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50 greatest photos of Reading 2016
28 August 2016
Three days, hundreds of bands, 90,000 people, more lasers and fire than you can throw the horns up at. Here are the 50 best photos.
1. Nas drops it on the NME / BBC Radio 1 Stage, Saturday
2. Happy Accidents glow on the BBC Introducing Stage, Friday
3. Slaves hit the Main Stage, Saturday
4. You lot rock Cage The Elephant, NME / BBC Radio 1 Stage, Sunday
5. A$AP Rocky brings an EPIC set to the Main Stage, Sunday
6. Foals get involved, Main Stage, Friday
7. Imagine Dragons touch the sky, Main Stage, Saturday
8. K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade throw it down, BBC Introducing Stage, Sunday
9. The calm before the laser storm, Friday
10. The storm - Foals, Main Stage, Friday
11. Crystal Castles out of the smog, NME / BBC Radio 1 Stage, Friday
12. Netsky shine on you, NME / BBC Radio 1 Stage, Saturday
13. The Shimmer Band go gold, BBC Introducing Stage, Saturday
14. A very colourful Flea, Main Stage, Saturday
15. Savages keep it stark and intense, NME / BBC Radio 1 Stage, Sunday
16. You get ravey, NME / BBC Radio 1 Stage, Friday
17. A friendly Five Finger Death Punch, Main Stage, Sunday
18. Mura Masa intensifies, NME / BBC Radio 1 Stage, Friday
19. Sleeping With Sirens fly onto the Main Stage, Sunday
20. Hinds shred neon, NME / BBC Introducing Stage, Friday
21. Mouses don't squeak, BBC Introducing Stage, Sunday
22. Nothing But Thieves howl the Main Stage down, Friday
23. Beau get pretty, BBC Introducing Stage, Friday
24. Jack Garratt gives it out, NME / BBC Radio 1 Stage, Saturday
25. Whitney get passionate, NME / BBC Radio 1 Stage, Saturday
26. Highly Suspect bend over backwards, NME / BBC Radio 1 Stage, Saturday
27. Arctic Lake melt hearts at the BBC Introducing Stage, Sunday
28. Eagles of Death Metal draw the love, Main Stage, Saturday
29. Nas bringing the FIRE, NME / BBC Radio 1 Stage, Saturday
30. Mowbeck get inspired, BBC Introducing Stage, Sunday
31. Disclosure get on the grid, Main Stage, Friday
32. Strong Asian Mothers draw you in, BBC Introducing Stage, Friday
33. Fall Out Boy set fire to the Main Stage, Sunday
34. Deaf Havana rock out, NME / BBC Radio 1 Stage, Sunday
35. Biffy Clyro capture the Main Stage, Sunday
36. Boy Better Know get the Main Stage LIT, Friday
37. Cameron AG gets misty on the BBC Introducing Stage, Saturday
38. CHVRCHES electrify the air at the Main Stage, Friday
39. The Main Stage crowd turns OUT for Die Antwoord, Friday
40. The Vaccines get caught up in the Main Stage, Sunday
41. Skindred bosses the Main Stage, Saturday
42. Red Hot Chili Peppers can't stop on the Main Stage, Saturday
43. Clean Cut Kid surprise the BBC Introducing Stage, Sunday
44. Giggs gets INTENSE on the NME / BBC Radio 1 Stage, Friday
45. The 1975 embrace the NME / BBC Radio 1 Stage, Sunday
46. Biffy Clyro get anthemic on the Main Stage, Sunday
47. Krept and Konan command the NME / BBC Radio 1 Stage on Saturday
48. You go HARD for Disclosure at the Main Stage, Friday
49. Jack Ü get ravey on the NME / BBC Introducing Stage, Friday
50. Biffy Clyro and the Main Stage crowd turn it up to 11, Sunday
