Reading Festival 2010

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Everything you need to know about Reading 2010

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Changes for 2010

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In addition to the changes made last year, the following changes will be made:

- Crowd Surfing. The policy was revised last year and remains the same for this year - if you come over for fun, you will be put back onto road G4 and made to walk back down to the arena entrance to come back into the arena that way, the long way. 

- NO aerosols (over 250ml) or gas canisters. We suggest that if you want to cook outside your tent that you bring disposable bbq’s, trangias or solid fuel stoves.  Disposable barbecues are also available at the nearby supermarkets.  Anyone seen with canisters or cylinders will be ejected from site, this includes nitrous oxide, or similar, capsules.

- Small clean, campfires only are allowed in the campsites - below knee height and less than one pace wide. They will be monitored and extinguished if otherwise. A new policy this year means that all campfires will be extinguished after 8pm on Sunday. There will be a firewood trader onsite to buy clean wood for your small campfires - clean firewood will be on sale until 6pm Sunday evening.

- Sunday Pass-out System: There will be no re-entry to the festival after 8pm if you didn't get a pass-out on your way out of the festival.

- Alcohol limit on Sunday: On Sunday you will not be permitted to bring any alcohol on site at any time after 6pm.

- There will be an increase in Police and Security in the campsites. There will be an onsite Police Station at Piccadilly Circus open from Wednesday. The Information Tent will be located at road G4 and a second one will be in the arena in between the Alternative and Festival Republic stages.

- The trial last year for the Over 18's wristband was very successful and although optional, it allows those that look young to not have to carry ID around all the time.

- Confiscation policy has extended to aerosols (over 250ml) and all types of gas canisters (inc. nitrous oxide). There are new confiscation policies, go HERE to find out more.

- The Information Tent will be located at road G4 and a second one will be in the arena in between the Alternative and Festival Republic stages.


NOT CHANGES, JUST REMINDERS:

NO BOX OFFICE ON SITE
There will be no tickest on sale at Reading this year. Any overseas customers with pre-booked tickets to collect from one of our authorised agents will be contacted by their point of purchase to advise ont he collection location and opening hours.

AGE RESTRICTIONS
Please note that we do not admit unaccompanied under 16.  Any under 16s must be accompanied by a ticket holder over 18 years old. Under 13 (12 and under) are admitted free but MUST be accompanied by a ticket holding adult.

YOUNG CHILDREN
We would suggest that this event is not suitable for young children.  There are no facilities on site for them, nor any family camping area.  Large crowds can be disorientating for adults, let alone for small children.

PICK UP/DROP OFF POINT
Please do not attempt to access Richfield Avenue by car to get to site as you will not be permitted to stop here.  The pick up/drop off point for cars is Tessa Road for taxis/private hires, and then Kings Meadow for parents/friends.

WALKING TO WHITE CAMPSITE BY ROAD
Please do not walk to white campsite from Reading town centre, the station or Kings Meadow/green car park as it is a four mile walk by road.

If you have parked, or been dropped off, in Kings Meadow car park and you want to camp in white zone please get the shuttle boat to the main site green wristband exchange, then walk down through the campsites and cross the pedestrian bridge in brown camp straight into white camp. This is a much shorter and manageable route.

If you arrive by shuttle bus from the station, or are walking from the town centre, go into the main site via the red wristband exchange, then walk through the campsites and cross the pedestrian bridge in brown camp straight into white camp.  This is a much shorter and manageable route.

RIVERMEAD CENTRE
The Rivermead Centre’s pool and showers are open to festival goers from 8am - 3pm on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday for a small charge. There is also a café for a big fry up if you fancy a change of scenery. There won't be a club night on Thursday evening. Access to the centre is via red wristband tent or O’Malley Alley and then in off Richfield Ave entrance. 

EVICTION POLICY
Please note that, as well as for inappropriate/anti social behaviour, anyone seen on site without a valid wristband will be ejected. We have two ejection tents on site and a formal ejection policy for festival goers that are seen displaying, or inciting, inappropriate, offensive or illegal activity. If you are ejected you will not be permitted back to your tent to collect your belongings.  Instead, you will be offered a phone call to a friend on site who will have to pack your stuff down and take it home for you. Those evicted will not be readmitted to the event and tickets will not be refunded.
For our full eviction policy, please go HERE

WHITE CAMPSITE
White campsite has histrorically been our quiet campsite and so those who wish for somewhere away from the hub may wish to get the bridge across the Thames and camp there.  There are showers, a bar and food traders based over there and a footbridge over the river for very easy access.

Opening Times

Age Restrictions & I.D.

Please note that we do not admit unaccompanied under 16s.  Under 16's must be accompanied by a ticket holder over 18 years old. Under 13 (12 and under) are admitted free but MUST be accompanied by a ticket holding adult.

