Blink-182 confirmed for Reading Festival

Blink-182 is an American pop punk band from San Diego, California, formed in 1992. The band formed as "Blink" with vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, vocalist and bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Scott Raynor. In 1998, midway through a U.S. tour, current drummer Travis Barker replaced Scott Raynor. Blink-182 is recognized as a key pioneer of contemporary pop punk music, influencing various acts over their career.

After releasing debut album Cheshire Cat (1994), the band achieved relative success with Dude Ranch (1997), now having sold over a million copies. However, the trio achieved even greater success with the multi-platinum selling Enema of the State (1999). Their following two albums maintained their popularity; Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001) and Blink-182 (2003) before DeLonge left the group in early 2005, initiating an indefinite hiatus. DeLonge went on to form Angels & Airwaves, while Hoppus and Barker continued playing music together in +44. After some tragic events involving the band and its entourage, they reunited in February 2009 and a new album is in the works.

Blink-182 has sold over 25 million albums worldwide.

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headliners for Reading Festival

The headliners for this year's Reading, and Leeds festivals will be Arcade Fire, Guns N' Roses, and Blink 182 with a special appearance by The Libertines also confirmed.

Guns N' Roses will be making their only UK appearance (Reading Friday/Leeds Sunday). The band played Leeds Festival in 2002 and this is their first ever appearance at Reading, Arcade Fire will be playing their only English festival shows (Reading Saturday/Leeds Friday), and Blink 182 will play Reading on Sunday and Leeds Saturday as an exclusive UK Festival Appearance and their only English shows in 2010.

Also appearing on the main stage over the weekend are special guests The Libertines who reunite for their only two shows anywhere in the world playing Reading on Saturday and Leeds on Friday. 

The full announcement (but not the full line-up - there's more to come over the coming weeks) is as follows:

The Main Stage at Reading on the Friday and Leeds on the Sunday has: Queens Of The Stone Age, Biffy Clyro, Lostprophets, Nofx, Gogol Bordello, and Billy Talent.

The Main Stage at Reading on the Saturday and Leeds on the Friday has: Dizzee Rascal, The Cribs, The Maccabees, Modest Mouse, and The Gaslight Anthem.

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2010 line up for Reading Festival

Guns N Roses:

Guns N' Roses is proud to announce that guitarist n' songwriter Dj Ashba has joined the band. Ashba, who officially replaces current NIN guitarist Robin Finck.

Queens of the Stone Age:

Queens of the Stone Age is an American Grammy Award-nominated rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. Originally formed under the name Gamma Ray by guitarist Josh Homme, following the breakup of his previous band, Kyuss

Biffy Clyro:

Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band from Kilmarnock, comprising Simon Neil , James Johnston  and Ben Johnston

Lostprophets:

Lostprophets are a Welsh rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997. Founded by vocalist Ian Watkins, bassist  Mike Lewis, drummer Mike Chiplin and guitarist Lee Gaze, they were originally a side-project to hardcore punk band Public Disturbance.

Arcade Fire:

Arcade Fire is an indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and fronted by the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne

The Libertines:

The Libertines are an English rock band. Formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât  and Pete Doherty , the band also includes John Hassall  and Gary Powell  for most of its recording career.

Dizzee Rascal:

Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 1 October 1985 in Bow, London), better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a British rapper, songwriter and record producer of Nigerian and Ghanaian descent.

The Cribs:

The Cribs are an English 4-piece indie rock band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The band consist of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman.

Blink 182:

Blink-182 is an American pop punk band from San Diego, California, formed in 1992. The band formed as "Blink" with vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, vocalist and bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Scott Raynor.

Paramore:

Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. Members are lead vocalist and keyboardist Hayley Williams, lead guitarist Josh Farro, bassist Jeremy Davis, drummer Zac Farro, and rhythm guitarist Taylor York.

Weezer:

Weezer is an American alternative rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1992. The band currently consists of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Brian Bell , and Scott Shriner.

Cypress Hill:

Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Originally called DVX, the name was changed after Mellow Man Ace left in 1988.

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NO GAS CANISTERS AND AEROSOLS OVER 250ML in Reading Festival

We recommend GreenHeat cookers(official web)

We suggest that if you want to cook outside your tent that you bring disposable bbq’s only.  

Anyone seen with canisters or cylinders will be ejected from site.  Please help up with this, plan ahead and have a great camping experience.

