Arctic Monkeys headlined the Reading Festival tonight (August 29), despite mischievous rumours spreading around site that they were going to pull their performance.
Unknown to the band, a festival-goer spread the suggestion earlier in the day that the Sheffield group would not follow up last night's Leeds Festival performance, but at no stage were they given any official confirmation of a possible cancellation by organisers.
Proving it was just a rumour, the band took to the Main Stage promptly in front of a massive crowd, playing a set that blended songs from new album 'Humbug' with older material.
Kicking off with 'Humbug' opener 'My Propeller', the band battled low sound levels that had dogged the stage all day. However, they played on undeterred, launching into former UK Number One single 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor'.
Following 'Pretty Visitors' and 'This House Is A Circus', 2006 UK chart-topper 'When The Sun Goes Down' in particular proved a hit with the crowd.
"We're going to take things down for a bit, Reading," frontman Alex Turner informed the audience, ahead of a trilogy of 'Cornerstone', 'Only Ones Who Know' and 'Do Me A Favour'. "Are you excited?"
Ending their main set with 'Fluorescent Adolescent', the band returned to the stage to wrap things up with 'Secret Door' and '505'.
"Thank you very much for having us, Reading, enjoy the rest of your festival," Turner told the crowd. "You're an exceptional bunch!"
'My Propeller''Red Right Hand'
'Crying Lightning'
'Brianstorm''Still Take You Home'
'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor'
'Potion Approaching''Pretty Visitors'
'This House Is A Circus'
'If You Were There, Beware'
'When The Sun Goes Down'
'Dangerous Animals'
'The View From The Afternoon'
'Cornerstone'
'Only Ones Who Know'
'Do Me A Favour'
'Fluorescent Adolescent'
'Secret Door'
'505'
