the annual BBC coverage of Reading Festival thread
Hello fellow smug people in the land of mud and showers and kettles and cold beer, are you ready for another weekend of watching a festival on the telly? Are you ready to come back to this thread every so often and leave a mix of COR!-didja-see-that and snarky comments?
Rather than just showing Noah and the Fail on loop, they're apparently gonna be doing a bit more live stuff on the web this year (I think) and it's all up here http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/festivals/readingandleeds/2011/
Tonight on BBCThree
19:00 Fearne & Reggie
20:00 Noah and the Whale & The Vaccines
22:30 My Chemical Romance & Beady Eye (!!!!)
- Relevant artist taggings:
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- Deftones »[x]
- "All songs are about The Sex" - DiS waves farewell to Singles columnist Wendy Roby
- Leeds Festival 2012: Drowned In Sound's Friday blog
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- SXSW 2012 - The DiS Review
- Watch: SBTRKT in session for BBC 6 Music's 10th Birthday Celebrations
- At the Drive-In, Blood Red Shoes, Metronomy, SBTRKT, Shins, Cure, Paramore and more for Reading &
- AIM confirm second Independent Music Awards for 2012
- Latitude 2012 Bill: Bon Iver, Bat for Lashes, Brian Cox and billions more brilliant bands announced
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Might check out MCR
everything else? Nahhhh
Good news everyone!
@SBTRKT catch us playing live from the bbc treehouse at reading fest. 7.10 pm on bbc three
I'll check that out as well, thats not a stage though is it, or is it?
if its in their live backstage sets then... why they fuck cant they just show a set on the actual stage like :)
yeah, was just backstage
up here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00k2g1x
By the looks of that Vaccines coverage
Reading is full of even more knobheads than normal. But maybe that's just the crowd they attract.
In other news, this SBTRKT bit is amazing.
fuckin ell
jared leto seems like a cunt
It's Barca - Porto tonight
This stellar line up is going to have to find another viewer
all those good bands playing they could use their valuable airtime to show
and they decide to show an interview with Miles Kane about what he's wearing instead
Watching Patrick Wolf
He's always entertaining live
His crowd is quite small
and looks fed up, in fact I'd say his crowd at Oxylers West was roughly the same size and looked a lot happier to even be alive
At glastonbury at the tiny oxylers west
Come back Jo Whiley all is forgiven.
Fearne is as annoying as ever and I don't think they plug the twitter hashtag enough. Also a facking tombola for shoutouts.
her jumper is quite something
I won't stop watching until I get a shoutout from Reggie
Damn, missed out
Fingers crossed for next time!
Mercifully that perked the crowd up
The was no energy until then, it's only friday, the crowd shouldn't have looked so tired and fed up!
:D
Imagine that! When I last saw him he played a Dubstep version of Tristan which was actually rather good, lets see if he cracks it out
I dont know why I watch festival footage on tv
I always end up wishing I was there... despite not wanting to go to Reading at all this year
Imagine
if SBTRKT could put on the sort of show, catering more so for general festival goers and NME readers. Literally could take over, and kill The Vaccines once and fore all
there are a lot of
big fat arses squeezed into tight trousers. I'm looking at you metronomy and vaccines
You fattist bastard
You need a big mallet to knock in a big nail
Just turned this on
Watched the crowd gawp passively at the Deftones followed by Patrick 'Bloody' Wolf playing Simple Minds as imagined by half of Jedward.
DOUBLE FAIL
Are Noah and the Whale
the most boring band on the planet?
Probably!
Elbow mate, Elbow.
Noah and the Whale come second.
If Noah and the Whale had any kind of musical integrity
They'd be looking at each other and thinking, wow how did we get this big?
But they haven't so they're not.
Laura Marling did well to get the fuck out of that lot ...
My kids are at Reading and chose to see ...
