Reading (England)

To the world outside the rock, punk, indie, metal and alternative music scene, many won't have heard of Reading Festival. But to those living in this rockin' world, The Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals are one of the highlights of the year, held on the bank holiday weekend of each! Running since 1970, every year at Reading and Leeds there has been at least one set that goes on to become legendary. These include Hole's set, in Reading '95, a year after Kurt Cobain's suicide, with Courtney Love being forcibly dragged offstage by security after 30 minutes; New Order's magnificent come ... more

I went to reading on the Sunday. Heres my opinion on the day. The arena opened at 11 o’clock and we all flooded in. Before the music started I walked around the arena seeing what was there. Here is some information on the facilities etc. Toilets: How can I put this? Terrible and stinking is the best way. There was no toilet roll and when you had finished your business it just flushed out onto the floor below. Hence a terrible smell and if you looked under the ,mobile the bogs were in you could see piles of poo! Food and drink: There was a big selection of stalls to buy food and drink ... more

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 always guaranteed to be a weekend of feisty fun. The festival atmosphere is always great- thousands of people who all share a love of music all gathered together- and the fact that Reading is a festival specifically for rock bands, as opposed to ... more

I went to the Carling Weekend at the Leeds site last year and this year i bought the first ticket from our local indie music store. I admit, shamefully, to never having been to a festival before but I'll be there this year (24th-26th August) and despite my ever diminishing teenage years, I intend to keep going. I was introduced to a whole new set of bands that I might not have noticed otherwise. For this reason alone it is worth £80 of anyone's money to camp over for the weekend, even if its just to see a showcase of lesser known bands. However, if you're 'hardcore' then there are also a whole ... more

well what can i say other than this was absolutly brilleant the best weekend of my life, you have got a large selection of the best bands around, loads of crazy people up for a good time. Weekend tickets this year where £80 which i thought was a damn good deal alought when you get there the price of drinks and food shocks you as drinks where £2 and a tray of chips where £2 so if you go for the weekend you will more than likely be spending around £50 on food and drink!(so it is advisable to take some of you own food with you) A bit of advice to anybody going for the weekend would be to go on ... more