Reading 2024: check out NME’s portraits of your festival favourites

There’s little NME loves more than festivals – especially when we get the opportunity to sit down with an artist, shoot the shit and grab a cheeky portrait or two.

We did just that with a bunch of performers at Reading Festival this year, from rapidly rising R&B rookies FLO to chaotic rap group Kneecap to Welsh pop-punkers Neck Deep. Have a look at our exclusive, intimate festival portraits, shot by photographer Andy Ford, below…

Up close with Kneecap

Strike a pose: Móglaí Bap and Mo Chara of Kneecap

• READ MORE: Kneecap: giving peace, protest and partying a chance

Painting Reading red

The gorgeous FLO, fresh off announcing their long-awaited debut album, ‘Access All Areas’

• READ MORE: Reading Festival 2024: FLO talk about their debut album ‘Access All Areas’ and their mission to revive R&B girl groups

All smiles with Neck Deep

We caught Neck Deep in a good mood backstage at Reading…

• READ MORE: Neck Deep talk reaching new heights and plans for UK tour at Reading Festival 2024

Play it cool

We also caught up to Militarie Gun backstage

• READ MORE: Militarie Gun are at the forefront of hardcore’s radical next wave

Up yours!

A cheeky one with Lambrini Girls

• READ MORE: Reading Festival 2024: Lambrini Girls talk new music, IDLES support slots, and using their platform to speak out

Band of Horses, this ain’t

Wunderhorse backstage with NME, after a chat about Reading memories and new album ‘Midas’

• READ MORE: How Wunderhorse banded together: “You’ve got to look out for each other. It’s a cut-throat industry”

Hey Kenya Grace, hi, how are you?

Kenya Grace wants to collaborate with Lana Del Rey – as well as Chase and Status. Check out our interview with her here

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