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[weirdfish]

Heading to Reading with a couple of mates, and I was wondering something. Obviously we got our weekends tickets ages ago, but we weren't sure whether to drop the £15 on an early entry ticket, and now they're sold out. I've heard a few stories of people turning up on Wednesday without an early entry ticket and being let in a few hours after the people with EE tickets are let in, or in the early evening.

I was wondering how much truth there was to that. We don't mind waiting around for a bit as long as we still get in on the Wednesday. Seems like you can't buy an early ticket now for less than £30, and i'm not sure we're willing to pay that much, but it would be brilliant to get an extra day of Reading even if it's just soaking up the atmosphere and having a laugh. Means we get a final decent sleep as well, I got up horrendously early on the Thursday last year and wished I'd got an EE ticket.

Oh, and on a similar note, do I need to get a car parking ticket in advance or can I just drive in and buy one as I go through? Green parking permits are going for £20+ on ebay, and f**k that to be quite honest.

You can tell I'm not a very organised person...

Thanks for any answers.

[mallett]

i highly doubt they will let you in in until the thursday morning.

as for car parking tickets, yes, you can pay when you drive in.

[FiestaDave]

Theres always stories of the odd person being let in early without an EE but you can't be certain.

[Bobs]

You'll be able to buy one outside
Source: Me, I sold 2 outside last year.

[JohnsonWHU]

I very much doubt they'll let you in.

Theres me and 6 mates going this year, and one of them hasnt got an EE. Hes either going to try and blag his way in, buy 1 outside if there not too overpriced, or sleep in my car until gates open in the morning!

[weirdfish]

Alright thanks all. My mates are big lads and 3 of us sleeping in a ford fiesta will not be fun if we don't get in, and I guess people selling them outside will inflate their prices hugely.

Looks like it's another get up at 7am job...

[Stylo92]

Don't see the point in early bird tickets. I was bored during the thursday with no bands on (ones i'd see anyway) during the day

[Dan R]

Stylo92, on 17 August 2011 - 02:55 PM, said:

Don't see the point in early bird tickets. I was bored during the thursday with no bands on (ones i'd see anyway) during the day

I normally spend my thursday helping people put up tents. Good way to make friends and people tend to reward the good deed with beer

[FiestaDave]

weirdfish, on 17 August 2011 - 02:25 PM, said:

My mates are big lads and 3 of us sleeping in a ford fiesta will not be fun if we don't get in

Two in the front, one in the back; easy.

Unless you are all like 30 stone.

Edited by FiestaDave, 17 August 2011 - 06:33 PM.

[Couchy]

Try & find someone who genuinely has a spare EE pass. They can be found & in the past are usually selling them for face value so they can get rid & get back to their mates to get pissed.

Edit-
Tbh I'm going EE this year so I can do a Tesco run on the Thursday but the last time I went early I was bored shitless all Thursday until things kicked off in the evening.

Edited by Couchy, 17 August 2011 - 08:37 PM.

[DrFap]

I remember back in the day when you could just slip security £10 to let you in. Those days are no more

[weirdfish]

Result, managed to grab some early entry tickets on ebay for a couple of quid over face value!

Am I right in thinking you can turn up at around midday on Wednesday and usually they'll let you in? It says 6pm on the ticket but i've heard that they tend to open the gates many hours before that.

[ar1]

weirdfish, on 18 August 2011 - 11:30 PM, said:

Result, managed to grab some early entry tickets on ebay for a couple of quid over face value!

Am I right in thinking you can turn up at around midday on Wednesday and usually they'll let you in? It says 6pm on the ticket but i've heard that they tend to open the gates many hours before that.

That's the rumour but it's not guarenteed, there's not really a rush if you've got an EE - there's so much space to set your tent up in.

[jordanuk90]

weirdfish, on 18 August 2011 - 11:30 PM, said:

Result, managed to grab some early entry tickets on ebay for a couple of quid over face value!

Am I right in thinking you can turn up at around midday on Wednesday and usually they'll let you in? It says 6pm on the ticket but i've heard that they tend to open the gates many hours before that.

We normally arrive not long after midday queue up for a hour or so and then we're in! Although it says 6pm on the ticket it must almost be mob rule and they just open the gates at midday.

[JohnsonWHU]

Last year they opened up at 2, to be honest though we're not going to turn up til about 5, we queued for hours in the rain last year and girls that camped next to us said they walked straight in a couple hours later. Tonnes of camping room everywhere still anyway.

[FiestaDave]

weirdfish, on 18 August 2011 - 11:30 PM, said:

Result, managed to grab some early entry tickets on ebay for a couple of quid over face value!

Am I right in thinking you can turn up at around midday on Wednesday and usually they'll let you in? It says 6pm on the ticket but i've heard that they tend to open the gates many hours before that.

The site is opened when its ready. Usually around 1 or 2 though.

[weirdfish]

I'll probably get there for about 1pm then. Thanks guys.

[mrtourette]

Ticket says 6, licence says 2, reality could be anything depending on what mood they're in.

[the_arsonist]

in 08 and 09 i just turned up on the wednesday without an EE and just gave em £10/15 however much it was and they didn't even say anything. i'd just do it tbh, i always prefer getting there on weds but i guess it is a risk