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[oafc0000]

Reading and Leeds is just so not where I would ever want to find myself...  Even when I was younger it didn't appeal...

[Pogues Mcgogues]

The two years I went to Leeds I've had a brilliant time. Even on the Sunday.

[LusciousLucy]

I got given a VIP pass for Sunday at Reading and thought why the hell not, I havent been in 16 years and may as well check it out as the train ticket was cheap.

I am not going to get into a snobbery thing cos its pointless. As discussed with my Efesty chums together late on the Sunday, I personally would never part with vast amounts of money for what is essentially a large concert in a very boring and soulless field BUT I along with some of those with me, we are festival people who go to festivals for everything that is offered hence why Glastonbury, Beautiful Days, Bestival etc are the order of the day usually.

Reading, Leeds, V, T...they do what they do, a lot of music, in one place and you get what you put in and what is supplied to the punter I suppose. I got insanely bored in the few hours I was at Reading but I am not a massive music fan. I go to Glastonbury and never see more than probably 15 acts throughout the entire weekend as I'm too busy bimbling around the fields and randomness.

I DID though appreciate the decent loos. The food selection wasnt too bad and I wasnt there long enough to go investigating the campsites.

The different styles of festivals just cannot be compared one jot. Glastonbury is the whole eye opening, brain melting, mind expanding experience. Reading, Leeds, V, T = stages all close to each other offering a decent selection of music all within easy walking distance of each other and similar line ups across the country throughout the summer. If you love music and not walking far go to these fests. If you want to experience what a British music and arts festival is truly about (whilst also getting a decent workout!), go to Glastonbury or one of the hundreds of other festivals that offer more than an arena, some food stalls and loos.

NO need to fight, be snobby or idiotic.

I really enjoyed T though (my first arena festival since 1997!)

[rexclark]

I'm glad Reading sounded alot calmer this year. There was a bit of bother at Leeds but just the usual pish, a few dicks burning tents. Of course I'd be happier if there was no dickery at all but sadly I can't see how you can persuade these dicks to behave.

Hopefully the behaviour will improve next year as well as Reading and Leeds are both great festivals at what they do.

[Pogues Mcgogues]

rexclark, on 01 September 2010 - 06:02 PM, said:

I'm glad Reading sounded alot calmer this year. There was a bit of bother at Leeds but just the usual pish, a few dicks burning tents. Of course I'd be happier if there was no dickery at all but sadly I can't see how you can persuade these dicks to behave.

Hopefully the behaviour will improve next year as well as Reading and Leeds are both great festivals at what they do.

The time I went to Leeds I found the last night fairly fun and harmless. Guess I was in okay spots both times.

[rexclark]

TheJobbyJabber, on 01 September 2010 - 06:05 PM, said:

The time I went to Leeds I found the last night fairly fun and harmless. Guess I was in okay spots both times.

Well They think It's fun and harmless but people losing there tents or getting severly burned aren't harmless. But I do get your point, there's no real malice in it just dicks being dicks.

[Pogues Mcgogues]

rexclark, on 01 September 2010 - 06:07 PM, said:

Well They think It's fun and harmless but people losing there tents or getting severly burned aren't harmless. But I do get your point, there's no real malice in it just dicks being dicks.

See the fires close to me were ones that had been made using their own shit and were fairly small and in control so I never saw the whole fuss. But there were quite big ones down the hill now I think back.

[MrZigster]

Spot on that LL.

Edited by MrZigster, 01 September 2010 - 06:18 PM.

[MJMilz14]

crimsonking, on 30 August 2010 - 02:53 PM, said:

the tent burnng crazies mananaged to cause chaos again

I can't comment on Leeds, but since you mentioned Reading in the title I can tell you this absolutley isn't even remotely true.

Was probably the most pleasureable sunday night ive ever spent there. The very very few (and it was very few, could cout them on my fingers on one hand) semi-attempts at making daft fires were pounced on so quickly by the stewards. I can say nothing but good things about how well they handled it.

As for tents... I didn't see a single one on fire from thursday morning till monday morning

[paulomas]

Reading was amazing this year, Glastonbury was amazing this year. End of. Buy tickets and go to what you want, why criticise and care what any one else is doing?

[Paul ™]

Misleading thread title, the Sunday/Monday morning was the best I have seen it for years