Anna Calvi in preference to the Vaccines. I am so fucking proud 8=)
Think i'll give that big chunk of beadyeye
a miss cheers Reggie.
the offspring played two songs so far which are shit and no-one knows
presume all the rest of their set is from americana/smash
singer fella sounds shocking. rest of band isn't better.
i haven't even thought about the offspring in about 5 years. i think i saw them at reading 2006 or something and the five mins i saw was shockingly effortless. why don't you get a job? now, sounds like the singer bloke (buster or something? fuck googling though) really can't be arsed.
dexter iirc
Watched them at Reading 1996
and they were past it then
this sounds a bit like ob la di ob la da
Do The Offspring really need 3 guitarists
all playing the same power chords?
so these youngsters 'singing' along to bring me the horizon...
...are they all making the same rottweiler-with-balls-in-a-vice sound as the singer?
I sometimes have dreams where they show footage from the Lock Up tent.
Never going to happen though :(
the lineup for that stage is great
but when did capdown get back together?!
About this time last year I think
for Slam Dunk in Leeds.
are the naked and famous really
going to have a career being a bad M83.....
MGMT*
They're a better MGMT, I reckon.
Nah, That's Foster The People
It says a lot about how teeth-grindingly fucking awful Metronomy were
that I'm finding BMTH faintly endearing.
If you're a teenager, you might as well jump around to ridiculous beatdown metalcore in the rain.
I think BMTH are the most entertaining band Ive seen
everything they've shown has been terrible today. It's the first time I've watched it on TV and not wished I'd been there
Reading's held no interest for me since about 2003
but I know that when I was the age that most the crowd seem to be, I'd much rather have been watching a load of tattooed northerners climbing shit and telling me to 'feel the pain' than a bunch of 30 year old Hoxton burnouts crammed into ill-fitting skinny jeans playing po-faced synth pop.
Cool bro
That's what I said.
I don't think I've ever met a 30 Seconds to Mars fan.
Who are all these people? How do they know the words to this shit? How did an actor's vanity project get so big? Come back Keanu, Dogstar is forgiven.
This is really awful music
and he should pit his shirt on. Eww.
jared leto
did anyone ever tell him he's 10 times the actor than he has ever been a musician?
Also, every band I've watched so far have looked bored as shit
Except Metronomy, but they seemed to lack any kind of energy/momentum.
This MCR song
Can't think of what song it sounds like. Offspring maybe?
Dunno
But this is not a Mosh/Slam dance song.
Unimpressed. Thought they'd play Thank You For The Venom of something 'heavy'.
Was on about this song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvfNmXbVHi4
It's going to bug me now.
There does seem to be a trend this year for the slightly portlier rockstar.
Gerard Way looks like he's struggling to breathe in that get up.
This isn't a criticism, by the way. As a fattie myself, I support the promotion of larger role models.
I mean he looks a bit like Kelly Osboune.
Then he should try and make himself a smaller target.
And if no one snapped and went for Leto, I imagine he'll be safe.
Got a lot of time for Three Cheers... and a soft spot for the Black
... Parade.
Not sure about anything else. Why are they dressed like the cast of New Zealand teen dystopia The Tribe?
I thought I had a soft spot for them too
but their music really is much much worse than I remembered
They must get the same camera crew for festivals as they do for Wimbledon,
because they seem to spend a lot of their time zooming in on various scantily-clad blondes when they get the chance.
is this anything new?
Really comes to something
when I'm enjoying this MCR set much more than anything else I've seen today. Much better line-up tomorrow, mind.
I'm really enjoying this
saw them play 2007 and they sucked, but this is a genuinely very good headline set, they are owning the stage here and the crowd are totally into it.
In fact, The Strokes are going to eclipsed by not only Muse
but MCR as well! How limp are they going to seem in contrast?
They got their epic outros down to a tee
their music doesn't sag either, well at least the ones they put out on this set... it's been very good
This is actually the first Leeds festival
that I've not attended since '05. I'm 20 now, and after attending last year I vowed not to go again. I really didn't enjoy myself, in most part for the poor choice of company, but the glaring realisation that I was above the age of most of the clientèle present finished it off. That said, I can't help but feel an overwhelming sense of nostalgia seeing the scantily clad 15 year olds at the festival. Makes me hark back for the days when this was the highlight of my year, always on my birthday weekend, where I'd be able to walk around and act without restraint, without the worries of a mundane job to return back to after the weekend was over.
