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Review 1 for Reading Festival
Awesome
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Favourite moment: Pigeon Detectives live were amazing, especially at the very front! @
Posted 19/01/2012
by LuluAnabelle
Was a great weekend, not just because of the music but the atmosphere was incredible.
You need to go with a group of people, have a waterproof tent that you can sit up in. Don't pitch your tent next to a path (it will get flooded with mud!) bring a very waterproof jacket (you can always tie it round your waist), wellies, thick socks, a cross body bag that you can put something to keep you warm in (denim jacket, hoodie as it gets insanely cold when the headline acts are playing late at night even if you are jumping about). Don't expect any of your clothes to remain clean (or get clean after) and don't expect to be able to drag yourself out of bed the week after (festival flue is a ****)
You need to go with a group of people, have a waterproof tent that you can sit up in. Don't pitch your tent next to a path (it will get flooded with mud!) bring a very waterproof jacket (you can always tie it round your waist), wellies, thick socks, a cross body bag that you can put something to keep you warm in (denim jacket, hoodie as it gets insanely cold when the headline acts are playing late at night even if you are jumping about). Don't expect any of your clothes to remain clean (or get clean after) and don't expect to be able to drag yourself out of bed the week after (festival flue is a ****)
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Favourite moment: Pigeon Detectives live were amazing, especially at the very front! @
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Review 2 for Reading Festival
Awesome line-up
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Favourite moment: The Blackout on the Main Stage @
Posted 05/09/2011
by Mariels
Location:somerset
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I only booked the Friday at Reading because the line-up on that day was best suited to my musical taste, and it meant I could follow my favourite band, The Blackout, to Leeds the next day.
There was good signage off the motorway and through town to the day car park.
The boats to the site were running frequently, but you underestimate the time it all takes. There were lots of boats docking so we had an extended jaunt up the river.
Point of entry meant that crossing the campsite to the arena entrance wasn't as protracted as my previous visit.
Managed to get to 2nd row for the first band on the main stage...The Architects. Lively start to the day despite the rain. Next up, The Blackout, who rocked their socks off. Getting down in the crowd, and encouraging mud flinging...not sure about that! They played several songs from their new album, Hope, as well as old favourites. Loved it. They really seemed at home on this size stage.
Off to the signing tent... the q for The Blackout was very long so we just said hi from the barrier in front of the area. Back to the main stage for Rise to Remain, whilest stocking up on food/cider :)
Off to the NME tent. Worked our way to the barrier for White Lies.
Watched several bands I hadn't seen before.. The Vaccines were really good. I quite liked Noah and the Whale who arrived with a crowd performance of Bohemian Rhapsody.
White Lies were on good form and really roused the tent. The crowd were loud and moshy... tunes were anthemic.
Then back to the Main Stage for My Chemical Romance- brilliant. Loved the fireworks/ confetti guns and Brian May in the encore.
It had rained alot during our time in the NME tent and the ground was really muddy/boggy/flooded when we re-emerged. Crossing the campsite to reach the boats was a challenge.
The car park was also affected, and there were no attendants around to help push cars who were stuck in the mud... Leeds laid on people to help with this... so should have Reading!
I had a far better experience then I had the last time I attended the Reading festival. I still prefer the Leeds site, but I have good memories of my day here.
There was good signage off the motorway and through town to the day car park.
The boats to the site were running frequently, but you underestimate the time it all takes. There were lots of boats docking so we had an extended jaunt up the river.
Point of entry meant that crossing the campsite to the arena entrance wasn't as protracted as my previous visit.
Managed to get to 2nd row for the first band on the main stage...The Architects. Lively start to the day despite the rain. Next up, The Blackout, who rocked their socks off. Getting down in the crowd, and encouraging mud flinging...not sure about that! They played several songs from their new album, Hope, as well as old favourites. Loved it. They really seemed at home on this size stage.
Off to the signing tent... the q for The Blackout was very long so we just said hi from the barrier in front of the area. Back to the main stage for Rise to Remain, whilest stocking up on food/cider :)
Off to the NME tent. Worked our way to the barrier for White Lies.
Watched several bands I hadn't seen before.. The Vaccines were really good. I quite liked Noah and the Whale who arrived with a crowd performance of Bohemian Rhapsody.
