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
Art-punk pantomime whod have thought it? Even the most violent hater of all things Mackem cant fail to raise a smile at the cheese brilliance of dividing the crowd in half to sing the various vocal parts for Hounds of Love.
Its about as universally fun as Hes behind you! or Oh no he isnt! and the predictable high point in a set that shows just how far theyve come since last years early morning slot in the same tent last year. Whether or not theyll be able to manage another crossover hit as big as THAT song remains to be seen, but by the time the band are introducing each other Franz-style during set-closer Piece of Crap, most people are having too much fun to care.
review by Tom Foster
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