We may be approaching the end of the summer and most festivals may be out of the way but there's always time to sit down, kick back and enjoy some good music at the Reading Festival. I'm sure you will soon understand why we have this live thread from myself - you see, headlining on the night of the 28th is a certain band called Muse! Hurrah! But this is no ordinary headlining act for the trio from Teignmouth. To celebrate 10 years of it's fine existance, Muse have confirmed they shall be performing the entirity of their second album Origin of Symmetry and it will be awesome. I promise.
Muse have a very fine reputation for their live ability, and are world class at what they do on stage. Yet you'll rarely see them perform their older stuff, with maybe 2 or 3 songs from a 20 song setlist that are the same songs being performed at every gig. It's fair enough, bands move on and you accept that, but the fact they're playing this entire album is just kind of surreal to an uberfan like myself. Songs like Hyper Music, Darkshines and Screenager the band haven't really played in 7 or 8 years and are nothing like what you'd expect from 'modern' Muse, so it'll be utterly fascinating to see how the band dip back into their history. As it stands, it seems they have the full 2 hour headlining slot so expect an hour of Origin of Symmetry followed by an hour of their biggest hits. And also Guiding Light. I'm ridiculously excited for this!!
But of course! There is lots more than that Muse band of which I have mentioned a few times here and there in occasional passing!
On the night of the 27th, the BBC will be showing Pulp's set as well as The Strokes and Janes' Addiction too so there's a little bit of everything in there really. I've never been a huge Pulp fan but Jarvis Cocker makes me laugh, whereas The Strokes are a very good band to watch live as far as I know. On the night of the 28th, before Muse's headlining set you'll find stuff from the wonderful Elbow being broadcast too following their excellent Glastonbury set, and on both nights highlights from bands such as Interpol, Bombay Bicycle Club, Madness, Two Door Cinema Club and others will be broadcast too. Like I say, something for everyone! Elbow's stuff at Glastonbury really made me realise how good they are and got me into their newest album really very much, so I'm looking forward to seeing them again.
Below you'll find everything that's being shown, courtesy of BBC3. You can also find plenty of information on the BBC website as to how you can tune in on the radio or on TV for Reading Festival stuff. Feel free to join in with the comments!
| 7pm - 8pm | Two Door Cinema Club and Madness |
|---|---|
| 8:45 - 9pm | Bombay Bicycle Club and The National |
| 9pm - 10:30pm | Pulp |
| 10:30pm - 0:00am | The Strokes and Janes Addiction |
| 7pm - 8pm | Interpol and Friendly Fires |
|---|---|
| 8pm - 9pm | Elbow |
| 10:20pm - 0:30am | Muse |
Heheh, one of Pulp is called Mark Webber :)
Fearne Cotton appears to be wearing a Mr Blobby tribute jumper
wayhey, pulp. it's like listening to absolute 90's, only live.
i thought i was hearing things. madness.
kind of feels like watching a couple of dads who've had a few too many after a wedding :)
The build up video reminded me of just how many catchy singles they did though.
jarvis is brilliant though :)
Oh my god! The amount of times I've heard this song and I've never known it was pulp...
...O.O
after glasto and itunes live, i figured we were done for live gigs this year. yay for the beeb broadcasting this.
somewhere right now there's a mr giggles judging you ;)
they usually show the sunday of reading, seems this year they're going for both days and red button coverage which is awesome.
never, ever, ever show leeds though which is odd.
he is probably looking after Nina working what the very odd twitches are that his
spideygiggles sense is picking up onpulp are so retro they don't have wireless mics.
I love it when gigs like these are at night time. Just always feels better than outdoor gigs with daylight shining on
they're bringing back the 90's like it's 1999
Ooh, I know this one.
Jarvis is ready for a dance.
Oooh yay! Now we're talking.
awesome, i'm 12 years younger. i need more pulp in my life.
the perfect antidote to your CV drama a few days ago :)
Well he said he wanted a good dance
That guitarist chap looks like "I'm a PC."
he does!
