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Festivals : The Carling Reading & Leeds Weekend

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Sep 2, 2004

Glasto 2002 - Sunday, Pyramid Stage : Rod Stewart, Roger Waters, Badly Drawn Boy...

On paper, one of the strangest festival line-ups ever... in reality, one of the strangest festival line-ups ever...

Jun 30, 2002

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Jimmy Eat World, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Cooper Temple Clause, Riv

Love, sound problems and 'steroid-fuelled anti-corporate heaven' apparently

Aug 24, 2002

Glasto 2002 - Sunday, Other Stage : Air, Elbow, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club...

A mixed bag of treats on final day on the Other Stage

Jun 30, 2002

Foo Fighters, Muse, Ash, Sum 41, The Hives, A, Less Than Jake, Andrew WK, Vex Red, Sahara Hotnights

Caberet and classic pop-metal...

Aug 24, 2002

Glasto 2002 - Saturday, Pyramid Stage : Stereophonics, The Charlatans, White Stripes...

Were Stereophonics at the top of their game? Were White Stripes a breath of fresh air? All Saturday's main stage action is here...

Jun 30, 2002

Spiritualized, ..Trail Of Dead, Cornershop, Haven, Six By Seven, The Shining, Sparta, Hoggboy, Capdo

Spiritualized disappoint while Cornershop prove to be the gemsof the day...

Aug 24, 2002

Glasto 2002 - Saturday, Other Stage : Orbital, Beta Band, The Vines

Orbital, as refreshing as ever, top off a eye-opening day on the Other Stage

Jun 30, 2002

Feeder, The Breeders, Electric Soft Parade, The Vines, New Found Glory, Guided By Voices, The Bellr

Feeder get a heroes' welcome, The Breeders mark two 'aren't bad' and the Electric Soft Parade go all mature on us

Aug 23, 2002

Glasto 2002 - Friday, Pyramid Stage : Coldplay, Ash, Doves...

Glasto welcomes Coldplay into the hall of fame... Ash, Doves and, erm, Nelly Furtado come highly recommended

Jun 29, 2002

The Strokes, Pulp, Janes Addiction, Weezer, White Stripes, Dandy Warhols, Mercury Rev, Soundtrack Of

Sun smiles on the first acts at Reading, but rain falls forJane's Addiction...

Aug 23, 2002

Glasto 2002 - Friday, Other Stage : Garbage, Queens Of The Stone Age...

Day one sets the standard from Queens' blinder to Garbage's pop topping...

Jun 29, 2002

Polyphonic Spree, Aphex Twin : Carling Weekend Reading Carling Stage/Dance Stage

The challengers to The Strokes' headline slot shine...

Aug 23, 2002

Do Glastonbury 2002 the NME way : Our guide to the best the fest has to offer

Too much choice this weekend? Allow us to make a few suggestions...

Jun 23, 2002

Princess Superstar/UNKLE Sound System/Ladytron : Carling Weekend Reading Carling Stage/Dance Stage

Princess Superstar disappoints, UNKLE Sound System is 'quite entertaining' and Ladytron chrm despite their 'glacial cool'

Aug 23, 2002

Glasto preview: Coldplay : Royal Festival Hall, London

Chris Martin and co warm up for Glastonbury headline slot at David Bowie's Meltdown festival...

Jun 23, 2002

The Datsuns/Interpol/Dot Allison/The Kills : Reading Carling Weekend Carling Stage/Dance Stage

Unreconstructed rock, icy coolness, great suits and a certain future star

Aug 23, 2002

Glasto preview: Ash : Newbury Comics, Boston

Tim Wheeler and Charlotte Hatherley celebrate the release of 'Free All Angels' with a six-song set...

Jun 23, 2002

Puddle Of Mudd/Hundred Reasons/Amen/Dillinger Escape Plan : Leeds Carling Weekend Main Stage

From 'lumberjack rock' to erm, 'pure pop'...

Aug 23, 2002

Glasto preview: Starsailor : Heavenly Social, London

The band cover The Beatles and Neil Young at their London Social show...

Jun 23, 2002

Guns N' Roses, Prodigy, The Offspring, Slipknot, Incubus, NOFX : Leeds Carling Weekend Main S

Welcome to the junge of nu-metal punk, Madness covers, and lots of skaters...

Aug 23, 2002

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