Jamie T kicks off Reading 2026 with surprise main stage set: “Ready for a little dance?”

Jamie T kicked off Reading 2026 with a last minute indie celebration of a set on the new main stage, The Grid. Check out photos, footage and the setlist below. After teasingly begging the festival to let him play before confirming his appearance last night, the London indie icon delivered his opening “33 minute and 10 second” performance (in honour of his new single ‘3310‘) to get things going on the Friday (August 28). “We got on the bill then,” he said with a smile, arriving on stage to introduce ‘Hippodrome’ before rolling into ‘The Old Style Raiders’ for the early arrivals. “Thank you very much,” he said after to the applause of the field. “How are you Reading Festival? We’re here to open the celebrations.” Jamie T live at Reading 2026. Credit: Andy Ford for NME Jamie T live at Reading 2026. Credit: Andy Ford for NME Jamie T live at Reading 2026. Credit: Andy Ford for NME ‘Salvador’ and ‘3310’ landed well, but the crowd didn’t appear to warm up until the indie classic ‘If You Got The Money’ dropped. “This one goes out to all of you,” said Jamie in tribute. “Ready for a little dance? Admitting that he “felt like Bono out here” on the gangway laid out for tonight’s headliners Cha...