The Prodigy, Reading Festival
REVIEW: The thing is that you don't just watch The Prodigy live; you experience it. You dive headfirst into the unrelenting madness of it and only pull yourself up for air when the final laser has faded into darkness. It's a state of mind that these crossover legends have perfected over the last 30 years, and even now, to see them pushing the envelope on how much bigger, bolder and brilliant they can be feels like a real privilege.
The newly built Chevron Stage is made for displays like this, with the iconic 'Breathe' and savage 'Omen' sounding crisp and crushing in equal measure under the forboding arch. It allows for moments of pure euphoria with 'Voodoo People' as intensely grand as ever, whilst 'Diesel Power' and 'Poison' still feel on the cutting edge of electronic music at its most punishing. Though alongside the mosh-pits and lights filling the night sky, there's still time for a poignant tribute to someone who isn't here to soak up the chaos. As ...
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