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9.7 Arctic Monkeys - Reading Festival 2009

Genres: Music

Artists: Nick O’Malley, Alex Turner, Matt Helders, Jamie Cook

It's a rather sedate set to follow The Prodigy. A high-energy version of 'I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor' brings in more festival goers, but it's not sustained - the songs keep the crowd and it's entertaining, although chatter makes clear that many can take or leave the first hour of the set. 'Scummy Man', and 'Ricochet' lifts the down beat mood of the new material.