It’s nearly the August bank holiday and surprising there are still weekend tickets and day tickets for Saturday and Sunday available for this year’s festival
Some sets are also being broadcast on BBC - will you be tuning in? Chappell Roan and Bring Me the Horizon will both be on TV and others on iPlayer
I’m there all weekend and shared some of my picks from the line up - who are your must sees on the line up?
Sorry wrong link, TV coverage info here
If I had a ticket, I’d go see High Vis, Mannequin Pussy and Origami Angel and then spend the rest of the weekend in the campsite drinking warm cans and shouting BOLLOCKS!!!
There’s loads there this year I’d see. Which is daft cos I’m in my mid 30s and I’m meant to be eating Worther’s Originals or something.
Imagine being mid 30s in 1955 and going to see Elvis. Wait, that probably happened didn’t it?
Are you seeing Chappell Roan is the Elvis of now? Strong argument tbf
After going last year at the age of 44 i reckon i was over twice the age of 95% of people there
Imagine getting a telegram from one of your haters that reads enjoy Elvis at Reading
Going tomorrow and Saturday, but very unimpressed with what they’ve done to the festival.
For example, in 2019, there was a choice of around 240 acts over the weekend, weekend tickets were £215, which is around £265 after inflation, so that’s about £1.10 per act. This year there are around 150 acts for £315 which is about £2.10 per act, coupled with there being a much larger percentage of acts that haven’t even released an album.
The Introducing stage used to be the 7th biggest stage, now it’s the 4th.
There used to be between 3 and 5 acts on at headliner time, now there’s absolutely nothing except maybe a DJ in bar if you don’t want to see Travis Scott or Bring Me The Horizon, and only The Chats if you don’t want to watch Hozier.
Anyway, grumbling over, I’m going to have a lot of fun, because I’m me. my vague plans:
gf is 38 and has a day ticket to see Chappell and Hosier
Ah tits I didn’t realise Chappell wasn’t headlining - I wanted to take my niece but thought it would be too much of a hassle getting back. Waaaah. Hope she never finds out.
Yeah, it’s a bit of an odd one that. I know Hozier is massive and all, but Chappell’s been totally unavoidable since Coachella last year.
Limp Bizkit and Chappell Roan on the same bill is honestly dream shit for 2025 me.
Why can’t I be rich and have a strong constitution
I did think the poster was a bit sparse and missing The Lock Up stage or whatever the equivalent was but thought I was just looking at an older one
Not that surprising with what a rip off it is and how few bands there are these days.
They merged the Festival Republic and Lock up stages a few years ago, leaving two days of Lock Up style music and one of Festival Republic style.
I’m still excited obvs
Jasmine4t 
The rest looks mostly uninteresting to me.
Back in the 90s it was only 2 stages. You’ve been spoiled if you’d had 5-7 stages of music in recent years.
I’m disappointed they didn’t repeat last year’s gubbins where they posted all over social media that Reading had sold out a day or two before the festival, despite tickets still being readily available.