Tag: Reading Festival
Mojo Barriers debut configuration at Reading and Leeds Festivals
Mojo Barriers introduced new barrier configurations to this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals from 26th – 29th August. Mojo Barriers worked closely with organisers Festival Republic to develop a bespoke front of main stage barrier design, incorporating BLMS (Barrier Load Monitor Systems), and NME/Radio 1 stage barrier designs. The new designs were suitable for both [...]
Reading Festival organiser Melvyn Benn & councillors behind plans for “tent city” during 2012 London Olympics.
Businessman Sir John Madejski, Reading Festival organiser Melvyn Benn and a councillor are behind plans for a “tent city” during the 2012 London Olympics. They say people who may not be able to get to Olympic events could be attracted to the town if giants screens were installed at the camping site. The group plans [...]
Download Festival joins Reading and Leeds to ban flags
Download is to follow other festivals such as Reading and Leeds in banning flags from their main arena after an “overwhelming number of complaints”. Announcing the decision to impose the ban, the festival’s director John Probyn said: “I hope you all understand that this is to ensure that everyone can enjoy what’s onstage.” Last August [...]
Reading Festival left overs help local families
More than 600 parcels of food for Christmas have been packed up by the Salvation Army for the most needy people in Reading. Volunteers were filling festive boxes of canned food and sweet treats for families across town who otherwise might not have anything to eat on Christmas Day at the Reading Central Centre in [...]
Reading Festival bosses fined for health and safety breaches.
Reading Festival promoters, Reading Festvals Ltd, have been fined for breaching health and safety rules in preparation for the event in 2006. Charges were brought against the company after a crane ran into power lines during prepartions for the 2006 event. Reading Magistrate’s Court ruled today, October 8, that the company had failed to carry [...]
Reading Festival is ‘not suitable for children’
Reading Festival is not suitable for young children, organiser Melvin Benn said. Following complaints from a dad who took his 12-year-old son to the festival last year, Mr Benn said he would consider safety options for this year’s event. But he said this week: “I thought about it and decided, actually, Reading Festival is not [...]
Festival Doctors nurse fans through texting.
Sending a text message to your friends after being hurt at a music festival can signify that you’re free to leave treatment, a new report states. Staff from the Festival Medical Services charity found that the majority of patients who had fainted or suffered a panic attack while at a festival were likely to text [...]
Factors behind Reading festival crush
The crush outside this year’s Reading Festival was caused by a combination of factors – including fake tickets being sold and music lovers attempting to sneak in unnoticed. That is according to Reading Borough Council experts who have examined why “jostling” and “sporadic outbursts” took place before 2008’s annual fest.
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