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Cruz Beckham Shares Family Photo Without Brooklyn Days After Reading Festival Debut

Cruz Beckham shares a family photo celebrating his music success, but Brooklyn Beckham's absence fuels speculation about a family rift amid contrasting public appearances.

International Business Times UK

Drone photos reveal the aftermath of Reading Festival

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The Independent UK

Reading Festival-goers leave thousands of tents and piles of rubbish behind

Drone photos show the shocking aftermath of the popular festival

The Independent UK

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David Beckham impresses wife Victoria with his odd pumpkin after couple return from Reading festival

The Beckhams bought their Cotswolds home in December 2016, and have since transformed the grounds into a fertile farm

Evening Standard

Kneecap say ‘f*** Benjamin Netanyahu’ during Reading Festival headline set

The Irish hip-hop group encouraged the crowd to call the new Prime Minister a ‘w*****’

The Independent UK

Lola Young surprises fans at Reading Festival a year after on-stage collapse

The 25-year-old cancelled a string of shows after she collapsed on stage in September 2025

The Independent UK

Irish rappers Kneecap say ‘f*** Benjamin Netanyahu’ in Reading Festival set

With a Palestinian flag draped over the DJ deck, the trio got the crowd jumping.

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Proud David and Victoria Beckham watch from side of stage as son Cruz makes Reading Festival debut

Proud parents Sir David Beckham and Lady Victoria Beckham watched their son Cruz Beckham at Reading Festival on Saturday (29 August).

The Independent UK

Festivalgoers set for sunshine and more showers on Sunday

Sunday will start with scattered showers, mainly across Scotland, the Met Office said.

Evening Standard

David and Victoria Beckham proudly watch son Cruz make Reading Festival debut

The pair appeared at Reading Festival on Saturday afternoon to support Cruz as he performed with his band The Breakers on the Canopy stage.

Evening Standard

Slayyyter makes UK debut performing to poncho-wearing crowd at Reading festival

The popstar, 29, also known as Catherine Garner, took to the Grid stage on Saturday afternoon marking her first major festival show in the UK.

Evening Standard

At Reading Festival 2026, Charli XCX and Fontaines DC shine on a rock-heavy Friday

4/5 Like most festivals of its size, Reading has only a loose musical identity at this point, but Friday’s lineup is decidedly rock-focused

The Independent UK

Heavy rain subsides as Charli XCX takes to stage at Reading Festival

Charli delivered the first full UK set of her Music, Fashion, Film era.

Evening Standard

Geese frontman humours damp crowd as they brave heavy rain at Reading Festival

The US musician referenced the wet weather as he took to the stage at the festival.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: a battle of the lawyers in this glossy John Grisham series

John Slattery stars in The Rainmaker, which is already a hit in the US. Plus: catch Fontaines DC’s set at Reading Festival. Here’s what to watch this evening

Louder

How to watch Fontaines D.C. headline this weekend's Reading Festival

Fontaines D.C. will headline the Friday night slot at this weekend’s Reading Festival. Here’s how you can catch the action

Metal Hammer

"We invited our families along, not thinking how it would be for them. When we came off, my sister was crying." How a teen pop duo earned the respect of Slipknot and Rage Against The Machine by getting bottled off stage by furious rock fans

In 2000, one of the strangest festival bookings in history unsurprisingly ended in chaos

Metal Hammer

Watch: we asked people at Reading 2025 what the most metal thing they’ve ever done at a festival was

From hellacious moshpits to getting piercings in a tent, artists and attendees at Reading festival tell us some of their most metal tales

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The Independent UK

Rebel Wilson joins The Kooks on Reading Festival stage

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Major Hollywood star joins The Kooks on Reading stage in last-minute surprise

Hollywood star Rebel Wilson joined The Kooks on stage at Reading Festival for a surprise performance on Friday, 22 August.

The Independent UK

Chappell Roan, Reading Festival review – pop’s biggest breakout star should have headlined

5/5 Versatile artist defied muddy speakers to stun crowd with extraordinary main stage performance that should have been top billing

Evening Standard

Rebel Wilson says surprise performance with The Kooks was planned overnight

The Australian actres joined the rock band during their Friday set at Reading Festival.

Evening Standard

Chappell Roan at Reading Festival review: simply femininomenal

4/5 The singer delivered a high-camp, high-kicking dance party for her Reading Festival set

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Rebel Wilson joins The Kooks for Gangsta's Paradise cover at Reading Festival

Rebel Wilson made a surprise appearance alongside The Kooks at Reading Festival on Friday (22.08.25) as they covered Coolio's hit Gangsta's Paradise together.

Guitar World

“My rig broke on live TV. I started hitting it as hard as I could, but the bass would not break… so I threw it in the ocean”: L7’s Jennifer Finch on touring with Nirvana, gigging with Courtney Love and donating her Ghost bass to the Punk Rock Museum

The athletic low-end of Sub Pop’s only Los Angeles band signing, Finch reflects on how picking up an instrument sparks disruption, that iconic Reading Festival 1992 set and loaning Krist Novoselic her storied Ghost bass

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