r/Wellthatsucks • u/mattloaf666 • 9h ago

Reading festival 2026

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u/babysharkdoodoodoo 8h ago

Reading as in the town. It’s an annual three-day music festival held in Richfield Avenue, Reading, England

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u/FragDenWayne 8h ago

Aaaah... Now it makes sense. I was confused... First about what a "reading festival" even would look like, when it's the "book reading" kind of reading, and second... I was confused on "book-people" being like that, didn't fit.

But a music festival, yeah that makes sense.

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u/Valendr0s 7h ago

BOOKS! FUCK YEAH!

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u/Ok_Inflation_8628 6h ago

"Alright this next one's about your mom. I want everyone out there to PUT THEIR FUCKING BOOKS UP!"

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u/Hammerjaws 6h ago

NOW, LET US INTRODUCE: THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR

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u/Mr_Industrial 5h ago

YEAHHHH!

Tears off shirt and shits in a box

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u/FlametopFred 1h ago

mosh pit can be dangerous for paper cuts

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u/Nago_Jolokio 5h ago

Headbanging to Shakespeare 🤣

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u/secacc 5h ago

Single best form of entertainment humans have invented so far.

Like, what do you mean I can get 12 hours of exciting entertainment in my head, almost playing like a movie with my imagination as the director of photography, and I can just borrow this for free? And there are millions of these bundles of paper and ink to choose from?!?

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u/Its_Froggin_Bullfish 7h ago

I fuck with books. 

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u/New-Shake7638 5h ago

I 100% thought we were literally talking about a festival for reading until this very moment 😆

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u/pchlster 5h ago

"This years headline act: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy! With warmup by Everyone Poops!"

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u/Kaballis 5h ago

To confuse you further, the name is pronounced ‘redding’.

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u/FeyrisMeow 5h ago

For real, I was confused too. I thought drugs and book reading?? Interesting combo

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u/linzellewashington 6m ago

I scrolled way too far for this explanation 🫡

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u/RedOneBaron 7h ago

So how many books did they read this year?

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u/Christovski 1h ago

At least one

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u/Aegi 4h ago

So it would be the Reading music festival because surely that town could host other festivals also just like how there's multiple different festivals that my town hosts?

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u/kateverygoodbush 8h ago

Whoosh?

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u/travel_ali 7h ago

Probably not. Most people on here are going to be unfamiliar with Reading or the festival. Even if the top comment was a joke it is useful context for the many others who wouldn't know what was going on.

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u/drfeelsgoood 7h ago

Oh wow I was thinking this was a festival in America. I guess trash people are everywhere.

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u/vr512 6h ago

Is it bad I also thought it was US based?

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u/VibraniumQueen 2h ago

I mean, taylor swift is from Reading, PA. So I thought it was a festival in that town. Was kind of confused about why a big festival would be held in a small town, but then remembered my mom's hometown was small but held a big music festival each year.

But apparently this is in England

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u/JustLikeWhateverHuh 8h ago

Get the joke Sherlock

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u/jayuhl14 7h ago

Is this a UK thing? Been to several camping festivals in the US and canada and never seen anything like this

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u/WpgMBNews 6h ago

i wonder if there is an actual festival for reading....probably not very festive

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u/Than_Or_Then_ 5h ago

I had to scroll way too far down for this.

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u/babysharkdoodoodoo 5h ago

Context matters 😁

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u/Hita-san-chan 3h ago

Ohhhhh, Reading England. I was like "yeah, this tracks for that area of PA"

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u/babysharkdoodoodoo 3h ago

Laughed out loud because I know exactly how you meant.

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u/RedditMcBurger 1h ago

I feel like this needs to be in the title somehow, like "Reading Music Festival"

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u/JohannesVanDerWhales 32m ago

Out of curiosity is it pronounced "redding"? That's how Reading in PA is pronounced.

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u/KoalaTHerb 7h ago

Okay, thank you. I was like "wow people who love reading are real assholes". So it's just the British. Got it. /s