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[Jackmypie]

Seriously craving a festival after all the adverts and stuff on TV about reading have made me really want to go! The line is truly unbelievable even if I do dislike the festival itself, I mean Arcade fire, Libertines, Foals, Maccabees, Blink 182, Guns n Roses, Mumford and sons, NOFX, TDCC etc... but I don't have anyone to go with :'(
Sorry had to let the world know!

[BlackHole2006]

I can't believe I'm actually saying this but the line-up for V Festival is so much better for me, there are alot more bands that I want to see on there:

Feeder
Magic Numbers
Mark Lanegan
Matt and Kim
Divine Comedy
Air
Madness
Eels
Seasick Steve
Doves
Passion Pit

If I was going to go to any other festival, not V in perticular then I would have to go with an open mind because I know I would be constantly comparing it to Glastonbury. I would have love to have gone to V just for the day today because I reckon it would have been an immense day out, you've just got to look through all the radio garbage and indie landfill acts they have on there and there are some right gems on the line ups as shown above.

The only good bands on the Reading and Leeds line ups (IMO Of Course) are Arcade Fire and Modest Mouse!

[Jackmypie]

BlackHole2006, on 21 August 2010 - 10:15 PM, said:

I can't believe I'm actually saying this but the line-up for V Festival is so much better for me, there are alot more bands that I want to see on there:

Feeder
Magic Numbers
Mark Lanegan
Matt and Kim
Divine Comedy
Air
Madness
Eels
Seasick Steve
Doves
Passion Pit

If I was going to go to any other festival, not V in perticular then I would have to go with an open mind because I know I would be constantly comparing it to Glastonbury. I would have love to have gone to V just for the day today because I reckon it would have been an immense day out, you've just got to look through all the radio garbage and indie landfill acts they have on there and there are some right gems on the line ups as shown above.

The only good bands on the Reading and Leeds line ups (IMO Of Course) are Arcade Fire and Modest Mouse!

Seriously those are the only bands you like?!
Problem with reading is that there's loads of crazy people there.

[greenfairy43]

Jackmypie, on 21 August 2010 - 10:01 PM, said:

Seriously craving a festival

Come to Alchemy in Septemebr then, cracking way to round off the season

[ampersand]

greenfairy43, on 21 August 2010 - 11:21 PM, said:

Come to Alchemy in Septemebr then, cracking way to round off the season

by the sounds of it, they're after bands. something which alchemy doesn't major in.
beans on toast for christ sake

[llcoolphil]

ampersand, on 21 August 2010 - 11:26 PM, said:

by the sounds of it, they're after bands. something which alchemy doesn't major in.
beans on toast for christ sake

Arse

[Jackmypie]

Looks like this could be a reality! I got someone to go with, tickets on ebay...
this time next week I could be in reading! Wooo!!!

[lharris92]

Jackmypie, on 21 August 2010 - 11:34 PM, said:

Looks like this could be a reality! I got someone to go with, tickets on ebay...
this time next week I could be in reading! Wooo!!!

look onto the reading & leeds section of the forum to like find camping spots to avoid etc im sure there was some there (if you want to avoid potential trouble)

[Jackmypie]

lharris92, on 22 August 2010 - 12:23 AM, said:

look onto the reading & leeds section of the forum to like find camping spots to avoid etc im sure there was some there (if you want to avoid potential trouble)

I've been watching riot vids from reading on youtube for the past 2 hours and I'm pretty nervous about it now!
This will be a biiig change from a lovey dovey hippy Glasto!

[rexclark]

For experience R&L certainly aren't anywhere near the best but line up wise it's quite fantastic this year. Obviously depending on your  musical taste.

[greenfairy43]

ampersand, on 21 August 2010 - 11:26 PM, said:

by the sounds of it, they're after bands. something which alchemy doesn't major in.
beans on toast for christ sake

There are some quality bands on at Alchemy. Just because they're not mainstream NME fodder doesn't mean they're any less brilliant.
And aren't festivals about more than just the music?

[BlackHole2006]

Jackmypie, on 21 August 2010 - 11:09 PM, said:

Seriously those are the only bands you like?!
Problem with reading is that there's loads of crazy people there.

Meh, I suppose NOFX are alright but I dunno, the reading and leeds line ups have never really suited me. And yeah, if I was gonna go I would go for the day and camp only if the line up was majorly good like it was in 2008, but I would just have to hold my tounge and go with an open mind

[Budweiser]

The riots are hugely exaggerated, you'll be fine.

[Jackmypie]

Budweiser, on 22 August 2010 - 11:58 AM, said:

The riots are hugely exaggerated, you'll be fine.

Really ?! aha Dude in your sig it says Glasto 06? 06 was a fallow year.

[DR OK]

Jackmypie, on 22 August 2010 - 02:22 PM, said:

Really ?! aha Dude in your sig it says Glasto 06? 06 was a fallow year.

The riots are seriously overplayed i've been 2 years in a row and the only time ive encountered them is when ive gone on walks on the sunday. If you go looking you'll find them but otherwise you'd be unlucky to be near them.

[Jackmypie]

DR OK, on 22 August 2010 - 03:59 PM, said:

The riots are seriously overplayed i've been 2 years in a row and the only time ive encountered them is when ive gone on walks on the sunday. If you go looking you'll find them but otherwise you'd be unlucky to be near them.

Is it in the camping area? Or near stages?

[DR OK]

Jackmypie, on 22 August 2010 - 04:15 PM, said:

Is it in the camping area? Or near stages?

Around the campsites, basically the more primitive of people normally start banging on the toilets then go round shouting riot whilst walking round and having a bit of a laugh. About 50% of them just shout a bit but a few are knobs and start big fires etc. However the fire ban this year on sunday evening plus knowing where to camp should do the trick. If you want to avoid it ive been in orange for 2 years and had no trouble at all. From my experience Purple and Red seemed the worse with yellow being a dodgey aswell.

[hatethisandillloveyou]

Guess i was unlucky then, waking up to a bonfire hear your head with people trying to pull your tent with you in it onto said fire isnt fun.

and i was having the festival blues but HOPEFULLY will be attending alchemy too

ANNNNNNDD i think beans on toast is brilliant

[DR OK]

hatethisandillloveyou, on 22 August 2010 - 04:33 PM, said:

Guess i was unlucky then, waking up to a bonfire hear your head with people trying to pull your tent with you in it onto said fire isnt fun.

and i was having the festival blues but HOPEFULLY will be attending alchemy too

ANNNNNNDD i think beans on toast is brilliant

Yup it seems a few people get caught up in it who dont deserve it at all but no one ive known has been in any problems for the last few years so luck of the draw.

[hatethisandillloveyou]

ye i understand i was just unlucky, its a shame it put me off going this year, but ive got good memories of the festival.

was the first one i attended and been for the past 5 years, decided it was time to call it a day, still some awsome bands im very jealous ill be missing, but i go to festivals for a totally different reason now