Reading Festival Reviews

I have been to Reading Festival 4 times - I was gutted that I couldn't go this year, but I've already bought my presale ticket for 2010 and I can't wait! ============= Who should go?? ============= Of course, your enjoyment of any festival is going to depend on your attitude to camping, who you're going with, how ...  Read the complete review

The Reading and Leeds Festivals take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August Bank Holiday every year. Thought to be the world's oldest popular music festival still in existence, highlights from Reading have included The Who, Eric Clapton, Nirvana's last UK appearance and The Stone Roses last show together. ...  Read the complete review

READING FESTIVAL 2009 Some bizarre things happen when you attend Reading Festival having turned 25 in the same month - the festival goers have all suddenly turned into children high on TopMan and attitude; the line up is backward; sleeping in a noisy, smelly field suddenly loses its charm; and this year, the security seemed to be taking ...  Read the complete review

Reading Festival Is Amazing! The Bands ------------- In the 2009 line up, headliners included Kings of Leon, Arctic Monkeys and Radiohead. There are a LOT of bands covering the three days, and with the lock-up stage- for followers of a heavier beat, and the dance stage, to the NME tent, there is something for everyone- though ...  Read the complete review

The 2009 festival was the first Reading festival I have attended, and I had a great time. Good atmosphere, good music, crap food: what more could you want?! Price/value for money: As a student, money IS an issue, but for 175 pounds, you do see some worldclass acts. A radiohead concert sets you back 50 pounds, as would arctic monkeys and ...  Read the complete review

Every year, during the August Bank Holiday, thousands of like-minded people descend on the town of Reading for one reason only; Reading Festival. Attracting around eighty thousand fans each year, this festival is famous and continues to attract many huge acts year after year. The festival, as we know it now, has been around since the 1970s ...  Read the complete review

Where do I start with the Reading festival... I went to my first (and only) Reading festival last year, I decided to go with many of my mates from uni plus a few from back home, we got a 12 man tent on ebay and slept 10 of us in there, the headliners last year were Killers, Rage Against The Machine and Metcallia whilst the cost of the ...  Read the complete review

Reading Festival was the best weekend of my entire life. I made some of the best memories there. My passion for music has become even stronger now after seeing so many amazing bands...RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE & THE KILLERS, were truley breath taking. Everyone was so friendly and up for a laugh, there isn't a bad word i could say about the ...  Read the complete review

The Reading festival is one of many rockass festivals that take place in the pride of Britain every year. Everyone loves Reading festival (well, all of those that love that type of music and love festivals). I attended the 2007 Reading festival and only stayed for the one day- not because it was rubbish but because that's all i could afford. Red ...  Read the complete review

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, ...  Read the complete review

Reading and Leeds Festival are on the August bank holiday every year. The same bands play both Reading and Leeds, just on different days. It is a three day festival, starting on Friday and ending on Sunday, although if you're camping, you can stay on the Thursday night and leave on the Monday morning. (Early bird tickets can also be purchased when ...  Read the complete review

Reading and Leeds are 2 sisters festivals, ran at the same time, on the August bank holiday every year. They have the same bands playing at the same/similar time, just on different days. For example, in 2008, The Killers played Leeds on Sunday, and Reading on Saturday. The festivals are the last of the big festivals to be held over the ...  Read the complete review

This is the best music experience ive ever had!! I went for my first time this year, and it was just, amazing!! I have already bought my tickets for next year(£165) & i cannot WAIT!!! :D Even though bands not have been announced yet, you know that you are in for a treat by going! I dont think ive ever seen a poster for reading ...  Read the complete review

I returned from Reading festival last Monday, the experience was incredible and I would recommend it to any one young in years. A weekend ticket for Reading I believe was £135 (including camping), with day tickets priced at £60 and available online plus on the high street from retailers such as HMV. If you consider the amount of top ...  Read the complete review

During the weekend of the August Bank Holiday, the Berkshire town of Reading, along with it's counterpart in Leeds, becomes home to one of the countries biggest and best festivals - The Carling Weekend. Some of the biggest names in rock music perform to the best part of 90,000 people for three nights, switching between the two sites during the ...  Read the complete review

Date: August Bank Holiday Weekend So the weekend is over and I?ve started the recovery process but reflection and memories are all that are left from the fantastic weekend that was Reading Festival 2003. And as the clear up operation begins for the festival staff it?s time for me to reminisce and get it written down so I can remember bits ...  Read the complete review

As a Reading native, I always feel obliged to attend the Reading festival, which takes place every year over the August bank holiday. So this year I yet again put aside my creature comforts and set off to the fields of Reading. As one of the UK's most popular summer festivals it attracts some of the most popular bands of the rock genre and is ...  Read the complete review

3 solid days of excellent music, brilliant atmosphere, and a great crowd of people versus the not so inviting public loos, muddy fields and infamous mosh-pits! My musical highlights of the weekend were: Greenday, Feeder, Papa Roach, and Marilyn Manson, in addition to these some other good bands included Eminem, Ash, Manic Strret ...  Read the complete review

The Reading Carling festival - August 2001 - A backstage view The Reading and Leeds Carling festivals are undoubtedly the ultimate alternative music extravaganzas. The music press start to whip up a festival frenzy at the beginning of the summer with frequent reminders and updates of who's playing where and sudden new 'on the ...  Read the complete review