Tickets
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Tickets
The sale of the first batch of tickets has now ended. More will be on sale in the Spring
Please be aware that NO tickets should be on sale anywhere - do not get scammed. If any sites are claiming to sell tickets, they are not an official agent and have not received tickets legitimately from us.
For information on how to protect yourself from fake ticket websites, please go HERE
TICKET INFO
NO BOX OFFICES AND NO TICKETS SALES AT ALL ON SITE THIS YEAR – IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A TICKET WHICH HAS BEEN PURCHASED IN ADVANCE, YOU WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE SITE AS THERE WILL BE NO TICKETS OR RETURNS ON SALE AT THE FESTIVAL
Information line - cannot take bookings: 020 7009 3001 Mon- Fri 10-6pm
This year we are not selling any tickets at all on site for the first time.
This is to avoid people turning up and trying unsuccessfully to buy them on the off chance when we are completely sold out.
There is no ticket collection point on site either, as all tickets will have been sent out already.
If you do not have a ticket in your hand please do not turn up. There is no comfortable waiting area or facilities for anyone turning up too early. The festival is based adjacent to a main road and so please bear your safety, our staff’s safety and the safety of the road users in mind. Please do not turn up too early.
We open the campsites on Wed for early bird ticket and weekend ticket holders only. There are no early birds tickets on sale on site this year at all, and so please do not turn up to site without one, as you will be turned away.
The campsites open Thursday 8am for other weeked ticket holders. There are no event tickets on sale on site this year and so please do not turn up to site without one as you will be turned away.
Day ticket holders are not able to camp in our campsites, even if they have 3 separate day tickets. Anyone seen in the campsites without a weekend wristband will face eviction from site.
International tickets - we will be arranging a ticket collection point away from the festival site for you and the location of this will be advised very soon.
Tickets should always be bought from a reliable source, below are some options for you.
- Online: www.seetickets.com/readingandleeds
SEETickets.com Lastminute.com Ticketline
Ticketmaster Gigantic Ticketqueen
Voyage4a.com Stargreen NME
- By phone:
Call the Festival Republic ticket hotline 0871 231 0821
Ticketmaster: 0844 847 2366
- HMV: High Wycombe, Newbury, Oxford, Portsmouth, Reading Friar St, Reading Oracle*, Southampton, Staines, Swindon, Winchester *Reading Oracle will be the only hmv store selling day tickets
Reading Arts & Venues Box Office – The Hexagon will have tickets at face value for cash.
See our information on Touts below:
Info on Authorised agents
Info on UNauthorised agents
Info on Ticket Touting
We cannot be held responsible for any purchases made through unauthorised sources.
While viagogo is not a primary ticket seller, this partnership will allow fans to re-sell spare tickets for the Reading Festival in a safe and secure environment.
viagogo guarantees all payments and ticket deliveries, meaning that fans buying tickets will get them and fans selling tickets are guaranteed to get paid. Festival Republic would like to encourage fans to use viagogo as it is the only official ticket exchange for the Reading, Leeds, and Latitude festivals.
If fans use any other ticket exchanges or buy from unauthorized agents they risk being defrauded and not getting their tickets.
Click on below to go to viagogo
Beware of unauthorised ticket agencies including eBay, buying from them can be a lot of trouble - You are likely to pay over the odds for a ticket that will have never existed or might never materialise.
THE FOLLOWING HAVE NOT BEEN SUPPLIED WITH TICKETS BY FESTIVAL REPUBLIC:
Anyone advertised on (these are not authorised sites):
reading-festival-2010.com, leeds-festival-2010.com
readingfestivaltickets2010.com, leedsfestivaltickets2010.com
readingfestival.org , readingfestivalonline.co.uk
leedsfestival.net, leedsmusicfestival.com
readingleeds.co.uk, .readingfesty.org,
readingfestivaltickets.co.uk, readingfestivaltickets2010.com, leedsfestivaltickest2010.com
readingfestival2009.com, leedsfestival2009.com
anyticket.com, anyworldwideevent.com, bookmetickets.com, britishconcerts.com, clickfortickets.co.uk, coasttocoasttickets.com, craigslist.org, double8tickets.com, Ebay, euroteam.net, Euroteam.net, euroticketfinder.co.uk, everysell.com, exciteticket.com, frontrowtickets.com, Getmein.com, getmetickets.com, getmetickets.net, getmetickets.org, gotickets.com, gumtree.com, hertsboxoffice.co.uk, londonticketbrokers.co.uk, londonticketmarket.com, londonticketexchange.com, londonticketsexpress.com, londonticketshop.co.uk, londonticketshop.com, luckyseventickets.com, mostwantedtickets.co.uk, no1eventsltd.co.uk, no1soldoutevents.com, onlineticketexchange.com, onlineseats.com, paperticket.co.uk, play.com, premierevents.co.uk, redcircletickets.com, seatexchange.co.uk, seatwave.com, showtimetickets.co.uk, sohotickets.com, soldoutentertainments.com, soldouteventtickets.com, soldoutticketmarket.com, SOS Masterticket, SOS Ticketmaster, sostickets.com, splendidtickets.com, sportscityevents.com, stubhub.com, summerfestivaltickets.com, Superticketshop.com, theonlineticketshop.com, threechings.com, Ticket2ride.net, tickco.com, ticket2bethere.co.uk, ticket4-you.com, tickethold.com, ticketluck.com, ticketnest.net, ticketnetwork.com, ticketnova.com, ticketsinventory.com, ticketsnow.com, ticketsolutions.co.uk, ticketsolutionsltd.com, ticketssoldout.co.uk, ticketssoldout.net, ticketstub.com, ticketsukltd.com, tickettout.com, tickettriangle.com, tickex.com, TixDaq.com, totaltickets.co.uk, trustedtickets.com, ukticketfactory.com, warnfestivals.co.uk, westminsterevents.com, worldticketshop.com, xclusiveticket.com, ztickets
Info on Authorised agents
Info on UNauthorised agents
Info on Ticket Touting
More tout info from Office of Fair Trading - please read
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We are currently looking into companies selling 'touted' tickets and we are doing what we can to stop fraudulent activity.
