Focus Group For Reading Festival

[kittycat100]

They happened on Wednesday night, in Reading...of all places!

[Mike Patton]

Thanks for the info - just to know when to expect the feedback.

[rivalschools.price]

Hey Dan,

I would like to say that the bridge was great last year, so well done to them for that.

In terms of changes - can there be less people int he campsite? in fact everywhere?

I've been every year since 2001 and never have I camped in so crowded a space! And we have camped in a very similar spot every year. We were there on wednesday and has plenty of space, but as people kep arriving they kept squeezing in and squeezing in. we even had to ask some people not to pitch their tent so we could actually get out of ours.

This ramming in of people made it seem much more rowdy (in a bad way not a fun way) and really spoilt the weekend for us.

The arena also seemed far too full, but it was more dealable with.

Otrher thoughts I have had are:

1. The food bit at T in the park where they have all local producers and the like is amazing, providing a much better selection of food, and better quality and value too. Any chance of getting localproducers involved at Reading?

2. Ethical food sellers, has MF considered asking food suppliers to consider using free range eggs, british meat etc. I appreciate this would put prices up but it would give us punters a choice about where to spend out money.

[rivalschools.price]

has anybody thought that if less people were let into the festival that they themselves might be one of the people that cant get a ticket??

[kittycat100]

has anybody thought that if less people were let into the festival that they themselves might be one of the people that cant get a ticket??

[thomasowen]

has anybody thought that if less people were let into the festival that they themselves might be one of the people that cant get a ticket??

[thomasowen]

double post

Edited January 25, 2009 by thomasowen

[Bradders]

From what I've heard Leeds is bigger (campsites at least) than Reading, but with lower capacity. So Reading ends up much more crowded.

[kittycat100]

From what I've heard Leeds is bigger (campsites at least) than Reading, but with lower capacity. So Reading ends up much more crowded.

[Mike Patton]

Reading has way too many people nowadays. The crowd for Rage was bordering on dangerous.

[moshing]

Everyone seems to ignore the fact that I'm talking about Reading, as that is where I go, and as it is a thread for comments about Reading!

[kittycat100]

Would it not have been better to put the thread in the reading forum then instead of the general one?

[Ølivavu]

But this one gets more traffic, and the title does clearly say its about the Reading focus group! Its not too much of a stretch to expect users of a forum to be able to read is it?

[Benj]

Ha, ha - this is what I always think, I seriously dont mind them upping the numbers if it means a bigger chance of me getting a ticket. I have never found space a serious probalam at Leeds. Sure it is a bit packed but that is the nature of festivals.

[thomasowen]

Numbers at Reading have doubled since the mid/late ninties. It was a nicer experience then, simply because you could get around far easier and have more personal space between bands etc.

I for one would be happy if they put the tickets £ up by 10% and cut capacity 10%. Although I suspect the vendors would be less so.

[Ølivavu]

It didn't used to be the nature.

Numbers at Reading have doubled since the mid/late ninties. It was a nicer experience then, simply because you could get around far easier and have more personal space between bands etc.

I for one would be happy if they put the tickets £ up by 10% and cut capacity 10%. Although I suspect the vendors would be less so.

More punters= more revenue and more charge on teh vendors

[TalkShow Bob]

Correct.

It was better in the 90s/early 00s because there was less demand for tickets and less people there. You could procrastinate for months over whether or not to get a ticket and buy one late one.

You only get an hour or two now...and it costs twice as much.

[benisright]

Surely if you move the lockup stage to where the FR stage is, the NME tent will then be further away from the lockup?

We got details of any possible arena changes and this will be passed on ASAP

[pinback]

And nearly all the tickets were sold though HMV or the astorias box office. Its funny how everyone used to think you were a wirdo for going now trys to out festival you. People used to call me a 'stinking grunger' at school and now the same people ask me if I can sort them out with festival tickets because they know I work there.

[TalkShow Bob]

Surely if you move the lockup stage to where the FR stage is, the NME tent will then be further away from the lockup?

We got details of any possible arena changes and this will be passed on ASAP

[Ølivavu]

And nearly all the tickets were sold though HMV or the astorias box office. Its funny how everyone used to think you were a wirdo for going now trys to out festival you. People used to call me a 'stinking grunger' at school and now the same people ask me if I can sort them out with festival tickets because they know I work there.

[Ølivavu]

There's one or two people on this forum that I still call stinking grungers.

[pinback]

You're so cryptic!

[Ølivavu]

I know, next thing you know I'll be changing my name and pretending I'm someone else ;-)

[pinback]

You were never fooled though, were you?