THEM CROOKED VULTURES Play Second Secret Reading And Leeds Festivals Gig
August 29, 2009, 15 years ago
NME is reporting:
THEM CROOKED VULTURES played their second secret set of the Reading And Leeds Festivals this afternoon (August 29), performing to a heaving NME/Radio 1 Stage tent at the Reading site.
The band - QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Josh Homme, FOO FIGHTERS' Dave Grohl and former LED ZEPPELIN bassist John Paul Jones, along with guitarist Alain Johannes - played roughly the same timeslot as they did yesterday at the Leeds Festival site.
Many fans initially weren't sure whether the slot would feature Them Crooked Vultures, though their suspicions were confirmed as Homme walked onstage, inciting frenzied cheers from the massive audience, a fair portion of whom threw their drinks further into the crowd as celebration.
As the stage's TV screens showed bassist Jones for the first time, he got a massive cheer from the crowd - though that was outdone when the cameras focused on Grohl sitting at his drum kit seconds later.
The band kicked off their eight-song set by playing the slow-paced 'Elephant'. After the track, a beaming Grohl poured water over himself, while Homme called the audience "beautiful motherfuckers".
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