Btw, I know what I'm watching aint Leeds
but they're one and the same.
What's DiS' sworn enemy doing there?
I can imagine sean hulking out on his tele right now
the most uncool person ever
I wish I was in that crowd right now
WE WILL WE WILL ROCK YOU
Anita Dobson on guitar..
I preferred them without Brian May
He's made them look awkward by proxy
A really grounded, understated bunch these
eh?
From what I've seen
MCR 9/10
Metronomy 7/10
Patrick Wolf 6/10
Cheers
I was at it today
and have a hotel, hence being able to file a report. Get me!
Saw Does It Offend You Yeah?, The Naked and Famous, Patrick Wolf, Metronomy, heard Offspring from a distance (they've always been ridiculously dull live), Tom Vek and Digitalism. Got to say, Tom Vek was the highlight of the day, he was absolutely ace. I'm going to bet that BBC3 don't show any of his set, although I hope to be proven wrong...
Christ Beady Eye are shit....
Brian May's got white hair!
My Chemical Romance singer's got a good voice
just watching 15mins of Deftones
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/festivals/readingandleeds/2011/
- interesting choice of noisier songs (perhaps not the finest introduction to the band), guessing it's the opening songs of the set?
I dunno
I quite enjoyed the Metronomy set the most. But then, all the rest were shite really. apart from a few little gems from Introducing they showed last night.
They did lack energy a bit but the few tracks from Nights Out were storming and Gbenga really is a damn cool dude
Metronomy
It's absolute bull crap I can't watch Metronomy's gig on BBC iPlayer and it's only MCR and Beady Eye shoes. Liam still looks a mess and shouldn't be shown for the kids to aspire to.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/festivals/readingandleeds/2011/artists/metronomy/#p00k2bt5
Strokes replaced by Suede?!
either that's genuine or someone on Twitter is having a laugh.
it is bollox
started by my friend ollierussian
previously he's started rumours about Arctic Monkeys cancelling and Harry Potter being arrested at Reading for doing magic mushrooms.
looking at the setlist
i have heard of three songs from MCR's headline set, and could sing the chorus of one (not including we will rock you, obv). i am out of touch with reading headliners these days.
Watching Two Door Cinema Club just now
The places looks flooded with cunts. Some nice wee tarts, but bound to be of the cunt persuasion also.
Madness on BBC3! Hi, teenagers!
Best thing that's been on the coverage so far, obviously.
Now they're doing a ska-punk version of that song off the Kronenbourg advert.
GLASSJAW
up soon on red button. Yes.
Bit odd this
Too much stuff from the wanky new ep. Looks like the crowd are gagging for a bit of Siberian Kiss.
Yeah, sounded good but
fairly obtuse setlist. Perhaps BBC choosing the less loud songs for broadcast.
Having said that Gillette Cavalcade and Ape Dos Mil sounded ace.
Glassjaw are a weird one
Too cerebral for Reading really.
Re: above comment
No, it was ALL the less loud stuff. A thoroughly odd set, heard whilst sat in the tent eating my dinner. Rock, roll.
https://twitter.com/#!/MrsLRCooper/status/107616267250311168
watching now, cus I was promised pulp
Shots of the crowd make me weep for humanity.
indieLADS dressed up as smurfs and dancing like twats, really?
This is totally ruining things for me
I'm only going for the Sunday of Leeds pretty much for Pulp and I'm kind of spoiling the surprise of the setlist for myself by watching this set now but I don't care at this point.
It is making me even more excited than I already was which was a lot.
I can't work out
whether Jarvis Cocker is a great host or if he just rambles a bit?
Mind you, he's the only one that doesn't look like the was drafted in from a local Reading office after a day of work.
Great set.
everyone in Pulp apart from Jarvis looks old
they're still great
The vocals for The National's bassist were far too high.
the sound seems very flat and wooly
was it like this for everyone or is it the genuine whiff of dadrock?
Can I assume you are watching it on TV?
I have never been blown away by a live performance on TV.
It depends how you define dad rock. Most fans of Pulp will be about 30, or dad age. Jarvis is nearly 50 and a father. By those criteria it is dad rock.
