Friendly Fires (with live video)

Reading Festival 2009 review with video

By Scott Williams | Published: Sat 29th Aug 2009

Reading Festival 2009

Friday 28th to Sunday 30th August 2009
Little Johns Farm, Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8EQ, England MAP
£175 for a weekend ticket, £70 a day ticket - SOLD OUT

Daily capacity: 55,000

Friendly Fires get a huge reception and the crowd gets dancing from the off; outside the tent is a disco.

They're an extremely tight outfit, and 'Jump In The Pool' is a monster of a track, the crowd bouncing along - this tent has been where it's at today.

'On Board' has the crowd enrapt from then on as the night draws in, and the rest of the Fires' album cements a lively hands-in-the-air punctuated set.

The funk groove of 'In The Hospital' makes it my personal favourite, while 'Kiss Of Life' is dedicated by the band to the Reading crowd. One of today's many highlights.

You can check out Friendly Fires doing 'Kiss Of Life' at Reading Festival 2009 for yourself - just play the video below!

review by: Scott Williams