{"id":1978566,"date":"2025-08-25T11:42:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1978566"},"modified":"2025-08-25T11:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:42:57","slug":"travis-scott-gives-reading-festival-a-fiery-finale-7-best-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/travis-scott-gives-reading-festival-a-fiery-finale-7-best-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Scott Gives Reading Festival a Fiery Finale: 7 Best Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Travis Scott Gives Reading Festival a Fiery Finale: 7 Best Moments\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"636\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ZCX9UHYN9.F0xuG9wZnXUQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzNjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/billboard_547\/d7324846572f4532d1338212c9a4acb9\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Travis Scott Gives Reading Festival a Fiery Finale: 7 Best Moments<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Back in 2018, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/travis-scott\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Travis Scott;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Travis Scott<\/a> made his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/reading-and-leeds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reading Festival;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Reading Festival<\/a> debut and it felt like a headline performance in its own right. Now, seven years on, he returned to the iconic U.K. festival to officially close out Sunday night (Aug. 24) as the main stage headliner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When Scott last appeared at Reading, his rising stardom was at an all-time high, just weeks on from the release of the critically-acclaimed <em>Astroworld<\/em>. Playing a Friday night sub-headliner slot on the Main Stage, he delivered a jubilant, amped-up performance, drawing what was arguably the largest crowd of the festival that year, overshadowing even the likes of Post Malone and headliners Fall Out Boy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fast-forward to 2025, and Travis Scott\u2019s popularity remains undeniable. His fourth studio LP, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/travis-scott-snags-first-u-032148079.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Utopia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><em>Utopia<\/em><\/a>,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/travis-scott-snags-first-u-032148079.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:became his first UK No. 1 album;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"> became his first UK No. 1 album<\/a> in 2023, and his recent project, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/jackboys-2-debuts-no-1-190003327.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jackboys 2;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><em>Jackboys 2<\/em><\/a>,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/jackboys-2-debuts-no-1-190003327.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:reached the same spot in the U.S.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"> reached the same spot in the U.S.<\/a> this past July. Scott\u2019s performance was a European festival exclusive, and much of the day\u2019s crowd seemed to be there solely for him, with many repping his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/travis-scott-drops-limited-edition-185311746.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:limited-edition FC Barcelona shirt;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">limited-edition FC Barcelona shirt<\/a>, which felt like the unofficial uniform of the night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There might have been some lingering questions following his mixed reception at Reading\u2019s sister festival Leeds on Friday \u2013 where <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/travis-scott-ends-leeds-festival-2025-headline-set-30-mins-early-heres-what-he-played-3886755\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reports<\/a> suggested he ended his set 30 minutes early \u2013 but those doubts were quickly put to rest. With his Reading slot trimmed to a sharp one-hour set, Scott powered through a rapidfire, 25-song run spanning <em>Rodeo<\/em>, <em>Astroworld<\/em>, <em>Utopia<\/em> and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To those unfamiliar, Reading Festival\u2019s final day carries its own kind of lore. Once infamously marked by tent-burning antics (a ritual that\u2019s now, thankfully, more rare), Sunday at Reading has always been known to get rowdy. Scott clearly understood the assignment \u2013 this one was, in his own words, for \u201cthe ragers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here are the seven of the best moments from his set.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">1. An Electrifying Entrance<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After his set in Leeds on Friday night, Scott took to social platform X to ask fans for footage of the crowd during his first two tracks, describing the reaction as \u201cmad wild.\u201d Watching his Reading Festival intro, it\u2019s easy to see why. Just like at Leeds, the crowd erupted as Scott launched into the frenetic and sprawling \u201cCHAMPAIN &amp; VACAY\u201d from his <em>Jackboys 2<\/em> project, before seamlessly transitioning into his recent single \u201cDUMBO,\u201d set against a dazzling backdrop of fireworks and pyrotechnics. Chances are, he\u2019ll want a video of this one as well.