter joins the big boys with massive Reading 2016 set
Today may have been a long time coming for the frontman, but it’s been the worth the wait.
26th August 2016
Boy Better Know ransack Reading 2016
The grime collective draw a crowd that’d make even the most seasoned headliner wince.
26th August 2016
Eat Fast bring their scuzzy glory to Reading 2016
The likes of ‘Fenham Dreadlock’ and ‘Byker Drone’ already sound like fully-fledged, rough and ready anthems.
26th August 2016
“RIP Harambe” - Chvrches offer thumping Reading 2016 set
Martin Doherty dedicates ‘Under The Tide’ to a special one we lost this year.
26th August 2016
Lewis Del Mar answer the hype at Reading Festival
Get in the sea? More like get in our ears.
26th August 2016
Muncie Girls impress at Reading 2016
‘From Caplan To Belsize’ came to the BBC Introducing stage.
26th August 2016
Soulwax act homecoming kings at Belgium’s Pukkelpop 2016
Bring Me The Horizon, The Kills and LCD Soundsystem also wow the crowds.
24th August 2016
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.