by Alexandra Pollard | Photos by Richard Gray
Jamie T carries on the grudge at Reading Festival
The singer impresses the Reading masses on the festival's final day
30 August 2015: The long-awaited return of Jamie T proves him as a permanent hero in the eyes of the crowd, and there’s clearly little that could ever change that. In fact, it’s besides the point since Jamie turned up to Reading yesterday with a main stage, even headliner-sized performance.
Even the newer tracks from Carry on the Grudge, released earlier this year, have a grander scope than they sound on record. ‘Peter’ showcases the whole band’s versatility with it’s cut-throat attitude making it blatant that Jamie T isn’t a one man show anymore.
That is until he sends his band off to wings to perform a low-key, solo rendition of ‘Calm Down Dearest’. The London songwriter admitted he hadn’t played it in a while but he obviously hadn’t forgotten the word, and neither had the crowd.
Drawing to the end of his set a few conclusions have been made: ‘Sheila’ was unsurprisingly massive, ‘Rabbit Hole’ has become a staple among the highest ranks of Jamie T tunes and ‘Zombie’ has officially been inducted as one of the ultimate festival songs.