White Lies were on good form and really roused the tent. The crowd were loud and moshy... tunes were anthemic.
Then back to the Main Stage for My Chemical Romance- brilliant. Loved the fireworks/ confetti guns and Brian May in the encore.
It had rained alot during our time in the NME tent and the ground was really muddy/boggy/flooded when we re-emerged. Crossing the campsite to reach the boats was a challenge.
The car park was also affected, and there were no attendants around to help push cars who were stuck in the mud... Leeds laid on people to help with this... so should have Reading!
I had a far better experience then I had the last time I attended the Reading festival. I still prefer the Leeds site, but I have good memories of my day here.
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Review 3 for Reading Festival
Reading = Sell outs
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Posted 05/09/2011
by MetALIca
Location:London
I love Reading, everything about it and go most years, but I'm getting sick of these BOY BANDS headlining (MCR, 30Sec To Mars, etc)! Stop selling out, it was horrible this year with all these underaged brats clogging up the front of the stage and yawning through each band, it killed the atmosphere! I wasn’t really sure if this was Reading or the X-Factor tour!!!!
GNR last year was a real poor choice, and you've done it again... where is the vital music with integrity???? Only Deftones were worth a mention this year, great band, great music, they deserve better than a bunch of useless children standing at the front of the stage yawning at their set!! Wake up Reading and stop sucking
GNR last year was a real poor choice, and you've done it again... where is the vital music with integrity???? Only Deftones were worth a mention this year, great band, great music, they deserve better than a bunch of useless children standing at the front of the stage yawning at their set!! Wake up Reading and stop sucking
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Review 4 for Reading Festival
MUD,MUD and oh more MUD
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Favourite moment: My first Wall of Death @
Posted 04/09/2011
by fred666
My first reading very good weekend, i would recommend taking a very waterproof tent and lots of spare clothes just in case it does rain, wellies are a must and make sure they are fully water proof and i would also recommend going off site to get food from the town centre just a 10 min walk and a (free) boat trip, to super markets and fast food restaurants.
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Review 5 for Reading Festival
MCR stole the show.
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Posted 02/09/2011
by Internationallady
Location:Cardiff
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I was not overly happy with the line up and feel it is the poorest overall for a long time. But Went to see the headliners with an open mind. 30 STM are a huge disappointment and clearly are over rated. But MCR were amazing... Gerard Way came across as a thoroughly nice person and he is a charismatic front man. To bring on Brian May just made the whole show for so many of us too, a legend who many thought they would never see. Thank you MCR. Other highlights include Frank Turner, Seasick Steve, and Panic at the Disco.
Muse although loved by fans, did nothing for me... not making me love them even though I recognise the talent. They were a touch indulgent playing a whole album, creating an hour of boredom for so many of us.
However I have already purchased tickets for 2012.
Muse although loved by fans, did nothing for me... not making me love them even though I recognise the talent. They were a touch indulgent playing a whole album, creating an hour of boredom for so many of us.
However I have already purchased tickets for 2012.
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Review 6 for Reading Festival
Great Mix of Bands
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Favourite moment: Madness @
Posted 02/09/2011
by Sophos
Location:Bristol
First time at Reading. Extremely well organised, clearly alot of work went into ensuring everything was safe and enjoyable. The staff were great.
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Favourite moment: Madness @
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Review 7 for Reading Festival
Terrific weekend
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- 26/08/2011 @
Favourite moment: Cage the Elephant - My new discovery @
Posted 01/09/2011
by Mikkaelson
Location:Southampton
My fourth Reading overall and my first since 2002. It is so much more improved. The music was amazing, the camping and parking were easy and everyone seemed so much more well behaved. I heard of no instances involving police. Nice touch
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Review 8 for Reading Festival
Reading Festival 2011 - AMAZING.
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Favourite moment: The headliners such as The Strokes & Muse. The light show was INCREDIBLE. Definitely can't wait to see who headlines next year! @
Posted 01/09/2011
by Dawson61293
Location:Bedfordshire
Overall a superb weekend. Slightly muddy and wet but the bands were amazing, sound and light shows were superb. Food is slightly expensive! (£4 for a Burger?!)
But I just took some extra food and alcohol of course! Very young atmosphere, I'd say 80% of the crowd was 16-21 year-olds.
