Several festivalgoers left disappointed last night (24/8) at Reading Festival after Lana Del Rey suffered sound issues before being cut off at the end of her Saturday evening set.
The singer, 39, was scheduled to perform on the main stage on day two of the three day event at around 8pm.
After supposed issues ‘outside of her control’, the star was 15 minutes late for her set which many fans travelled miles to see.
During her performance, which comprised of songs such as Arcadia and West Coast, fans were heard chanting ‘turn it up, turn it up!’. This was thought to be because of the sound coming from a nearby tent which was drowning out Lana’s sound on the main stage.
One festivalgoer said: “Come to Reading to see Lana Del Rey and all I heard was a drum and bass tent ten times louder than her whole set.”
Another said that a lot of the area in front of the stage had ‘cleared out’ before the end of her set.
Despite the negative reactions, other festival goers said that they found no problem with the sound saying: “It’s defo where you [were] standing, I heard perfectly fine and the sound was loud !!!!”
Crowds were also heard chanting her name at the end of Lana Del Rey’s set after she was cut off before the end on Reading Festival’s main stage.
She soon walked back onto the stage to applause from the audience to watch the fireworks going on above her.
A source told the MailOnline: “She looked amazing and the set was a castle themed but unfortunately it was so quiet we could barely hear and the base from the other stage drowned her out.
“She asked at one point, “Can you hear me over that techno?” The crowd was chanting, “Turn it up”, and a lot left by four songs in.
“She went onto lie down on the stage for a song or two but no one could see her and most of her songs were depressing and not right for the festival vibe.”
Despite this, others labeled her as ‘amazing and unreal’ at Reading Festival.
Following Lana’s set, Fred Again… took to the main stage where they performed their first ever UK main stage festival set.
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