Liam Willford, guitarist with indie rock band Coasts, says working on the set of Made In Chelsea was a really surreal experience, but playing at Reading Rock Festival is a true dream come true.

Coasts are joining a star studded line-up including Metallica, Mumford and Sons and The Libertines, on Sunday, August 30 at Reading.

The Coasts' single A Rush Of Blood was former BBC Radio One presenter Zane Lowe's Hottest Record last year, and was then featured on the popular TV series, made In Chelsea, which is known for supporting new bands. Coasts were invited to perform on the show.

Liam said: "We are massive fans of the show, it is our guilty pleasure, it's so warped and bizarre. It was the weirdest experience on set, surreal and probably my favourite thing I have done so far.''

Rehearsing in the crypt of a church may not be every musicians cup of tea, but the only ghosts the indie rock band found were high spirits - when they threw their own gig in the catacombs.

"No ghosts, just equipment breakdowns, which may have been something, but more likely damp,'' said Liam.

"It was a bit of a nightmare, very echoing, but it was the cheapest place to rehearse. We decided to put on our own gig there and got two other bands to play with us. That was cool.''

Joining Liam in the band are Chris Caines, James Gamage, David Goulburn and Ben Street. Coasts began life in Bath when the musicians were at university.

"After uni we moved to Bristol and worked in a restaurant, 12-hour shifts all over the weekend, and then from Monday to Thursday we spent 10 hours a day rehearsing,'' said Liam, who now lives in Brighton.

After two years the musicians had changed direction many times until they stopped trying to 'chase the dragon' and started making the music they love.

"The name came out of that time too, we play music that makes us feel great, it's a nostalgic sound, songs that recall summer by the seaside, even when it's a rainy day in Brighton,'' said Liam.

The band have been working on their self-titled debut album, which is due out on Friday, September 4 on Warner Music. The guys chose very diverse producers, including Mike Spence, who works with Rudimental and Duncan Mills, who works with Jake Bugg.

"We wanted to make it hi tech, modern music, a move forward. We didn't want a pastiche from the past,'' said Liam.

He says the band write a lot of their songs on laptops so they can listen back on a loop, to focus on each little bit, rather than trying to write in the chaos of rehearsals.

"We try to bottle that live magic and capture it on computer,'' said Liam.

Coasts will be letting the Genie out of the bottle on a coastal headline tour this summer, in keeping with their sunshine sound, including festivals such as Isle of Wight and T in the Park. They are also performing in Toronto with George Ezra and James Bay and Coachella festival in California.

"I have spent more time in the US than the UK so far this year,'' said Liam.

But it was not always big festivals and jet setting.

"It has been a bit of a Spinal Tap experience with the highs of Radio One Big Weekend and lows of van breakdowns at 4am in the morning,'' said Liam.

As an up and coming guitarist, Reading Festival was always one of the must go-to events of the summer season, and Liam remembers watching the stage with envious eyes.

"I remember thinking one day I wish it could be me. So coming to Reading's main stage is a special moment.'' - Flicky Harrison

Ticket info: Weekend tickets £205.00 plus £8. booking fee + postage

● Day tickets Friday / Saturday / Sunday £59.50 plus £7 booking fee + postage

● Early entry permits £20

● Campervan permits £75

● Lockers £16

● Reading car parking £10

● Camping is included with weekend tickets only