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Reading Festival

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
edited January 2023 in General Chat
IM GOING TO READING FESTIVAL THIS YEAR - I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A FESTIVAL BEFORE, jUST WONDERING WHAT TO EXPECT AND WHAT TO WEAR?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Expect lots of drinking, lots of partying, music, fun, excitement, smelly toilets, fast food and just mental craic all round.

    Try to wear old clothes as you'll become very dirty, bring a coat just in case it rains and wear trainers always.
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    JsTJsT Posts: 18,268 Skive's The Limit
    You really should move this to the correct forum...

    Thesite also has loads of information on festivals
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    sounds cool - cant wait, i hope it doesnt rain
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    sorry im new, it said anything goes so i thought it would be ok
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    http://www.readingfestivalonline.co.uk/ - That's my bible this year and I'm going, too. :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Cool what day?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    beckyminime wrote:
    Cool what day?

    Full weekend, innit. :D
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    tried to get tickets but sold out - im going on sunday
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    beckyminime wrote:
    tried to get tickets but sold out - im going on sunday

    Yeah my mate's husband got us tickets as soon as they went on sale. :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i had to wait to get paid, have your tickets arrived yet?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    No, they don't come to you until 5 weeks before it so It'll be the end of July. :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    cool stops the worrying
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Im going for the whole weekend :thumb:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    ive been twice before. Expect it to be very loud, very smelly,overpriced food, toilets to be pretty hideous, campsites to be incredibly overcrowded - if possible get a wednesday pass to get a good camping spot.
    Some great bands though. Its what you make of it. I love festivals though :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Cool. What book you taking?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    beckyminime wrote:
    sorry im new, it said anything goes so i thought it would be ok
    Ha ha. That's what they all think. It's big fat lie :D

    Welcome to thesite :thumb:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Blagsta wrote:
    Cool. What book you taking?

    mmmm literature.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    don't buy food on the site! unless you're really really hungry and cba to walk anywhere, there's a sainsburies just down the road, stock up on stuff there. (The food there is so ridiculously priced, like £6 for a burger and £3 for the extra ketchup or something). There will probly be ppl selling beer from trucks just outside the site, it's a lot cheaper to buy off them instead of having to drink carling :yuck:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    yeah but tbh, I think stocking up on stuff from sainsburies etc etc can be a false economy at these things, cos 1. most stuff you will want to eat is gonna be perishable or then youre gonna have to hoff along cooking equipment too, and half the time people end up buying stuff from the burger vans anyway, and then leavng excess food theyve bought behind.
    its good to take cereal bars and crisps and stuff with you for late night munchies and breakfasts but apart from that I say its still worth getting stuff from the vans sometimes (the falafel van sells yummy stuff) Festival food is all part of the experience.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    maybe... the festival food isn't bad at all, just the pricing.. I lived off sausage rolls, fruit, beer and water while i was there, felt pretty decent (no hangovers etc) :D Only bought inside the festival once and that was a bacon sandwich for breakfast (£5 i think it was). I did notice a lot of the other prices though :/

    eta: if you're not tight for money then go for the food inside i guess, I was on a pretty tight budget at the time so I took the walk to sainsburies!
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