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Tickets For Reading Festival 2011 Now on Sale!

2010-08-31T11:44:00.000+01:00

As usual and for a limited time, you can get your hands on tickets for Reading Festival 2011. The advantage being they prices are locked at this years prices.

Please Follow the link provided to order tickets now:

Reading Festival 2011 Tickets

Win Reading Festival Tickets with eFestivals

2010-08-19T16:56:00.000+01:00

eFestivals are giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets for Reading Festival 2010.

If you would like to have a chance of winning tickets then please head over to their website using the link provided below.

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/reading/2010/competition1.shtml

Anyone got their ticket through the post yet? Leave a comment and let us know!

If anyone is still looking for tickets make sure you check out viagogo. They have some pretty cheap weekend and day passes on there still. Definitely worth having a look if you are starting to get desperate. Check out what they have left here:

http://bit.ly/bYtduI

Win Reading Festival 2010 Tickets With Millets

2010-08-08T16:15:00.000+01:00

Just a quick post here folks. Millets are giving you the chance to win tickets to Reading Festival website at the moment.

You have until August 19th to enter. here is the link:

http://www.millets.co.uk/ed/festivals.html

You can also get hold of Reading tickets from viagogo here:

http://www.viagogo.co.uk/Concert-Tickets/Festivals/Reading-Festival-Tickets?affiliateID=755&PCID=AFFIAFFUK75543728FFA1A

BBC Introducing Line-up Confirmed For 2010

2010-07-29T11:13:00.000+01:00

The Line-up for the BBC Introducing Stage has been officially confirmed for Reading Festival 2010.

All of the following will all appear on the stage across this years weekend:

Amy's Ghost, Arcs And Trauma, Blacklisters, Club Smith, End Of Level Baddie, Exit International, G.A.N.G., Gallops, Kverlertak, Lady Fortune, Lafaro, Little Fish, Love Ends Disaster, Midi Midis, Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mr Fogg, My Forever, Nerves, Our Fold, Peers, Penguin,Reaper In Sicily, Redtrack, Rotating Leslie, Runaround Kids, Shockparade, Sketches, Soul Circus, Stagecoach, The Brilliant Things, The Invasion Of, The Law, The Mighty Stef, We’re Only Afraid Of NYC, Wilder, Wot Gorilla.

Any bands here that you are particularly excited about? Leave a comment and let us know!

Alternative Stage Line-up Announced

2010-07-23T09:00:00.000+01:00

Reading Festival organisers have revealed who will be appearing on the Alternative Stage this year.

Again the stage will be headlined by a host of comedians including Emo Phillips, Jason Byrne, Steven K Amos, Kevin Bridges, Russell Kane and Rufus Hound.

Other acts include beatboxer Beardyman and 'indie superstar' Eddie Argos.

To find out what else will be going on during the weekend please visit the official websites's post here.

Anyone got any thoughts on this confirmation? Leave a comment and let us know!

Florence Rumoured To Perform With Dizzee Rascal

2010-07-06T12:25:00.001+01:00

Soulful vocalist Florence from Florence + The Machine is rumoured to make an appearance with Dizzee Rascal at Reading Festival 2010.

The singer made a surprise appearance with the British rapper at this years Glastonbury Festival, straight after finishing a set of her own on a different stage.

Our reader Stinka had the good fortune to speak with Florence back-stage at Glastonbury as well. He asked her about the future and she admitted she would be making more appearances with Dizzee this summer.

Festival Republic Stage Line-up Confirmed

2010-06-15T14:02:00.001+01:00

Orangisers at Reading Festival have published the line-up for the Festival Republic Stage. Here are the acts that will be performing over this years festival weekend:

Friday 27th August

MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS
THE SUNSHINE UNDERGROUND
BLOOD RED SHOES
ADAM GREEN
Warpaint
Avi Buffalo
Egyptian Hip Hop
Pulled Apart By Horses
Summer Camp
Funeral Party
Harlem
The Cheek
Gaggle

Saturday 28th August

ASH
ATARI TEENAGE RIOT
THE BLACK ANGELS
Fight Like Apes
Giggs
Darwin Deez
Chapel Club
Villagers
Alberta Cross
I Blame Coco
Freelance Whales
Chief
Yuck
The Crookes

Sunday 29th August

BRITISH SEA POWER
CARIBOU
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Minus The Bear
Tame Impala
The Like
Free Energy
Fools Gold
General Fiasco
Sound of Guns
Foxy Shazam
Goldhawks
Kassidy

Viagogo Still Have Reading Festival 2010 Tickets!

