A Little Leeds Fest.. 1

Just to continue this spate of commercially based stuff I seem to have been doing this month...

Kings of Leon
Just finished watching Kings of Leon's set at Reading on BBC 3... They obviously weren't very happy with it but it was sounding pretty good. Too much of the new album for my liking but what can you expect from a festival headline slot; they still rocked. It kinda sucked that, as they played Sex on Fire, they lost all their enthusiasm and looked as though they despised what they were playing. I imagine a famously over-played song does that to a band but still... They picked it up for Slow Night, So Long and looked to be getting back into it. They seemed genuinely humbled by the huge crowd which is always amazing to see from a band. A great headline.

Placebo
I'm now watching Placebo with their support slot on the main stage. There's an unbelievable amount of energy coming from the band rocking the hell out of The Bitter End. Brian Molko's androgynous figure cuts a strange sight in this band of misfits but they're obviously loving every minute of it. Can't wait to see these guys tour with Silversun Pickups.

Kaiser Chiefs
Pretty impressive performance; Ricky Wilson is climbing up the rigging, jumping into the crowd and sweating like a mentalist. Unfortunately the songs are still just a bit shit... That won't change no matter how big it says 'Kaiser Chiefs' behind you.

Funeral For A Friend
Freakin' love this band. Never really reclaimed the glory of Casually Dressed and Deep in Conversation but still amazing to watch as the rain poured down during their set. It was almost like pathetic fallacy as the whole mainstage crowd screamed 'I am nothing more.. than a line in your book!' during Juneau. BBC footage ends with Escape Artists Never Die. Really took me back to being 14 again - when screamo started to get cool! I say cool... Actually the second guitarist does look like he still thinks emo is cool...

RADIOHEAD TOMORROW!!