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The Slow Country’s wholesome alt-folk is a good time, guaranteed (opens the original)
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It might not feel like it when you’re going through it, but heartbreak often leads to exciting new beginnings. Just ask alt-folk rabble The Slow Country, who were born from the ashes of two breakups and since then have been slowly evolving into a genuinely thrilling prospect in British music. Armed with seven members, less conventional indie band instruments like an accordion and a violin, and songwriting as evocative as it is rousing, this group’s expansive, joy-filled music is seemingly imposs
Lola Young tells Reading 2026 to “try not to give a fuck” as she plays “surprise” set (opens the original)
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Lola Young told Reading 2026 to “try not to give a fuck” as she made a “surprise” appearance on The Grid today (Sunday August 30). The south London singer-songwriter took to the stage at 3.15pm, after announcing the performance just a few hours earlier today. “I’m so happy to be here, thank you for coming,” she told the main stage crowd. “I dropped the surprise yesterday at Electric Picnic, so I’m terrible at keeping secrets.” Young’s set drew from her 2024 second album ‘This Wasn’t Meant For Yo
Sade Olutola explains how Ed Sheeran inspired her ‘Arrow Heart’ EP at Reading 2026 (opens the original)
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Sade Olutola explained how Ed Sheeran inspired her ‘Arrow Heart’ EP during an interview backstage at Reading 2026. The rising south London pop artist made her first appearance at the festival earlier today (August 29), performing on The Canopy stage. Afterwards, she joined NME backstage to discuss her first EP, which was released in February. The concept for ‘Arrow Heart’ came from an idea she had as an 11-year-old in her “Ed Sheeran phase” – something she laughed about when reminded of it. “Whe
Maisie Peters talks third album ‘Florescence’ and upcoming The O2 headline show at Reading 2026: “I literally can’t fathom it” (opens the original)
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Maisie Peters joined NME backstage at Reading 2026 to talk about her third album ‘Florescence’, her evolution, and her 2027 headline show at The O2. The singer-songwriter performed on the festival’s main stage, now called The Grid, this afternoon (August 29) – performing what she described as a “megamix” of songs from across her discography. “It feels like yesterday, and it feels like a million years ago [that I was last here], but that was such a special performance,” she reflected on her last
Jamie T tells us about his new album at Reading Festival 2026 (opens the original)
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Jamie T opened up about his current headspace in the run-up to his long-awaited new album, as he spoke to NME backstage at Reading 2026. The musician, real name Jamie Treays, released his first piece of new music in three years earlier this month with ‘3310’. He kicked off Reading & Leeds down south with a last-minute “surprise” set on the main stage, The Grid. Shortly after his 33-minute and 10-second set, he joined NME backstage, where he talked about how he was feeling about his return and im
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