Reading Festival

So I got back from Reading monday afternoon and I was pretty dead, but the 4 days prior to that were one of the best experiences of my life, camping with all my friends and seeing some of the best music in the world. Here are some Pros and Cons of the bands that I was lucky enough to see:

Friday:
+ Although their main stage set was 90% new material, Biffy Clyro played one of the best sets of the weekend.
- The Fratellis were plugging their new album which no one had exactly bought, so no one knew most of their set. But Chelsea Dagger was a quality sing-a-long anyway.
+ Queens of the Stone Age were incredible, ambient interludes between songs and No One Knows being one of the anthems of the weekend.
- Rage Against The Machine had some tunes, and Tom Morello and his solos were amazing but I don't go to a gig to hear about politics, and I was surrounded by a bunch of morons/nodding dogs that lapped up everything they said.

Saturday:
- Mystery Jets were great and it's good to know Blaine has recovered - but their set was revolved around their new album and didn't play any old gems. Perhaps because the 1st album was released in like 2005, the 2008 scenesters in the audience weren't aware of it.
+ Foals = amazing as always.
+ Seasick Steve was really good, wasn't out of place on a huge stage.
+ Bloc Party's sound was poor but when we pushed into the middle it was a lot better, the new tracks are awesome and I crowd surfed to Helicopter at the end of the set - turning around and seeing the whole of Reading festival behind you chanting to your favourite song as you float in mid air under house lights is a moment that will stick for a very long time.

Sunday:
+ Adam Green, formerly of The Moldy Peaches, played a hilarious set on the NME/Radio 1 Stage.
- Pendulum were OK but it was Sunday and I was rather lathargic so I couldn't be arsed to jump-the-fuck-around as they say.
+ Tenacious D = amazing.
+ The Cribs headlined the NME stage and were amazing, the best I've seen them play and the fact that Johnny Marr was there made it a whole lot better.

Bands I saw over the whole weekend:
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
Taking Back Sunday
Dizzee Rascal
MGMT
The Fratellis
Queens Of the Stone Age
Rage Against The Machine
Mystery Jets
Foals
Seasick Steve
Editors
Bloc Party
The Killers
The Metros
Adam Green
Cajun Dance Party
Lethal Bizzle
The FF'ers (haha)
Pendulum
Tenacious D
The Cribs

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