Charli xcx, Reading Festival review - Pretentious? Just a bit. But Nietzsche would have loved it

Reading FestivalTheres not much time to dig into her deep catalogue of future-facing pop, but she satisfies the hardcoreTime itself is a circle, as the rocknroll philosopher Nietzsche once said, accurately foreshadowing Charli xcxs only UK festival appearance this summer. Like her performance on Glastonburys Other Stage last year - a pyrotechnic farewell to the puke-green reign of Brat - Charlis Reading and Leeds appearance is a not-quite-headline slot that also follows a rowdy set from grime do...