Hahah, I have no idea whats going on.
Oooooh!
jarvis cam.
perhaps a little too close :)
Dunno about anyone else but I'm really enjoying Pulp. More than I imagined I would.
not sure i've seen them live before. they're very good.
much more energy than i imagined they'd have :)
I can hear PULP and I live over 5 miles away......how loud!?!?!
Wow!
I may have to recommend some ear plugs tomorrow night :)
how cool!
Not if you don't like Pulp :)
heh
That is some serious amplification! I live between Arborfiled and Swallowfield. Cheaper than tickets - watching on BBC3 and hearing it live. Shame about the delay Jarvis.
I wonder if you try turning down the volume on the TV it'll work outside too
Yaaaay common people!
"black lace are only remembered for agadoo... so it could be a lot worse"
♥
Needs more William Shatner.
random fact: this was one of the karaoke songs on the night of amazini.
Mark Webber is I'm a PC!
*cheers for mark webber*
mark webber is the pc guy!!
they were really rather good!
enjoyed that and they finished just in time for #motd. awesome.
Reggie: He was like a drunk dad at a wedding
blatently lurking: http://sidepodcast.com/post/live-reading-festival-2011/comments#comment-1161309
:)
We've been watching the amazing BBC Comedy Prom hosted by Tim Minchin on BBC2.
If you can get it, the radio version is longer, but well worth a look on iPlayer
We used to be able to hear sometimes in Calcot to the west of Reading. That was the other side of a large hill too.
oh nooo!! i missed it! i've been wanting to watch it for ages!
iPlayer? I do recommend getting the radio broadcast too as it's got more Tim Minchin in it.
shall do both. Love Mr Minchin to pieces, I'm not sure what would happen if i saw him live.. i think explode may be a good description. Shall have to check it out. thank you for reminding me Andy :)
If you need any help obtaining the radio version (if it's dropped off iPlayer), just let me know OK ;)
your the best!
30 seconds to mars are being filmed by gopro camera's on gorillapods.
i may be in heaven :)
I may just leave BBC3 on for the rest of the night now :)
#1020cantcomequickenough
Unexpected dom and matt on BBC3!!
it's started already? damn, not ready.
The coverage has of Reading stuff but it's just highlights of acts for now and random interviews. Elbow will be on live at 8 though.
Oh lord, Muse have already been told to step back by health and safety. They've been told to take off 15 flamethrowers!
Although they're not doing the spaceship over the crowd tonight
(this is all entirely serious as well)
I'm quite looking forward to Elbow, thought they were really good at Glasto
thousands and thousands of arms waving is quite hypnotic... maybe thats all part of their plan...
As good as they are, Elbow are making me a little bit sleepy now. Is it 10:20 yet?
#impatient
we're off to watch a film, back in time for muse.
have fun!
Whaaaa...
Greg James on twitter:
Just found out there is an AMAZING special guest during Muse's Reading show. Oh my. #bbcreadingfest
I have heard NOTHING on this.
Greg James knows all.
he does! It's fun watching forums get all upset and confused that they don't know :D
they're gonna find out in half an hour. surely they can wait?
Exactly!
muse time! :D
ooooh a look back at the band and everything.
isn't this from the documentry?
it looks very familiar from the teignmouth gig stuff, yep.
Matt's voice had deepened a lot since the early albums so it'll be quite intriguing to see how he deals with the songs tonight that the band haven't played since 2003 or 2002...
Fern always looks so stylish.
here we go!!!
I can't get away with knowing what song is coming up next tonight as the first hour is going to be the album played in order live :D
oh my god at the stage!! how cool..
that is ALOT of plectrums.
It;s nice to see the gliteratti too.. (his guitar)
Matt threw it at Dom after a gig last year...
erm... right?
They do that every so often, Dom and Matt destroy the drums and stuff.
ah. right..i'm not gonna ask.
wooooooo!!
