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Cage The Elephant 'wrote love letter' to Foo Fighters - video

Cage The Elephant 'wrote love letter' to Foo Fighters - video

Kentucky band reveal how they snared their support slot with Grohl

Miles Kane waiting to write with Alex Turner - video

Miles Kane waiting to write with Alex Turner - video

But the occasional Last Shadow Puppet is perfectly fine as he is

The Vaccines ponder album number two - video

The Vaccines ponder album number two - video

London quartet debate new album backstage at Reading

Footage of My Chemical Romance's Brian May hook-up at Reading Festival emerges online

Footage of My Chemical Romance's Brian May hook-up at Reading Festival emerges online

See legendary Queen guitarist welcomed into '...The Black Parade' on NME.COM

Watch The Strokes' Reading Festival collab with Pulp's Jarvis Cocker

Watch The Strokes' Reading Festival collab with Pulp's Jarvis Cocker

Fan footage of the co-headliner hook-up emerges online

Muse, Pulp and The Strokes close Reading and Leeds Festivals

Muse, Pulp and The Strokes close Reading and Leeds Festivals

2011 bashes draw to a close as Jarvis, Julian and co rock out

Frank Turner at Reading Festival: 'I'm starting a new hardcore band'

Frank Turner at Reading Festival: 'I'm starting a new hardcore band'

Singer also speaks about the negative fan reaction to November UK tour

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

 
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