negative threads

[rivalschools.price]

just got back from reading and cant believe that the forum page are full of negative threads.

as far as i could see,everyone was enjoying themselves.dancing,drinking,laughing,etc.admittedly i didnt camp as i have two friends who live in reading so i cant comment on the riots/trouble etc but i cant believe that i was the only one to enjoy myself.

i had a great time,met loads of people,drank loads of beer,watched some great bands.

i thought FNM were great,rival schools TCV rse against were awesome and enjoyed sets by anti flag and gaslight anthem.went down the moshpit for gallows for a laugh even though i dint know any of their stuff and watched half of radiohead before catching the lostprophets.

a massive crowd seemed to love the prodigy and i was surprised to find that i knew most of their songs.

so come on lets hear some positive stuff,tell us about the bands you liked instead of the ones u didnt,tell us about the bands you discovered rather than the ones u were disapointed by,tell us about the bands who played to packed tents rather than how small some of the crowds were,tell us about the laughs or tell us how drunk u got.

was i really on my own in having a great time?????

#starts whistling 'always look on the bright side of life'#

[micawber]

just got back from reading and cant believe that the forum page are full of negative threads.

as far as i could see,everyone was enjoying themselves.dancing,drinking,laughing,etc.admittedly i didnt camp as i have two friends who live in reading so i cant comment on the riots/trouble etc but i cant believe that i was the only one to enjoy myself.

i had a great time,met loads of people,drank loads of beer,watched some great bands.

i thought FNM were great,rival schools TCV rse against were awesome and enjoyed sets by anti flag and gaslight anthem.went down the moshpit for gallows for a laugh even though i dint know any of their stuff and watched half of radiohead before catching the lostprophets.

a massive crowd seemed to love the prodigy and i was surprised to find that i knew most of their songs.

so come on lets hear some positive stuff,tell us about the bands you liked instead of the ones u didnt,tell us about the bands you discovered rather than the ones u were disapointed by,tell us about the bands who played to packed tents rather than how small some of the crowds were,tell us about the laughs or tell us how drunk u got.

was i really on my own in having a great time?????

#starts whistling 'always look on the bright side of life'#

[SpiralD]

I camped all weekend at Leeds, and everything seemed to be great and everyone having a nice time, it was great!

I think people are just more likely to post about their bad experiences than their good ones though, which is why it seems that most threads are negative. People who didn't enjoy it will be in the minority.

[SJH]

I had a great time at Reading; I was camped in B2 and there wasn't any noteable fires going on near us on Sunday. Biggest problem I had was the dreaded festival hoop.

[benissright]

I camped at reading in the "worst" campsite, actually on the y7 path near the fire watchtower.

I had a fab time. No 17 year old is going to intimidate me, no matter how much fire they have. We just celebrated our last night with heart fm, a lot of alcohol and a healthy sense of humour. All our stuff packed up so no worries there and i actually felt like on the last night, the people were the nicest!

As far as the acts go, tim minchin, funeral for a friend, jack penate, florence and the machine, jamie t, kings of leon, them crooked vultures, prodigy, arctic monkeys, frank turner, brand new, gaslight anthem, gallows, radiohead. All class.

[micawber]

I camped at reading in the "worst" campsite, actually on the y7 path near the fire watchtower.

I had a fab time. No 17 year old is going to intimidate me, no matter how much fire they have. We just celebrated our last night with heart fm, a lot of alcohol and a healthy sense of humour. All our stuff packed up so no worries there and i actually felt like on the last night, the people were the nicest!

As far as the acts go, tim minchin, funeral for a friend, jack penate, florence and the machine, jamie t, kings of leon, them crooked vultures, prodigy, arctic monkeys, frank turner, brand new, gaslight anthem, gallows, radiohead. All class.

[benissright]

So call it B. Given one festival next year, which would it be?

Edited August 31, 2009 by benissright

[Marshall]

I've put my negative things in other threads as i felt there was definitely something to say about those things but on top of this I had a great weekend. on the fire few days there were people coming over to our camping spot to have a chat and say hello to us and our neighbours said hello after they pitched. I felt like it was going to be like the old days where I met new people which it was for a while.

The line up was average in parts but I saw some amazing bands and came away loving some bands more than I thought I would. Leftover Crack were especially good. I love my punk but somehow seem to have let them pass me by until now. Soulsavers were superb too a really mesmerising set. Sonic Boom 6 were great fun and a great way to kick off the festival. Then there were the ones I knew who would be good who didn't disappoint Ian Brown being the best of these, then there was radiohead, placebo and deftones all absolutely brilliant. Yes I had a great time and I will be back but not camping for a full weekend.

[zahidf]

Musically, it was great, and the people in the arena were friendly and it wasn;t as crowded as last year.

I think a hostel of some sort is on order so i can avoid the campsite next year.

[Marshall]

Musically, it was great, and the people in the arena were friendly and it wasn;t as crowded as last year.

I think a hostel of some sort is on order so i can avoid the campsite next year.

[JonnyHarper]

I thought reading was amazing this year! I saw quality bands everyday and had such a good time when I was in the campsite, not much to criticise really!

[goodlookinout]

I had a great time with an awesome group of lads :-) I just feel depressed today being at home alone and on a Reading come down. Real life sucks!

[biffoire]

just got back from reading and cant believe that the forum page are full of negative threads.

as far as i could see,everyone was enjoying themselves.dancing,drinking,laughing,etc.admittedly i didnt camp as i have two friends who live in reading so i cant comment on the riots/trouble etc but i cant believe that i was the only one to enjoy myself.

[scottt]

rival schools

[adrianro]

I camped in white camp saw no trouble obivously until the next day and saw the aftermath, so not ignoring it do go on, had an AMAZING time, met some good people in the campsite, I think white campsite is the way forward, if you don't mind a bit of a walk to the arena