Lovejoy on the devotion of their fans and plans for new music at Reading 2023

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Lovejoy caught up with NME backstage at Reading & Leeds 2023, and opened up about the unwavering devotion from their fans, upcoming UK tour and plans for new music.

Check out the full interview above.The rising indie four-piece arrived at Reading yesterday (August 27), for the second of their two performances at the twin sister festival.

The sets marked their first-ever appearance at R&L, with frontman Wilbur Soot and co. opening up about which artists they were blown away by, as well as their plans for the future.They also took a look back at the overwhelming response they received from their recent EP ‘Wake Up & It’s Over’, and reflected on the impressive sense of loyalty they have from their fanbase – something which they refuse to take for granted.“It would be terrifying if we didn’t have them,” the frontman said, asked about the strong cult following they have gathered in the two years since they formed. “I think having them really legitimises our performance a bit, which is a blessing to have this early on in our career.”“We had a couple shows where we had not very many of our… our season ticket holders there.

And you could feel it. I felt lonely,” he added. “I missed them when they weren’t there and it’s a blessing to have them [back]… We just wanna make something good enough that they stick around, I guess.