Jump Around: The 7 least expected covers at Reading so far
1. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Brimful of Asha
Midway through the ' headline set, you're listening out for the classics.
You're expecting some 90s, of course. Are they gonna play 'Under The Bridge?' No, seriously, when are they gonna play 'Under The Bridge?'
It was a bit of a surprise, though, when halfway through we spotted Flea strumming out a few bars of Cornershop's 1997 hit 'Brimful of Asha'.
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Reading + Leeds 2016 Highlights
The funk-metal originators rock their way through the Saturday night headline slot.
2. Blossoms - You're Gorgeous
Speaking of the 90s, we were a bit surprised when the lovely cranked out Babybird's You're Gorgeous.
Officially the most awkward song to hear in the car with your parents when you were 9 years old, You're Gorgeous is a paeon to a vapid, modish lifestyle.
Hands in the air if you've had weird cringe flashbacks about ice cubes ever since 1996.
Blossoms - Reading + Leeds 2016 Highlights
Pyschedelic-pop and indie-rock from the Stockport five-piece tipped for a bright future.
3. Jack Garratt - Fresh Prince of Bel Air
You know how it is, you're watching . You're thinking 'how the heck is he playing the drums with one hand and the keys with the other?'
Then you get onto 'Whoa hold up he's got a load of foot pedals too, this bloke's a mouth-organ away from a full one-man-band setup!'
Then you're like 'Is he doing the theme tune to the Fresh Prince of Bel Air?'
He flippin' is.
Jack Garratt - Reading + Leeds 2016 Highlights
Taking the stage by storm with a blend of music styles from electronica to R&B.
4. twenty one pilots - Jump Around
You know what to expect from a set - bit of acrobatics, bit of climbing, lots of emotively-driven hip-hop tinged rock.
In amongst all the red eyeshadow, though, you might be a bit surprised to discover a version of House of Pain's 1992 hit 'Jump Around.'
twenty one pilots - Reading + Leeds 2016 Highlights
The Ohio alt-pop duo do the exact opposite of making us feel stressed out.
5. Imagine Dragons - Song 2
played an absolute blinder of a set, culminating in a shirtless, sweaty, emotional rendition of Radioactive.
But they managed to find enough time to keep to an emerging 90s classic covers theme and threw in a pretty heavy outing of Blur's 1997 smash Song 2.
Woohoo!
Imagine Dragons - Reading + Leeds 2016 Highlights
The live performance pros bring the energy and take it to the next degree.
6. Nas - Sweet Dreams
Meanwhile, hip hop legend broke the 90s pattern.
With plenty of his own epic hits from the era, Nas headed a bit earlier by throwing in a version of the Eurythmics' Sweet Dreams to his set.
Or well, he sampled it. But he had a live singer. We're counting it.
Nas - Reading + Leeds 2016 Highlights
With over 10 albums to his name, the East Coast rapper delivers a real and raw set.
7. Eagles of Death Metal - Save a Prayer
Hard-rocking, hard-partying, fast-loving are not the first act you'd associate with a soft, electro-tinged 80s ballad.
But here they are, Jesse belting out the lyrics to Duran Duran's tropical-rock megahit, 'Save A Prayer.'
Without any nudity or anything - truly unexpected!
Eagles of Death Metal - Reading + Leeds 2016 Highlights
Rock royalty Jesse Hughes shows exactly why EODM have stood the test of time
