NME – The White Stripes Cover – Reading & Leeds Festival Preview – August 28, 2004 – UK Import – Libertines, Morrissey, Kasabian Original NME (New Musical Express) magazine featuring The White Stripes on the cover ahead of the legendary 2004 Reading & Leeds Festivals. One of the defining indie rock festival issues of the 2000s. Packed preview issue covering 158 bands across Reading & Leeds with festival guides, artist features, and coverage from one of the biggest years in modern alternative music.