The caravan and campervan ticket holders in the campervan field only will be permitted to bring in fitted gas containers up to the limit of 7kg.

In addition to our new gas canister and cylinder policy above we will also not be permitting aerosols over 250ml in size onto site. This is for the same reasons as above and please also help us with this and keep the campsites a safer place.

NOT ALLOWED:

GAS CANISTERS (any size) 

PETROL BURNER

ANY FORM OF AEROSOL OVER 250ml

ALLOWED:

GREENHEAT Base Camp Cooker

SOLID FUEL STOVES 

DISPOSABLE BARBEQUES 

FIRELIGHTERS / FIRELIGHTER STOVES 

METHYLATED / “TRANGIA” SPIRIT STOVES

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GUNS N’ ROSES kick off proceedings in Reading

Arguably the biggest rock band of its generation GUNS N’ ROSES kick off proceedings in Reading and close the show in Leeds, the adored and acclaimed ARCADE FIRE make their eagerly awaited headline debut at the festival and the feverishly anticipated return of BLINK-182 will excite all rock fans.

Other incredible names appearing on the main stage over the weekend include special guests THE LIBERTINES who reunite for their only two shows anywhere in the world, Also featured are the hottest new rock starts on the planet PARAMORE and kings of cool QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE.

The full line up is enhanced with some of the biggest and best names in rock and alternative music:

Main Stage on Friday: Guns N'Roses, Queens of the Stones Age, Biffy Clyro, Lostprophets, NOFX, Gogol Bordello, Billy Talent.

Main Stage on Saturday: Arcade Fire, The Libertines, Dizzee Rascal, The Cribs, The Maccabees, Modest Mouse, The Gaslight Anthem.

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Nirvana 'Live At Reading Festival' DVD finally set for official release

An official DVD and CD release of Nirvana's seminal performance at the Reading Festival in 1992 is set for release on November 2.

The package features footage of the performance, which took place on August 30, 1992 and is considered by many to be one of the greatest performances ever at the festival.

The CD version of the performance features the setlist (below) minus 'Love Buzz'.

CD-only and DVD-only versions of the release will be issued on the same day as the DVD package, while a double 12-inch vinyl version will come out on November 16.

The package will be the first official release of the gig, although an unofficial DVD of the performance, entitled 'Life Takes No Prisoners', was released last May.


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MP, Police, and Council comment on meeting with Reading Festival bosses

The MP reveals in the article what measures could be implemented to combat the behaviour of a minority of fans, saying "I suspect these could include beefing up the security on Sunday nights as well as trying to clamp down on people trying to re-enter the festival site after the acts have finished by swapping wrist bands with fans who were leaving. These were people who were clearly not interested in the music and in all probability included elements looking for trouble on the last night."

The MP who called the meeting to make it clear that he wants the festival organisers to stop the marauding mobs and fires blazing unchecked in the campsites before there were serious injuries, reveals, "It was a frank and forthright discussion of my concerns over the scenes which took place on some of the campsites on the last night of the festival."

"I was angered by the official apparent denials of the problems in the media immediately after the event which were at odds with everything I had both seen on video and which had been brought to my attention. However, I am satisfied now there is an acceptance of the very real problems that need to be addressed."

Leader of Reading Borough Council Councillor Jo Lovelock also speaks about the meeting in the article, saying "I think it was accepted that there had been issues on the Sunday night that had not been experienced before and that we need to get together and have a plan to deal with it to see it does not occur again in the future."

Chief Inspector Dave Parker, the night time commander at this year's festival, is quoted as saying, "Mr Salter listened to the views offered by Reading Borough Council, Festival Republic and Thames Valley Police and I believe that he left the meeting reassured that any required lessons would be learned from the debrief which had already been planned."

"It was apparent that right up to the Sunday evening that the event had been probably the best run ever from feedback that had been received. However, despite our best efforts, the last night was particularly busy and some of the activities that took place need to be addressed."

"It is too early to say how the policing operation will be amended to prevent and resolve the Sunday night antics of the few that appeared to ruin what had been a most enjoyable festival, but rest assured all the partners are keen to prevent a repeat in 2010."

Mr Salter, who campaigned for the festival to return to Reading in 1986, is also quoted in the Reading Chronicle, (here), as saying, "I want the festival to succeed. But I want it to be not just a great festival but a safe festival... There was a genuine recognition at the meeting that the Sunday night has now become a serious problem and that a specific plan will have to be put in place to clamp down on dangerous anti-social behaviour on this particular night."

