After completing raved about performances on the Festival Republic and BBC R1 Stages in years gone by, Oakland locals SWMRS are back and they finally graced us with their presence the Main Stage this afternoon.
With a riotous set filled with head-banger classics, the American punk-rock band got us jumping to every single one of their foot-stomper hits. They cite both The Beach Boys and The Ramones as some of their influences, and they even have a song named after Miley Cyrus – who they declare as one of their biggest inspirations.
With an electronic, thumping beat and thrashy guitars, bops like ‘Trashbag Baby’ and ‘Berkeley’s On Fire’ go down a treat as co-frontman and songwriter Cole Becker gets us pumped up for the last day of the festival. Their finale consisted of recently released hit single ‘Lose Lose Lose’ which perfectly rounded off a mosh-pit, headbanging filled set. Most importantly, we witnessed a group of lads who looked like they were having the time of their lives – and that’s what Reading’s all about.
