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Home Turf: The Amazons

Find out where it all started for The Amazons with a guided tour around their Berkshire hometown ahead of the band's much anticipated debut performance at Reading Festival.

Find out where it all started for The Amazons with a guided tour around their Berkshire hometown ahead of the band's much anticipated debut performance at Reading Festival.

The Amazons may have only been playing together for three years, but you'd never know. Hailing from Reading, Berkshire and tipped as one to watch on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 1's Brit List, they've had one hell of a year with back to back tours and festival dates across the globe. This summer also saw the release of their debut self-titled album which served up addictive riffs and rock 'n' roll attitude in equal measure, predictably to widespread critical acclaim.  

But amidst the whirlwind success of this last year the band lived out a collective dream - they played Reading Festival. Having attended since they were teenagers, this summer, on their 10th time setting foot on the site they packed out the Festival Republic tent and rocked out to thousands of fans

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Credits

Role Contributor
Producer Nicola Martin
Director Libby Burke-Wilde
DP Thomas Hole
Camera Operator Kim Szalavicz
Researcher Emily Gill
Editor Marian Popescu


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