From here festival goers can either walk to the site, or use the free shuttle boats provided. Festival car parking is available at Mapledurham and Kings Meadow for parking pass holders.
Is the Thames Path open during Reading Festival?
A night-time closure of the Thames Path from 8pm to 6am will be in operation from Thursday, August 25 to Monday, August 29.
How long is the walk from Reading station to Reading Festival?
Reading train station is a 15-20 minute walk from the festival site. There are many routes from throughout the country to the station, including from London Paddington. The last trains leaving Reading train station are often incredibly busy and do not run late on Friday and Saturday night.
Is the Reading Festival 2022 sold out?
Weekend tickets on sale now. 2023 line-up will be announced at a later date. Tickets for 2022 sold out in advance – don’t sleep on snapping up tickets for 2023.
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Why are bands pulling out of Reading?
While the band were forced to pull out of the festival and cancel their other UK tour shows due to recovery time for the injury, Reading & Leeds organised worked quickly to organise a replacement. The 1975 will perform in the headline slot on Sunday instead.
Is it worth going to Reading Festival?
Reading is one of the UK’s most popular festivals and one of the longest running festivals in the world. It’s fair to say that the festival provides music fans with amazing experiences year after year, and this year will mark 51 years of Reading.
Does reading festival sell out?
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Reading Festival 2022 has an exciting line-up with headline acts including the Artic Monkeys, Bring Me The Horizon and The 1975. The music event based at Richfield Avenue is one of the oldest and most popular UK music festivals which sells out quickly every year.
What capacity is Reading Festival?
With a huge capacity of up to 90,000 people, Reading Festival is a very big deal in the UK. As you may have heard, Reading Festival is a split venue festival meaning that on the same weekend with almost the same artists there is another festival located in Leeds.
Do Leeds tickets come out in batches?
There are two batches. One the day after the last festival, the next at the end of March. They continuously re-release tickets that there haven’t been cleared funds for, but I’d certainly bank all my effort on getting a ticket on release night, so I agree that you should just sit there and hit refresh constantly!
What time can you get into Reading Festival 2022?
Access to the site this year will open at 8am on Thursday, August 25 if you have an early entry pass and if you have this pass and arrive later than 8am, then you will not be able to get a refund for your ticket if you need it.
Should I let my 16 year old go to Reading Festival?
We welcome all ages to the festival. However, there are entry restrictions for under 16s and we do advise not bringing young children. Anyone 15 and under must be accompanied by a ticket holder over 18 years old at all times. Children under 13 years are admitted free.
Can you take alcohol to Reading Festival?
5. You can’t take drinks into the arena. Whilst you can take alcohol onto the campsite, you can’t take drinks into the arena. Reading Festival only allows sealed soft drinks under 500ml, as well as reusable bottles when you see the acts.
Can you bring alcohol into Reading Festival 2022?
Day Ticket holders may not bring – Bags larger than A4 in size (no storage or lockers available for bigger bags), cans, alcohol of any kind, camping equipment, firewood, disposable barbeques, campsite stoves, audio recorders, generators, umbrellas, glass, inflatable loungers, open drinks (PERMITTED items include –
Do they have sniffer dogs at Reading Festival?
We put a lot of time and effort into briefing and training and run emergency exercises. We also have a team of sniffer dogs working around the clock.
What happens if you get caught with drugs at Reading Festival?
If you are found in possession of drugs you may be arrested and are liable to prosecution and/or may not be allowed to go into the festival. If you are found with drugs once on site, you may be ejected and/or arrested. If you are prosecuted for a drugs offence, you will get a criminal record.
How many beers can you take into reading?
There is a limit of 24 cans and a 1 litre plastic bottle of spirit or wine per person. Any alcohol in glass bottles must be decanted into plastic bottles. Cans can be mixed (e.g. 12 cider and 12 lager) and they may be loose (not in a crate) but must not exceed 24. Also, kegs are a strict no no.
Is food expensive at Reading Festival?
So, expect to spend anywhere between £60 and £80 on food per day. You can bring down that cost by carrying as many allowed food items with you. For example, water bottles are not allowed on site but you can bring beer, soda, and wine.
Can you sleep in your car at Reading Festival?
The designated campervan/caravan area of the site is the only place where ticket holders can sleep in vehicles. We do not permit sleeping in cars and security will ask you to leave the car park.