All good things must come to an end – but in the case of Reading Festival, you can relive the magic right here with NME.
We were on the ground at Reading this past weekend catching the biggest sets, chatting with your favourite artists – and getting the best snaps as they took to the stage. Check out our photographer Andy Ford’s shots of The Prodigy, Fontaines D.C., Lana Del Rey, The Last Dinner Party and many more…
Loud and proud
Kneecap live at Reading 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME
Kneecap get the Reading mainstage off to a roaring start on Friday
READ MORE: Kneecap: giving peace, protest and partying a chance
Get amongst it
Lambrini Girls live at Reading 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME
It’s not a Lambrini Girls set without quality time spent in the pit
Spiritbox have got their eye on you
Spiritbox live at Reading 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME
We felt watched at Spiritbox’s set…
Forever firestarters
The Prodigy live at Reading 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME
The Prodigy’s only plan at Reading 2024 was to jump on the new Chevron stage and “tear the place apart”, Liam Howlett told us – and they kept their word
READ MORE: The Prodigy on Reading & Leeds 2024: “There’s only one plan – get on stage and tear the place apart”
Blink-182, a decade on
Blink-182 live at Reading 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME
Fireworks for Blink-182’s return to Reading, ten years after the pop-punk lifers graced the site
READ MORE: Blink-182 at Reading Festival 2024: a welcome return for the unfiltered pop-punk pioneers
The man and band of the moment
Fontaines D.C. live at Reading 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME
Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten embraces ‘Brat’ summer for his Reading look
READ MORE: Fontaines D.C. live at Reading Festival 2024: a marker in their ascension to greatness
All hail The Last Dinner Party
The Last Dinner Party live at Reading 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME
The Last Dinner Party bring stage presence (and a Sparks cover) to a grey Saturday at Reading
READ MORE: The Last Dinner Party: the newly-coronated monarchs of baroque-pop
“Reading! Wake the fuck up, we’re Bleachers from America!”
Bleachers live at Reading 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME
Jack Antonoff was nervy for his first-ever Reading, but Bleachers did beautifully
READ MORE: Jack Antonoff: “I’ve always felt really misunderstood – it’s like a driving, pounding feeling in me”
Jump around
Militarie Gun live at Reading 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME
Ian Shelton of Militarie Gun catches some air
READ MORE: Militarie Gun are at the forefront of hardcore’s radical next wave
Fred Again.. on top of the world
Fred Again.. live at Reading 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME
Fred Again.. starts his Saturday set on a B-stage among the lairy crowd
READ MORE: Fred Again.. live at Reading 2024: a bold leap forward for the festival that pays off
Heaven is a place on earth with you, Lana
Lana Del Rey live at Reading 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME
Lana Del Rey is on stunning form as she tops the bill at Reading for the very first time
READ MORE: Lana Del Rey live at Reading Festival 2024: a classic in the making – despite the “techno”
Reneé Rapp makes a short-lived appearance
Reneé Rapp live at Reading 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME
The ever-charismatic Reneé Rapp makes the most of her brief appearance at Reading – which would be cut short by a deluge of rainwater
READ MORE: Reneé Rapp: “My music is about the shitty things that have happened to me”
Ashnikko, absolutely “divalicious”
Ashnikko live at Reading Festival 2024. Credit: Andy Ford/NME
The “really fucking divalicious” Ashnikko, giving Reading a hell of a show
READ MORE: Ashnikko: the alt-pop powerhouse’s debut is full of lore and righteous rage
We’ve never known someone like you…
Beabadoobee live at Reading Festival 2024. Credit: Andy Ford/NME
The incredible Beabadoobee celebrates her new album ‘This Is How Tomorrow Moves’ with Reading
READ MORE: Beabadoobee: “All my angst and anger was necessary for me to understand who I am”
Beautiful noise with Paris Paloma
Paris Paloma live at Reading 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME
Paris Paloma kicks off her shoes for a strong debut at Reading ahead of the release of her debut album ‘Cacophony’ this week
Put it in the Louvre
21 Savage live at Reading 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME
21 Savage’s Reading appearance was a work of art
Welcome back, Catfish and the Bottlemen
Catfish and the Bottlemen live at Reading Festival 2024. Credit: Andy Ford/NME
Three years after their last appearance at Reading – during a run of shows heavily rumoured to be their last – Catfish and the Bottlemen make a majestic return
READ MORE: Catfish and the Bottlemen at Reading Festival 2024: soon-to-be stadium band lay their claim
C’mon you know: Liam Gallagher closes Reading 2024
Liam Gallagher live at Reading 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME
What a night: Liam Gallagher closes Reading 2024 with a Beatles cover, a rendition of ‘Half The World Away’ dedicated to “Noel fucking Gallagher” – and an apparent teaser for the imminent Oasis reunion…
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