Reading Festival 2005
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th August 2005Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, England MAP
£125 for weekend (including camping) - SOLD OUT, £60 any day
Daily capacity: 55,000
With the chants of DFA already peeking out from the crowd, youd be forgiven for thinking that the initials stood for Dont Fuck About. The formula is brilliant in its simplicity set up a bass and a drumkit (do it yourself, obviously, none of that wussy roadie nonsense) and make the kinds of noises that would make a pneumatic drill feel inadequate.
There really is no explanation for how they manage it, but from the very first terrifying chords of opener Turn It Out, its a wonder that Caversham isnt lying in rubble thanks to the torture that can you can put rhythm instruments through. The moshpit suffers its first few casualties of the day Blame Canada.
review by Tom Foster
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