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Friendly Fires reveal Primal Scream tour inspiration at Reading Festival

Friendly Fires reveal Primal Scream tour inspiration at Reading Festival

Band also share their 'STD'-filled holiday plans with NME

Jane's Addiction on Reading and Leeds cancellations: 'Perry Farrell couldn't speak'

Jane's Addiction on Reading and Leeds cancellations: 'Perry Farrell couldn't speak'

Dave Navarro says band are 'more than apologetic' to fans

Fans champion Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye at Leeds Festival debut

Fans champion Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye at Leeds Festival debut

Liam returns to the three-day bash for the first time in 11 years

Jane's Addiction pull out of Reading Festival at the last minute

Jane's Addiction pull out of Reading Festival at the last minute

Band cite illness as they can NME/Radio 1 Stage slot

Bombay Bicycle Club bring 'A Different Kind Of Fix' to Reading Festival

Bombay Bicycle Club bring 'A Different Kind Of Fix' to Reading Festival

Plus band reveal celebratory plans for new album launch

My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way reveals how he met Brian May

My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way reveals how he met Brian May

The Reading Festival hook-up started with an email

Panic! At The Disco: 'We weren't scared to return to Leeds and Reading' - Video

Panic! At The Disco: 'We weren't scared to return to Leeds and Reading' - Video

Singer Brendon Urie was knocked out in 2006 during bottling incident

Foster The People's Mark Foster chats U2 and 'Spider-Man' at Leeds Festival

Foster The People's Mark Foster chats U2 and 'Spider-Man' at Leeds Festival

Plus band hail Reading and Leeds Festivals crowds as 'Pumped Up Kicks' takes off

The Joy Formidable play surprise Reading Festival acoustic show

The Joy Formidable play surprise Reading Festival acoustic show

Band also tell NME Reading has been 'the highlight of festival season'

Deftones explain why they covered Katy Perry at Reading Festival – video

Deftones explain why they covered Katy Perry at Reading Festival – video

Chino Moreno: 'I've heard every Katy Perry song a million times'

Odd Future's Tyler, The Creator tells Reading Festival crowd to 'suck my dick'

Odd Future's Tyler, The Creator tells Reading Festival crowd to 'suck my dick'

Collective don't get bottled like they did at T In The Park, though...

Fans give thumbs up to My Chemical Romance's Reading Festival show - video

Fans give thumbs up to My Chemical Romance's Reading Festival show - video

A few aren’t so keen on Brian May stepping out with the band, though

Fans hail Muse's 'Origin Of Symmetry' Leeds Festival show

Fans hail Muse's 'Origin Of Symmetry' Leeds Festival show

Band's 2001 album goes down a storm at Bramham Park

The Strokes, Pulp, Bombay Bicycle Club for Reading Festival today

The Strokes, Pulp, Bombay Bicycle Club for Reading Festival today

The National, Jane's Addiction, Jimmy Eat World also set to play

The Horrors and The Vaccines trade guest spots at Reading Festival

The Horrors and The Vaccines trade guest spots at Reading Festival

The Cowan brothers help each other out on stage

Liam Gallagher has a dig at Noel during Beady Eye's Reading Festival debut

Liam Gallagher has a dig at Noel during Beady Eye's Reading Festival debut

Liam and co make their first appearance at Reading since 2000

Muse bring 'Origin Of Symmetry' to Leeds Festival

Muse bring 'Origin Of Symmetry' to Leeds Festival

Plus band roll out the hits for spectacular show at Bramham Park

Pete Doherty covers Amy Winehouse as he returns to Leeds Festival

Pete Doherty covers Amy Winehouse as he returns to Leeds Festival

Frontman played with The Libertines at last year’s bash

My Chemical Romance joined by Queen's Brian May at Reading Festival

My Chemical Romance joined by Queen's Brian May at Reading Festival

Band bring guitar legend out for a version of 'We Will Rock You'

Reading and Leeds Festivals organiser prepares 'emergency plans' to cope with severe weather

Reading and Leeds Festivals organiser prepares 'emergency plans' to cope with severe weather

Melvin Benn says 'there is no scenario of an eventuality that I have not looked at'

 
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