Overview

• Roan delivered her debut Reading main-stage headline set on August 22 to a packed field.
• The 17-song set mixed core hits with recent singles The Subway and The Giver and a cover of Heart’s Barracuda.
• A fantastical turquoise-castle stage, fairytale animations and an orchestral intro framed the show.
• Huge singalongs to Hot To Go!, Good Luck, Babe! and Pink Pony Club highlighted the crowd’s scale and unity.
• Festival boss Melvin Benn cited her as a genuine pop headliner, calling her likely the event’s first pure pop headliner.