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[Reading Local]

Benj, on 11 August 2011 - 05:36 PM, said:

The bit after the dash is separate from the bit before the dash, it is horrifically structured though!

"I asked you this last year too, and got the bad news answer I expected.

So the same question this year hoping for a different answer but sadly very much not expecting it-

have they reverted to a shorter pedestrian entrance from town, or is it still the same old trek round red they've had for the last two years?!"

That'll be me then yep I always go past the site on the train and have been taking pics which can post on here if people like/want to see? - basically the main stage is pretty much done along with the main stage crowd safety barrier and sound/lighting tower, the tent for the dance/lock-up stage is up and also the tent for the Festival Republic stage is up, all fencing etc is all up, orange camp is all marked up & today they started putting the inner scaffolding poles up for the the R1/NME stage & fk me that is going to be one big fk off tent when its fully up judging by all the poles they had stuck up in the air

[Reading Local]

Reading Local, on 13 August 2011 - 07:25 PM, said:

That'll be me then yep I always go past the site on the train and have been taking pics which can post on here if people like/want to see? - basically the main stage is pretty much done along with the main stage crowd safety barrier and sound/lighting tower, the tent for the dance/lock-up stage is up and also the tent for the Festival Republic stage is up, all fencing etc is all up, orange camp is all marked up & today they started putting the inner scaffolding poles up for the the R1/NME stage & fk me that is going to be one big fk off tent when its fully up judging by all the poles they had stuck up in the air

Also forgot to add all the stages appear to be in the same places as they usually are at Reading so be interesting to see what this new layout exactly entails because from what I saw today on the train the R1/NME stage will be in exactly the same place....unless it was another stage tent

[pablopablo]

Yes please on the pics

[evilduck]

What was the capacity before?

[JohnsonWHU]

Reading Local, on 13 August 2011 - 07:29 PM, said:

Also forgot to add all the stages appear to be in the same places as they usually are at Reading so be interesting to see what this new layout exactly entails because from what I saw today on the train the R1/NME stage will be in exactly the same place....unless it was another stage tent

yes please mate, get them pics up!

[jump]

evilduck, on 15 August 2011 - 12:50 PM, said:

What was the capacity before?

We have had this discussion before and we don't know for sure, but some people reckon it was increased to 12k back in 2008.

[evilduck]

Thats a pretty big increase then! Is it really needed though? Aside from the one or two bands of the weekend that will really pack it out, there's always been enough room to get inside the tent and near the front if you wanted.

[Spider43]

Still no NME tent up but as mentioned the poles are up and the tarpaulin is sat next to it. Took a photo on my iPhone anyone know how to upload?!

[Budweiser]

Didn't seem to be bigger when i went past the other day, just a different shape.

[JohnsonWHU]

Out of all the years, seems the most pointless to increase capacity for it this year.

[Benj]

Spider43, on 17 August 2011 - 07:49 AM, said:

Still no NME tent up but as mentioned the poles are up and the tarpaulin is sat next to it. Took a photo on my iPhone anyone know how to upload?!

email it to yourself, upload it to imageshack, paste URL here

[Couchy]

Just had a read inside the envelope my tickets came in & it says the tent has been specially designed for Reading. My bad on the R1/Slam tent but it is of a similar design ie it has wings.

[Benj]

Couchy, on 17 August 2011 - 08:29 PM, said:

Just had a read inside the envelope my tickets came in & it says the tent has been specially designed for Reading. My bad on the R1/Slam tent but it is of a similar design ie it has wings.

I thoguht I'd read it somewhere before, Im pretty sure the old Tent was exclusively used at Reading too. I wonder if this will now be used at Leeds, as I believe it was bigger than the Leeds tent wasn't it?