With a slot on BBC's Radio 1 Stage, a pair of shows at Dork's Home & Away next month, and a brand new mixtape just out, Frozemode are moving at pace.
Words: Jake Hawkes.
Photos: Nicholas O Donnell.
It’s always good to find a new band who straddle enough genres to make categorising them basically impossible. It’s even better when they’re Really Very Good Indeed. Kicking off proceedings at Reading’s BBC Radio 1 Stage this year were Frozemode, who fit this description and then some. Before they play Dork’s Home and Away shows next month (and presumably bring enough energy to blow the roof off both venues), we caught up with them for a quick chat.
Hi guys, how was the set?
I.V. GATLIN: Opening the festival! It was pretty weird starting at midday, but it's always lovely to see more and more people pile in as we do our thing. No matter what it is, we always try and give the utmost energy, and we love Reading, Readings a good festival so we had a lot of fun.
Did you go to Reading when you were younger?
Lisong: I went when I was like 16, so playing here is a nice full circle moment, you know?
I.V. GATLIN: Believe it or not, I'd never been to a single festival in my life before I came to one to perform, and neither had Cho-Hollow. I don't wanna do the camping thing though, we tried that last time we were at Reading and we are not doing that again!
Is there anyone else on the line-up you’re excited for?
I.V. GATLIN: I would love to see Prodigy for sure, that'll be big. Denzel Curry for sure...loads of people!
"We don't wanna be the guys who only do the rock festivals, only do the rap festivals, we wanna keep it spreading."
— I.V. GATLIN
The BBC Radio 1 Tent is a big upgrade from playing the BBC Introducing stage last year – how does that feel?
