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First, the music… Mallrat Nice enough for a Sunday morning slot - Lana del Reyesque but not quite to that level.  She looked like a kid and actually said "this song is dedicated to my dog".  She did manage to get into the Reading vibe by swearing once, but I'm sure she's apologised to her mother since. The Ks More 90s guitar indie or maybe 00s - I get so confused.  In a weekend of excessive swearing, the lead singer managed to top most people by using the C word - but did so in a way that was amusing and didn't feel forced, unlike a lot of other people.  This was followed by one of the band mooning the audience, to which he said "I told him not to get his arse out.  This is going out on the BBC and you can't say fuck or bugger and you definitely can't get your arse out".  The music was actually pretty good as well - the guitarist was on fire.  They also played "cover snippets" - just a verse of a couple of well known songs, which actual...

First, the music… Thumper Beastie Boys lyrics over guitar solos - odd Wargasm A sordid collusion of euphoria and violence apparently.    It’s very cartoonish metal - the lead singer pretty much is Tank Girl and the drummer is Animal but it’s enjoyable enough (although I’d never to listen to it at any other time).    Some proper crowd surfing as well - I didn’t see any yesterday. The Sherlocks Some nicely crafted 90s guitar indie with some nice vocal harmonies - it grew on me as the set progressed. Dayglow  I’d never heard of them so had no idea what to expect.    But I wasn’t expecting them to open with the start of Lipps Inc’s “Funky Town”.    They were like a slightly funkier version of Hot Chip and they drew in the kids big time.    It was all excellent festival fun - apparently the lead singer grew up in Austin, Texas and always dreamt of playing Reading.    Chinny reckon! Madison Beer The kids were really excited abou...

Firstly, the music! Frank Carter He just didn’t seem very happy.    But maybe he’d just got the bill from his tattooist Beauty School Dropout Some fine rawk, watched by at most 100 people The Scratch Weird heavy Gaelic music, which somehow worked. Black Honey If you like Hole, then you’ll like Black Honey.    And I do, so I did. Wallows A not unpleasant generic festival summer noise.    But not great either. Queen Mills  I think this counts as garage, but I’m not 100% convinced.    Impressive rapping and high kicks, but most of it was backing tracks.    It certainly won the award for the gig that smelled strongest of weed though Sir Spyro Just a DJ set, but it deserves a mention for pulling a surprisingly large crowd.    And he OWNED that crowd! Griff Fine, but I was really just waiting for “Black Hole” Jay Crookes Nice mellow sound with a lovely voice    - deserved more sunshine than it got Circa Waves Identikit...