2010-05-26T09:00:00.000+01:00

Are you still looking to get hold of a Reading Festival ticket? The good news is that viagogo still have 'em, and they aren't actually that unreasonable in price.

To check out what's left, please visit the following link:

http://bit.ly/bYtduI

Lock Up Stage Line-up Confirmed for Reading Festival 2010

2010-05-25T19:22:00.000+01:00

The line-up for the Lock Up Stage at Reading Festival 2010 has been confirmed by organisers.

Here are the acts that will be playing:

Friday 27th August
Alkaline Trio, Sick Of It All, Against Me!, Hatebreed, Streetlight Manifesto, Strike Anywhere, This Is Hell, Static Thought, Civet, The Skints, Crazy Arm and Blood Or Whiskey.

Sunday 29th August
Bad Religion, The Get Up Kids, Cancer Bats, Zebrahead, Crime In Stereo, RX Bandits, The Rats, Trash Talk, Paint It Black, Off With Their Heads and Moral Dilemma.

Lock Up Line-up Announcement This Tuesday

2010-05-24T08:28:00.000+01:00

The line-up for the Reading Festival 2010 Lock Up Stage will be released this Tuesday, say organisers.

The Official Leeds and Reading Twitter account made the announcement to fans this week:

"Listen to Mike Davies' lock up show on Radio 1 from 2am Tues to hear the lock up stage be announced!"

Hadouken! For Reading Festival 2010

2010-05-02T18:00:00.001+01:00

Hadouken! have confirmed themselves for this years Reading Festival Weekend.

The band announced they will be playing at Reading Festival 2010 at a recent gig in Leeds. They said they will be playing at around 4pm, but we're not sure what day yet!

Thanks to our reader Psychme132 for this news!

Sick of it All Confirm Reading Festival 2010 Performance

2010-04-26T15:46:00.000+01:00

Its official! Sick of it All will be making an appearance at Reading Festival 2010.

The band have confirmed the date on their website. Follow the link, view 'tour' and then scroll to the bottom to see the date.

http://www.sickofitall.com/

We believe that they will be playing on the Lock Up Stage.

A Day To Remember For Reading Festival 2010?

2010-04-05T02:03:00.001+01:00

It looks like A Day To Remember will be making an appearance at Reading festival 2010.
One of the band members made the following Tweet recently:

"We're playing a fest with Blink! "blink-182. UK summer festivals. Yes indeed!!!" -via @MarkHoppus."

Thanks to our reader Jade for the info!

Remember if you are still after tickets for Leeds festival, then viagogo (The official Leeds festival ticket exchange partner) still have them here.

Join and Help Promote Our Facebook Page

2010-04-01T09:00:00.003+01:00

With the increasing popularity of social networking, we are keen to make our mark on the rest of this year and the following years too!

Please join our Facebook page and tell your friends about it.

We're hoping to be even bigger next year, and we need all the help from you that we can get.

Join our facebook page here: http://facebook.com/readingfesty

Motion City Soundtrack Self-Confirm Reading

2010-03-31T20:13:00.000+01:00

Motion City Soundtrack have confirmed that they will be coming back to the UK this summer to make an appearance at Reading festival 2010.

The following Tweet was made by one of the members recently:

"Hey UK thanks for the super amazing shows! you guys killed it. See you in a few months when we come back for reading and leads !"

Thanks to our readers Tom and Sam for the heads up.

Remember we will still be the number one place to find out about all the latest unofficial line-up info so don't forget us just because some of the line-up has been announced!

New Hits Record For Reading Festy On Monday

2010-03-31T15:09:00.000+01:00

Thank you to everyone that visited the site on Monday. It was a new record number of hits for us. According to our stats counter we received over 10,000 unique visitors.

We hope that you all like the line-up and have all got tickets. If you are still looking for tickets we really recommend viagogo, with it being the official ticket exchange site for this years festival.

