From its first appearance in Reading in
1971, the festival has become the cornerstone of the town's
cultural calendar. Thousands of fans pour in every year to
create a unique atmosphere, below are just a few of their
memories...
 
 
Photographs (above) of the 1996 festival, taken by J. Chase for Reading Museum Service
Festival stories
Festival fans' recollections and photographs.
We asked visitors to the Music, Mud and Mayhem exhibition
in 2004 for their festival memories, good and bad! Click on
the links below to see what they had to say:
Music
Musically memories, good and not so good!
Mud
Rain and mud are part of the festival experience.
Mayhem
You can never be quite sure what will happen at the festival.
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