Bakar on his love of Foals and going “back to true indie rock roots” at Reading 2023

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Bakar caught up with NME backstage at Reading 2023, to tell us about his love of Foals and going “back to his true indie rock roots” on new album ‘Halo’.

Watch our full video interview above.The London singer-songwriter spoke to us just after he’d made his main stage debut at R&L, but the fourth time he’d played at the hallowed festival overall.“It always feels like a home festival,” Bakar told NME. “I like it in the summer when you go and do all these festivals in Europe and America, and come back to a good, nice home reception.“I still feel like we’re in our infancy here because it’s like they made us do the rounds to get the main stage.

I don’t know if I feel like a veteran, but I definitely have a deep connection with this festival.He added: “I first came to Reading when I finished my GCSEs and watched Foals.

That was a big thing for me. I remember seeing seeing them in one of the big tents. We’ve been playing loads of festivals with Foals and I just got to meet them recently the other day in Brussels.