Please avoid eBay at all costs.

To browse Reading festival tickets on viagogo please visit the following link:

http://bit.ly/bYtduI

Line-up Confirmed for Reading Festival 2010

2010-03-29T19:21:00.001+01:00

The line-up for Reading festival 2010 has been released:

Blink 182 Confirm Reading Festival Via Website

2010-03-29T19:09:00.002+01:00

Mark Hoppus has confirmed that Blink 182 will play at Reading festival 2010:

http://www.pickrset.com/markhoppus/?p=1287

Reading Festival Sold Out? Get Tickets Through viagogo Here

2010-03-29T18:20:00.000+01:00

We've teamed up with viagogo this year to give you a chance to get hold of tickets for Reading festival 2010 through their official exchange system. The following press release is brought to you from viagogo.

Press Release - Reading and Leeds Festival 2010

Get tickets for Reading and Leeds Festival 2010 from the official ticket exchange, viagogo from 6.45pm on Monday 29th March. Secure your tickets now on www.viagogo.co.uk. As the official ticket exchange for Reading and Leeds Festival 2010, viagogo is the recommended place for fans to purchase tickets once the festival is sold out. Tickets for Reading and Leeds Festival listed on any other ticket exchange are not official and could potentially be fraudulent. To ensure your 100% guaranteed tickets, head over to the official ticket exchange and get them now on www.viagogo.co.uk.

Reading and Leeds Festival held simultaneously over the summer bank holiday weekend, return to Richfield Avenue in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds on 27th to 29th August 2010. The festival showcases a superb selection of rock, indie and alternative music spread across a series of outdoor stages and tents. Tickets go on sale on Monday 29th March at 6.45pm and you can get them from www.viagogo.co.uk.

Reading Festival is one of the world's oldest music festivals still in popular existence, originally conceived by Harold Pendleton in 1961. Following years of alternating locations, the festival finally settled at Little John's Farm on Richfield Avenue, Reading in 1971. Ever increasing in popularity and demand, the festival acquired a second site at Bramham Park, Leeds in 1999, which marked the beginning of Leeds Festival as thousands know and love it today.

Reading and Leeds Festival have possessed some of the most spectacular line-ups in festival history. Previous headlining acts have included The Rolling Stones, The Who, Status Quo, The Police, Guns 'n' Roses, The Stranglers, Ramones, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Blur, Oasis and Kings of Leon. Previous memorable highlights include the controversial Nirvana set in 1992 (the last gig the band played in the UK) and the legendary 'secret' showcase the Kaiser Chiefs performed under the name 'Hooks for Hands' in 2006.

Reading and Leeds Festival continues to draw the most spectacular of acts within the world of music. The 2010 line-up gets released at 7pm on Monday 29th March which is certain to rock the 80,000 capacity in Reading and the 70,000 capacity in Leeds. With a 'rock revival' reigning supreme throughout the UK, tickets have a reputation of selling out in a matter of hours. As the official ticket exchange for Reading and Leeds 2010, viagogo is the best place to get your Reading and Leeds festival tickets. Whether you're looking for a day pass or a full weekend pass, head over to the official ticket exchange and purchase your tickets now on www.viagogo.co.uk

Get your tickets here: www.viagogo.co.uk

Thanks for reading and good luck with getting your tickets.

Ticket and Line-up Announcement Day Is Here!

2010-03-29T15:16:00.000+01:00

Ladies and gentlemen, ticket and line-up announcement day for Reading festival 2010 Is Here!

This year, as we are now on Googles servers, we are hoping that we will be able to stay online all day. Please visit us later to check out the line-up and links to ticket sellers.

We hope you enjoy the line-up that is announced, and wish you all the best in getting yourself a ticket.

P.s - Looks like the Libertines are a dead cert according to the Guardian newspaper.

Kids In Glass Houses Could Play Reading Festival 2010

2010-03-25T18:00:00.001Z

Its looks like Kids in Glass Houses are set to make an appearance at Reading festival 2010.

The band recently performed on the Radio 1 Live Lounge and announced that they would be playing at "Every festival," adding, "anything with festival after it."

We reckon this means there is a good chance they will be at Reading festival too!

Thanks to our reader Shane for this info.