Slayyyter live at Reading 2026: pop’s star du jour blasts off

Pity any punters who turn up to Slayyyter’s main stage early on Saturday afternoon (August 29) nursing hangovers from the first night of Reading 2026. The Missouri-born star du jour is not in the mood to let the crowd recover gently. “You ready for this next one, Reading? Don’t piss me off,” she yells into the mic after ‘Old Technology’. READ MORE: Slayyyter – ‘Wor$t Girl In America’ review: pop that finds salvation in the underbelly of American cinema Even as the rain that’s hammering Richfield Avenue turns aggressively sideways, the crowd does its best to keep her satisfied, bouncing for every chorus and throwing their hands in the air with abandon. Halfway through the set, Slayyyter seems appeased. Instead of barking out more commands to “make some noise” or “screaaaam”, she switches to a sweeter tone, purring ahead of ‘I’m Actually Kinda Famous’: “Oh Readiiing, I wanna make you feel like a fucking star today.” It’s hard to feel like anything close to celebrity when you’re being battered by the great British weather, but there is undoubtedly a star before us on stage. Slayyyter is the kind of performer whose sheer presence can hype the crowd up, pushing them further with her ras...