Readipop Festival

05/06/2026

Sophie Sirota brings a touch of class to XOX 2026, creating evolving ambient soundscapes using strings, vocals, effects and live looping, taking us to places we can only imagine at Oakford Social Club next Saturday (13th June).

Sophie is a classically trained violist, singer, and composer with an extensive career spanning across genres. She has collaborated as a session musician, live performer, arranger, and composer with some of the most iconic names in music, including 4-Hero, D'Influence, Gabrielle, Beth Orton, Ed Harcourt, Paul Weller, Kim Deal, Robert Kirkby, Tindersticks, and visual artists Jeremy Millar and Sadie Hennesey.
Sophie also runs Coastal Electronauts, an electronic music night in Whitstable, Kent. She regularly performs in the South East and London and is known for her innovative performances creating ambient soundscapes, using looper and effects pedals to craft intricate, evolving textures.

Her debut album, ‘Pressure Drop’ came out in Oct 2025 and her most recent recent track, featured on Coastal Electronauts Vol. 1, was described by Electronic Sound Magazine as "an elegant requiem for looped strings that swells like the incoming tide,"

Catch Sophie alongside Movement81 , Mentat , Bloco Electrohed , Martin Christie and Spryt Electra at XOX 2026, tickets available from link below:

https://www.citizenticket.com/events/readipop-3/readipop-presents-xox-2026-at-oakford-social-w-movement81-martin-christie-founder-of-emoms-and-more/

03/06/2026

Mentat is a London-based Electronic Music performer making improvised and ever-evolving live techno and progressive house from one of the best-sounding compact modular synth rigs we've ever seen, which we’re excited to have him bring to Readipop presents: XOX 2026 w/ Movement81, Mentat, Martin Christie (founder of EMOMs) & more at Oakford Social Club in Reading on Saturday 13th June!

Mentat has released productions and remixes on Traum Schallplatten, Poker Flat and Amber Recordings and his music has been played and supported by John Digweed, Nick Muir, Nemone and Steve Parry. In previous musical lives he have worked with hip house legend Tyree Cooper, released instrumental hip hop as part of the duo Mysterons, and supported Example, Pendulum and Foals as a DJ.

Don’t miss Mentat at XOX 2026, alongside Movement81 , Bloc Electrohed , Martin Christie , Sophie Sirota & Spryt Electra free tickets available now from link below:
https://www.citizenticket.com/events/readipop-3/readipop-presents-xox-2026-at-oakford-social-w-movement81-martin-christie-founder-of-emoms-and-more/

02/06/2026

More great buzz for next Saturday's Readipop presents: XOX 2026 w/ Movement81, Mentat, Martin Christie (founder of EMOMs) & more, this time from Reading Today!

Thanks to everyone who has tickets so far, going to be a busy one. Remaining tickets here: citizenticket.com/events/readipop-3/readipop-presents-xox-2026-at-oakford-social-w-movement81-martin-christie-founder-of-emoms-and-more/

Readi-XOX: Readipop returns with XOX showcase in June : https://rdg.today/readi-xox-readipop-returns-with-xox-showcase-in-june/

01/06/2026

Bringing the world rhythms to Readipop presents: XOX 2026 w/ Movement81, Mentat, Martin Christie (founder of EMOMs) & more on Saturday 13th June we have Bloco Electrohed, a live electronic drumming supergroup made up of Readipop’s very own Electrohed, Projected Form & BIGBOXlittlebox performing their first live set together.

All three are accomplished electronic music makers (who have performed individually at RG EMOM) and also lead African and Brazilian drumming groups Beatroots & Tankata Percussion.

Bloco Electrohed’s performance will be a unique live electronic drum performance featuring vintage analog drum synths and iconic 1980s Simmons hexa-drums amongst others….definitely one not to miss at Oakford Social Club.

Free tickets available now from citizenticket.com/events/readipop-3/readipop-presents-xox-2026-at-oakford-social-w-movement81-martin-christie-founder-of-emoms-and-more

01/06/2026

Thanks to Cheeselogs for their feature on our Readipop presents: XOX 2026 w/ Movement81, Mentat, Martin Christie (founder of EMOMs) & more event next Saturday (13th June) at Oakford Social Club.

