Photo: Danny Payne
The Maccabees just proved themselves to be the true champions of the day with an unforgettable set at Reading Festival.
Warming up for Jamie T, Kendrick Lamar and The Libertines, The Maccabees put on a hit-packed and career-spanning performance that will prove truly hard to beat - showing a testament to not only their longevity but why there seems to be no stopping them.
It was a set worthy of headliners. Before they took to the stage, we asked them if they could see themselves topping the bill in future.
"We'd love to," guitarist Felix White told Gigwise. "I think we could do it one day, we're just slowly getting better at what we do. About ten years ago we were the first on in the news bands tent, and I think we genuinely have got better as we got bigger. That's the best place to be in - if it keeps going like that, then great."
And we're certain that the only way is ever skywards from here. Judging by the size of the crowd alone, the momentum behind The Maccabees is immeasurable, let alone the relentless dance that they inspire.
"The first time we played here on the Levis stage, we played this song," White told the crowd, introducing 'Precious Time'. It sounds as fresh now as it did then, with the true ambition of it finally fulfilled in the likes of the epic 'Marks To Prove It' and 'No Kind Words'.
"It's a shame," Orlando Weeks tells the crowd, introducing closer 'Pelican'. I feel like we're really getting going, but we gotta go."
As the masses stand tall on one another's shoulders, we can't help but agree. We have nothing but kind words to say, and could watch them all night.
The Maccabees played:
Wall of Arms
Love You Better
Something Like Happiness
Precious Time
Latchmere
Can You Give It
Marks to Prove It
Feel to Follow
Spit It Out
No Kind Words
Pelican
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