Please note that there is no separate children's area at this event and that there is NO Family Camping at the event either.  White campsite has histrorically been our quiet campsite and so those who wish for somewhere away from the hub may wish to use the bridge to cross.

Forms of ID we accept: Current Drivers licence, Current Passport, plus the following cards [part of the PASS Scheme www.pass-scheme.org.uk]  CitizenCard, VALIDATE UK, Connexions Card,  Young Scot

Young Children

Late Night Entertainment

The late night entertainment has been a very welcome addition to the event over the past few years and it is something we are keen to continue with to give you more to do after the main acts finish. 

The ever popular Silent Disco will run again from 9pm til 3am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights in the same location as last year, in red campsite by the Rivermead Centre. There will be a second location, yet to be confirmed.

The Action Aid tent is back again in the campsite and it opens at 3pm on Thursday 26th and runs til 3am each night. The Cinema tent and the Alternative tent in the arena are open until 4am and 3am respectively on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.  The funfair will also be back in the red campsite.

Smoking

NO GAS CANISTERS OR CYLINDERS

Introduced in 2009, the safety of festival goers is very important to us and banning gas canisters and cylinders worked very well, and we will continue it for 2010.

We suggest that if you want to cook outisde your tent that you bring disposable bbq’s only.  They are also available at the nearby supermarkets.  Anyone seen with canisters or cylinders will be ejected from site.  Please help up with this, plan ahead and have a great camping experience.

The caravan and campervan ticket holders in white campervan field only will be permitted to bring in gas containers up to the limit of 3kg.

NOT ALLOWED:
GAS CANISTERS (any size)
PETROL BURNER
ANY FORM OF AEROSOL OVER 250ml

ALLOWED:
SOLID FUEL STOVES
DISPOSABLE BARBEQUES
FIRELIGHTERS / FIRELIGHTER STOVES
METHYLATED / “TRANGIA” SPIRIT STOVES

NO AEROSOLS

NO FLAGS

Tesco

Gate Managers

Animals

Cameras

How to complain on site...

There will be a complaints book in both the welfare tent (on G4 road) and information tent (at at road G4 and in the arena between the Alternative and Festival Republic stages) that you can write down any on site grievances that you have.  This book will be given to us twice daily as routine, and any serious incidents that need immediate response will be reported to us on receipt of the complaint.

If you want to make a complaint about any event staff please come prepared with information that will help us identify them.  We will need –
1. tabard number, if they are wearing one
2. location of incident, please try and be specific, for example “by Fire tower Y2, by the Radio One tent” etc
3. time of incident
4. description of staff member
5. your concise and straight account of incident
6. and if possible a witness statement.

Without these details we are unable to look into any incident as there is insufficient information.

Local residents

Terms & Conditions

Click below to read Festival Republic's Festivals & Events T&Cs:

 - Ticket Terms and Conditions
 - Conditions of sale

Do not brings drugs to the Reading Festival.  You may be ejected from the event and may be handed over to the police.

Conditions of entry

There will be NO RECEIPTS issued for any confiscated items. SO PLEASE DON’T BRING IT IF YOU DON’T WANT TO LOSE IT!

The following items may not be brought into the site through the campsite gates:

o Aerosols over 250ml  
o Airhorns
o o Alcohol in the possession of U18yr olds
o All gas canisters of any size (including nitrous oxide) 
Any goods for unauthorised trading
o o Any goods with unauthorised Reading/Leeds Festival logos
o Any items which may reasonably be considered for use as a weapon
o Audio recorders
o Chinese lanterns
o Excessive amounts of alcohol
o Excessive amounts of cigarettes
o Excessive amounts of food
o Fireworks
o Flares
o Generators
o Glass bottles, jars, containers
o Illegal substances
o Legal highs
o Megaphones
o Portable laser equipment and pens
o Unauthorised professional film or video equipment 
o Unofficial tabards and reflective jackets
 
All items will be confiscated.

You may be body searched at the entrances. 

Persons suspected of carrying items that may be used in an offensive or dangerous manner, or carrying out illegal activities onsite may be searched.

Excessive amounts of food, cigarettes and alcohol will be refused entry to the site. Please only bring enough for personal consumption. 

No animals are allowed onsite at all, with the exception of registered guide dogs.

In addition to the items not allowed into the campsite, the following items will not be allowed into the arena through the arena entrance:

o Cans
o Disposable BBQs and permitted cooking stoves (see below)
o Drinks bottles *(other than sealed plastic water/soft drinks bottles under 500ml) 
o Flags

All items will be confiscated and not returned.

*Sealed plastic water bottles 500ml and under and food for personal consumption may be brought into the arena.

Cameras are normally permitted for personal use. Cameras with telephoto lenses will not be allowed through the arena entrance. Professional cameras and video/audio equipment are strictly prohibited. Live video/audio recordings made without the permission of the artiste/promoter are prohibited.