Ahh I love Bliss live.. soo soo much...
the next two songs after this are gonna be really, really weird to hear. Space Dementia will be really cool but Hyper Music in particular is nothing like Muse would do these days... and it hasn't been done since 2003 live. Exciting though :D
Why does he have so many plectrums. i count 8/9.. and why display them like that. not sure i've ever see anyone line them up like that before.
chris' bass has lights on it! cooool..
matt always just has them like that, never really bothered to find out why. Cant remember seeing a gig where he hasn't had them up like that
hmmm.. they skipped space dementia and hyper music...
oohh i know this one!
Well thats really annoying. :(
maybe they couldn't do them for the reasons you said?..
Looks like the BBC have cut both songs out as this is about 15 minutes behind I believe.
probably not as popular with folk like me.
Seeing as this is supposed to be a celebration of the album, poor show from the beeb...
Oh wow they cut out the ENTIRE rest of OOS. That is horrific.
just remember there are far more fans like me who know the popular singles than the strange odd ones from the album.. They may be stuck for time too. who knows. :) don't let it spoil it for you
well, they aren't usually big on other festivals that aren't Glasto so you're kinda lucky they're broadcasting it at all ;) it may be on the website after?
Sorry, this has completely ruined it for me.
I hope everyone else enjoys it though if anyone else is watching it but this is geniunely heartbreaking.
i'm sure it'll be available somewhere?
Ah this is quite awesome.
Over-reaction surely. This is a great gig.
It is an over reaction but when you've been promised it'll be fully shown for weeks and weeks...
On the plus side, 50 ft dancing robots.
Who promised? They make editorial decisions on the night and they have an entire festival to fit in.
When they announced it they said it'd all be shown on the beeb tonight.
ugh, I'm sorry. I can't help but be disappointed. it is still very awesome, but there is honestly no words to describe how much I'd been looking forward to seeing the album tonight.
I'm just gonna move on and enjoy the rest of the set though. Stuff happens. :)
they may show the other songs a bit later.. or the full thing on the red button. don't give up on seeing the whole thing yet. you'll be able to see/ hear it somehow am sure.
They may have cut out the less popular well known songs so they can fit in the ones people like me know. Cause tbh if you hadn't have told me it was such an iconic gig i wouldn't have known... and i bet half the people there didn't either. They will probably put the other bits up either later in the coverage, on red button, or on the site. they'll have had to record it anyway.
Hysteria works so so so well on a huge audience scale, goosebumps every.single.time. <3
Love that Matt has a long walkway too :D
They're all definitely being recorded so I'm gonna hold out for hope. No point in bringing down the rest of it being awesome tbh.
am pleased you've come round.
Matt doing a bit of deftones..
STOCKHOLM SYNDROME!
wooooaah!
Ahhh the stockholm visuals are so pretty...
Dom;s drumming on this song is absolutely ridiculous. What a guy.
Remember when i said about matt throwing his guitar about?
seriously? O.o
yeeeeeeeeep!
am tempted to just turn off. if he doesn't want the flipping guitar or drum kit i'll take it off his hands for him.
!!!!!
They havent done this bass jam in YEARS
Helsinki Jam aaaaaaaaahhhhh
That was awesome.
Chris and Dom at their best.
Undisclosed desires time
i like how dom's drums light up :)
yikes, elongated film. what has i missed?
BBC had a controversial moment cutting the vast majority of the album being celebrated tonight causing much uproar amongst muse fans across the interwebs :)
I was very disappointed but enjoyed the rest of the gig now. Awesome as always on stage.
enjoying, not enjoyed. still going on bbc3
drama, crashing instruments and a few of their most popular
we have wine and muse.
There was also talk of a special guest from greg james earlier too so we'll see
and an f1 tog loving f1big picture :)
eh?
*reads back*
http://twitter.com/#!/vladimirrys/status/107933741623676929
Starlight!
christine just removed a large spider thing. finally, now we can watch :)
ohhh i'm getting better at this muse fan lark, i knew that one would be next!
