READING Festival

2022 - 8 - 12

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Reading Festival announces acts for alternative stage and the return ... (Reading Today Online)

Russell Howard and Reginald D Hunter are the comedy headliners, joined by Joanne McNally and Munya Chawawa. Marcus Brigstocke, Tez Ilyas, and Lloyd Griffith ...

As well as the Alternative stage, it also announced the return of the Cinema tent, with film showings throughout the weekend. In the cinema tent, the festival will show a mixture of independent shorts and triple-A blockbusters.Thursday’s early entry will see The Batman, as well as Sina Solati’s Saye Skye – ADHD, and Sami Schinaia’s Nope! READING Festival has announced the lineup for its Alternative stage, with a mix of comedy, DJs, and discos.

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Looking back at 50 years of Reading Festival (Berkshire Live)

The event began in June 1971 as part of Reading's Festival of Arts and a weekend ticket cost just £2 for a line-up that included Genesis, Status Quo and Rory ...

Now known as Reading Festival, the event has gone through various names including Reading Rock and National Jazz Festival. Take a look at some archives from 1971 to see how much it has grown. Whilst it first appeared in 1971, Reading Festival actually dates back a lot further than you think.

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