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Gossip's Beth Ditto incites Reading Festival stage invasion
Singer welcomes chaos at NME/Radio 1 Stage headline set
- Aug 29, 2009
Lightspeed Champion sings the national anthem at Leeds Festival
Dev Hynes also debuts two new songs on the Festival Republic Stage
- Aug 29, 2009
Radiohead play epic Leeds Festival headline show
Thom Yorke and co bring new material and hits to Bramham Park
- Aug 29, 2009
Lostprophets at Leeds Festival: 'Radiohead can kiss my arse'
Welsh metallers also preview new material during headlining slot on NME/Radio 1 Stage
- Aug 29, 2009
AFI big up Gallows at Leeds Festival
US punks reveal they're looking forward to touring with Frank Carter's band
- Aug 29, 2009
Gallows dedicate song to Manchester United fans at Leeds Festival
Frank Carter and co tear up the NME/Radio 1 Stage
- Aug 29, 2009
Bloc Party's Kele Okereke jokes about Oasis split at Leeds Festival
Frontman makes quip during Main Stage slot
- Aug 29, 2009
Maximo Park get Reading Festival crowd to 'touch a loved one'
'Keep it legal,' Paul Smith tells his audience
- Aug 29, 2009
Yeah Yeah Yeahs dedicate 'Maps' to 'lovers' at Leeds Festival
Karen O dresses to impress at Bramham Park
- Aug 29, 2009
Hot Rats dogged by sound problems at Leeds
Supergrass side-project struggle through covers during Bramham Park debut
- Aug 29, 2009
Marina And The Diamonds cover Late At The Pier at Reading Festival
Marina Diamandis tells the crowd her songs aren't all 'depressing'
- Aug 29, 2009
Them Crooked Vultures play second secret Reading And Leeds Festivals gig
Dave Grohl blows kisses to the audience during the supergroup's set
- Aug 29, 2009
Ian Brown gets Reading Festival Main Stage crowd dancing
Singer throws in a Stone Roses track too
- Aug 29, 2009
Vampire Weekend make Main Stage debut at Leeds Festival
Band also tell NME.COM they are "so close" to completing new album
- Aug 29, 2009
Crystal Castles' Alice Glass leaps into Leeds Festival crowd
Singer is mobbed as she jumps into the audience
- Aug 29, 2009
Oasis Paris 'altercation': Vampire Weekend give backstage report
New York band were in dressing room next to Gallaghers
- Aug 29, 2009
Metronomy get the crowd dancing at Leeds Festival
Joseph Mount's band pay tribute to female fans during NME/Radio 1 Stage set
- Aug 29, 2009
The Courteeners' Liam Fray: 'Oasis aren't finished'
Frontman adds that Gallagher split means Courteeners are now Manchester's biggest band
- Aug 29, 2009
The xx compete with Lethal Bizzle at Leeds Festival
Band thank fans for picking them over rapper
- Aug 29, 2009
