Is Reading still a rock festival? The last half decade has seen a slow descent into pop acts. The teeth bared by previous headliners have definitely been blunted and worn down. However, while Reading’s no longer snarling in your face, there are more than enough vicious acts lurking among the sequin-clad starlets to give you that vital adrenaline burst. Words: Kate Allvey. Images: Abbi Draper-Scott Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls Tesco pilgrimages had long been completed by Friday morning. Those of us over twenty three, all wearing ‘FTHC’ t-shirts, emerge from the Taproom bar, ready to open ourselves to the conscious positivity of our favourite ‘skinny half-arsed English country singer’s two thousand, seven hundred and ninety eighth show. Over a decade of Reading appearances has led to ...