This is what happened again at Fred..’s headline set

Fred headlined Reading Festival tonight (August 24). Check out his full setlist and a recap of his performance below.

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The producer, real name Fred Gibson, was the last act to play the main stage tonight, following Lana Del Rey’s set. He plays Leeds tomorrow (August 25) at 9.35pm.

Fred again.. started his set floating above the crowd on a B-stage, playing ‘Turn On the Lights again..’, his 2022 track featuring Swedish House Mafia and Future. He then ran to the main stage to play ‘Danielle (smile on my face)

Notably, the producer wore a Fontaines DC t-shirt for his performance, having shared an Instagram story earlier in the day looking at their main lineup.

Fred is bloody incredible again photo.twitter.com/ObYKF7j4Kp

— Adam (@adamhale_) August 24, 2024

It was clearly a sentimental occasion for him. “Oh shit, I’m nervous okay,” he said as the first bars of ‘Adore U’ began to play. “I want to say I know exactly how you feel because this was my first festival when I was 16. I remember this shit so well,” he said.

Later he led the crowd in a sing-along of a previously unreleased song, built around a sample of Nicole Wray’s ‘Piece Of Me’.I’ll let you take a piece of me / I hope you find the peace you need,” he sang.

The entire set took place across three stages and saw him journey through fan favorites such as ‘Jungle’, ‘Clara (the night is dark)’ and ”leavemealone’. You can find the full setlist below.

Before Fred took to the stage, he shared a video montage of his time as a teenager in Reading and a gambler, accompanied by a new track that featured a sample of Jamie T’s ‘Hippodrome’.

In an Instagram caption, he wrote: “For me and I think for so many of us this was our first festival experience. I feel like we ALL know EXACTLY what that festival feeling is like!!

“I was looking through some photos of friends and I remember sitting at our campsite one night with warm cans of beer and listening to Jamie T. Fuck, he’s so good, huh?”

However, he made it clear that the song is not intended for his upcoming album ‘Ten Days’, which was announced earlier this month and is due out on September 6. He wrote: “no idea what it’s for because it doesn’t sound like my album at all but it sounds like how I’m feeling right now.”

Fred again..’s setlist for Reading Festival 2024 was:

‘Turn the light back on..’
‘Danielle (smile on my face)’
‘I adore you’
‘places to be’
‘Sabrina (I’m a party)’
‘leave me alone’
‘Piece of me / Peace you need’ (Previously unreleased song)
‘Berwyn (All I Have Is You)’
‘Jungle’
‘Rumbling’
‘Angie (I’m Lost)’
‘Clara (the night is dark)’
‘Marea (we lost the dancing)’
‘Billie (loving arms)’
‘Delilah (get me out of here)’

Fred announced earlier this month that a new album, ‘Ten Days’, will be released on September 6. The album will feature 10 tracks, including ‘Adore You’ featuring Obongjayar, ‘Ten’ featuring Jozzy and Jim Legxacy, and ‘Places To Be’ featuring Anderson .Paak and CHIKA.

Reading & Leeds Festivals 2024 kicked off yesterday (23 August) at their usual venues of Richfield Avenue (Reading) and Bramham Park (Leeds). Find out how to watch the festival from home on BBC iPlayer and elsewhere if you weren’t able to get a ticket.

This year’s festival features Fred Again.., Lana Del Rey, Liam Gallagher, Catfish And The Bottlemen, Blink-182 and Gerry Cinnamon as six headliners.

Also expected to perform are Raye, Spiritbox, Fontaines DC, Reneé Rapp, Pendulum, Denzel Curry, Kenny Beats, Nia Archives, Two Door Cinema Club, Neck Deep, The Wombats, Rachel Chinouriri, Hak Baker, The Last Dinner Party and many more.

Check it out again here on NME for the latest news, reviews, interviews, pictures and more from Reading and Leeds 2024.