goodlookinout Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 (edited) A friend and I had a discussion before about Reading and were talking about the importance of the bands. We decided we would prob go whatever the line up as its so fun (as long as it was somewhat of a "traditional" reading line up) and that sometimes the bands are just a bit of a sideshow to the whole festival experience. what do you all think? Realistically I think I would need 1 -2 to corkers to justify going but fot the most part its the experience and getting away from it all that sells me! Edited March 16, 2009 by goodlookinout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaosmark2 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Vital. I won't go to the whole festival unless there's at least 4 bands each day I want to see. Sure, the atmosphere is good fun, but if I wanted to go camping with my mates I could do it a lot cheaper than by buying a Reading ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodlookinout Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 I AM GOD OF CHAVS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy2211 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 I'm in between. In some ways I don't care, cause Reading is a chance for me to meet all my mates from home I don't see often at uni, so I'll have a great time whether or not I like the bands. Equally, I'm paying money, so I expect enough bands to see. Plus, in my experience, the more mainstream the line up the worse the atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_man_joe Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 I agree, before my first proper festival (not including R1BW) I was under the impression that it was the bands that were the most important part of the festival experience. The fact that the Manics, Feeder, The Music and BSP were all playing was what made me so excited. This year however I am totally set on going, and the fact that not really any of my favourite bands are on the line up doesn't bother me too much. The best part of the festival for me was the camping, getting drunk and spending time with my mates. That's why if the headliners do turn out to be AM, KOL and RH I won't be so disappointed, they're enjoyable enough, and Radiohead will be interesting to see either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benisright Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Fact remains i have a wide taste in music and there hasnt been a single reading line up in the last 10 years that i wouldnt have enjoyed. So i do not worry about the line up at all, i just get curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markeee Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 agreed-for more it's a combination of both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howlin_pete Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 I'm in between. In some ways I don't care, cause Reading is a chance for me to meet all my mates from home I don't see often at uni, so I'll have a great time whether or not I like the bands. Equally, I'm paying money, so I expect enough bands to see. Plus, in my experience, the more mainstream the line up the worse the atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovemaiden Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Obviously no one would go for a line-up of utter crap, but drinking round the camp fire can be just as much fun as watching some of the bands on show.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant_1310 Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 As a libra Im indecisive . . .well actually zodiac has nothing to do with Im just undecided full stop. I wouldnt go if there wasnt enough bands that I wanted to see but at the same time I wouldnt go if there was lots of bands but the atmosphere was crap, atmosphere heightens the euphoria of seeing the bands. The way I see it, cant have one without the other they go hand in hand. Thats just my input, each to their own Though I deffo would not go just to go get pissed with mates of a weekend, I can do that all year round for a lot lot less haha. Rant over I've said more than my piece haha Fin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worm Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 (edited) The bands. I choose a festival on the basis of the bands playing there. Without the bands, there is no point. I'd rather go to the Algarve and drink Port in splendour than sit in a field with some friends drinking beer and doing f**k all. I'm over 30 by the way. That may have shone through. Edited March 19, 2009 by worm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthejazz Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Ticket prices seem to go up every year; I expect to see a varied and diverse line up each day to make the money worth spending. Don’t buy pre-sale tickets anymore as 2007 was shocking. I think its crazy forking out all that cash for something you don’t know will be any good. Atmosphere of course counts a lot, but if all your going to be doing is wondering around getting drunk or sitting in camp the ticket money could be spent on something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetime Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 I wouldnt go to reading or any other festival apart from glastonbury without knowing the lineup. last year I saw 4 or 5 bands at glasto and no headliners. tell a lie I saw biffy headline the jp tent. I presume theres alot like me with glastonbury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harper11 Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 for reading its all about the line up otherwise its a fairly average arena with bad food and average beer but they usualy have good line ups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VCK Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 All these people who are all "I don't care about the bands, I just want to go so I can get f**ked" are morons, although credit to them for not being tight-fisted as they're effectively paying £150+ to get pissed in a field even though they can do that at home... I wouldn't go if there wasn't any bands that I wanted to see playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelin Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 i'd like to say i'm inbetween but me and my mates realised we're going whatever the lineup to be honest there's always some bands we like and there's always a good chance to check out some new ones so im more aboout the atmosphere, cos it is amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyabis Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Well since the atmosphere has gone completely down the toilet in the past couple of years the bands are of utmost importance, hence the reason it looks like I will be retiring from reading after 9 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradders Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 I'll go whatever the lineup. There'll always be plenty of bands I want to see, but also I love the camping part. Just sitting round a camp fire with some beers. I know I could do that on a camping holiday. But there's alot more rules and stuff, it's not the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beLIEveR Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 My opinion is that the atmosphere can make a mediocre lineup into a great festival, and Reading will always, at the very worst, have a mediocre lineup. That said, the atmosphere at Reading isn't quite what it used to be, and I feel that there will eventually come a year that I will decide whether or not I'm doing Reading based on the lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen07 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Fact remains i have a wide taste in music and there hasnt been a single reading line up in the last 10 years that i wouldnt have enjoyed. So i do not worry about the line up at all, i just get curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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