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[goodoldfashionedmosher]

i'm trying to persuade my mates to go to reading on the wednesday so we don't have to go through the torture of thursday, but they're not having any of it.

if we arrive on thursday morning at about 9am, will there be any decent camping spots left? (near the arena)

[Bad Girl]

last year i arrived at half 6ish on thursday evening with 3 mates and we all found places together in orange which wasn't that far away from the arena.. and not only that there was no queuing for wristbands and parking! so, on that basis, i'd say you'll be fine

[Joshuwarr]

We got there on Thursday at about 7AM and there were plenty of spaces. Usually near the pathways but still quite good. Indigo had spaces left and it was great.

[goodoldfashionedmosher]

i didn't think the campsite opened until 8am on the thursday, do they let you in anytime?

[Joshuwarr]

i didn't think the campsite opened until 8am on the thursday, do they let you in anytime?

[Joeyjoejoe]

I arrived Thurs 10PM due to my boss being sh*tty..... nightmare. Managed to get a space by a path in orange, but did panic for 40mins til i found it. Never again... weds is the way forward

[dan666]

Love going on the Wednesday. Always go wed, It makes life sooo much easier and you have a decent camping spot, Another day to drink or whatever you wanna do, And then watch all the noobs on thurs morning looking for camping places!

[MJMilz14]

Went on wednesday for the first time last year, and wished I had done it every year.

Nipped down to the train station after my lunch (not at some ungodly hour like most years) jumped on the train,which was empty. Had a few cans on the train with a few other people heading to the festival, which was nice, as most years we would all be crammed in like cattle for the whole 3 hour journey.

Arrived at Reading train station,and hopped into a cab, no waiting. Went to the main gate, then got redirected to the new one round by the river (this was the only inconvieniance of the entire day, and it would have been the same on thursday) queued to get in for about 3 or 4 minutes, handed over my tenner for early entry, and walked in. Found a great spot with no other tents within about 15 feet of us (we had to keep space for a couple of people arriving on thursday so this was perfect), got set up and soaked up the sun and the atmosphere.

Then we left the site, nipped to an offy, picked up as many cans as we could carry, got back to camp, sat having a few beers, a spliff and something to eat.

It was all really relaxed, and perhaps not exactly the word im looking for, but it was quite civilised.

It gave us thursday to explore the site, soak up some rays, and meet some people, before our other friends turned up. After helping them set up, we were ready to party and not totally pooped from traveling all day, and by friday morning the antitipation to see some bands and generally party had us all buzzing.

Wednesday is the way forward, but don't tell too many people

Edited February 1, 2009 by MJMilz14

[Azzy G]

pretty much exactly as the same as the guy above, just allows you to get in, very relaxed, and another day of drinking

[Ashaz42]

Neither, go for Tuesday. Me and a group of about 8 friends decided to camp out on the Tuesday, because several of us didn't have early passes (or in 1 case, tickets at all) so we camped out on tuesday night, and it was fantastic. There were a few thousand people all lined up on Richfield avenue. My friends got there around 8pm (I arrived at about 11.30, I went to the pub and then had a curry) and we only had about 100-150 people in front of us. It felt like an extra day of the festival for me.

[Dirty Bobby]

Love going on the Wednesday. Always go wed, It makes life sooo much easier and you have a decent camping spot, Another day to drink or whatever you wanna do, And then watch all the noobs on thurs morning looking for camping places!

[15 Year Old First Timer]

I'll be going hopefully on the Tuesday with about 20 other people. Then we'll have 2 and a half days of getting familiarized with the site, sorting out where we are going to be going and, of course, getting in sync with the whole party atmosphere of the occasion. It will also give us a greater sense of anticipation leading up to the first acts.

[Joshuwarr]

I'll be going hopefully on the Tuesday with about 20 other people. Then we'll have 2 and a half days of getting familiarized with the site, sorting out where we are going to be going and, of course, getting in sync with the whole party atmosphere of the occasion. It will also give us a greater sense of anticipation leading up to the first acts.

[dakyras]

Umm just to inform you they dont let you in til Wednesday..

[15 Year Old First Timer]

Umm just to inform you they dont let you in til Wednesday..

[Ashaz42]

Oh right, thanks for the heads up. I heard someone say somewhere that you could get in Tuesday.

[Bains]

Just tell them Wednesday you won't have to be rushed to find a camping spot, you'll be in a lot less queues then you would be the day after, and it's another day of drinking and chilling. It's just so much easier.