However compared to what Stereophonics or Snow Patrol pumped out in their 'prime', I would say dad rock is unfair.
I think they have been ok, watching it has been quite nostalgic and I would happily be at Reading now.
I'm watching on the net
and I know that festival sound is never crystal either
but then there is also a very muddy sounding mix - wondered if it was the same for everyone or whether they are just struggling to give it much energy and sharpness
but judging by sunrise, this is hardcore & feeling... it seems more likely that the 'pop hits' suffered from lacklustre renditions rather than anything technical
maybe
I dunno
Pulp were never that great a live band anyway
Never great live?
You're kidding right?
Two of the greatest Glastonbury headline performances I've ever seen. Loads of great Brixton's. Jarvis Cocker.
Granted Reading is the wrong festival/crowd for this comeback. Should have headlined Glasto or Latitude. Good education for the kids though (if they're arsed to watch).
I saw Pulp live about 20 times between 91 and 96
including right down the front for the Glastonbury 95 headline show
always great entertainment but not exactly what you'd call the tightest outfit or - Jarvis aside - an onstage charisma hurricane
I think 'Jarvis aside'
Is quite a big aside!
Most fans of Pulp will be about 30??
Are you serious?!!?
yes, 27-33 certainly.
Why?
cause most people who were into Pulp the first time round will be 35+
and they're a pretty much universally liked band among British teenagers (those who are into music)- these days, I think they've come to symbolise British "indie" more than The Smiths. Pulp have never gone out of fashion. At the Hyde Park gig, the age range was massive, and the majority were definitely not late 20s/early 30s (probably split evenly between early 20s and over 40s)
pretty much
but F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E. is still a great tune - good to hear that
blow up doll LAD
Richard Hawley!
Seem to remember him also being in the band 10 years ago when I last saw them (they were better then as well)
channel/s please for Pulp on iplayer?
for anyone (me) staggering in pissed
BBC3
Common people on now, they're almost done.
cheers kiddo
You've written one there
:DD
Why was he going on about this being written before Reading 14 years ago?
It's seventeen - http://www.pulpwiki.net/Pulp/Live270894ReadingFestival
http://www.pulpwiki.net/Pulp/Live270894ReadingFestival
Oh, now it works.
yeah
he said 17 years earlier - 1994 - 17 years
just said 14 by mistake cos he was thinking of 94 I guess
Bloody hell!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13gE3BbI79w
hahah I was about to post that
I'd hazard a guess that
About 95% of that crowd were just there to hear 'Common People'
It's taken me a decade to work out
exactly who Julian Casblancas's vocal delivery reminds me of. It's Prince Charles.
Yeah okay I said I hated Common People
but I can imagine it being good at a festival like that
yeah
quite a crowd pleaser
Mark webber on guitar
http://im.in.com/connect/images/profile/b_profile3/Mark_Webber_300.jpg
looks like
janes addiction have pulled out.
Don't know how the fuck the Bombay Bicycle Club singer plays those riffs
and sings at the same time
Strokes seem to be smashing it.
BBC should turn the crowd mics up though maybe? Everything before The Strokes seemed flat and dull
This
Julian's singing better than he has been for a while.
Hate to see him on a bad day...
thought he was shocking for Under Cover of Darkness
No, you're right
...he was pretty bad on that one. But all the same, this is definitely a better than average day at the office for him so far.
I'd like to retract ^this
Cheers.
I would also like to retract my previous statement.
amazing
how well that crowd seems to know 'under cover of darkness'
The new songs seem to be getting a better reception than the old ones
Bizarrely.
yeah..
but then again reading seems to be full of 16 year olds and these so called 'indie lads'. not surprising really.
Dear The Strokes
Its 11 o'clock at night, take off the fucking sunglasses.
The Strokes are actually the transatlantic Oasis aren't they?
why had I never noticed this before?
not really
in that they're actually pretty good
well of course
the lower east side is always going to be cooler than Burnage or Longsight
*windier
The Strokes are good
much better than those gloomy weirdos on last night
Are you seriously telling the me The Strokes did a better job then MCR?
you're clearly ignoring the fact one band commanded the stage and made a show of it and the fact one band played their songs with little to no energy and seemed completely oblivious to the fact they were the headline act.
