r/Wellthatsucks • u/mattloaf666 • 9h ago

Reading festival 2026

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u/Jackariasd 8h ago

I was a volunteer in the campsite at Reading festival in 2008 and 2009 with a friend. It was exactly like this, a destitute wasteland of inexplicable tent abandonment. As part of the clean up, we went around with a wheel barrow collecting unopened cans of beer, each tent seemed to be a treasure trove for us as 18 year olds. It was all fun and games until he found a cooler box in a tent. Opened it up and inside was a singular, well preserved, human turd.

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u/SpaceCookies72 8h ago

I worked for crew catering in 2018 for many festivals, including Reading. Free beers, new chairs, new tent, a roll mat, anything you want and are willing is there! Some staff started the season with nothing but a backpack and a blanket, finished with a full set of gear haha