Reading Festival 2023

Reading Festival 2023 - around the festival site
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Reading Festival 2023

Friday 25th to Sunday 27th August 2023
Little Johns Farm, Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8EQ, England MAP
£286.20 for the weekend, £101.20 for a day
Daily capacity: 90,000
Last updated: Mon 10th Jul 2023

Rock, alternative, indie, punk, metal, with big names, breaking acts, and exclusive performances Reading Festival has it all......since 1989 !

The dates for the 90,000 capacity Reading Festival are confirmed as on the bank holiday weekend, from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th August 2023 at Little Johns Farm, Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire.

Line-up

Billie Eilish, Sam Fender, Foals, The Killers, Imagine Dragons, The 1975, Knucks, Andy C, Arlo Parks, Baby Queen, Becky Hill, Bicep Live, Central Cee, Chase Atlantic, Declan Mckenna, Don Broco, Eliza Rose, Foushee, Georgia, Inhaler,  LF System, Lil Tjay, Lovejoy, Loyle Carner, Meekz, MK,  Muna, Nessa Barrett, Nothing But Thieves, Shy Fx, Slowthai, Songer, Steve Lacy, The Snuts, Tion Wayne, Trippie Redd, Wet Leg, You Me At Six, Yung Lean, and many more.

For the details as available please see the line-ups page.

 

Tickets

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3-day tickets including camping : £286.20 each

Children under 13 (12 and under) are admitted free but MUST be accompanied by a ticket holding adult. Please note there is no separate children's area at this event, and eFestivals considers this an event not really suitable for small children.

Note: Tickets will not be on sale at the gate. There will be no box office of any kind. All tickets will be sent out to customers. Overseas customers will need to pick up tickets from The Hexagon.

Disabled info

Festival Republic produces a guide to Disabled Access and Facilities for all it's festivals, which includes details of the 2-for-1 ticket scheme. Please request a booklet and application form on 020 8961 5490. For disabled attendees, the 2 for 1 scheme will open in the Spring. To be eligible for the scheme, you will need to buy your own ticket in advance. You will need your booking reference number in order to apply for a free ticket for a carer or PA. 

Restrictions

No bags bigger than A4 size are permitted in the arena.

 

Conditions for camping

No aerosols (over 250ml) or gas canisters. Those wanting to cook need to bring disposable BBQs, trangias or solid fuel stoves. Anyone seen with canisters or cylinders will be ejected from site. 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.

Only small, clean, campfires only are allowed in the campsites they must be kept below knee height and less than one pace wide. They will be monitored and extinguished if otherwise.  

Once again this year no flags will be allowed to be taken into the festival arena, as they obstruct the view of people behind.

Campsite

There will be an on site supermarket can be found near the arena entrance in the Village. It will sell convenience foods, snacks, pies/pasties, chilled drinks, fresh daily bread and milk, newspapers, beer/lager/cider, toiletries, pharmacy, general grocery, fresh sliced meats, bacon, sausage, butter and cheeses, deli counter, and cigarettes. The supermarket will offer a card payment facility (minimum purchase £5) with cashback. Other on site facilities include: Bars, Cash Points, First Aid & Paramedics, Food & Non Food Stalls, Information.

More information will be here when available.




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