Get our free Climate email. A sea of abandoned tents and rubbish was left behind at the Reading music festival this weekend. Drone footage obtained by Sky News and the BBC among others shows hundreds of tents and rubbish scattered across the site’s greenfields after the festivities ended.
What happens to the tents left at Reading?
Tents torched at Reading Festival as people compare disorder to Woodstock 99. Numerous tents have been torched as disorder broke out on the final day of Reading Festival. Posts on social media showed burning tents as people reported fleeing the event in fear of violence.
What happened at the Reading Festival 2022?
Festival-goers at both the Richfield Avenue site in Reading and Leeds’ Bramham Park reported alleged incidents of spiking by injection. Two teenage girls were reportedly injected with unknown substances at Leeds.
What happened at Reading Festival last night?
Police have revealed that 50 people were ejected from the Reading Festival as the site was hit by serious disorder.
What happened at Reading Festival this year?
The end of this weekend’s Reading music festival was marred by violence and the burning of tents, prompting complaints to police and organisers about lax security.
What do festivals do with left tents?
In some instances they do go to charity. “The ultimate messaging is take your tent home. It’s the best thing people can do. We do have salvagers come onto the sight each year, so for a few days after the festival finishes they take what they can for homeless charities and food banks.”
Do Reading Festival items get stolen?
Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds are the UK festivals that rank highest in the likelihood of partygoers experiencing theft or loss, study finds.
What is the average age at Reading Festival?
Vast majority of festival goers are 26 and over. Average age at Reading was 35.8 BEFORE the pandemic.
Will there be sniffer dogs at Reading Festival?
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The festival will operate a gate review policy with drug dogs searching people at all entrance gates. Anyone found attempting to bring drugs into the site may be refused entry.
What is the Reading Festival illness?
An outbreak of food poisoning, after a number of festival-goers fell ill at Reading Festival, is being scrutinized. Reading Borough Council said it was investigating following reports “relating to suspected food poisoning” at the festival.
Can you take your own alcohol to Reading Festival?
You may be searched at the entrances and upon exit from the festival site. Aerosols over 250ml. Air Horns / Megaphones. Alcohol for personal consumption 18+ (only before 6pm on Sunday evening).
Was there any trouble at Reading Festival?
“There was some disorder in the campsite at about 4.30pm on Sunday, but this was dealt with within minutes by festival security and about fifty people were ejected from the site.
Can you take cigarettes into Reading Festival?
Excessive amounts of food, cigarettes and alcohol. Only bring enough for personal consumption. 44. Under 18’s are not permitted to bring alcohol or to purchase alcohol on site.
How many arrests were at Reading and Leeds?
“Over the four days of the festival, 37 arrests were made for offences including assault, drug supply, criminal damage and public order and 152* crimes were reported.
Who dropped out of Reading 2022?
The announcement came days after it was confirmed The 1975 would replace Rage Against the Machine, who pulled out of headlining the festival due to illness. Rapper Jack Harlow and rock band Måneskin have both dropped out of the Reading & Leeds Festival 2022 line-up.
How much do you get paid to work at Reading Festival?
However the exact amount they will earn varies dramatically. GetReading reports that “it has been said for major UK festivals, payments have ranged from £1 million (in some cases per band member) down to £25,000 for lesser acts playing a supporting role”.
What happens to all the tents left behind at Glastonbury?
Almost all of the tents used by Glastonbury Festival-goers were taken home, it’s been revealed.
What happens to the stuff left at Glastonbury?
So what happens to all the tents that are left behind? Glastonbury Festival give as many away to small charities as possible and the rest, unfortunately go into landfill.
How do they clean up after a festival?
Here’s a list of what festival organisers and attendees could be doing to tackle the festival rubbish problem:
- 1.Involve crowds.
- Provide recycling and general waste bags to each tent.
- 3.Create waste sculptures.
- 4.Be entirely eco-friendly.
- Frequent bin stations.
- Encourage attendees to take their belongings home.
Are there drugs at Reading Festival?
Drugs are prohibited at Reading Festival – no drugs are safe and there is no such thing as a safe dose.
Should I padlock my tent at a festival?
‘You might think it’s a good idea to lock your tent but actually, it’s not,’ says travel and festival blogger Vicky Philpott (@VickyFlipFlop) of VickyFlipFlopTravels. ‘It attracts more attention and looks like you have something worth stealing. Keep your valuables on you at all times but trust your tent will be fine. ‘