- Reading Festival returns to Richfield Avenue, Berkshire (27–30 Aug) with about 100,000 people—headliners include Charli XCX, Raye, Florence + The Machine, Fontaines D.C., Dave and Chase & Status.
- Campsites open from 18:00 Wed for early/weekend ticket holders (08:00 Thu for weekend); weekend tickets allow re-entry to arena/campsites but day tickets cannot re-enter once they leave.
- The event is fully cashless (cards/Apple/Google Pay) and has strict safety rules because of hot, dry conditions—no disposable BBQs or campfires, drug-detection dogs onsite and a long banned-items list.
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