Carry Me The Horizon lined Oasis‘ ‘Wonderwall’ and introduced a fan on stage throughout a towering headline set at Studying Competition on Saturday night time.
The Sheffield steel band first performed on the competition in 2008 and co-headlined alongside Arctic Monkeys in 2022, however they stepped out on their very own this time round on Saturday night time (August 23).
“Studying, how the fuck are we feeling tonight,” frontman Oli Sykes requested the gang throughout opener ‘DArkSide’. “We’re Carry Me The Horizon and we’re gonna rock your fucking world,” he added, earlier than the band erupted into the economic, metallic riffage of ‘MANTRA’.
Halfway by means of the set, they performed the rocket-speed model of ‘Wonderwall’ that they launched in January – a canopy that prompted Liam Gallagher to say: “I fucking LOVE it”.
When NME caught up with BMTH on the BRITs this yr, Sykes stated he was stunned that Liam “didn’t slag it off to the excessive heavens”. Drummer Mat Nicholls added: “We have been anticipating [Liam] to completely rinse us, however he stated some truly good issues! It was cool and I believe it went down pretty much as good as we wished it may.”
Anyway, here is ‘Wonderwall’@bmthofficial x @oasis pic.twitter.com/1n0DQRxT63
— Andrew Trendell (@AndrewTrendell) August 23, 2025
BMTH headlining on the Studying Competition 2025 pic.twitter.com/ddkohd3pRT
— bmthstanforlyfe.2 (@bmthstanforlife) August 23, 2025
Carry Me the horizon performing Wonderwall is wild #Studying
— Ian G (@nuthall1862) August 23, 2025
Carry me the horizon overlaying wonderwall simply when i believed their efficiency could not get higher
— PUSB 🏴 (@ccfc_07) August 23, 2025
BMTH smashing it at Studying. MGS throwback was superb. Even the quilt of Wonderwall was genius. Like it!
— Pablo (@pabloscouse) August 23, 2025
Carry me the horizon displaying how a headliner efficiency is finished at Studying fest 😍😍
— hollie (@hollieteaches) August 23, 2025
Rattling, Carry Me The Horizon are such dwell band.
🔥 🔥 🔥 #ReadingandLeedsFestival
— Stefan (@steftweetshere) August 23, 2025
I’m Sorry, however how fucking good are Carry Me The Horizon?!
— Brett Hayter (@BrettHayter93) August 23, 2025
Elsewhere, Sykes goaded the gang into forming an unlimited moshpit throughout ‘Blissful Tune’, whereas throughout ‘AmEN!’, the massive display screen augmented actuality results confirmed Sykes remodeling his method by means of a rogue’s gallery of characters.
The acquainted faces from the band’s Nex Gen saga populated the present, and afterward the band picked out an enthusiastic fan named Lily from the entrance of the gang to sing lead vocals on ‘Antivist’.
As they left the stage after an encore that includes ‘Drown’ and ‘Throne’, the band bid farewell to the gang whereas waving Palestinian flags.
Carry Me The Horizon wave Palestinian flags throughout efficiency at Studying & Leeds Competition.
Picture credit score to @sophiiieporter pic.twitter.com/XhONI8etLF
— State of the Scene (@SOTSPodcast) August 23, 2025
These headline reveals are the one dates that the band will play within the UK in 2025, and Sykes instructed that it is likely to be the final time followers see the band earlier than they “go away for possibly fairly a while”.
UK readers can discover the total set on the BBC iPlayer right here.
Carry Me The Horizon performed:
‘DArkSide’
‘MANTRA’
‘Blissful Tune’
‘Teardrops’
‘AmEN!’
‘Kool-Assist’
‘Shadow Moses’
‘Wonderwall’
‘Kingslayer’
‘Antivist’
‘Observe You’
‘LosT’
‘Can You Really feel My Coronary heart’
‘Doomed’
‘Drown’
‘Throne’
Different headliners at Studying & Leeds 2025 embrace Hozier, who made an impassioned and prolonged speech in Studying on Friday through which he spoke out in assist of Palestine Motion, Kneecap, free speech and equality.
Chappell Roan additionally performed a energetic, hits-packed set on Friday in Studying. In a five-star evaluation, NME wrote: “All through the efficiency, there’s a sense of camaraderie and group within the crowd. Strangers turn into new acquaintances, the ‘Scorching To Go’ dance unites everybody in clumsily making an attempt to recollect the strikes and in the fitting order, and earlier than ‘Crimson Wine Supernova’, everybody raises pink cowboy hats and pink bandanas aloft. It appears like tens of 1000’s of like-minded individuals who’ve all received the identical memo and have been introduced along with the identical intentions.”
Competition organiser Melvin Benn additionally instructed NME on website that he has already booked two of the three nights for subsequent yr’s instalment of Studying & Leeds.
Followers watching Studying & Leeds from residence can observe the NME’s liveblog right here. Additionally learn how to observe and pay attention on TV and radio right here.
