The Reading Festival crowd was dead – I blame the teenagers

Reading and Leeds has always attracted a young crowd (Picture: Geoffrey Swaine/Shutterstock)

I’m usually opposed to tired tropes about something young people have ruined. 

But I have to confirm the rumours are true – audiences at live shows are duller than they’ve ever been, with Reading Festival taking the heat for the dead crowd epidemic sweeping gigs.

I braved the rain at the ripe old age of 29 to dance my heart out to the likes of Jade, Sombr, and Raye on Saturday...