Smashing Pumpkins have brought this yearโ€™s Reading Festival to a spectacular close with a powerful set and an awe-inspiring light show.

The group, dressed in their customary white jumpsuits, were flanked by powerful spotlights shining out onto the crowd and backed by gantries of flashing lights.

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Most of the groupโ€™s big hits were brought out tonight (August 26), including โ€œTodayโ€, โ€œZeroโ€ and โ€œBullet With Butterfly Wingsโ€, alongside highlights of the bandโ€™s recent album โ€œZeitgeistโ€, including โ€œDoomsday Clockโ€ and โ€œTarantulaโ€.

At one point Corgan was left alone on stage to perform an acoustic rendition of โ€œ1979โ€, which drew massive applause from the large crowd, before the group finished with the crashing might of โ€œSiamese Dreamโ€โ€˜s opener โ€œCherub Rockโ€.

Check out our news roundup for full details of Readingโ€™s final day, including blogs on all the best bands appearing.