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Aaron, Southport
this year about 7 bands commented how leeds was better... The enemy, dropkick murphy's, fratellis, and shadow puppets were blown away. I watch reading on tv and its so calm, makes me wounder if reading should be on the T.V. at all????

stoke-on-trent
i went to reading last year and leeds this year, over friends preferences, i think the lineup was better last year, but also the crouds were much more enthusiastic at readings (although no-one else agrees... maybe just this year?) many more people bouncing round and moshing and stuff, didnt happen as much at leeds...Also leeds is more random... i think i saw some of the craziest stuff there ever... and they have a pillow fight on thursday night which so very definately puts it top!!!i met loads of friendly people at both reading and leeds, theres no way i can say one is friendlier than the other, i didnt meet a bad person at either of them!!i also think i quite like reading cause its near a city, i know other people have said they dont like that, but im a country bumpkin and i like, for a change, being able to go into reading town to get food and walk by the river, its just nice.

comment speak for themselves
lmao not a single person who has been to both festivals prefers reading. Best support for reading so far "i was born there"...

Elle,UK
Reading!! was my first time there last year, but loved every single second! You can feel how relaxed the atmosphere is when youre there, somehow i just dont think leeds would have that same atmosphere too it..

northern england & scotland - one love
no question leeds, southerners are the most self centered ignorant pigs i have ever had the misfortune of meeting, at least northerners appreciate good music, further up yer' go the better it is, is there a better atmosphere than playing t in the park i think not.

jack whippet - whippetsville
oh reading easily, what an utter delight it is once a year to mix with the cockney's and other humble southern types, really it is quite a strain heading back up north.

a very grateful northern person
spose' you'd have to say reading as the southerners' are known for their warmth & kindness, i was made to feel like royalty when i made the pilgrimage from up north.

Andy, Brighton
Reading, although i've never been to Leeds. I hear from people who've been to both that the atmosphere in ReadRead is much better.

Darren, Darlington
Are you having a laugh? I live about 1 hour from Leeds. This year (and last year, and in '99 and 2000) I drove for 6 hours to get to Reading, because it is Reading. And to meet my mates who live in Bournemouth. I would only consider Leeds if I only wanted to go for 1 day. Under no other circumstances. Not Leeds because it's not Reading.

Bill London
Leeds was fantastic! I've been to Reading a load of times, but Leeds was a much more relaxed affair. A band called Cardboard Cowboy played a little unsigned bands' stage. They were the first thing I saw as we walked in. started the day off brilliantly. Pixies rocked the end of it!

J -London
I've only been to the Leeds site once and Reading Umpteen times....I found the atmosphere to have been friendlier and more relaxed in Leeds.Southerners take note...CHILL!!

Ruth Doncaster
This year i went to Leeds and it was brilliant, Reading might have the history but at Leeds i didn't find a single awful person, everyone was friendly. And as for the riots, yes there may be trouble but its quite interesting to watch and never as bad as the press makes out. Leeds all the way!

Ed, London
Reading all the way!!! never been to leeds but know that its just not the same, the orignal is still the best, and as king Grohl said, "i f"*kin love reading" (not leeds)

M, Oxford
Reading has the history, of course, but it's also a flat, soulless dustbowl with atrocious sound, terrible sanitary facilities, and loads of southerners. Leeds, since the move to Bramham Park, is infinitely nicer.

Katie, Nottingham
Well i've never been to Reading but having been to Leeds this year it's defiantely a very friendly place and the music was great. I don't suppose Location matters much. After my experience i don't believe anything they say about Leeds being Violent.

Emily, York
Every band you ever hear talking about where they get the best reception say Glasgow. The obvious conclusion, as Dave Grohl pointed out last night at Leeds, is that people get more enthusiastic/deranged("a little more fucked-up" as Davey boy put it) the further north you get. Having lived everywhere from Orkney to London, I'm pretty sure that's true. And, Mr Sutherland, enthusiasm doesn't equal stupidity - there's a fine line between "discerning" and "too repressed to dance". Reading's bigger, it has the distinguished history, but that scarcely matters to younger fans. Leeds has youth and Yorkshire passion its side, even if that does sometimes boil over into teen goths raging against the machine by vandalising Portaloos...we didn't all join in you know!

Si, Worcester
Leeds is always a fantastic atmosphere (unortunatly some muppets runined it on the sunday night a few years back) and the new site is so much better, plus the lack of enclosed, small smelly porta-loos is a big bonus now. I'm sure that if me and my mates went to reading we'd have a good time, but we don't. So Leeds all the way!

Malc P, Reading
Reading all the way. I went to my first Reading Festival in 1987 (to see The Mission), ended up going to University in Reading and have lived here ever since and have been to 14 Reading Festivals. The site is great - close to the town centre and the crowds are fantastic.

SteveDave - Tring
reading has the history but there's a lot of talk about the Leeds side being more Aggressive and violent. I don't know how true that is. Readings my spiritual home.

Louise Brighton
Reading all the way!!!! People setting fire to toilets? simply WOULDN'T happen down south!

James london
ive been to leeds 2003 and reading 2004, i thought leeds was far better although its probably because of the great weather(crap at reading) far better line up an dthe fact it was my first festival. Rockin in the country was far better and im a londoner.

Rich Fawcett, Scarborough
Leeds has got to be far better! The reception that the bands get is awesome as is the atmostphere. I think this is mainly down to the fact that the north is (unjustly) deprived of festivals in comparison to the south, bar T in the Park. Even the bands say the crowds are more enthused. C'mon Leeds, only one day!

andy g
reading because i was born there

Autosuggestion, Manchester
Never been to the Reading site but I have been to nearly every festival going (bar T) and Leeds always has the best atmosphere and friendliest crowds by far (and that includes Glasto). Even when the weather is poor, it's brilliant. The site is a bit small, the non-flammable toilets in the campsites are disgusting (and open-topped - ack! rain!) and most of the camping is on an incline and yet I still can't wait to head over tomorrow morning! Northerners are just friendlier :).

Laura Nesbitt, Bristol
I've only ever been to Reading, and that was because it was closer. I think the bands are more important than the area, so I say I'll go wherever the music takes me.