Yes I am
regardless of how much energy they put in to their performance MCR are terrible.
I think you're indie nial
The problem with the Strokes is
That so many people will look at Julian Casablancas not trying and interpret it as another part of their uber-cool, loucheness, which to be fair was cool when we all 15 and they had just released their first album but now just looks like they don't give a shit. Which, on the basis of their albums, would be a fair observation.
please split up the strokes :-(
not before ..
I have a chance to see them play Reptilia one day. That was brilliant :)
why?
why split up the Strokes ?
You're right - I like them the way they are. :P
im one of those
People who think is this it the best album of the 00's and doesn't like to see bands go the way of Mickey Rourke in the wrestler. I love them a lot but they look exceptionally bored, even for them. I get the feeling they don't really want to be doing this any more
really
don't get everybody's bored/uber cool observations on this band. they've always just gone up on stage and done their thing. they're not a cartoon band. they don't do theatrics, and Julian is never going to be David Lee Fucking Roth. they've just got great songs. and shit loads of them. the band is always super tight, working their arses off. questions always rests with Julian and how he's going to perform, and fortunately for those in attendance, he was on great and goofy and charming form on Saturday night. watching the band reminded me of Manchester City, in that while they were killing it on the pitch, they still had a whole show's worth of top tracks in reserve that we didn't even get to hear.
Whoever said...
Deftones weren't much cop wants their pulse checking. They were fucking stonking. Also, MCR delivering the "moment" of the festival? Yes. Pulp were muscular, Strokes just sound like the Strokes, National were ace. Crystal Castles sound good when theyre doing Ladytron. Not so much with the wailing.
I think if i was in the stokes
it would annoy me to have to play guitar like that allll the time!
Strokes have been bad
Back from day 2
after watching an apology to the crowd for Perry's voice going. It must have been a last minute decision, all their gear was set up and we were waiting.
Anyway, Madness, Everything Everything and Pulp were ace, Seasick Steve was fun and Bombay Bicycle Club and Two Door Cinema Club were "nice", which is just about OK at a festival...
Strokes sound like mud tonight
shit mud.
Wondering ...
what part of 'Juicebox' was mud ...
im gunna say Juicebox was the exception
and hard to explain
Reptilia was pretty good too
the rest was meh
ummm
Fuck me...
The Strokes are wank.
I flicked over to the strokes cus my friend told me jarvis was on stage with them
sounded really really awful, so I put bill hicks night back on.
I can safely say any desire ive had to see the strokes play live
has quickly diminished!
has jared leto started growing himself a mullet on the red button?
someone should probably check the strokes pulses when they get off stage. even for them this is dead.
15 years ago
Jared Leto in My So Called Life was the person I most wanted to be, now Jared Leto in 30 Seconds to Mars is probably the person I least want to be....
they really are one of the worst bands in the world
When bands have a shit gig
it's literally just because the singer is having a bad night isn't it. That's the only reason bands ever sound bad.
I always get the feeling
reggie yates never wants to be at these festivals
Probably gets rapped at by drunk honkeys
hear that?
it's the sound of The Strokes shitting all over their own legacy
sad times :(
Don't get the hate for The Strokes' set
Not a good headline set but didn't think it was awful by any means (even if it had some dodgy moments).
they were a bit lifeless for a few songs
but I liked it, I dont know what more people expected from them
just got back
From what i saw;
Kills were OK
Cults were decent
Everything Everything were suprisingly good - great crowd too
National were a bit dull
Pulp were slightly disappointing
Strokes killed it
Glassjaw
As always do their thing and don't give a fuck....opening with their latest EP at festival
i loved their set
Thankfully I've been listening to colouring book a lot recently
re: The National
i was surprised quite well they came across when I watched their set on the red button. thought it sounded great!
Every performance I've seen...
... has contained football-style chanting along to the guitar melodies. Incredibly irritating.
I blame the Fratellis.
That's one of the best things at a gig
I thought the strokes schtick was looking bored
Friendly Fires is the first brilliant set.
