More for the young un's (Reading Festival)

Member Name: Beth21

Product:	Reading Festival
Date:	09/05/09 (50 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: good bands

Disadvantages: immaturity

Reading festival takes place over August bank holiday every year, and the line up is identical with Leeds festival, also that weekend.

The Line up - Reading's line up is a combination of Indie, pop, metal, emo, electo-rockish and dance. Which in itself is quite the combination. Last year (2008) i saw bands which varied from MGMT, Justice to Metallica and Rage aginst the Machiene, with some Killers, Bloc Party and Biffy Clyro chucked in for good measure.

The atmosphere - I went to reading when i was 21,and to be honest i felt quite old. There was alot of 16-18 year olds who obviously do not drink that much acting quite annoying and immature, which i find can be quite off putting. At Reading you have to suffer the mosh pits at pretty much any band you see, also bottle fights! However theres a great buzz from thousands of peopel who want to see some great music.

Toilets - One word disgusting. Flooded in a couple of days, stank. Also the last day of teh festival its tradion to rip them down, so you will find yourself pissing in a cup!

Getting there - my advice, walk from Reading station, not that far really. Waiting for the boat ride is long and aggrivating, i spent hours ina cue and the walk back only took us approx 30 minutes.

Concluding - I think Reading is a good festival when it comes to the acts, but atmosphere lets the festival down really. Im more a glastonbury fan, its more chilled out, your loos wont get ripped apart and you wont eb kicked in teh face by some idiot at a gig.

Summary: okay if your under 20