Reading tickets same price as Glasto

[Brizzle]

OH MY GOD!

you've got to be kidding me, i dont know why anyone wanting a festival experience would pay that price and not go to glastonbury.

or has it always been like that?

either way i dont care, im far too bored.

[Ed209]

OH MY GOD!

you've got to be kidding me, i dont know why anyone wanting a festival experience would pay that price and not go to glastonbury.

or has it always been like that?

either way i dont care, im far too bored.

[mouth]

you are having a bubble.

[Benj]

OH MY GOD!

you've got to be kidding me, i dont know why anyone wanting a festival experience would pay that price and not go to glastonbury.

or has it always been like that?

either way i dont care, im far too bored.

[Brizzle]

Because they enjoy it perhaps?

Stop being such a festi-snob, its all very unglastonbury of you, you know

[Benj]

i've been to reading, and cant say the same thing, was expressing my opinion. that is all.

[robith]

Because they've got more bands who they've paid more money and they need to cover it.

*nb I don't mean there are more acts at R/L, I mean they've paid more money to a greater number of them

[Brizzle]

Well that's just you, as an oh so enlightened glasto goer, Id assume that you'd realise all people are different and like different things

[Blueboy78]

Benj crackin pic btw i love big dunc

and if io was offered glasto or reading you guess which one i would choose

[Brizzle]

Because they've got more bands who they've paid more money and they need to cover it.

*nb I don't mean there are more acts at R/L, I mean they've paid more money to a greater number of them

[Benj]

funnily enough, reading has corrupted me, so now i like starting fires and skinny jeans.

[Benj]

Benj crackin pic btw i love big dunc

and if io was offered glasto or reading you guess which one i would choose

[Brizzle]

and rolling out dull, tired stereotypes it seems.

The actual title/theme of the post is interesting, is one (either) overpriced in comparison to the other, I wonder what the cost per attendee is to the organisers of both? I suspect its pretty similar logisitics wise, perhaps a little more at Reading, as glasto can benefit from the economies of scale a bit more and doesn't have the complications of two sites to take into account. I have no idea though.

As Robith suggests, I suspect Reading have to pay a lot more for their bill than Glasto though

[crashnburn]

i guess becasue reading and leeds are sponsered this means a huge cash injection for the festivals...proabably to pay for the big names

but who knows...alas.

[Kyelo]

I would pay that for Leeds/Reading or T as long as the line-up was good. I pay that for Glastonbury for the experience, not the bands simple.

The atmosphere at all festivals is brilliant, regardless of the ethos of the place.

Edited March 30, 2009 by BenchBuddah

[IRISHMANC]

how much more do reading/leeds pay their artists anyway??? It should be at least double as its double the amount of work.

[robith]

how much more do reading/leeds pay their artists anyway??? It should be at least double as its double the amount of work.

[jameshunt]

how much more do reading/leeds pay their artists anyway??? It should be at least double as its double the amount of work.

[IRISHMANC]

?

Note: Buying a Reading ticket won't get you into the Leeds festival as well.

[Brizzle]

This is all based on conjecture, but a R/L headliner will get c.1,000,000.

I heard the chilli peppers got double that.

But it's all completely baseless

Edited March 30, 2009 by Brizzle

[robith]

would you say thats for your average headliner who is doing the rounds at fests or for the exclusive ones?

i wonder how much they paid rage....

[jameshunt]

i was refering to the artists. 2 gigs instead of one innit.

[IRISHMANC]

I imagine that's for exclusives - but aren't R/L all about exclusives?

Rage got paid a (calm like a) bomb. At least a mill I rex.

[Benj]

?

Note: Buying a Reading ticket won't get you into the Leeds festival as well.

[IRISHMANC]

Makes no difference to the ticket price as you're only paying to see them once.