Brilliant weekend! Can't wait for next year!
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Favourite moment: The headliners such as The Strokes & Muse. The light show was INCREDIBLE. Definitely can't wait to see who headlines next year! @
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Review 9 for Reading Festival
Amazing
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Favourite moment: Muse. @
Posted 31/08/2011
by Joedrummer1
Location:Hertforshire
Brilliant bands, great atmosphere, the best thing ive ever been to
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Favourite moment: Muse. @
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Review 10 for Reading Festival
Awesome, simply awesome!
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Favourite moment: MUUUUUUSE @
Setlist: I saw: The Joy Formidable, Pigeon Detectives, Seasick Steve, Two Door Cinema Club, Tim Minchin, Friendly Fires, Interpol, The Offspring, Bombay Bicycle Club, 30 Seconds To Mars, Elbow, Crystal Castles, My Chemical Romance, The Strokes, and MUSE! @
Posted 31/08/2011
by NotAnIndieKidReally
Location:Essex
So good that, apart from MUSE of course, I still can't figure out my top 5 moments, let alone top 3 - not even ending up in White Camp put a downer on it!!
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Favourite moment: MUUUUUUSE @
Setlist: I saw: The Joy Formidable, Pigeon Detectives, Seasick Steve, Two Door Cinema Club, Tim Minchin, Friendly Fires, Interpol, The Offspring, Bombay Bicycle Club, 30 Seconds To Mars, Elbow, Crystal Castles, My Chemical Romance, The Strokes, and MUSE! @
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Review 11 for Reading Festival
Nothing short of EPIC
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Favourite moment: Muse, easily THE best live band I've ever seen @
Posted 31/08/2011
by wowthatwasamazing
Location:London
The whole weekend was fantastic - I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who likes great rock bands, a hyped atmosphere and chatting to random people ;) I went with a group of friends but got talking to loads of other people too...even the security men in front of the stage were brilliant company! Muse and My Chemical Romance (headliners) were highlights, but I was surprised at how great The Blackout, Frank Turner, Panic! at the disco and The Midnight Beast were. It was a good opportunity to hear new bands as well as old favourites, and let's face it - any music event that allows you to watch 25 bands in one weekend is pretty damn good. There was never a dull moment and I'll definitely be going again next year. x
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Review 12 for Reading Festival
Reading Festival 2011
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Favourite moment: On stage singing with brother and Jarad Leto 30 seconds to mars. @
Setlist: Hurricane @
Posted 31/08/2011
by Flopsymopsy
Location:Enfield, Middlesex
Amazing!!, awesome!!, fantastic!!. All bands out of this world! Managed to get near main stage. Got on stage with Jarad Leto and my brother (in rainbow mohawks) and now on you tube. Mega mega mega day.
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Favourite moment: On stage singing with brother and Jarad Leto 30 seconds to mars. @
Setlist: Hurricane @
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Review 13 for Reading Festival
Car Park Reading Festival 2011
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Posted 31/08/2011
by Flopsymopsy
Location:Enfield, Middlesex
Clear directions to get to car park. Staff good. Not easy to find car after festival!!!!
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Review 14 for Reading Festival
Muse smashed it!!!
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Favourite moment: Being taken by the hand to the main stage to see Muse and being put on shoulders to my favourite songs, all thanks to my camping neighbour! @
Posted 31/08/2011
by Barksby
The best weekend of my life! I enjoyed everything: the mud, the music, the camping, the partying, the atmosphere and I met some lovely people who were so nice. From this festival I have many stories, memories, photos and videos that I will treasure forever. The weekend was very sweet for my friends and I as we were celebrating GCSE results but it is the perfect way to have a good time with your friends, you come back closer to them than ever before.
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Favourite moment: Being taken by the hand to the main stage to see Muse and being put on shoulders to my favourite songs, all thanks to my camping neighbour! @
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Review 15 for Reading Festival
Music was fantastic! Crowd were all brilliant.
