{"id":323,"date":"2016-08-22T12:43:54","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T11:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danhudson.net\/?p=323"},"modified":"2016-12-22T12:45:53","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T11:45:53","slug":"10-of-the-most-unforgettable-reading-and-leeds-festival-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danhudson.net\/?p=323","title":{"rendered":"10 of the most unforgettable Reading and Leeds Festival moments"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Back in 2005, I went to my first ever Reading festival. I remember it vividly, I was 18, and Pixies, Foo Fighters and Iron Maiden headlined.<\/p>\n

With one exception, (2010, a friends wedding I couldn\u2019t miss) I have returned to Reading or Leeds every year which makes this coming\u00a0weekend almost my 12th consecutive year of\u00a0watching landmark performances, getting drunk, getting sunburnt, falling over, crying, laughing, and, erm, running in a circle around a pole.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s impossible to whittle these life-affirming moments down to a top 10, but I\u2019ve given it a good go!<\/p>\n

1. Foo Fighters, Main Stage, Reading 2005<\/strong>
\nEveryone remembers their first Reading\/Leeds as something special, and this has gone down in memory as one of the best experiences of my adult life. The Foos opened with\u00a0In Your Honour\u00a0before launching headfirst into\u00a0All My Life,\u00a0Times Like These,\u00a0My Hero\u00a0and\u00a0Best of You, in that order. Just wow.<\/p>\n

2. Rage Against The Machine, Main Stage, Leeds 2008<\/strong>
\nTheir first UK shows since 2000. No further statements, your honour.<\/p>\n

3. Biffy Clyro, Radio 1\/NME Tent, 2007<\/strong>
\nAn exceptional performance just after the release of\u00a0Puzzle\u00a0including a rare outing for\u00a0Folding Stars, a track they only ever play on special occasions. They\u2019d never play a UK festival stage this small again.<\/p>\n