Your first day at Reading or Leeds

[rexclark]

My first day was Saturday August 28th 99 (Back then Reading was on the Friday, saturday, Sunday with acts playing a day later at Leeds)

I watched, Bis, Nashville Pussy, John Spencer Blues Explosion, The Dandy Warhols, Space, Echo & The Bunnymen, Reef and The Chemical Brothers. Cracking day.

[jazz565]

My first was 2009 saturday with a day ticket but i'm gonna go with my first day at 2010 because I preferred it!

Young guns were a very nice surprise, had only heard a few songs but thought the energy of their set was great!

A day To Remember put on a solid performance

Billy Talent was a childhood dream for me!

Two Door Cinema Club had a fantastic set, just before they made it 'massive' and was a couple rows back

Lostprophets was a nice singalong set, really liked it even though it wasn't the best performance

Biffy Clyro had a faultless set, always great fun seeing them!

Queens Of The Stone Age put on an awesome show, got me into them

Guns'n'roses, i went for the novelty factor of watching them, I loved the constant axl rose abuse being shouted by the crowd and I by this point i was passed the point of normality influenced by a mixture of narcotics was having a brilliant time haha

Great day!

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

Mine was the Saturday of 2002. Ended up going Sunday aswell but on the Saturday I saw

Sahara Hotnights

Vex Red

Andrew W.K

Less than Jake

The Hives

Rival Schools

Ash

Muse

Foo Fighters

[Poppington]

Mine was the Sunday at Reading 2001, pissed down but pretty much stayed in the crowd all day, Saw Staind, Fear factory, SOAD, Marilyn Manson, Papa Roach, The Cult, QOTSA and Slim Shady.

My first memory was just getting into the site at 8.30 in the morning and seeing some old dude in a leather jacket off his head getting a punch in the face off someone, Remember thinking to myself "where the fuck am i??" Haha.

[2rare2die]

Mine was the Sunday at Reading 2001, pissed down but pretty much stayed in the crowd all day, Saw Staind, Fear factory, SOAD, Marilyn Manson, Papa Roach, The Cult, QOTSA and Slim Shady.

My first memory was just getting into the site at 8.30 in the morning and seeing some old dude in a leather jacket off his head getting a punch in the face off someone, Remember thinking to myself "where the fuck am i??" Haha.

[joelovesleeds!]

Leeds 2004. I saw

Dropkick Murphys

The Streets

Lostprophets

Placebo

50 Cent

Then took the highly controversial decision to watch Mike Patton and Rahzel in the Dance Tent, missing Green Day.

Awesome day, loved it!

Edited March 7, 2012 by joelovesleeds!

[lightning1000]

Leeds 2004. I saw

Dropkick Murphys

The Streets

Lostprophets

Placebo

50 Cent

Then took the highly controversial decision to watch Mike Patton and Rahzel in the Dance Tent, missing Green Day.

Awesome day, loved it!

[DavisO89]

Reading Friday 2006:

The Long Blondes

Guillemots

Gogol Bordello

The Subways

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly

Little Man Tate

The Sunshine Underground

Bromheads Jacket

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Dizzee Rascal

Franz Ferdinand.

Primal Scream

My 15 year old self was hip and cool.

[Tom Ainley]

The thursday of last year, the best day of my life to date

[Chihiro Cheeks]

Leeds 2000:

A

Daphne and Celeste

Blink 182

Slipknot

RATM

Placebo

Stereophonics

[Hawky]

09 went for the day. Friday (Leeds)

First band: Skint and demoralised V.Good, Then Mik Artistic he was so funny, Bobbed down to see a bit of fightstar (not bad), Then i saw the Rakes Can't really remember these tbh haha,then chilled at top of the hill for eagles, saw enter shikari who were very good. Courteeners awesome! then Ian Brown who i thought was a little boring. Then the prodigy. Fucking wow. Was electrifying, was right at the front. Then Arctic Monkey who were da bomb but they didnt sing Mardy Bum.

Not bad for my first ever live band experience.

[Cydonia_90]

Reading Friday 2008:

Blood Red Shoes

Dizzee Rascal

Biffy Clyro

The Enemy

MGMT

QOTSA

RATM

Ahhhhhh, 2008 had a cracking line-up. Definitely my favourite year!