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Favourite moment: All the headliners inc. Pulp were excellent! @
Posted 31/08/2011
by king22
Music was fantastic! Crowd were all brilliant. However I do think it needs to be moved to a bigger area to accommodate the tens of thousands of campers and make room for bigger stages (Look at V festivals Hylands Parks as an example.) Also having it next to the River Thames means once it rains, even a light shower, there will be floods. So many tents had sunk under water due to the ground not being soluble. Some people may say "Well thats all part of being at festivals" well I'm afraid at £200 a ticket plus another £50 on camping supplies and perhaps an extra £100 spending money and anything else you may want to buy makes me question why people want everything ruined by the first day.
However despite the negatives there were plenty of positives. The atmosphere was fantastic from day one. The whole crowd were friendly and in great spirits. The stewards and volunteers at the the campsites and arena were also very good. Fantastic weekend!
However despite the negatives there were plenty of positives. The atmosphere was fantastic from day one. The whole crowd were friendly and in great spirits. The stewards and volunteers at the the campsites and arena were also very good. Fantastic weekend!
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Review 16 for Reading Festival
Best Car Park in the World Ever!!!
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Favourite moment: When I got turned-on when it was time to go! @
Posted 31/08/2011
by AnonymousCarParkFan
I must thank Ticket Master for inviting me to review the Green Car Park... it was brilliant... and just where I expected it to be. Nice friendly bunch of vehicles.
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Favourite moment: When I got turned-on when it was time to go! @
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Review 17 for Reading Festival
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Favourite moment: It has to be MUSE for me, they never disappoint - I Love 'em @
Posted 31/08/2011
by Londoner7
Location:London
Another great year at Reading. Super acts on all stages. Met loads of fun and happy people and had a brilliant time.
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Favourite moment: It has to be MUSE for me, they never disappoint - I Love 'em @
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Review 18 for Reading Festival
Fab festival, shame about the parking
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Posted 31/08/2011
by xloh
The festival was amazing and Muse were the best, as ever.
However, the parking arrangements left a lot to be desired. Getting on to the grass was difficult for our little car in the first place but this was fine and as expected really. The problem was the boat ferry that never turned up - both to and from the festival. If you're going to force people on to a boat, at least have them frequently and quickly. We ended up walking which, before and after a festival, was not ideal. Will not be using this parking again.
I have said I would not recommend the event to a friend which is misleading. I would recommend the festival to a friend as it was ace, I would not recommend the parking which I think I'm reviewing as it was a car park ticket I bought from here and it says car park above!
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Review 19 for Reading Festival
DFA1979, Panic!, Muse and OFWGKTA were highlights
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Favourite moment: Odd Future playing "Earl" as a tribute to Earl Sweatshirt at the end of their set @
Posted 30/08/2011
by NidCookies
Location:London
After having gone to reading once before, I felt more prepared than last time, which also made me feel as if I was possibly a bit too old for this festival at only 18, while watching 15 year olds downing vodka by the pint.
The bands looked disappointing at first look at the line up, but seeing some of my favourite in there such as The Antlers (Whose set was sadly too short, and only consisting of their newest album "burst apart" rather than many people's favourite "Hospice") more than made up for that fact. Some acts like Pulled Apart By Horses and Madness really stole the show on saturday, while other acts (30STM, Beady eye) were not as good.
Camping was the standard affair, come early or your tent will be by a path and get trodden on.
I'd recommend reading as your first festival, but would recommend going to another festival if you've gone before, unless the lineup turns out to be amazing.
The bands looked disappointing at first look at the line up, but seeing some of my favourite in there such as The Antlers (Whose set was sadly too short, and only consisting of their newest album "burst apart" rather than many people's favourite "Hospice") more than made up for that fact. Some acts like Pulled Apart By Horses and Madness really stole the show on saturday, while other acts (30STM, Beady eye) were not as good.
Camping was the standard affair, come early or your tent will be by a path and get trodden on.
I'd recommend reading as your first festival, but would recommend going to another festival if you've gone before, unless the lineup turns out to be amazing.
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Favourite moment: Odd Future playing "Earl" as a tribute to Earl Sweatshirt at the end of their set @
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Review 20 for Reading Festival
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Favourite moment: My Chemical Romance, Pulp, The Strokes, Madness, Elbow, Two Door Cinema Club and Interpol @
Posted 30/08/2011
by Georgia243
Wet, cold, muddy, smelly - best four days of the year!
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Favourite moment: My Chemical Romance, Pulp, The Strokes, Madness, Elbow, Two Door Cinema Club and Interpol @
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