A disjointed and unusually shallow performance greeted most of the Reading revellers last
night as the Chili Peppers were anything but red hot.
A series of technical hitches clouded the start whilst the rest of the set was filled with impromptu, directionless jamming sessions and almost no banter from front man Anthony Kiedis who did a good job alienating an expectant audience. At one point Kiedis lost his footing and fell embarrassingly whilst performing his trademark twirl.
In a set which dragged on for nearly two hours there were gaps of up to three minutes between most songs which were played with all the zest of an asthmatic ant carrying heavy shopping. Kiedis finally left the stage early clearly annoyed discarding his t-shirt with venom before exiting stage right leaving the band to bring the Saturday night slot at Reading festival to a whimpering close with another six minute pointless jam.
The earlier part of the day saw Brakes, The Shins, Bloc Party, Good Shoes and Biffy Clyro deliver energy driven performances whilst Angels and Airwaves were bottled off for continually insulting the crowd.
The festival braces itself for a climactic end as the Smashing Pumpkins bring a successful three days to a close.
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