Ticket numbers are already high so we recommend get yours early from citizenticket.com/events/readipop-3/readipop-presents-xox-2026-at-oakford-social-w-movement81-martin-christie-founder-of-emoms-and-more/

There's nothing better than a night of music, especially when it's free. Readipop is returning to Reading this June with XOX 2026, featuring six electric music

29/05/2026

Who better to have join in the fun at Readipop presents: XOX 2026 w/ Movement81, Mentat, Martin Christie (founder of EMOMs) & more on Saturday 13th June than the one-and-only Martin Christie, founder of the Electronic Music Open Mic (EMOM) movement, who will be performing and co-hosting on the night at Oakford Social Club.

Martin Christie is a musician and writer specialising in exploring sung/spoken word with electronic and experimental music. He has released numerous albums and also founded the EMOM movement in early 2017 in Manchester. The approach came out of attending traditional open mics and a feeling that there was no proper place for electronic/experimental musicians to meet and play their creations. Martin has also written several books including Electronic Music Travels which describes the experience of running and visiting various electronic music nights up and down the country.

We feel very privileged to have him on our stacked line-up, both hosting and performing on Saturday 13th June alongside Movement81, Mentat, Bloco Electrohed, Sophie Sirota & Spryt Electra.

Get free tickets now to guarantee your gig spot: citizenticket.com/events/readipop-3/readipop-presents-xox-2026-at-oakford-social-w-movement81-martin-christie-founder-of-emoms-and-more/

26/05/2026

The countdown is on for Readipop presents: XOX 2026 w/ Movement81, Mentat, Martin Christie (founder of EMOMs) & more at Oakford Social Club on Saturday 13th June so we’re highlighting the hugely talented live acts performing, starting with Swansea based headliners Movement81 who play their debut Reading set on the night!��Movement81 are an AV-driven electronic duo blending nostalgic synth textures with futuristic
club energy. Their sound draws from 80s indie-synth, 90s dance, and minimal techno, merging
resampled material with original production to create immersive, emotionally charged live sets.�
Formed by two practicing Fine Artists, Movement81’s work often extends into multi-sensory, interactive installation – bridging the gap between dancefloor and gallery. 2026 sees the duo exploring a new hybrid live setup including Eurorack modular, hardware and software synths
synchronised to a new visual set that reflects their conceptual and sonic approach.
�Since signing to Petite Victory Collective in 2023, the Movement81 have supported Plaid and
Max Cooper, featured on BBC Introducing in Wales and gained BBC Radio 1 play on Jaguar’s Introducing Dance with their single releases Gift and Whitewall.

Don’t miss their special headline set at XOX 2026, free tickets available now from citizenticket.com/events/readipop-3/readipop-presents-xox-2026-at-oakford-social-w-movement81-martin-christie-founder-of-emoms-and-more

21/05/2026

This Saturday (23rd May) our good friends will be in the below with special guest, techno & house legend . Expect great sound and vibes (just like at their Readipop Fiesta stage takeover) plus plenty of underground heat across the night from residents & Alex Darby, previous residents at Checkpoint Charlie and Fez Club respectively. Final tickets available from Skiddle 🔥💃🕺

skiddle.com/whats-on/Reading/Firefly-Cellar-Bar/Vaultage/42082158/

08/10/2025

Riverbeats 2025 was an unforgettable weekend this summer in Reading where proudly collaborated with to fill the Oracle Riverside with music, arts and fun for all ages! This aftermovie has brought all the great memories flooding back and reminded us how special those two weeks in August were. We really want to thank The Oracle for having us and our creative partners & for helping us deliver workshops and immersive walkabout performances. Thank you also to everyone who attended and performed at Riverbeats 2025, we couldn’t have done it without you! 🎶🎨🎭💃🏻🕺🏽🙌

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29/09/2025

"Fantastic day" (sung in the style of Haircut 100)! Another good review of Readipop Fiesta, this time from Reading Indie Life.

Also, more positive words on Fiesta acts from RaW Sounds.Today who feature three more performers in this week's playlist: www.rdg.today/raw-sounds-today-featuring-stealing-sheep-aine-deane-the-outliers/

A fantastic day was had by all at the Reading University Student’s Union on Saturday the 13th of September courtesy of the wonderful local charity Readipop.