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Royal Blood airborne Reading surprise venue: only the heaviest songs will be played for 45 minutes
British rock duo Royal Blood will perform an additional 45-minute surprise performance at The Gallery stage at Reading Festival at 2pm on Friday. The lead singer described the performance as "trying to be as ruthless as possible". The new album "Dead Company" will be released on November 13.

Half ballet skirt, new song "Boys": ADÉLA proves itself with a Reading 2026 performance
NME's 2026 Newcomer of the Year ADÉLA debuted the new song "Boys" at the Reading Festival, and put on a half-length white ballet skirt and ballet shoes in "Death By Devotion" to recall her background as a dancer.

11-year-old's guitar doodles turned into EP: Sade Olutola talks backstage at Reading about how Ed Sheeran inspired her
Sade Olutola, a new singer from South London, was interviewed backstage at Reading 2026. She talked about her debut EP "Arrow Heart", released in February this year, which was inspired by her habit of imitating Ed Sheeran's drawing symbols on guitars and naming them when she was 11 years old.

Maisie Peters looks back at her original aspirations in Reading 2026: From the small stage of BBC Introducing to The O2headline in 2027
Maisie Peters was interviewed after her performance at The Grid, the main stage of Reading 2026, and talked about the creation process of her third album "Florescence" and her plans for her first headline at The O2 in London in 2027.

Reading Festival Applies for Extended Thursday Performance License, Local Residents Object Over Noise Concerns
Festival Republic has applied for a license allowing Thursday main stage performances at Reading Festival, potentially taking effect as early as 2027, but local resident groups have pushed back citing noise concerns disrupting sleep. Organizers insist their assessment shows no negative impact.