Reading & Leeds organizer guarantees a "boss" performance from Green Day
By Matt /Aug. 20, 2013 / Comments
[pic=Billie Joe at 2012 Reading performance]082013_reading2012.jpg[/pic]NME recently sat down for an interview with Reading & Leeds Festival organizer Melvin Been to discuss this year's festival. Been had a bit to say about Green Day and how excited he is to have them back headlining after last year's "secret" set at the festival.
[quote]When Green Day played their secret set last year we had been talking to them about headlining Reading and Leeds again anyway. We asked if they could do 40 minutes. They had a two-hour setlist, and asked if we were sure they couldn't keep playing. There are a number of bands that are very closely associated with Reading and Leeds and Green Day are definitely one of them. When they play, they just boss it; they absolutely own the stage and engage with the fans – that's something I will never tire of. [/quote]
The brief overview of the article is currently available to read on NME's website and the full article will be available in tomorrow's release of the magazine's latest issue.
Green Day's sets at Reading & Leeds are this Friday and Saturday. Check out our post from the other day on how to live stream the band's performance.
Before this weekend's sets, the band is playing an impromptu show at the 02 Academy Brixton in London tomorrow night. This is the band's first performance since the middle of July.
[quote]When Green Day played their secret set last year we had been talking to them about headlining Reading and Leeds again anyway. We asked if they could do 40 minutes. They had a two-hour setlist, and asked if we were sure they couldn't keep playing. There are a number of bands that are very closely associated with Reading and Leeds and Green Day are definitely one of them. When they play, they just boss it; they absolutely own the stage and engage with the fans – that's something I will never tire of. [/quote]
The brief overview of the article is currently available to read on NME's website and the full article will be available in tomorrow's release of the magazine's latest issue.
Green Day's sets at Reading & Leeds are this Friday and Saturday. Check out our post from the other day on how to live stream the band's performance.
Before this weekend's sets, the band is playing an impromptu show at the 02 Academy Brixton in London tomorrow night. This is the band's first performance since the middle of July.
