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Bring Me The Horizon cover Oasis' 'Wonderwall' in thunderous Reading 2025 headline set
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Bring Me The Horizon cover Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’ in thunderous Reading 2025 headline set

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Bring Me The Horizon covered Oasis‘ ‘Wonderwall’ and brought a fan on stage during a towering headline set at Reading Festival on Saturday night.

  • READ MORE: Reading & Leeds 2025 liveblog: all the action as it happens

The Sheffield metal band first played at the festival in 2008 and co-headlined alongside Arctic Monkeys in 2022, but they stepped out on their own this time around on Saturday night (August 23).

“Reading, how the fuck are we feeling tonight,” frontman Oli Sykes asked the crowd during opener ‘DArkSide’. “We are Bring Me The Horizon and we’re gonna rock your fucking world,” he added, before the band erupted into the industrial, metallic riffage of ‘MANTRA’.

Midway through the set, they played the rocket-speed version of ‘Wonderwall’ that they released in January – a cover that prompted Liam Gallagher to say: “I fucking LOVE it”.

When NME caught up with BMTH at the BRITs this year, Sykes said he was surprised that Liam “didn’t slag it off to the high heavens”. Drummer Mat Nicholls added: “We were expecting [Liam] to absolutely rinse us, but he said some actually nice things! It was cool and I think it went down as good as we wished it could.”

 

Elsewhere, Sykes goaded the crowd into forming an enormous moshpit during ‘Happy Song’, while during ‘AmEN!’, the big screen augmented reality effects showed Sykes transforming his way through a rogue’s gallery of characters.

The familiar faces from the band’s Nex Gen saga populated the show, and later on the band picked out an enthusiastic fan named Lily from the front of the crowd to sing lead vocals on ‘Antivist’.

As they left the stage after an encore featuring ‘Drown’ and ‘Throne’, the band bid farewell to the crowd while waving Palestinian flags.

These headline shows are the only dates that the band will play in the UK in 2025, and Sykes suggested that it might be the last time fans see the band before they “go away for maybe quite some time”.

UK readers can find the full set on the BBC iPlayer here.

Bring Me The Horizon played:

‘DArkSide’
‘MANTRA’
‘Happy Song’
‘Teardrops’
‘AmEN!’
‘Kool-Aid’
‘Shadow Moses’
‘Wonderwall’
‘Kingslayer’
‘Antivist’
‘Follow You’
‘LosT’
‘Can You Feel My Heart’
‘Doomed’
‘Drown’
‘Throne’

Other headliners at Reading & Leeds 2025 include Hozier, who made an impassioned and lengthy speech in Reading on Friday in which he spoke out in support of Palestine Action, Kneecap, free speech and equality.

Chappell Roan also played a energetic, hits-packed set on Friday in Reading. In a five-star review, NME wrote: “Throughout the performance, there’s a feeling of camaraderie and community in the crowd. Strangers become new acquaintances, the ‘Hot To Go’ dance unites everyone in clumsily trying to remember the moves and in the right order, and before ‘Red Wine Supernova’, everyone raises pink cowboy hats and pink bandanas aloft. It feels like tens of thousands of like-minded people who’ve all got the same memo and have been brought together with the same intentions.”

Festival organiser Melvin Benn also told NME on site that he has already booked two of the three nights for next year’s instalment of Reading & Leeds.

Fans watching Reading & Leeds from home can follow the NME’s liveblog here. Also find out how to watch and listen on TV and radio here.

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Drake and Adin Ross to cover funeral costs of Kick streamer who died mid-livestream after "10 days of torture”
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Drake and Adin Ross to cover funeral costs of Kick streamer who died mid-livestream after “10 days of torture”

by jummy84
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Drake and Adin Ross are reportedly going to be covering the funeral costs of a Kick streamer who died during a livestream.

The streamer in question was 46-year-old Raphaël Graven, was was found dead at a home near Nice, France on August 18. He was best known by the moniker Jean Pormanove, and was said to have been in the middle of a 10-day streaming marathon when he passed.

Authorities in France have confirmed that there will be an investigation into his death due to claims that he had faced “humiliation” and “mistreatment” during the livestream. Various French outlets have also claimed that Graven had been subjected to sleep deprivation, violence and the “ingestion of toxic products” during the 10 day livestream, while people watched live.

News outlet Nexta claims that the livestream saw him “beaten, choked, and sprayed with paint for donations”. It is understood that he died in his sleep while the livestream continued.

News of his passing was shared by Owen Cenazandotti – a fellow streamer who goes by the name Narturo. In a statement with Safine Hamadi, the two shared: “We’ve laughed together for six years, we’ve given each other blow after blow… Six years of memories. I’ll miss you. I love you. Rest in peace, my brother.” They also asked people to not reshare any clips of Graven dead or unconscious.

Following news of his death, tributes have poured in online, and popular streamer Adin Ross has claimed that he had Drake – the rapper who is an ambassador for the Kick streaming platform – have decided to cover the costs for his funeral.

“This is horrible and disgusting. Whoever was a part of this deserves to face severe consequences,” Ross wrote on X, referring to the allegations of violence towards Graven. “I just spoke with Drake. Drake and I will be covering the funeral costs, this won’t bring his life back, it’s the least we can do. Prayers go out to Jean’s family.”

The Canadian rapper has yet to share a public statement about Graven’s death.

Talking to X, French digital technologies minister Clara Chappaz shared her condolences and confirmed that the incident had been referred to Arcom, France’s media regulator. “The death of Jean Pormanove and the violence he endured are an absolute horror. I extend my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones,” the tweet read, adding that the streamer was “humiliated and mistreated for months live on the Kick platform”.

“The responsibility of online platforms regarding the dissemination of illicit content is not optional: It is the law,” she added, sharing that she had contacted Kick for an explanation. “This type of failure can lead to the worst and has no place in France, Europe, or anywhere else.”

In a statement, Kick said (via ITV): “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Jean Pormanove and extend our condolences to his family, friends and community. We are urgently reviewing the circumstances and engaging with relevant stakeholders to investigate the situation.

“Kick’s community guidelines are designed to protect creators, and we remain committed to upholding these standards across our platform.”

This is a developing story.

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