Dave was joined by special guests Stormzy and AJ Tracey during his Reading Festival headline set last night.
From early in the morning, there were rumours of possible guests artist however nobody expected to see Stormzy again who was last year headliner, Stormzy performed Clash with the Dave. The appearance came as a huge surprise to the Reading crowd. During his Reading set, Dave was also joined by AJ Tracey performed their grime-laced floor-stomper ‘Thiago Silva’ as they frantically pace up and down spitting lyrics with superhuman breath control.
Last night we saw a proper show — confetti canons, fireworks, futuristic backdrop — and unlike so many rap concerts it wasn’t boring at all. Dave was for the most part alone on stage, his band hidden at the back, yet the sheer rhythmic skill, combined with a modest charisma, made him a admiration figure.
Dave’s gift is to take a difficult kid’s view of his London postcode and make him an street musical poet form of vocal delivery that incorporates “rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular.
