Festival Diaries: SMS'd to you from BBC staff throughout the weekend
Getting into the festivals' strides...and wellies
Ben Moore, TV reporter, BBC South
Just seen unsigned band The Race who kicked off the Carling tent today. They played some really energetic pop rock, getting the hungover morning crowd going!
Linda Serck
Morning After Girls girls should've been on at night - but they still rocked!
Anne Earl, BBC Berkshire
Hi Annie Earl here blogging 4 bbc berks! Hi to Road Safety Tom from Enfield and his buddies.
Ben Moore, TV reporter, BBC South
There are now two big signs in the lock- up tent banning crowd surfing... Wonder if they'll work?
Linda Serck
The Futureheads have just been snapped by BBC Berkshire and been given one of our stickers!
Anne Earl, BBC Berkshire
Giant Drag? Fabulous. Wolfmother? Too proggy! Looking forward to Be Your Own pet and The Spinto Band!
Linda Serck
Mike Skinner from The Streets refused to be snapped with a bbc berkshire sticker. Harrumph!
Ben Moore, TV reporter, BBC South
At the NME tent watching The Automatic. These guys playing a blinding set to thousands, it's going to go insane when they play "Monster"!
Anne Earl, BBC Berkshire
Be Your Own Pet NME/Radio 1 stage. Awesome punk garage adrenaline overload!
Ben Moore, TV reporter, BBC South
Award for most welsh flags in an audience goes to The Automatic at the NME tent.
Ben Moore, TV reporter, BBC South
Goldie Lookin' Chain surprise guests at The Automatic's set. Together they're doing a cover of "Goldigger". Hilarious!
Anne Earl, BBC Berkshire
Dirty pretty things - a tad disappointing. Spinto Band - melodic loveliness!
Anne Earl, BBC Berkshire
Dirty pretty things - a tad disappointing. Spinto Band - melodic loveliness!
Ollie Williams, online journalist and photographer
There's such a close atmosphere inside the Carling stage, especially with it raining outside. The crowd for The View are mental, 2cps (crowdsurfers per second)
Ollie Williams, online journalist and photographer
So much borrowing going on this weekend. The Streets has just slipped a riff from The Automatic straight into his set. Which is great, cos i missed them...
Natalie Jamieson, News Entertainment reporter for Radio 1
Natalie Jamieson, Ents reporter for Radio 1 Sun out at Reading Yay! Arctic monkeys had a bit of a late one last night they told me but it's all on for tonight's performance - Alex seemed chilled about it.
Anne Earl, BBC Berkshire
Jet rules! Bedlam in the radio 1 tent. Hot & sweaty. Are you gonna be my girl was class. Rock on!
Natalie Jamieson, News Entertainment reporter for Radio 1
Just chatted to dirty pretty things at reading who had just seen harry potter star daniel radcliffe backstage but forgot to ask for an autograph for their mum
Linda Serck, BBC Berkshire
Anne Earl, BBC Berkshire
Natalie Jamieson, Radio 1 entertainment news
Natalie Jamieson, Radio 1 entertainment news
Festival weather
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Elsewhere on the BBC
Elsewhere on the web
- Reading and Leeds official site
- Trees for Cities, festival charity
- Love Not Riots campaign
- View artists' sets online at Tiscali
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