Lana Del Rey suffers sound issues during her performance at Reading Festival as ‘depressing setlist’ sees fans leave just four songs in
Lana Del Rey experienced sound problems during her performance at Reading Festival on Saturday night, with some fans leaving after just four songs.
The 39-year-old singer-songwriter, who arrived on stage 15 minutes late, also received complaints about her “depressing” setlist.
She opened her role with Norman F****** Rockwell, after which she appeared in Arcadia, Without You and West Coast.
However, Lana faced technical difficulties when she was drowned out by ‘techno’ music from another stage.
The audience chanted ‘turn it up, turn it up!’ and they could barely hear the musician’s ‘soft’ singing.
Lana Del Rey experienced sound problems during her performance at Reading Festival on Saturday night, causing some fans to leave after just four songs.
The 39-year-old singer-songwriter, who arrived on stage 15 minutes late, also received complaints about her “depressing” setlist
A source told MailOnline: ‘She looked fantastic and the set was castle themed, but unfortunately it was so quiet we could barely hear her and the bass from the other stage drowned her out.
‘At one point she asked, “Can you hear me over that techno?” The crowd chanted, “Turn it up,” and after four songs there was a lot left.
‘She lay down on stage for a few songs and no one could see her. Also, most of her songs were depressing and didn’t fit the festival atmosphere.
‘The audience was really looking forward to seeing her and waited for over an hour for her performance. Unfortunately, she had to sing something more cheerful, because the audience wasn’t really there.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Lana Del Rey and Festival Republic for comment.
Following Lana’s performance, Fred returned to the main stage for his first ever UK headline performance.
At the beginning of the set he admitted he was ‘nervous’, before delivering an incredible set for the thousands of fans.
He said, ‘Hey Reading, I’m a little nervous. I know how you feel out there, this was my first festival when I was 16, I remember this shit so clearly, so I know exactly how you feel.’
Reading Festival revellers weren’t put off by the downpours in Berkshire, and they donned ponchos and danced to the music of their favourite artists.
Storm Lilian is set to batter parts of Britain this weekend as motorists brace for the busiest August bank holiday ever.
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for south-east England as parts of the country brace for 50 to 70mm of rain.
Lana faced technical difficulties as she was drowned out by ‘techno’ from another stage and the audience shouted: ‘Turn it up, turn it up!’
After Lana’s set, Fred returned to the main stage for his first ever UK headline performance and as he started his set he admitted he was very ‘nervous’
The warning, which came into force at 6am and lasted until 1pm, was in effect from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to Ipswich in Suffolk.
Although the festival-goers were soaking wet from the heavy rain, they still had a good laugh all afternoon when they saw shows like The Last Dinner Party.
Elsewhere in Leeds, the weather cleared after winds lashed the campsite on Thursday, with organisers urging campers to stay in their cars for ‘safety’.
The northern music venue has decided to close three of its stages – the BBC Radio 1 stage, the Aux stage and Chevron – due to the extreme weather conditions.