Rock n Roll Reading!

The weekend before last we donned our wellies and ponchos (thanks Grassie!) and headed to the Reading Festival - a 3 day music festival which is one of the biggest in the UK. Tickets were impossible to buy, but I managed to score ours free from work! It's all about who you know.
The line-up was awesome - lots of bands that hardly ever come all the way to Oz. Definatley top of the list for me was seeing Pearl Jam, who topped off the festival on the last night. They were amazing - and were one of those bands that I've wanted to see since I was about 13. Other great bands included Franz Ferdinand, Muse, The Vines, Jet, Wolfmother, Reel Big Fish, Millencolin, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Goldie Lookin Chain, The Kooks, as well as Slayer for those who like their rock a bit more on the heavy side (not Ang apparently!).

We did notice that either the poms are a bit softer at their rock gigs, or maybe the aussies just go a little bit mental. There was still a really good vibe, and everyone seemed to partake in a strange clapping phenomenon the we certainly hadn't seen at home where they all clap in time with the music.

It goes without saying that we experienced all the usual festival highlights such as getting crushed in big crowds and lining up for an hour to visit the overflowing and paperless loos, but a jolly good time was had by all!