Lots of new visuals tonight behind the band. Very pretty :)
*hugs*
the night gets better.
im proud :D
spider thing? that doesnt sound friendly
Wierdly starlight is quite unpopular with the hardcores... personally reckon it's absolutely awesome live. Such a good stadium type of song.
Theyre doing the house of the rising sun intro again, yay!
Woohoo, Time is Running Out is my favourite Muse.
Nicely timed to turn up :D
Chris' bass is even cooler in the dark.
he's like batman.
...with white shoes.
Hehe, to be honest, it's probably my only known Muse so it really was good timing :)
you shoulda seen the bass jam he did earlier with dom!
bit of rage against the machine on top , why not.
awwww, man with the harmonica and koc... probably the last song of the night :(
A harmonica!
the bass player!
he plays bass, he headbangs, he be's batman, he's chris. he's awesome.
does it light up?
ahhh i do love Knights of Cydonia <3
yes!! hence the awesome in the darkness :D
ohh bbc fail.
whats up?
#mega
Are they going to play rugby?
Oh wow, theyve turned the bass to 11 for this performance of koc..
they spelt it 'nights of cydonia' even i know thats wrong
I completely missed that. But now I know, I'm going to shake my fist at my TV. Deary me!
ha!
and here endeth my muse knowledge. :)
Which one is Bing Bellamy's dad? Best name ever.
the singer, matt, the one wearing my nan's coat
:D
:)
i want a muse tv.
i do love this song
sooooo good!
is it wrong that i'm guessing the typeface?
*impact i think.
nope, i have a friend who would do the same
is it wrong I can tell you they've used 3 different typefaces for that video bit?
oooooh, which ones?
they had a plain one that appeared that looked like trebuchet or something thin, one that was thick and black and white that came from the middle, and this one with the colours and flashing and even bolder impacty writing...
legend.
Lots of smoke!!!
And epic drumming too.
yaaay fireworks!
You two are the cutest.
Lukeh, your nan has a sparkly coat? epic. :)
I even know what the Muse logo one is.
Myriad pro.
*nods*
:D
My nan used to wear a coat just like what Matt wears but a longer one. it just makes me smile :)
ohhh listen to reggie...
muse wouldn't let the beeb play everything?
Great gig throughout, I may have to rewatch when I'm not simultaneously watching a race. :)
1hr20m on TV even with the edits, good stuff. And an explanation after too.
So it was Muse's fault!
MUSEEEE!!!
*shakes fist*
So not the BBC's fault.. Lukeh you can blame muse ;)
They let us down after promising it for so long!
Oh well, BBC are good in my book. But Muse, I tut at you.
*tuts*
good lord, this guy knows his pedals. he;s doing that all himself?
ohh this is cute acoustically
wow, he can seriously perform this well.
so the BBC aren't as awful and horrible as everyone accused them to be. poor bbc. That must be why it was delayed then
I have no idea who this is but I really like it
he was in the live lounge recently and was amazing!
ed sheeran
Kinda surprised how much they doubt themselves. But nevermind, what was shown was still very very awesome :)
tis okay, Coldplay are the same. look at Chris stopping his newest song in the middle to restart the verse LIVE at glasto.
hehe, that was great. Love how he just basically got on with it and gave it another go.
The Streets are still about! I had no idea.
they've been saying this is their last tour for about a year. they just keep adding more dates... it's like they've said they're stopping but keep putting it off..
This is what I mean, I assumed they stopped doing stuff and Mike Skinner was doing his own thing now. Apparently not :)
friendly fires on the red button! hell yeah!! can't wait to see them in a few months!
Mike skinner is getting undressed.
Can we go back to that acoustic chap...?
hehehe go watch Ed Ed and Jack... jeezzz his daning is crazy!
I think I shall!
ohh nooo! that was the end! :( need to try re watch that at one point.
Only have Enter Shikari on the Freeview red button, nooooo
am hoping the streets ends soon.