[Vieuphoria]

Mine was Reading 2008 Friday.

Anti-Flag (for 10 mins, were poop)

Future Of The Left (who i'd really wanted to see, Were fantastic, crowd didn't get it though)

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly

Taking Back Sunday (More poop)

Be Your Own PET (Incredible gig. Their last ever tour. Was a true punk clusterfuck, total shambles.... Incredible gig)

Steven Lynch (some funnies for the weekend)

MGMT (truly dreadful live band)

Queens Of The Stone Age (were one of my favourite bands. Was very disappointed with this gig)

Rage Against The Machine (We are Rage Against The Machine from Los Angele California.... You're not them!!!)

Edited March 7, 2012 by Vieuphoria

[insideaway]

My first and to this day best day at leeds fest was the friday of 2010, futureheads, modest mouse, maccabes, frank turner, the libertines (best of the day) and ash. Even got to see a couple of stand ups!

[Calzum]

Leeds 2010 Friday was an amazing lineup for me, every band i pretty much loved, and is ts pretty much the most amount of music i saw in one day it was great

Rolo Tomassi

FutureHeads

Hadouken

Trash Talk

Gallows

Frank Turner

Serj Tankian

Crystal Castles

Enter Shikari

Pendulum

[mb23]

First day was the Thursday in 2009 but we got there quite late and didn't really do much. Was really suprised at how big the place was, had a little explore and then just chilled back at our camp and got nice and drunk!

First full day though was the Friday and it was pretty decent band-wise. Dananananakroyd, Manchester Orchestra, Alexisonfire, Little Boots, The Horrors, Florence and the Machine all on NME, followed by Bombay Bicycle Club on Festival Republic and then a cheeky bit of Kaiser Chiefs and Kings of Leon on the Main Stage! Was a great day, being in the crowds make you really realise how many people go to Reading!

[jump]

I remember the 1st time I went in 2002 I didn't even know the line up, it was about 2 weeks before the fest and some of my mates were going and invited me along.

I got there on the day and still had no clue who was on the bill till I bought a programme and was moaning as when the arena opened all my mates sat around the campsite getting stoned and whatnot so I fucked off by myself and watched bands all day including getting to the front to see White Stripes, Dandy Warhols & Weezer, talking to some pretty girls in the crowd and a guy giving me a joint because he liked my tattoos. The next day some of group got bored with waiting to see a few specific bands so they took my lead and spent all their time seeing as many bands as possible with me.

[Joe-]

First day was Thursday last year, it rained, I bought wellies and we all went into a tent and drank beer.

First music day, PABH, Miles Kane, Dry The River, Crystal Fighters, Foster The People, Metronomy, Offspring, White Lies then Horrors. Was a pretty awesome day, White Lies were my favourite.

Edited March 8, 2012 by Joe-

[gary1979666]

First Leeds fest for me was 99 for a day - stuck to the main stage all day - saw Lit, Sick of it All, Pitchshifter, Buckcherry, Backyard Babies, Feeder,

Silverchair, Terrorvision, Offspring and finished off with the RHCP.

Was gutted to realised that in the Lock Up of the day were Pennywise, Blink, Less Than Jake, The Vandals. Luckily missed Coldplay opening the Radio 1 tent.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

During my first Reading in 2007, whilst waiting to get my weekend wristband on the Friday morning I was greeted by the beautiful slogan 'get your rat out' painted in 2 foot high letters on the fence. The warmest of welcomes indeed. Not as hilarious as Razorlight headlining though

Edited March 8, 2012 by 1007mileroundtrip

[moshing]

First festival ever was Donnington in 1998. Iron maiden, kiss and megadeath among others played. Sad day though due to two deaths during the Guns n' Roses set.

First reading was sometime in the late 80s when Meat Loaf got bottled (can't remember the year or much about it. Was a little wasted). Had a long time away from festivals in the 90s but started again with Leeds in 2003 where afi in a tent were my stand out band.

I now feel really old!!

[KG93]

My first full day of a festival was Leeds 2010 the Friday!

After a few days of drinking ect, I didn't drink all day specifically for The Libertines and I'm so glad I didn't!

It was amazing that day, stayed at the main stage for the majority of the day and discovered Maccabees who I didn't even know before Leeds & now am a massive fan.

Dizzee Rascal was also a pleasant surprise