Also I have noticed how much thee BBC cameramen love their jugs.
Are Friendly Fires a joke?
I've nevere seen a more unlikeable frontman in my life.
what did he do?
When did Ian Brown...
join Interpol?
Paul Banks looks like such a tit
The case with his suit in must have got lost at the airport
Made up for by Dan Kessler looking generally awesome
He's the only reason to watch Interpol live, isn't he?
Apart from his sharp-suited dancing they are massively dull as a spectacle, I'm afraid to say.
Guy Garvey points too much when he sings
i really hope he's stopped pointing.
No he's already pointed on two seperate occasions
ffs guy
Group of lads dressed as pedobear...
walking past camera.
LADS.
mum says its just magical
I know people will have said it before and it sounds so typical but
GODDAMNIT YOU'RE THERE TO WATCH THE FUCKING BANDS NOT WAIT FOR A BBC CAMERA TO PAN TO YOU SO YOU FEIGN INTEREST YOU STUPID 15 YEAR OLDS
This is going to be
pure nostalgia ... but i've got beers ready to enjoy Muse circa 2001 again. Quite excited, hope i won't get disappointed.
Im sure you will all find something to moan about or call them muddy
but Muse are really really good live arent they
yes they are
quite interested in hearing the ones they don't play usually. Just one we've got Uprising though :(
well
they could not show the OOS songs ,, crap. :(
EYEBALLS
Looks like the BBC have cut most of the Origin part of their set
I was looking forward to that :(
its live!
they'll probably get back to Origin songs once this ones done
Unfortunately not.
At Leeds they played Origin from start to finish and then followed with a greatest hits set after.
nah its not live
the shows pretty much over in real life I think. BBC just showing 'highlights'. They did it with radiohead a couple of years back too :(
really?
balls :(
Yup. Sucks :(
They usually end up showing basically all the set over the next few days though with different highlight shows n stuff so not too bad. Dont see why they cant just show it all live though
Muse's set was 9.30 to 11.30 so its not live
They did the same with MCR on Friday but I think Pulp and The Strokes were both live last night. I assume it has more to do with the band than the BBC (who seem to film everything and then seek band's permission).
I have to thank Muse
for bringing my old headless bass guitar back in fashion...I'll be able to play it again in public without people laughing
Is anyone else getting mad clicking noises during the Muse set
I hope it's not the TV :-(
oh!
I thought this was my speakers. It seems to have stopped now anyway
Hastily knocked-out Deftones riffs
then Stockholm Syndrome.:-)
So....
many........empty....platitudes
Good riffs though
Disappointed by this
Was looking forward to hearing the entire album. First 3 songs sounded great and then all the hits began which was great but not what I wanted to see/hear.
Muse
inspire Glenn Beck. Whether they meant to or not, that's the kind of music they make. Fondness of Muse, like tendency to believe in Christianity, is characterised by a general suspension of your critical faculties
You cannot choose your fans
You don't have to like Muse, but find a more appropriate stick to beat them with if you must.
That post makes you sound like a massive cunt
Hello there, i went on friday and saturday
Turned up too late to see The Antlers :-( gutting as i'm obsessed with Burst Apart at the moment (hence my thread)
Had some beers and then watched SMD, Digitalism and The Horrors. Digitalism was EXCELLENT
Madness on Saturday were great fun. Something for everyone to enjoy, and It Must Be Love as set closer felt like a real heart-warming festival moment.
Pulp set didn't live up to the billing i feel. A lot of this is down to the fact that half the crowd didn't exist when Different Class came out. And when your a band on a comeback tour with no new material, you're really relying purely on nostalgia and good will from the crowd to see you through. This was the wrong festival for that. I regret missing the glasto set. This is Hardcore was fucking awesome though :-)
The Strokes were really good i thought, but maybe that's because the young crowd knew more of the material. As someone mentioned, Julian and the band only seemed to wake up halfway through the set. This might be down to the fact they realised they didn't have enough time to play the full setlist (they came on late) - but it was a really storming finish i felt.