FURTHER INFORMATION & CONTACTS:
If you feel a victim of these companies we suggest a number of actions:
1.Call the police; if your money has been taken and no product delivered, this is theft.
2.Report the company to the Trading Standards
3.Contact the BBC's watchdog programme
4.Contact the websites' Internet Service Providers as they have obligations to ensure they are not publishing fraudulent and illegal activity.
HELPFUL LINKS:
CONSUMER DIRECT WEBSITE
Who Sells Tickets
Scam Ticket site example
Consumer Direct Radio Ad
OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING WEBSITE: Just Tick It campaign
Watchdog
Full Festival Republic PDF information on Unauthorised Ticket Agents
No unaccompanied under 16’s. Anyone under 16 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 historically 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: Drivers licence, Passport, plus the following cards [part of the PASS Scheme www.pass-scheme.org.uk] CitizenCard, VALIDATE UK, Connexions Card, Young Scot
HMV stores for 2009 will charge a booking fee of £7:
High Wycombe, Newbury, Oxford, Portsmouth, Reading Oracle*, Reading Friar, Southampton, Staines, Swindon and Winchester.
*Only Reading Oracle HMV will be selling day tickets.
Reading Arts & Venues Box Office – The Hexagon will have tickets at face value for cash.
Weekend tickets include camping and cost £175.
Day tickets do not include camping and cost £70.
To read the Disabled Access Festival Guide 2009 (PDF) CLICK HERE
Click here for the application form
Disabled customers will be provided with one free ticket for their helper, where required.
Imagine no lugging tents and camping gear. No struggling to put up a tent in the dark. No calling for your mates across a pitch black campsite.
Tangerine Fields is what you’re dreaming of. And it’s here at Reading 2009.
They’ve got ready-pitched and fully equipped tents for hire. All you have to do is book and turn up. Tents are available in 2, 4 and 6 man sizes. Better still, book with your friends and we’ll make sure you’re all camped together.
Visit www.tangerinefields.co.uk for more information and bookings.
The funky and new innovation for luxury camping at festivals. They are made from recycled plastic and waterproof cardboard with plenty of space to kick back and relax...
YOU BOOK. WE SETUP. YOU USE. WE RECYCLE.
Why are they so good?
Your myhab will be set up waiting for you Toilets and Showers in the area Comes with king size foam bedding Built in locker for your valuables. Raised off the ground; no damp nights
A light....for the night. A mirror...for the morning
Two way access; great ventilation
All this for only £235 inc vat, that’s only £117.5 each split between two or £78 each split between three. Please ensure you have full weekend festival tickets before booking.
Click here to book your myhab.
Your 'podpad' is situated in a secure area with 24hr stewards.
Your ‘podpad’ comes decorated and with a solid floor, fitted carpet, shelving, interior strip-light and additional 12v power socket, a vanity mirror and a lock on the front door. Single, double or twin beds (with airbeds) are standard for increased comfort, so creating useful storage space underneath. Three sliding tinted windows with curtains provide for ventilation and light, allowing you to look out whilst restricting vision in.
Eco-friendly, the ‘podpads’’ are solar-powered by the fabulous iconic sunflower solar panels.
‘Podpads’ are weatherproof, relatively soundproof, secure, safe and cosy.
For more info and booking online, visit www.podpads.com
[This accommodation package does not include a weekend camping ticket - one of which must have been previously bought by each occupant of the Podpad]
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 on the collection location and opening hours
• Passport to Leisure discount available from Reading Arts & Venues Box Office – The Hexagon (Not Reading Tourist Info this year) Available in person and are limited to one per cardholder and are subject to availability.
• Disabled customers please see 'DISABLED FACILITIES'.
• No other discounts are available.
• Only tickets purchased from authorised agents will be admitted.
Tickets purchased from other sources will be refused admission.
