Reading + Leeds 2012, The Blackout

Along with Lostprophets and Kids In Glass Houses, The Blackout are part of a Welsh mafia of rock music. Ticking all the post hardcore boxes, the band knew each other as nippers and singer Gavin Butler claims 'the band was a by-product of our friendship' - a fact their fan army the Riot Squad are very thankful for.

Now on their fourth album after signing to Cooking Vinyl - the home of Marilyn Manson, The Prodigy and Howling Bells - the marvels from Merthyr Tydfil return to Reading + Leeds for the fourth time, bringing their uplifting guitar riffs in to the light.

• Read more about The Blackout on BBC Music

• Children Of The Night
• STFUppercut
• Ambition Is Critical
• Save Ourselves (The Warning)
• It's High Tide Baby!
• Start The Party
• This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
• Never By Your Side
• The Storm
• I'm A Riot, You're A F****** Riot
• Higher and Higher

• Virtual Festivals

  http://www.virtualfestivals.com/latest/features/13327

  'A noticeably slick affair'