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Arctic Monkeys( headliners 09)

Arctic Monkeys are an English alternative rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, England. Formed in 2002, the band currently consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook (guitar), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing vocals), Matt Helders (drums, backing vocals) and John Ashton as a touring member (keyboard, guitar, backing vocals). Former members include Andy Nicholson (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Glyn Jones (lead vocals, guitar).
Their debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, released in early 2006, became the fastest-selling debut album in British music history, surpassing Oasis's Definitely Maybe and remains the fastest-selling debut album for a band in the UK. Since then the band have released two more albums: Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007) and Humbug (2009).
Arctic Monkeys are heralded as one of the first acts to come to the public attention via the Internet (fan-based sites rather than from the band), with commentators suggesting they represented the possibility of a change in the way in which new bands are promoted and marketed.

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Kings of Leon(headliner 2009)

Kings of Leon is an American rock band that formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999, consisting of brothers Anthony Caleb Followill (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Ivan Nathan Followill and Michael Jared Followill (bass guitar, backing vocals), with their cousin Cameron Matthew Followill (lead guitar, backing vocals). Each member of the family group is known by his middle name  as opposed to his first given name.
The band's early music was an upbeat blend of southern rock and blues influences but the band has gradually expanded their sound to include a variety of genres and a more alternative rock or indie rock sound. Kings of Leon achieved initial success in the United Kingdom with nine Top 40 singles, two BRIT Awards in 2008, and all three of the band's albums at the time peaking in the top five of the UK Albums Chart. Their third album Because of the Times also reached the #1 spot. After the release of Only by the Night in September 2008 they finally achieved chart success in their native United States. The singles "Sex on Fire", "Use Somebody" and "Notion" all peaked at #1 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks. The album itself was their first ever platinum-selling album in the United States, was the best selling album in Australia of 2008, certified 8x Platinum and achieved 5x Platinum certification in the United Kingdom.

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Fringe Festival at Reading

In 2005, the Festival spawned the Reading Fringe Festival in the town. Much like the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this sees venues in the town hosting fringe acts hoping to draw crowds and industry figures from the larger festival. The Reading Fringe has run annually since then.
2006
The announcement of the line-up and ticket release for the 2006 festival saw weekend tickets for Reading sell out in just under two hours, breaking all records so far, and emphasising the growing desire for live music because of the "rock revival" of the past few years, and the fact that the Glastonbury Festival was not taking place. Further Weekend tickets went on sale again soon after and sold out in 26 minutes.
Also in 2006, Mean Fiddler announced that they were using the Government's new licensing laws to keep the festival going later into the night (an attempt to quell some of the unrest of earlier years). The organisers kept attendees happy with the Aftershock tent, an Oxfam tent and the Silent Disco.
 The Reading Festival originates from the National Jazz Festival,The festival is run by Festival Republic.Reading festival tickets are available on premierevents on 1st come and 1st get basis.

reading festival in 2006

The announcement of the line-up and ticket release for the 2006 festival saw weekend tickets for Reading sell out in just under two hours, breaking all records so far, and emphasising the growing desire for live music because of the "rock revival" of the past few years, and the fact that the Glastonbury Festival was not taking place. Further Weekend tickets went on sale again soon after and sold out in 26 minutes.
Also in 2006, Mean Fiddler announced that they were using the Government's new licensing laws to keep the festival going later into the night . The organisers kept attendees happy with the Aftershock tent, an Oxfam tent and the Silent Disco.
The Reading Festival originates from the National Jazz Festival,The festival is run by Festival Republic.Reading festival tickets are available on premierevents on 1st come and 1st get basis.

