Reading Festival police given extra powers

[GlastoWatch]

Lets hope they don't use this as an excuse to increase police powers at all festivals.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-10975236

[Glasto-worker]

Reading is by far the roughest event I work at each year and its a event I would never be willing to attend as a ticket holder just because it does attract some who are intent in causing mayhem .

I do know some staff who were caught up in the trouble and their general impressions is its getting worse.

Reading has always attracted more ticket touts than I see at other events and they block peoples path even although they are clearly not looking for tickets,

It will be interesting to see if the extra rules in place make it a safer event.

[bearsagainstevil]

This last year was quiet and I saw two security guys with glass sticking out of their heads, saw people who had tents burned when they were in them .
Ive worked reading 4-5 years its fun to work but as the earlier poster said Id never go as a member of the public.

I got attacked there last year three guys with metal gezebo poles, its how the place is .

Really its only the last night in certain zones that are that much trouble, the sad thing is people go there have bad experiences and think all festivals are like that