r/Wellthatsucks • u/mattloaf666 • 10h ago

Reading festival 2026

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u/crowhouse 10h ago

Why do so many people abandon tents?

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u/Adventurous_Emotion9 10h ago

There’s a belief that the tents left behind are taken by charities and given to homeless or those who need them. This has been debunked by organisers time and time again as not being true.

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u/Ancient-Emu-8293 9h ago

Would be pretty convenient to pretend believing that.

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u/aardvarkbjones 9h ago

Is it? Tents cost money. 

Seems insanely wasteful, both environmentally and fiscally.

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u/NoForever3645 9h ago

Let’s be honest, festival goers aren’t exactly known for being fiscally or environmentally responsible.

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u/GermanRedditorAmA 9h ago

Depends a lot on the festival, but any that has high alcohol consumption will probably check this.

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u/Dorny_Hude 9h ago

You’d assume a Reading Festival is lot tamer than almost any other and people there are somewhat knowledgeable.

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u/Mountain-Discount161 8h ago

Reading Festival

Just so we're clear. This isn't "a" reading festival. This is a festival named after the town Reading in England.

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u/Standard_Gur30 7h ago

Are you sure? This looks like the morning after a large book club to me. 🤣

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u/IAmANobodyAMA 8h ago

It can be both 🤣

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u/Dorny_Hude 8h ago

Wow ok, thanks. OP should make that clear.

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u/Vesalii 8h ago

Reading Festival is pretty well known though. I'm not from across the pond and I know it too.

Hilarious misconception btw hahahahaha.

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u/TheEldest80s 8h ago

Ikr, my granny would say "bless their hearts" lol

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u/Alarmed-Newspaper994 8h ago

As a Reading Festival veteran from my younger years, it's one of the more chaotic ones. Young crowd, lots of nutters. I've been to plenty of festivals since that are very civilised overall, and I suspect with minimal (comparatively) rubbish left behind. There will of course always be some.