In 1990s

In 1991, Nirvana played the first of their two appearances at Reading, midway down the bill. This is also the year the first britpop bands such as Suede and Blur started to show themselves on the festival circuit.
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Kurt Cobain's wheelchair
1992 was one of the most famous in the festival's history. Nirvana played what was to become their last UK concert, and one of their most famous. Their 1992 live performance was later released as live album Live at Reading in November 2009. The band's frontman, Kurt Cobain took to the stage in a wheelchair pushed by music journalist Everett True, parodying speculations about his mental health. He then went on to join the rest of the band, playing an assortment of old and new material.
Festival expansion
Over the next few years the festival continued to grow as the popularity of outdoor festivals increased. Britpop and indie continued to dominate along with rock. Notably, rap acts such as Ice Cube began to appear regularly on the main stage to mixed receptions. Public Enemy headlined the second day of the 1992 Festival. The Beastie Boys were about halfway down the bill for day three.
In 1996, the remnants of The Stone Roses played their disastrous final gig at the festival.
In 1998 it absorbed the failed Phoenix Festival. This resulted in a now infamous on-stage spat between The Beastie Boys and The Prodigy over the song "Smack My Bitch Up".
In 1999, the festival gained a second leg at Temple Newsam in Leeds, where the V Festival had been held in 1997 and 1998, when it was clear that the Reading site had become too small to deal with the increasing demand. The first year saw all bands play the Leeds site the following day to the day they played Reading, with the Reading leg running from Friday to Sunday and the Leeds leg running from Saturday to Monday. However in 2001 the current system where the line up of Reading play Leeds the following day, with the bands from Leeds' opening day playing the final day in Reading, was introduced.

late 80s and 90s

1988 saw a disastrous attempt to take the festival in a mainstream commercial pop direction, dominated by the likes of Starship, Squeeze, Bonnie Tyler and Meat Loaf (who was "bottled" off stage), and the ensuing recriminations eventually saw the ousting of original festival promoter Harold Pendleton by the Mean Fiddler Music Group organisation.
Pendleton initially tried to continue at a new site near Newbury using the name "Redding Festival" but this failed to take off. Meanwhile, the official Reading Festival, now under Mean Fiddler guidance, continued at the Thames-side site in Reading, pursuing an almost completely Goth and indie music policy that alienated much of the traditional fan base and saw attendances continue to fall.
The future of the festival looked in doubt at this point. However, things were to improve from 1992 onwards as the festival broadened its musical policy and attendances gradually increased.
In 1991, Nirvana played the first of their two appearances at Reading, midway down the bill. This is also the year the first britpop bands such as Suede and Blur started to show themselves on the festival circuit.
The V Festival is an annual music festival held in England during the penultimate weekend in August. Organised by SJM Concerts, the event is held at two parks simultaneously which share the same bill; artists perform at one location on Saturday and then swap on Sunday. The sites are located at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex and Weston Park in South Staffordshire. Although predominantly a rock music festival, a wide range of musical genres are accepted; in recent years pop acts have become ever more common.

Tickets for Reading festival 2010 will go on sale at the end of next month, the official website has confirmed. So make sure you have enough money in your bank account!

They will probably be priced at around £150. Tickets usually increase by around £10 each year.
More news and rumours are coming soon, so be prepared.
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Council ban

In 1984 and 1985, the Conservative Party-led local council effectively banned the festival by reclaiming the festival site for 'development' and refusing to grant licences for any alternative sites in the Reading area. In 1984, many acts were already booked to appear, tickets were on sale with Marillion (2nd on the bill on Saturday night the previous year) due to be one of this year's headliners. The promoters tried in vain to salvage what they could but a proposed move to Lilford Hall in Northamptonshire failed. The resulting gap in the British festival calendar kick-started the rise of the minor CND benefit event at Glastonbury from obscure beginnings as a "hippie" festival in the 1970s.
After Labour regained control of the council in 1986, permission was given for fields adjacent to the original festival site to be used, with a line-up put together at just three months' notice.
The following year saw a record attendance at what was considered by some to be the last of the "classic" rock years of the festival, with headlining acts such as The Mission, Alice Cooper and Status Quo.
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History

The Reading Festival originates from the National Jazz Festival, which was conceived by Harold Pendleton (founder of the Marquee Club in London) and was first held at Richmond Athletic Ground in 1961. This festival, in turn, took inspiration from events held in America. Throughout its first decade the festival changed names and moved around sites several times, being held at Windsor Racecourse, Kempton Park and Plumpton, before reaching its permanent home at Reading in 1971.
The line-up settled into a pattern of progressive rock, blues and heavy metal during the 1970s. It did dabble with punk rock in 1978 when The Jam, Sham 69 and Penetration played. The festival attempted to provide both traditional rock acts and new punk bands, leading to clashes between the two sets of fans. Although The Ramones played the following year, the festival gradually became known for focusing on heavy metal and rock acts.
During this decade, the festival followed a similar format to that established in the late 1970s, with large crowds flocking to see the era's leading rock and heavy metal acts perform on the last two days, with a more varied lineup including punk and new wave bands on the opening day.
Tickets are now on sale for the Reading Festival 2010.