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The Story of Reading 2017 in Fifty Photographs

29 August 2017, 20:00 Photography by Burak Cingi
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(Cosima) (Charli XCX) (Queens Of The Stone Age) (ALMA) (Sigrid) (Loyle Carner) (J Hus) (Baby in Vain) (Ray BLK) (Marika Hackman) (Wolf Alice) (Bastille) (Wiley)
We take you to this year’s bank holiday rock staple in a stunning set of fifty photographs documenting the bands, the people and the magic. Featuring Sigrid, Cosima, Charli XCX, Alma, J Hus, IDER, Loyle Carner, Tired Lion, Ray BLK, Baby in Vain, Marika Hackman, Wolf Alice and many more. Photos by Burak Cingi.
Site reading17 bc5
Portrait sigrid reading17 bc
Sigrid
J hus reading17 bc
J Hus
Crowd reading17 bc2
Charli xcx reading17 bc
Charli XCX
Portrait anne marie reading17 bc
Anne-Marie
Cosima reading17 bc
Cosima
Alma reading17 bc
Alma
Portrait bastille reading17 bc
Bastille
Loyle carner reading17 bc
Loyle Carner
Crowd reading17 bc4
Portrait glass animals reading17 bc
Glass Animals
Marika hackman reading17 bc
Marika Hackman
Pins reading17 bc
PINS
Portrait pond reading17 bc
Pond
Wolf alice reading17 bc
Wolf Alice
Ider reading17 bc
IDER
Portrait sundara karma reading17 bc
Sundara Karma
Ray blk reading17 bc
Ray BLK
Wiley reading17 bc
Wiley
Portrait baby in vain reading17 bc
Baby in Vain
Crowd reading17 bc3
Migos reading17 bc
Migos
Crowd reading17 bc1
Pvris reading17 bc
PVRIS
The amazons reading17 bc
Amazons
Portrait tired lion reading17 bc
Tired Lion
Circa waves reading17 bc
Circa Waves
Stefflon don reading17 bc
Stefflon Don
Portrait yonaka reading17 bc
Yonaka
Lethal bizzle reading17 bc
Lethal Bizzle
Mondo cozmo reading17 bc
Mondo Cozmo
Portrait black lips reading17 bc
Black Lips
Will joseph cook reading17 bc
Will Joseph Cook
Ten tonnes reading17 bc
Ten Tonnes
Portrait tom grennan reading17 bc
Tom Grennan
Goldie reading17 bc
Goldie
Idles reading17 bc
Idles
Life reading17 bc
Life
Site reading17 bc2
Major lazer reading17 bc
Major Lazer
Sg lewis reading17 bc
SG Lewis
Site reading17 bc1
At the drive in reading17 bc
ATDI
Kasabian reading17 bc
Kasabian
Liam gallagher reading17 bc
Liam Gallagher
Muse reading17 bc
Muse
Qotsa reading17 bc
Queens of the Stone Age
Haim reading17 bc
Haim
Site reading17 bc4
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