Camp Loner / Going Alone

[Berty]

Haha! Nice one , I'll have to check out the silent disco this year

[JustNick]

I'm having to really force myself not to pack up everything right now, I'm so excited!

Silent Disco is a must do, at least once!

[Thrillhouse]

How good is the silent disco? I never bothered with the one at Leeds last year and T scrapped it this year, which I only discovered after an hour of searching for it.

[foihnula]

It's in Orange according to the last site map I looked at. I want to try it out. If it's rubbish it's rubbish. If it's fun, even better.

[JustNick]

There's one in Orange and one in Red as far as I can see - I've never been to one but a few mates who've been in previous years have said it was awesome, so might as well give it a gander I figure!

[Bisque]

Red is the better one.

[foihnula]

some footage from an older Reading one

[Bisque]

Don't be put off by the queue, it moves pretty fast & you're allowed to drink.

[foihnula]

It looks really fun! And like a nice break from the day routine.

[Thrillhouse]

That does look pretty fun to be fair!

[joshkeir]

It's absolutely brilliant! They throw out t shirts into the crowd on the sunday (maybe other days too) and I managed to grab one, still got it to this day!

[Bisque]

And like a nice break from the day routine.

It's only in the evening AFAIK, not sure what time they start letting people in as I'm always in the arena around then.

[joshkeir]

Oh and also for all the Reading newbies, Reading festival LOVES Mr. Brightside (hence the silent disco video song) so make sure you learn all the lyrics or pretty much don't bother coming haha! It gets played everywheeeere on the site

[foihnula]

I meant as in it'll be nice to do something different at night

[Chris_Hayter88]

Nice! Maybe we should check out both of them? Get a feel for each.

[Chris_Hayter88]

Oh and also for all the Reading newbies, Reading festival LOVES Mr. Brightside (hence the silent disco video song) so make sure you learn all the lyrics or pretty much don't bother coming haha! It gets played everywheeeere on the site

I'd best get down to it then!

[foihnula]

Good plan to both

[JustNick]

Yeah I'm definitely up for dropping by both!  

[Bisque]

There's a sectioned off, quite large area outside for smokers & has portaloos (maybe urinals) so you don't have to queue up to get back in. I normally flit in & out of the tent depending on what's being played.

 

Don't bother with bringing cans, pick up a 1.5/2ltr bottle of spirit & mixer from your tent en-route. Enough booze for the night, easier to look after than a load of heavy cans in a bag, easier to hold when Mr. Brightside comes on & everyone starts jumping about & you won't spill it. & you should get pretty drunk.

 

Is there a deposit? If so how much?

[Bisque]

Here's a few pics from previous years.

 

No queue on a Friday after arena closing.

 

Old headphones were massive.

[jake.b.overton]

Good idea about the spirits

[JustNick]

Looks and sounds good! And I was going to be mostly sticking with spirit and mixers anyway for that exact reason. Only beer while chilling at the site I was figuring - save carrying it around too much

[Bisque]

Looks and sounds good! And I was going to be mostly sticking with spirit and mixers anyway for that exact reason. Only beer while chilling at the site I was figuring - save carrying it around too much

Just ram a half empty bottle down one half of your trousers before the arena entrance or silent disco if they are checking, hold your wristband up high, tug on it to show that its still attached, this diverts the security/stewards away from the contraband, try & get the opposite sex to check your wristbands as they can't frisk you on a random search so will let you walk on, give it a few minutes walk towards the main stage or NME tent & withdraw the bottle once sat down or whip it out once surrounded nearer the stages.

 

Can do the same with bag of wine/cider but mine got stuck down one of my skinny trouser legs whilst rushing to get a decent spot for Limp Bizkit. Really worried the bag was going to explode in my pants all over my crotch in the mosh pits & stink as it was pretty sunny.

 

Couldn't pull the darn bag out after LB due to it being 3/4 full & it had worked its way so far down my skinny jeans, helped by the hot day & mosh pits, it was now located just above my knee, squashed all the way up to the jewels. I had to manouever the nozzle out of my flies, not as difficult as I thought as I could feel it digging into the inside of the top of my thigh, so that my mates could take turns in drinking some of the cider, whilst kneeling in a very erotic looking pose, straight from the nozzle hanging out to loosen up the bastard.

 

Not really thinking of what we were doing in front of other people in the arena, though we did remove ourselves to a quieter area & thought we were being discrete, a stern older gentleman confronted a friend to convey his disgust at what he was watching with his wife & son. Once explained the situation, he still thought we were f**king idiots. He had thought that my friends were drinking my willy water when actually it was an orangey, dehydrated looking coloured Westons scrumpy.

 

F**k I'm bored. Pub & rugby out.

[BenHarris93TA]

Hey ! i'm going down too reading festival on the Thursday Evening from Somerset with a friend and his girlfriend, which will be awesome but if anyone fancies joining and too make a group out of it that'd be cool ! ... snapchat me benlharris or just Facebook me or something ... Anyway enjoy reading festival guys !!!

[JustNick]

He had thought that my friends were drinking my willy water when actually it was an orangey, dehydrated looking coloured Westons scrumpy.

Probably one of the greatest stories I've ever heard! hahaha!

And you should drop by the site! No doubt there'll be all sorts going by the Thursday!