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[anything++]

I was just wondering how strict they are on I.D at the festival from general experience. I'm 18 and so are alot of my friends but two of them turn 18 within 2 months after the festival and so were wondering how hard it would be for them to get over 18 wristbands using somebody else's I.D. Has anybody else had and overcame this problem in the past or something similar? Thanks.

[El4d]

anything++, on 23 March 2011 - 09:01 PM, said:

I was just wondering how strict they are on I.D at the festival from general experience. I'm 18 and so are alot of my friends but two of them turn 18 within 2 months after the festival and so were wondering how hard it would be for them to get over 18 wristbands using somebody else's I.D. Has anybody else had and overcame this problem in the past or something similar? Thanks.

No need (IMO) for ID at reading, the beer is way too expensive. As long as one of you is 18 (to buy and then take it in) you can just go to tesco and get a couple of 24 crates for a tenner which will do you nicely. I didnt buy a beer from one of the bars at any point during the festival!

[PurpleFire]

At Leeds last year the Q for the under 18's was rediculous, and we didnt see the point of them and to be honest nobody asked me once for ID at all, I was 21 though but nobody seemed to care tbh!

As long as one of you is old enough, let them get the beers in and you wait for them to bring it to you lol 'Beer Slave' sounds good to me!

[Jaybles]

El4d, on 23 March 2011 - 09:20 PM, said:

No need (IMO) for ID at reading, the beer is way too expensive. As long as one of you is 18 (to buy and then take it in) you can just go to tesco and get a couple of 24 crates for a tenner which will do you nicely. I didnt buy a beer from one of the bars at any point during the festival!

Cheap crates are all well and good but sometimes you just gotta have that ice cold chilled draught from the venue. I normally get a couple from the arena each day, its my little treat haha.

If you look over 18 you probably wont get ID'd but dont be surprised if you do. They are increasingly more strict on it.

[loscfestivals]

They ask a little bit more than they use to but if you get refused just go to another bar or further along the bar that you are already at - somebody will serve you.

[harderfaster]

Jaybles, on 23 March 2011 - 09:50 PM, said:

Cheap crates are all well and good but sometimes you just gotta have that ice cold chilled draught from the venue. I normally get a couple from the arena each day, its my little treat haha.

this! 100%. drink warm piss until 6pm, then a cold draught pint goes down a treat.

[anything++]

ok, thanks. my friends always get into clubs with it I was just curious as to whether they're strict also at the silent disco event because my brother's girlfriend said that since it was dark she used somebody else's I.D.

[Jaybles]

anything++, on 23 March 2011 - 10:05 PM, said:

ok, thanks. my friends always get into clubs with it I was just curious as to whether they're strict also at the silent disco event because my brother's girlfriend said that since it was dark she used somebody else's I.D.

Grow a beard.....if you cant grow a beard i will sell you my beard for 25 pounds.

It comes with a no-ID guarantee!

[Vacant0]

anything++, on 23 March 2011 - 10:05 PM, said:

ok, thanks. my friends always get into clubs with it I was just curious as to whether they're strict also at the silent disco event because my brother's girlfriend said that since it was dark she used somebody else's I.D.

Wasn't aware that you needed ID to get into the Silent Disco? Never actually bothered going to it before though so what do I know....

Anyway, seeing as some of you are over 18 anyway there really shouldn't be any problem over the weekend.

[El4d]

Vacant0, on 23 March 2011 - 10:21 PM, said:

Wasn't aware that you needed ID to get into the Silent Disco? Never actually bothered going to it before though so what do I know....

Anyway, seeing as some of you are over 18 anyway there really shouldn't be any problem over the weekend.

We didn't get ID'd at the silent disco????? There's not a bar or anything its just like a tent???  

[Jaybles]

El4d, on 23 March 2011 - 10:34 PM, said:

We didn't get ID'd at the silent disco????? There's not a bar or anything its just like a tent???  

I remember getting a drink from a bar at the silent disco.

Or was i that wasted that i imagined it?!?!?

[allan14]

Jaybles, on 23 March 2011 - 10:13 PM, said:

Grow a beard.....if you cant grow a beard i will sell you my beard for 25 pounds.

It comes with a no-ID guarantee!

this is what i done when i was at reading when i was 17 (well as best i could) i did not get IDed once

[Clemo]

I was 18 last year and my mate who was also just about 18 but looks a fair bit younger both didn't get asked bringing alcohol in & I don't think we got IDed at the bar in the arena, but I didn't buy many from there so I can't say how often you would get IDed throughout the day.
If you had someone else's ID I think they'd accept it as they wouldn't be expecting many people would want to give their ID to someone who was going away to a festival for 4/5 days.

[Couchy]

I thought the bar staff are generally quite strict. Saw some people being caught buying alcohol for minors (their mates) & the nearby waiting police got involved.

[JohnsonWHU]

I'm 20, although I do look younger, and have to say at the bars I was ID'd/checked wristband, pretty much everytime in the arena, however bringing beers into the campsite has never been a problem.

[Role Model]

You don't need a ID for the silent disco that's utter rubbish.

[mallett]

i had a college card last year, got searched on the way in and they accepted the id. Tesco wouldnt accept the ID, so got my mate to get some strongbow. The Toby carvery accepted my ID (if they asked for it, i was drunk i cant even remember), and then got one cider in the arena sunday about 3ish and didnt get ID'ed.

[{R-E-P-R-E-$-E-N-T}]

anything++, on 23 March 2011 - 10:05 PM, said:

ok, thanks. my friends always get into clubs with it I was just curious as to whether they're strict also at the silent disco event because my brother's girlfriend said that since it was dark she used somebody else's I.D.

how do they see the id if it's dark?

[Couchy]

{R-E-P-R-E-$-E-N-T}, on 24 March 2011 - 03:37 PM, said:

how do they see the id if it's dark?

Torch.

[drewside]

Queueing at the bar one year I managed to somehow squirt sunblock in my eye. By the time I got served my eyes were streaming silent dignified tears, the barstaff thought I was upset and gave me a free beer. Maybe try this...