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Reading Festival 2009 review

By Scott Williams | Published: Mon 31st 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

Radiohead fans knew they were in for something special when Thom York and pals start up with a 'What's Up?' and then follow it with the anthem 'Creep' so often left out of their sets.

With an incredible light show beaming out from a forest of green energy stage high poles they dipped into their back catalogue with tracks including '15 Step', 'Karma Police', Street Spirit', Paranoid Android' and to close 'Everything In It's Right Place'. With the weather holding off and a number of 'In Rainbows' tracks and 'Hail To The Thief' the set proved to be a fine balance of delicate tunes with more high energy numbers.

With the band taking to the stage late the set over-ran but Reading Festival goers weren't disappointed with the weekend finishing on a high. A fantastic performance of more than 20 fan favourites and a visual treat with split screens showing close up footage of the band throughout.

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