La Dispute (Friday)
Saturday was the biggest write off ever. I slept in until midday whilst everyone ventured back to Tesco after we consumed all our alcohol the night before. With no one that we particularly wanted to see until Lower Than Atlantis we bimbled around and caught a little of Pulled Apart By Horses' set and Marmozets. Despite the packed out tent and their name frequenting all the alt-rock sites the angry-girl, guitar smashing set left me with the feeling that it was all a bit gimmicky as opposed to genuine which I was pretty gutted about.
Escaping to the Alternative Stage it didn't take long for us to be in fits of laughter as Daniel Sloss finished up his set. So carried away with the hilarity on offer from the likes of Matt Rees and Rob Beckett we ended up missing half of Lower Than Atlantis' set. The NME tent was at bursting point and it was clear the four piece had upped their game since the last time I saw them. Everything was that little bit more right down to the tightened production - I can still see the impressive lighting in my mind and how it really worked well enhancing their set. Catching the start of their second single - from their almost here and much anticipated self-titled album - "English Kids In America" the crowd was buzzing off the bands' fired up performance. Although they're Reading Festival veterans the band had a relatively short slot only managing to squeeze in nine songs, however, their veteran status has made them pro's at putting together a brilliant set so when "Deadliest Catch" and "Beech Like The Tree" followed on I wasn't surprised. The crowd was lapping it up, singing every word with enthusiasm that carried over into their last song "Here We Go." The funky first single from the self-titled was the cruelest set ender as the crowd was left begging for more.
Once more time alludes me as the next thing I remember is being in the dance tent during Pendulum's DJ set and Meg running off to be sick. Then we're at the Pit stage watching Architects and again Meg is chucking her guts up. A little while later with Arctic Monkey's playing in the background we decided to haul Meg off to the first aid tent. The verdict: food poisoning. Brilliant.
Escaping to the Alternative Stage it didn't take long for us to be in fits of laughter as Daniel Sloss finished up his set. So carried away with the hilarity on offer from the likes of Matt Rees and Rob Beckett we ended up missing half of Lower Than Atlantis' set. The NME tent was at bursting point and it was clear the four piece had upped their game since the last time I saw them. Everything was that little bit more right down to the tightened production - I can still see the impressive lighting in my mind and how it really worked well enhancing their set. Catching the start of their second single - from their almost here and much anticipated self-titled album - "English Kids In America" the crowd was buzzing off the bands' fired up performance. Although they're Reading Festival veterans the band had a relatively short slot only managing to squeeze in nine songs, however, their veteran status has made them pro's at putting together a brilliant set so when "Deadliest Catch" and "Beech Like The Tree" followed on I wasn't surprised. The crowd was lapping it up, singing every word with enthusiasm that carried over into their last song "Here We Go." The funky first single from the self-titled was the cruelest set ender as the crowd was left begging for more.
Once more time alludes me as the next thing I remember is being in the dance tent during Pendulum's DJ set and Meg running off to be sick. Then we're at the Pit stage watching Architects and again Meg is chucking her guts up. A little while later with Arctic Monkey's playing in the background we decided to haul Meg off to the first aid tent. The verdict: food poisoning. Brilliant.
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