Speaking to NME backstage at Reading 2025, the frontman Sykes opened up about about putting on their biggest show yet, how fathering twins has changed his approach to life and music, and what the future holds for new music and the ‘Post Human’ world

From rock heroes to pop icons via the best new talent, R+L 25 proved to one for all time. Here are NME’s best bits from the year’s final major festival

Little John’s Farm, Saturday August 22: From being bottled to throwing a petrol bomb, the Sheffield metallers’ mind-blowing spectacular crowns them as R+L kings

The Sheffield band also brought a fan from the crowd named Lily onto the stage to sing 'Antivist'

He also discussed changes to the site marking one of the “biggest overhauls” in festival history, what made Chappell Roan and Travis Scott stand out to him, and thoughts on predicting “future headliners”

This year's event kicks off today (August 22), with Chappell Roan, Bring Me The Horizon, Travis Scott and Hozier all headlining across the weekend

All the latest and unmissable news, reviews, rumours, and photos and more

Will it be rain or shine when Chappell Roan, Travis Scott, Bring Me The Horizon and more take to the stage?

From Chappell Roan's pop anthems to Travis Scott’s intense energy, NME have rounded up 30 unmisssable acts to get you hyped for this year’s edition of the twin festivals

This year’s festivals will feature headline performances from Chappell Roan, Travis Scott, Bring Me The Horizon and Hozier