Reading Roars!

Day 3 of the Reading Festival beckons and Guns N’ Roses are still dominating headlines after that show.  But what else has been happening at the Richfield Avenue site?

If, like me, you have been unable to go to this world-famous event this year, you might be interested in getting updates from the following online sources:

Twitter

• @allfestivals – UK music festival news
• @BBCreadingfest – BBC Reading Festival
• @BBCR1 – BBC Radio 1
• @Gigwise – News from… Gigwise
• #htfreading – Updates from Hit The Floor magazine
• @johnmcg - Co-blogger John McGarvey
• #readingfestival – The Reading Festival hashtag
• @TVP_Reading Fest – Latest Thames Valley Police news about the Reading Festival
• @vf – Virtual Festivals

Press

• NME.com news
• Reading Post special feature
• Reading Chronicle homepage
• Reading and Leeds festival on Twitter (via The Guardian)

Facebook

• Reading Festival status updates (via Openbook)
• Official Reading Festival Facebook group

YouTube

• Reading Festival 2010 videos

Who/what else should I add this to the list?

I have found top-drawer musical talent in Reading – via YouTube.  Watch this brilliant video posted by the classically-named schubert06.  Lyrics follow.

Why did Fulham have to score?
Only twenty minutes more and we’d have kept the hoards at bay.
Or some other Lita strikes and we’d have lived again to fight
Because goal difference wouldn’t matter anymore.

Our dreams have vanished — just like Sidwell, Chelsea bound.

And I’m sad. I’m so sad…

Oh Royal Reading what are we supposed to do?
The pride of Berkshire, led by Murty – we love you.
Steve Coppell’s army singing in the White and Blue…

In old Division Two.

We know Madejski will be there, we know he cares.
He’s got big hair and we will never let him down.
We face the future without malice
Although we must play Palace near unsightly Croydon Town!
Our dreams are drenched in a Purple Turtle rain

And we’re sad, we’re so sad…

Oh Royal Reading what are we supposed to do?
The pride of Berkshire, led by Murty – we’ll stay true.
Steve Coppell’s army singing in the White and Blue

In the White and Blue…in old Division Two.