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">2. Circus Maximus Heads to Reading<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Travis Scott\u2019s Circus Maximus tour, which began in late 2023, has been his most ambitious yet. It kicked off with a grand performance at the actual Circus Maximus \u2013 Rome\u2019s ancient chariot-racing arena \u2013 and the tour has kept up that same sense of epic scale since. Just look at Scott\u2019s current stage setup: towering carved heads, massive stone boulders and rising platforms (think <em>The Flintstones<\/em> meets <em>The Jetsons<\/em>). While things were scaled back from the grand set-up that we saw during Travis Scott\u2019s London show last year \u2013 likely due to festival production limitations \u2013 Scott still delivered a slice of his dystopian, slightly prehistoric-themed spectacle. Flanked by large boulders and a fire pit, he loomed over the crowd for much of the show. As ever, Scott\u2019s stagecraft leans toward the cinematic.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">3. Welcome to Utopia<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Scott\u2019s set pulled from right across his back catalogue, it leaned heavily on tracks from his latest solo album, <em>Utopia<\/em>. As the rapper himself shouted at one point during the set: \u201cUtoooopiiiaaaa!\u201d \u2013 and the choice cuts from the record didn\u2019t disappoint. \u201cTOPIA TWINS\u201d sparked a raucous NSFW singalong, while \u201cI KNOW ?\u201d was sleek and infectious. Perhaps the standout moment, though, was Scott\u2019s poignant rendition of his Bon Iver and Sampha collaboration \u201cMY EYES,\u201d a smooth, autotuned ballad that saw him channelling a Frank Ocean-esque flow and displaying a rare sense of vulnerability. It was a lush, emotive performance and offered a welcome pause from Scott\u2019s otherwise high-octane set.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">4. \u201cFE!N\u201d is a Phenomenon<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You can usually tell which track is primed to go off in a live setting. For Travis Scott, that song had long been \u201cSICKO MODE,\u201d the moment Drake\u2019s vocals hit and the beat began to gear up, full energy from the crowd inevitably followed. But judging by his Reading Festival performance, <em>Utopia<\/em> standout \u201cFE!N\u201d might have just overtaken it. The Playboi Carti collab sparked the most visceral crowd reaction of the night, a full-blown moment of delirium that undoubtedly left vocal cords strained. It\u2019s no surprise, really \u2013 the track was built for moments like this. Sadly though, unlike at Scott\u2019s Rolling Loud set last year, there was no <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/travis-scott-recruits-owen-wilson-191021406.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Owen Wilson cameo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Owen Wilson cameo<\/a> this time around.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">5. Astroworld Remains a High-Mark<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Highlights from 2018\u2019s <em>Astroworld<\/em> shone brightly at Reading Festival. Sure, even if \u2018FE!N\u2019 ultimately stole the show, there\u2019s still no track in Travis Scott\u2019s catalogue that rivals \u201cSICKO MODE\u201d as an all-round hit. The beat switches, the flow changes, the strung-out psychedelic atmosphere \u2013 it has it all. Meanwhile, the woozy, synth-laced \u201cBUTTERFLY EFFECT,\u201d the explosive, bass-heavy \u201cNO BYSTANDERS\u201d and the hypnotic \u201cSTARGAZING\u201d all served as reminders of why <em>Astroworld<\/em> remains the album to beat in Scott\u2019s discography.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">6. He Isn\u2019t Here to Pick Sides<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier this summer, ahead of the new Clipse record, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/pusha-t-takes-aim-travis-175018950.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pusha T had some pointed words to say about Travis Scott;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Pusha T had some pointed words to say about Travis Scott<\/a>, seemingly unimpressed by Scott\u2019s alleged lack of loyalty to his rap peers. But Scott doesn\u2019t appear fazed one bit. At Reading Festival, he made it clear he\u2019s not in the business of picking sides. It was interesting that his setlist included a Drake collab (\u201cSICKO MODE\u201d), a Kendrick collab (\u201cgoosebumps\u201d), as well as \u201cType Shit,\u201d his track with Future and Metro Boomin from <em>We Don\u2019t Trust You<\/em> \u2013 the album that sparked the entire Kendrick vs. Drake drama. As if that wasn\u2019t enough, he also performed songs he has with both Kanye West and Playboi Carti (\u201cPraise God\u201d and \u201cBACKR00MS\u201d) \u2013\u00a0 two more artists recently <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/ye-playboi-carti-went-friends-202121450.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:caught up in their own feud;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">caught up in their own feud<\/a>. All of which suggests one thing: Scott isn\u2019t interested in keeping up with hip-hop beefs \u2013 and he\u2019s definitely not taking sides.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">7. Fan-Fave Gets Rare Live Outing<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Scott closed his Reading Festival set with a special treat for long-time fans, telling the crowd: \u201cI don\u2019t know how many of you know this song, but this is for my day one ragers.\u201d He then launched into a condensed version of \u201cOh My Dis Side,\u201d a fan favourite from 2015\u2019s <em>Rodeo<\/em>. It\u2019s a track he rarely performs; in fact, this marked only the second time since 2017. The song itself serves as a nostalgic snapshot of Scott\u2019s childhood and rise to fame, a fitting choice to reflect how far he\u2019s come as an artist. As fireworks lit up the sky, Scott then exited the stage to the sound of his SZA collaboration \u201cTELEKINESIS,\u201d his voice echoing in the background: <em>\u201cI can see the future, it\u2019s lookin\u2019 like we leveled through the sky.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.billboard.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Billboard's Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Billboard&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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