• No other discounts are available, go to www.seetickets.com/readingandleeds for tickets
This year we have teamed up with Lockerhouse to make sure you can keep your belongings safe at Reading Festival. You get to keep a souvenir branded padlock after the event too! Book now, and be sure to keep your stuff safe all weekend. The lockers also have mobile phone charging facilities, which require 12v Car adapters/chargers.
IMPORTANT! - PLEASE NOTE: the locker sizes are 25cm wide x 15.5cm deep x 10cm high - so they are the right size for small valuables (mobiles, wallets, cameras). The Locker is used at Hirers own Risk
These are only available to Weekend Camping ticket holders.
No-one will be allowed to camp without a Weekend Camping wristband. This will be policed across the festival weekend.
You will not be allowed to camp with a Day Wristband. No rogue camping will be tolerated. Check back to this website before the festival for full details about camping, parking, safety and security.
No under 16s will be permitted to camp unless they are accompanied by an adult.
The coach drop off and pick up point is at Rivermead Leisure Centre for authorised coaches only.
If you go by authorised coach you will be dropped off and picked up at the Rivermead Centre, by Red Gate.
See Tickets are selling a combined event/coach package ticket that will also get you straight to the site in the red campsite.
In order to maintain the integrity of the caravan and campervan field in white zone camp and also because it has been many years since we raised the price of a caravan and campervan car park passes these will increase to £20 in advance, and £30 on the gate for 2009. As a comparison, if you took your campervan with you to similar events it would cost £65, or £75 and so we still feel, even with the increase, that Reading campervan pass offers good value for money.
Click here below to read T&Cs and ensure your vehicle complies
Book online at www.seetickets.com/readingandleeds
FOR GUESTS & DISABLED CUSTOMERS:
All caravans / campervans require a pass which you will need to purchase from us in advance. Please email guestcampervans@festivalrepublic.com
Customers must exchange their ticket for a wristband on entry to the site at either white zone wristband exchange, red zone wristband exchange or green zone wristband exchange. Re-admittance to the site is possible once they have been wristbanded. Entrance to the arena is only possible with a valid wristband, tickets will not be allowed through at this point.
There is a wristband exchange over in the white campsite for those that will park in the white car park and campervan field. You will be able to be wristbanded prior to you crossing the Thames to get to the main site.
Wristbands removed from your wrist or tampered with will be rendered invalid and will not be replaced. If you have any problems with your wristband or ticket please return to the nearest wristband exchange.
This is a new voluntary venture for anyone who wants it and the aim is that it will help our bar staff, gate staff and other local retailers to do a quick check for anyone that seems around 18 years old.
It will stop you having to carry your ID every time you want a drink on site, or want to bring alcohol into the campsites from the supermarkets. It is a trial and so please help us with it. There will a tent outside the arena entrance where you will be able to get the over 18’s band once you are in the event.
You will need valid ID in order to get the wristband and this will be a a PASS hologrammed ID card, a full photo card driving licence issued by the DVLA or a passport. If there is any doubt as to the age of the customer they will be refused service. The onus is on the individual to demonstrate unequivocally that they are 18 years old or over and if the individual cannot do so they will not be served.
Everyone on site must wear a wristband, and if yours is damaged or lost you may not be able to enter the arena and/or may be required to leave the site. So, here are a few tips on looking after your wristband….
1. Ensure your wristband is secure. The clasp should be firmly in place and not slipping up or down. The wristband must not be loose so check it cannot slip over your wrist.
2. Do not tamper with your wristband in any way. The wristband often has loose ends which many are tempted to cut or burn off. Do not do this. If the ends are tampered with it increases the likelihood of losing your wristband as the ends may fray and/or can slip out of the clasp more easily. Most wristbands have a warning which says “void if removed” and the promoter has the right to refuse entry if a wristband has been tampered with.
3. Do not tie knots or add anything to your wristband. All bands are checked each time you enter the arena and at various checkpoints around the site. Knots, plasters, tape etc. on your band will have to be removed to check the band properly and this will cause delays to you and others at the entrance. Some people may be sensitive to the metal on some clasps. If this is the case, do not put tape on the wristband, but protect your skin with hypoallergenic tape instead.
4. Keep your wristband safe. Even if a wristband appears secure it may still be lost or stolen especially if you get involved in lively crowd activity, “moshing” etc. The best way to keep your wristband safe, and to prevent the loose ends snagging or annoying you, is to wear an elasticated/towelling sweatband over the top or a long sleeved top with elasticated cuffs. This way you will keep it safe but you will still be able to show it at checkpoints easily.
5. What if you have a problem? As soon as you realise you have a problem, lost, damaged band etc. you must get help. If you are outside the arena, go to the nearest wristband exchanges tent where someone will help and advise you. When you get to the wristband exchange look for, and ask for, the Gate manager. If you are inside the arena, do not leave, go to the arena entrance and, without leaving the arena, ask for the supervisor who will be able to help.
6. Wristbands remain the property of Festival Republic until 12 noon Bank Holiday Monday August
Click below to read Festival Republic's Festivals & Events T&Cs:- Conditions of entry
- Conditions of sale