Well overall that was....

[kaosmark2]

Good.

An excellent headliner to cap each day, some other excellent bands. Cracking atmosphere for some (Foos, Feeder), awful for others (some c**t booed Mark Lanegan!).

Exit management was the best I've seen yet, entry... I complained about this last year as well, but changing the layout so you have to go all the way round every time you go in is a bitch.

And I'm speaking about Reading rather than its retarded baby brother....

[mrtourette]

I don't remember anyone booing Lanegan

Overall a good festival with a nice atmosphere topped off with a great Foos set. I'm sure some will whine about the lack of special guests, Nirvana covers or holograms (lol) but they gave us something genuinely unique; songs like Exhausted, Winnebago, Weenie Beenie and Alone + Easy Target which they haven't played for years and years and may never play again.

[Martino231]

Had a fantastic time this year. The hype and rumours surrounding Green Day followed by the realisation that it was actually happening is something I'll never forget.

Next year has a very tough act to follow.

[kaosmark2]

I don't remember anyone booing Lanegan

Overall a good festival with a nice atmosphere topped off with a great Foos set. I'm sure some will whine about the lack of special guests, Nirvana covers or holograms (lol) but they gave us something genuinely unique; songs like Exhausted, Winnebago, Weenie Beenie and Alone + Easy Target which they haven't played for years and years and may never play again.

[TYLER_4]

Good weekend, Foo's were amazing, as always. ATDI were great, got there just as they started because i was at Feeder and I couldnt believe how empty it was! The Cure were far better than I thought they would be, didnt know too many songs but they rocked it! (Reading)

[t8yman]

We got a Floyd cover, that was pretty awesome.

Edited August 27, 2012 by t8yman

[mrtourette]

We got a Floyd cover, that was pretty awesome.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Was only there on Friday. Cure were obviously indescribably brilliant. Crowd were better than I thought they would be for The Cure. Mainstage/NME wasn't good whenever I was there on Friday, very good in smaller places (e.g FR for Alt J). Organisation was good when I was there. Other than the normal twat problems at R&L, was good. Probably not enough to get me back again (although I said that after 2010) but better than I thought.

Drunkenly met Melvin and thanked him for booking The Cure, and then they played an eight or so minute version of Deep Green Sea. Karma works.

[paulomas]

had a great weekend! 10th in a row, still as much fun as ever. had a guest ticket and i live nearby so didn't camp but from what i experienced it was a brilliant

best of the weekend - friends, florence, justice, foo fighters, kasabian, the maccabees and tribes

[RichieParf]

great weekend, the headliners were awesome. Agree with the others who said the organisation was excellent. Especially for the Green Day thing, if they didn't think that through it could have been horrible. Lowest number of arrests they've had in years as well from what I hear. Yay for peace and love.

[mrtourette]

The one shitter was the main stage finishing half an hour earlier than normal yesterday so the Foos only got two and a half hours rather then the three hours that everyone was expecting. I guess it was down to not wanting the whole site leaving en masse due to the expected massive crowd for the Foos, but it would have been nice to have been told (unless the finish times were in the lanyard/programme).

I thought the layout changes were good, made it a lot easier to get to other stages from the main stage area. Less twats as well, continuing the trend from last year. PABH and Twin Atlantic crowds were great, I may be an old git but is great seeing spontaneous acts of good-natured fun from the young 'uns.

[Mouseboy11]

Was only there for Sunday but Of Monsters and Men, Mongol Horde, Band Of Skulls, Bullet and the Kaisers were all great. Couldn't enjoy The Black Keys or Foo's as much due to the mass crushing.

[JBarbour]

I'm talking about about readings fitter, faster, louder younger brother...

A few campsite and car park changes that made a little bit of a difference.

Foos amazing as per.

NME tent most day Sun. Hives, Courteeners and Foster the People cock on.

New main stage is a bit grander, I'm sure the walking areas between stages are wider.

Less food stands?

And what can I say about the nightlife.. piccadilly party, relentless and silent disco its your fault in aching so much

Edited August 27, 2012 by craigb

[liam]

anyone know who the guy in the picture on Taylor Hawkins kick drum was?

[Mouseboy11]

We were trying to figure that out on Sunday too! It looked a little bit like Dave's character in Learn to Fly but couldn't see it clearly at all.

[liam]

Reading - Brilliant!

In terms of organisation/layout in the arena this was the best of seen in the 11 times i've been. Rarely had to wait around between stages, no crushing between bands, brilliant atmosphere, great bands, amazing Green Day

I noticed the campsites becoming more rammed than usual...extra area capacity could be nice for next year (although no idea where it would come from). Excellent security this year, if anyone started being twattish in the campsite the security came down on them like a tonne of bricks, more so than previous years (although I didn't see any Sunday night events as we left after the Foos)

No road traffic in or out of the site this year too.

Also rated the free campsite food very highly, and got 10 extra bacon rolls on Saturday 12:30 as they were just giving out all the ones left over

Very successful weekend

[Eop]

For me the whole Green Day apparence just made my weekend. Plus i was on the barrier and actually wasn't being crushed that badly (was excepted to be) so that just made it even better.

[Mouseboy11]

So what did everyone think of Kasabian? Pulled it off? Worthy headliners anyway?

[Spindles]

I only watched on TV as I had to flog my ticket, but I thought that Kasabian gave a great performance from what I saw and compared to their 2009 Glastonbury performance it was light years ahead, maybe because it was a headline set or maybe because the crowd were more enthusiastic. Either way I wish I had been there.

[mrtourette]

It was a good performance and the crowd was great. I think it can be considered a success looking at how well they went down.

[Jackmypie]

Was it me or were the girls 100 times hotter this year?

[jonnyisRFC]

For me it was probably one of the best years i've had at Reading for the music but i just thought that the campsite/silent arena was just so dead this year.

[Mouseboy11]

Was it me or were the girls 100 times hotter this year?

[allan14]

I think that was my fave reading so far! amazing sets from foos, don broco and feeder. everything just seamed to flow alot smoother for this year.... I did wake up late for Green Day tho and had to watch from miles back, my own fault i guess.

[allan14]

Was it me or were the girls 100 times hotter this year?