I think I may have saw them earlier actually. I'm not sure
They had lots of hawaaian women on stage with them, and the lead singer really reallly enjoyed dancing. Didnt catch the bands name but was that them?
yeah that's them, singing hawaiian air i should imagine. That's their big mid set number usually at festivals this year. I didn't manage to catch it earlier but their amazing live. thinking i may need to invest in a hawaiian shirt for their gig so i don't feel left out.
From what I saw it looks like you're going to have a very, very fun gig with plenty of dancing. Sounds perfect for you :)
yeah it will be, based on their glasto set anyways. love love LOVE how Ed dances!
The Streets are going now, shame...
GREG!!!
yaya for warpaint!
I wonder what he meant by mystery guest. Maybe it was the fireworks, or the army of angry muse fans :)
did you see the tweet he followed it up with?.. i think it was a joke?.
.....ohh.
...umm..
....i knew that.
may not have been... but i suspect it was one of his little tweets put out there to cause a reaction but play a little joke :) bless him.
I told my friend that I'd watch Muse's set since she's there but uh, it was the middle of the night.
hehehe, seems it was. he definitely fooled me :) *tips hat*
read back through the comments and you'll get all the info you need to know to fool her :)
hehehe look at those three crammed onto that small sofa.
thats a very small couch!
oooh, cage and the elephant. I was listening to them earlier in the week.
What I get from the comments is that the BBC skipped half their songs and if I say 'ooh they didn't play half them' she'd know i was lying :D
Cage the Elephant! such a good album!
hehe, watching tweets to @chloepiglet97 flow in :)
which album? I was listening to the Happy Birthday one earlier this week and it was not what I expected at all
Although I cannot stop singing Right before My Eyes at the moment..
:D
Thank You Happy Birthday. they have another album?
Yeah, they have a self titled one too. I got told I'd really like that happy birthday one but I was wondering if my friend recommended me the right album..
Frank Turner on 301, people rate him highlight but I've not given him the time I should've
*highly
i like the bells.
Things you don't expect to hear. Mr C: "Oh right, it's a xylophone in a box."
:D
heheheh.
nooo not enter shikari again.
stop with the strange music and play friendly fires hawaiian air for me please bbc!
although having said this, this is the only song of theirs i actually recognise.
Not much xylophone in this one.
Couldn't help myself. New version of origin of symmetry.
*runs*
Bring back the xylophone in a box!
i dunno, i like to think there is someone at the back of the crowd with one, we just can't hear it over the music.. if this is music :)
Crowd surfing is... weird.
i don't think i'd trust people not to drop me.
There was a crowd surfer in a dinghy earlier. brilliant.
I'm sad we haven't seen any iPads yet
Crowd... sailing?
also, without noticing it i've realised that red button is working find on bbc three but it doesn't work at all on bbc 1. need to ring sky and complain :(
wow, how weird is that?
He's very very different to when he was in Million Dead..
brilliant! i hope someone tried it through the rain at glasto!
:D
our sky is completely messed up. I spent an hour on the phone to a very nice Scottish guy from sky who tried to help and he could do nothing.
ohhhh i love Ed Sharpe and the magnetic zeros AND bombay bicycle club Greg and Fern rock!
brian?
say whhaa?
w.o.w.
MCR doing we will rock you?
*prepares self for impending doom*
That's an unfortunate middle name to have.
Omg.
is he reading the words from the floor or something?
Is he looking down at the lyrics on the floor?
He's reading it!!
How can you do a song with Brian May and NOT KNOW THE WORDS???
Heheheheh!
how can you NOT know the words to this song! :)
he's at reading. why shouldn't he be... reading.
The rehearsals must've been brilliant
'I know we're doing something, but what is it? We will... something... or another?'
I love Brian more and My Chemical Romance less :)
Anyways, MCR's favourite Queen song is Lady Gaga
maybe he misinterpretted the whole festival!
that was an awesome ending.
Well that was jolly good fun :)
cheers for the thread lukeh. enjoyed that much so.