Reading Real Ale and Jazz Festival review
It’s a few days late. Finally, I present to you a pic from the Reading Real Ale and Jazz Festival.
The festival took place over 3 days, 16-18 July, and it was my first. The Reading Beer and Cider Festival offered many more beers, but there was also a far longer queue to get in. Entering the Real Ale and Jazz Festival was a doddle and service inside was quick.
The festival site was also more pleasant, framed on one side by tall poplars. A small white picket fence, BBQ smell and glorious sunshine gave the festival a quasi-American feel, heightened by the live jazz playing in the background.
The performances themselves were entertaining, though not spectacularly so. The large dance floor began to fill later in the evening, as they tend to here after people have had a few drinks, and I found myself dragged on to it.
All in all, it was a very satisfying and well-organised event, though some might say a little expensive (tickets were £15 on the gate) for what amounted to just 4 hours of festival time.
Matt Brady on July 30th 2008 in Culture
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