Generally the festival vibe was a bit shit - and the kids are annoying as ever. But i guess i just need to fuck off to Latitude, or whatever, with people my own age.
so sorry for you
The antlers were sooooo good. My girlfriend also kissed them as she had to work :(
is she a kiss-o-gram?
haha!
stupid fat fingers.
i certainly need to get tickets to see them in November
Only went on Saturday...
It was certainly the wrong festival for The National. One of the funniest moments of the day when was Aaron (maybe his twin!) said something along the lines of "oh, you've brought an alligator (in reference to a blow-up alligator/croc in the crowd)... oh, you probably don't know what that means". The crowd were proper shit, and it did rub off in their performance quite alot. When 40% of an audience (at least) don't give a shite about a band yet persist in pushing their way to the front it's going to be reflect on the performance. Pulp and Jarvis struggled a little bit with it too, though not to the same levels. Most of the crowd had zero idea of any of the tracks beside the obvious two which play at their local indie disco. Hardcore, I Spy, FEELING CALLED LOVE were as amazing as ever. Wednesday a few off Separations please.
Also saw The Joy Formidable, I've seen them a scary number of times and they know how to play this sort of festival slot now. The sound majorly sucked for them though.
She Keeps Bees for the second time in three days, not The Lexington but they know how to rock it.
Madness were fun.
Everything Everything - some sort of joke?
Never again Reading. Summed up by being pushed out of the way on the way out after The Joy Formidable by a young girl in a Joy Division t-shirt, rushing to the front to see The Pigeon Detectives.
Saw a disproportionate number of Ramones t-shirts
Strokes fans aware of their influences? Or do they sell them in Urban Outfitters?
I think this is my most hated 'band t-shirt that I see everywhere'
I say that and yet I mean no disrespect to the band.
It's just that, by now, in 2011, it's like seeing a Coca-Cola t-shirt.
latter
def latter
i just wanted to say
it seemed like there were a lot less twats there this year.
last year people and the general atmosphere of 'lets just fuck shit up' pissed me off so much it was a major factor in me not wanting to go again, this year had a much better vibe
apparently pulp were amazing at leeds
the strokes were turd by all accounts, really miserable and detached.
oh and i heard that muse fucking rocked
not by my account.
and i was there.
tit.
i suppose i should say i enjoyed that Reading more than i have for years
highlights:
Saul Williams spoken word set, the dude can speak, he really can speak.
The Antlers - totally glorious. and cheers to whoever it was who swapped a bit of my bacci for some tokes on the ensuing zoot. helped a lot! (i didn't even give a shit i only saw 3 Destones songs!)
Don Broco - those guys are serious levels of fun
Digitalism - i think i boogied hard
Tribes - straightforward 90s Indie done in a way i liked, though i missed Sappho due to too much mifling i love that song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anVPXNnUkkk&ob=av3e)
Odd Future - they're pretty great aren't they? i need to look into them more
Mariachi El Bronx of course!
Jimmy Eat World of course
Glassjaw - luckilly i'm right into Colouring Book and grooving to it being played in full
The National - i was beginning to be too drunk by then
wished i hadn't spent the next 2 hours chsing a massively drunk girlfriend around thus missing most of pulp and rival schools
I remember singing to the Strokes a lot, so i enjoyed them
Fucked Up were Brilliant, just brilliant
Panic at the Disco were pretty good.
Interpol play with a rainbow above the stage (In(terpol) rainbows was about the best i could come up with
Elbow were magical, i didn't even mind them playing nothing off their first 3 albums, i now really like the new one.
Muse. oh muse, i've longed for the days when you came out to What Is He building before riffing up a treat. they were fanfuckingtasic.
it was so refreshing to walk through the campsite from the orange silent disco back home at 3 in the morning and for there to be no haurds of zombies burning everything. thanks for that, those of you who normally burn everything and make me want to kill. for the first time since about 2004 i'm hoping i get to go again next year, rather than ralising in March that i like too many bands on the bill to miss it. heck i only bought a ticket last monday, what a great decission!
I WAS BY THE SIGN!!!!
WHAT WERE YOU STOOD NEXT TOO? WHAT COULD YOU SEEEEEEE?!!!?