Reading Festival
27-29th August 2010
More infoLegendary and iconic are the words that spring to mind when looking to the Reading Festival. This one started it's life as a Jazz and Blues festival way back in the 1960's but is now predominently rock - It's the daddy to Leeds and has always attracted major performers - making it a very major player on the festival scene.
Reading began way back in 1960 when it was known as the National Jazz & Blues Festival held in the grounds of the Richmond Athletic Association.
By 1965 the music scene was begining to change in keeping with the whole 60's ethos and people were demanding something different so along came the Who, the Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, Small Faces, Cream and The Yardbirds who all attracted a different crowd to the event. Noise complaints forced the 1966 festival to move to Windsor Racecourse, then in 1968 to Kempton Park and then, in 1969, to Plumpton. The festival finally arrived at its final destination - Reading in 1971.
The 70's to the mid 1980s saw the festival booking the biggest names in the business, and promoting and advancing talents of new bands from around the world. The late 80s and early 90s saw yet more changes in the contemporary music scene with indie sounds and dance cross-over acts becoming ever more popular. Reading Festival did what it always does - it changed and adapted and in 1988 Mean Fiddler came on board, with that the future of the festival was assured.
Reading got itself a 'little baby' in 1999 with Leeds becoming the Northern half and both festivals taking place simultaneously.
For many fans the Reading and Leeds festival are the holy grail and the finale to the whole festival season. This is an iconic festival with a long tradition and history - and its very much at the heart of the festival culture - help keep it that way and concentrate on what matters - having fun, keeping safe and getting the chance to hear some damned fine music - let's face it they pull out all the stops each year to put on a great festival that actually means something.
Currently Reading attracts a predominently younger crowd it's proper, full on rock and roll - a well loved and hugely popular festival with a great tradition and history, always attracting a major line up and always delivering.
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2010 Line-up not yet announced
2009 Line-up
Main Stage
Friday 28th Aug
Saturday 29th Aug
Arctic Monkeys The Prodigy Maximo Park Ian Brown The Courteeners Enter Shikari Eagles of Death Metal The Rakes Fightstar Mariachi el Bronx
Sunday 30th Aug
Radiohead Bloc Party Yeah Yeah Yeahs Vampire Weekend Brand New The View The Living End Noah And The Whale
NME/Radio 1 Stage Friday 28th Aug
Faith No More Jamie T Friendly Fires Florence and the Machine Jack Penate The Horrors Little Boots The Airboure Toxic Event The Virgins Manchester Orchestra Dananananananykroyd
Saturday 29th Aug
Gossip Glasvegas White Lies The Maccabees You Me At Six Patrick Wolf Metric Spinnerette Delphic Dinosaur Pile Up
Sunday 30th Aug
Lost Prophets AFI Gallows The Gaslight Anthem Crystal Castles Passion Pit Metronomy Frank Turner Lethal Bizzle In Case Of Fire Broadway Calls
Lock Up Stage/Dance Stage Friday 28th Aug
Billy Talent Anti Flag Alexisonfire Bouncing Souls Leftover Crack The Aggrolites Streetlight Manifesto Fake Problems Riverboat Gamblers The Flatliners The Ghost Of A Thousand The Plight
Saturday 29th Aug
Rise Against Thursday The Bronx Mad Caddies Rival Schools Set Your Goals Snuff Municipal Waste A Wilhelm Scream Chuck Ragan Polar Bear Club The Computers
Sunday 30th Aug - Dance Stage
Deadmau5 Vitalic Mstrkrft Chase and Status Lady Sovereign The Crystal Method The Qemists Das Pop Chipmunk 3OH!3 Master Shortie L'amour La Morgue
Festival Republic Stage Friday 28th
Marmaduke Duke Soulsavers with Mark Lanegan Black Lips
Saturday 29th
The Blackout Bring Me The Horizon Atreyu
Sunday 30th
La Roux Lightspeed Champion The Rumble Strips
Also Appearing
A Day To Remember A Place To Bury Strangers Amazing Baby Baddies Bear Hands The Big Pink Bombay Bicycle Club Broken Records The Chapman Family Detroit Social Club Fight Like Apes Go:Audio Golden Silvers Grammatics Hockey The Hot Rats Jack's Mannequin The Joy Formidable Lightspeed Champion Magistrates Middle Class Rut Marina And The Diamonds Pulled Apart By Horses Single File Skint And Demoralised sweethead The Temper Trap Titus Andronicus white Denim
Comedy
Spoken Word
Aidan Moffat The Petebox Kate Tempest
Lecture
Jeffrey Lewis - Watchmen Lecture / Q & A session
Debate
ID Political Debate
Late Night Entertainment
Smash n Grab Film Le Donk 3D Night Of The Living Dead This Is Spinal Tap Anvil! The Story Of Anvil
Ticket Info
Limited number of early bird tickets on sale for 2010 at 2009 prices!
Weekend tickets £175 plus booking fees
Day tickets Fri, Sat, Sun £70 plus booking fee
Weekend tickets prices include camping
Please be careful where you buy your tickets
There are a plethora of scam sites out there waiting to take your money - buy only from official outlets - if in doubt do your research and check with the official festival website.
For more information and advice please visit Ticket Safe at safeconcerts.
Reading Festival Photos: 38 galleries
Richfield Avenue
Rivermead
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 8EQ
(2.67 / 5) Votes: 3
Useful Contacts
Want to contact the organisers?
Festival Republic organise this one :
They have a comprehensive policy for people with different abilities and a proper complaints procedure.
35 Bow Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 7AU
Tel: 020 7009 3000
Website
The Council is responsible for granting and enforcing the license - they can be contacted at:
Reading Borough Council
Civic Centre
Reading
RG1 7TD
T: 0118 939 0900
Website: www.reading.gov.uk
Festival website: www.readingfestival.com - a comprehensive website with lots of information, have a good look at it before you set off.
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