Lana Del Rey suffered sound problems during her performance at the Reading Festival on Saturday night, causing some fans to walk out after just four tracks.
The 39-year-old singer-songwriter, who arrived on stage 15 minutes late, also received complaints about her “depressing” set list.
He opened his tenure with Norman F****** Rockwell, before moving on to Arcadia, Without You and West Coast.
However, Lana faced technical difficulties when her voice was drowned out by techno music coming from another stage.
The crowd was heard chanting “Turn it up, turn it up!” as they struggled to hear the musician’s “calm” singing.
Lana Del Rey suffered sound problems during her performance at the Reading Festival on Saturday night, causing some fans to walk out after just four tracks.
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The 39-year-old singer-songwriter, who arrived on stage 15 minutes late, also received complaints about her “depressing” set list.
A source told MailOnline: ‘It looked amazing and the stage was themed around a castle but unfortunately it was so quiet we could barely hear and the base of the other stage drowned it out.
‘At one point she asked: “Can you hear me over that techno?” The crowd was chanting: “Turn it up,” and many went on four songs in.
‘She would lie on stage to sing one or two songs and no one could see her and most of her songs were depressing and not suitable for the festival atmosphere.
“The crowd was eager to see her and waited for her performance for over an hour, but she needed to sing something more lively because unfortunately the crowd was not enthusiastic.”
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Lana Del Rey and Festival Republic for comment.
Following Lana’s set, Fred returned to perform on the main stage in his first ever UK headlining performance.
At the start of the set he admitted he was ‘nervous’ before performing an incredible set in front of thousands of fans.
He said, ‘Hey Reading, I’m a bit nervous. I know how you feel out there. This was my first festival when I was sixteen. I remember this shit so clearly, I know exactly how you feel.’
Reading Festival-goers were undeterred by the downpours in Berkshire, as they donned their ponchos and prepared to praise their favourite artists.
Storm Lilian is expected to hit parts of Britain this weekend as motorists prepare to brave the roads during the busiest August bank holiday on record.
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for south-east England as parts of the country brace for between 50mm and 70mm of rain.
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Lana had to battle technical difficulties when her voice was drowned out by techno coming from another stage and the crowd was heard chanting: ‘Turn it up, turn it up!’
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Following Lana’s set, Fred returned to perform on the main stage in his first ever UK headline performance and as he began his set he admitted he was very “nervous”.
The warning, which came into effect at 6am and lasted until 1pm, extended from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to Ipswich in Suffolk.
Although heavy rain left festival-goers soaked, everyone was smiling as they watched plays like The Last Dinner Party in the afternoon.
Elsewhere in Leeds, the weather improved after winds lashed the site on Thursday and organisers urged campers to stay in their cars for “safety”.
The northern music event has made the decision to close three of its stages – the BBC Radio 1 Stage, the Aux Stage and the Chevron Stage – due to extreme weather conditions.