Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Dann from The Mike James Rock Show sat down with South Arcade after their huge Reading Festival 2025 main stage debut — a year on from smashing the BBC Introducing stage.

They talk about:

How surreal it felt stepping onto the main stage in front of friends, family, and long-time Reading fans.

The chaos behind the scenes that almost stopped their set (new desk, no labels, technical bedlam).

Cutting songs short, then making up for it with a secret set later that day.

Being mistaken for their own fans by security (!).

Why they’re already eyeing up a future headline slot.

From America tours to Reading’s biggest stage, South Arcade are proving they’re on a meteoric rise — and the debut album is coming… eventually 👀

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