Reading V Glastonbury

[Chris K]

Right the woman rang up yesterday all excited about going to the Reading festival and wants me to go as well. But having only ever been to Glastonbury I have a few things to ask:

1 Can you jump the fence? If not how much does it cost?

2 Who's playing there? and how many stages etc are there?

3 In the 2 times I've been to Glastonbury I couldn't even tell you what acts I've seen, I've generally spent my time strolling between the various techno parties that go on round the site. Do you get similar things at Reading as I'm not really into people like Travis, Oasis, Red Hot Chilli Peppers etc.

4 Much of the magic of Glastonbury goes on at stone circle is there a similar place at Reading where insanity is the only rule?

5 (and most importantly) Is it worth giving up a weekend with the lads in Nottingham to watch Palace to go and sit in a field with your bird?

Answers on a postcard to the usual address.

[Eagle of the East]

Reading beat Glastonbury 3-1. Glastonbury put up a good fight for a non league club but the at the end of the day reading's superior players won the match for the 2nd division club.

[Dillenger]

never been to reading, but know for a fact that it aint a patch on glastonbury.

you dont camp on the same site as the music (seperate field to all the music), you've got f*ck all chance of blagging it, and it's full of spotty indie types.

by the way, on for the rotheram game i take it ?

[Samo*]

Reading kicks arse!

[Chris K]

Originally posted by Dillenger

by the way, on for the rotheram game i take it ?

Oh yes. But I'm djing in Liverpool the thursday before so will stay up north and meet you up there on the day. I don't see the point in going back to Brighton one day just to go back up north the following day.

Anyway when are you going to stop chasing sheep round third world countries and come back to England?

[Al From Bromley]

My good lady wife and myself have backstage passes for reading on the Sunday courtesy of my muso biz sis in NYC. Rock n roll, its a sh*t business. Watch out for the Regular Fries with guest frontman Sebastian Laws, ex New Kingdom.

[Samo*]

If anyone is going on the friday,pop to my work place at luchtime and we can go for a beer,it only a 5 minute walk,pm me,i could take a half day! :)

[Cleon]

Reading is nothing like Glastonbury... it's much more of a mainstream festival which has it's up's (less crusties) and downs (more spotty indie kids).

The real question you should be asking yourself is - why am I even thinking about going to Reading when it's on the same weekend as the Notting Hill Carnival?

Suddenly the answer seemed so much simpler...

[Neil MacQueen]

Just got home from Reading !!!! It was so good!

[Daniel_Nash]

I misread the title.. oops. I thought Reading had played the Turkish football team. Sorry.

However, Reading Festival sounded excellent. Jumping the fence is always worth a go.