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Jack Penate packs out Carling Stage at Carling Weekend: Reading Festival

Jack Penate

Jack Penate

Fans turn out in force for high-octane festival set

Thousands of fans packed out the Carling Stage at today�s (August 24) Carling Weekend: Reading Festival for Jack Pe�ate�s evening slot.

Taking the stage at 20:25 GMT, Pe�ate induced a frenzied crowd to sing along, dance and wave hands throughout a set peppered with tracks from his forthcoming debut album 'Matinee'.

During �Learning Lines�, Pe�ate embarked on his trademark �Pe�ate polka� dance routine, delighting the crowd by shimmying across the stage.

Before playing �Second, Minute Or Hour�, Pe�ate, who had been uncharacteristically quiet throughout the set, said, �My voice is really shit. You may know the lyrics to the next one.� Sure anough, the crowd sang along in unison to the song.

Pe�ate ended his set with one of his hit singles �Torn On The Platform�, which received a rapturous applause and induce mass dancing among the Carling Stage crowd, before Pe�ate left the stage, clapping in appreciation to his audience.

Jack Pe�ate played:

�Spit At Stars�
�Got My Favourite�
�Learning Lines�
�Made Of Codes�
�Cold Thin Line�
�Dub Be Good To Me�
�Second, Minute Or Hour�
�Torn On The Platform�


Check back to NME.COM all weekend for backstage reports, interviews, gossip and news from Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals.

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Check out our live reviews straight from the Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival's key stages. We'll have updates after every performance on the:

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