New Stages

[Yellow_Fellow]

Please.

[jump]

Was more as a response to certain people who said I was full of shit and actually thought we would actually get 3 new physical stages

[Englishdragon]

That because you were taking shit then and you're talking shit now by taking your speculation and trying to turn them into fact.

There's no mention of the relentless stage being turned into the 1xtra stage and they aren't doing away with the Lock Up stage as you said. Also from the article "around a 25% increase to the size of the festival site" something you said was impossible to happen to the site.

[Yellow_Fellow]

That hasn't been confirmed. Stop saying things that you don't know as facts please.

[Simpo]

Its ok, I will accept your apology in August.

I said the relentless stage would become a normal stage, meaning the empty area will become the area instead of a big open space of nothing for the past 8 years. That new empty space is the "25% more space" where the dance tent will be.

A simple sorry or I was wrong will be enough.

[nowyouregideon]

Please.

[jump]

Its ok, I will accept your apology in August.

I said the relentless stage would become a normal stage, meaning the empty area will become the area instead of a big open space of nothing for the past 8 years. That new empty space is the "25% more space" where the dance tent will be.

A simple sorry or I was wrong will be enough.

[5co77ie]

Yup, hopefully this will keep them all away from Bestival which is only 2 weeks later!

[LondonTom]

Extra additions for Reading:

-Covered food court area

-Two arena entrances

-Real ale on sale in the mian R1/NME bar

Edited November 29, 2012 by LondonTom

[mrtourette]

Well that sounds exciting!!!

[Paul ™]

I know, not one but two arena entrances. TWO! It's going to be awesome.

[dip]

No reason why acts couldn't play bestival and reading

[thetime]

No reason why acts couldn't play bestival and reading

[rexclark]

A Radio 1 Xtra stage? Jesus wept, this may be the final nail in the coffin of me going back to Leeds. Was sorely tempted after missing this year but unless there's a decent mix of new and old acts on the top three stages then I'm out. There's only so many chino w*nkers a man can put up with over a weekend.

[LondonTom]

I know, not one but two arena entrances. TWO! It's going to be awesome.

[rug568]

Are we sure that the 1Xtra stage is three days? When I first read it I thought maybe it was replacing the dance stage.

[Gucci Piggy]

Are we sure that the 1Xtra stage is three days? When I first read it I thought maybe it was replacing the dance stage.

[mrtourette]

This is what I'm thinking, mentioned it in the lineup thread. A bid deal's been made of the dance stage being 3 days, but nothing's been said about the 1xtra stage being more than 1 day.

[rug568]

I'm pretty sure there was a thread last year calling for more hip hop.

You just can't please some people.

[kaosmark2]

I'm pretty sure there was a thread last year calling for more hip hop.

You just can't please some people.

[Babyquack]

I like the sound of Real Ale being sold... Would tempt me to go all on its own

[mrtourette]

There's been small real ale bar there for a couple of years, next year they're selling it in one of the main bars.

[Gucci Piggy]

From the offical forums:

[mrtourette]

There's a load of info on there that doesn't seem to be anywhere else.

http://forums.readingfestival.com/m1037331.aspx

[Babyquack]

There's been small real ale bar there for a couple of years, next year they're selling it in one of the main bars.