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by Alexandra Pollard | Photos by Richard Gray
Slaves play packed, atmospheric set at Reading Festival
The duo whipped up a storm in the NME / Radio 1 tent
29 August 2015: Slaves whipped up a storm in the NME / Radio 1 tent at Reading Festival yesterday.
Reading was the festival they were born to play - even the band themselves think so: “Reading is the best festival in the world”, announced singer/drummer Isaac Holman before bursting into a concrete-smashing rendition of ‘The Hunter’.
Taking a moment of reflection was never Slaves’ wheelhouse, as they rambled quickly about the death of Laurie’s pet goldfish, Gerald. “Ger-ald, Ger-ald, Ger-ald”, the crowd chanted in remembrance of the aquatic companion they never knew. That’s how dedicated Slaves fans are.
The blues-tinged studio versions of the songs dissipate as Slaves perform their raw, more confrontational (if such a thing is possible) renditions of ‘Where’s Your Car, Debbie’, ‘7am’ and ‘Sockets’.
Slaves’ performance was the literal encapsulation of search and destroy.
