CAPACITY INCREASE AND INCREASE IN SOUND LEVELS ANNOUNCED

Reading Borough Council has today agreed to an increase in both audience capacity and sound levels for this year’s event.

At a meeting today, the council agreed to increase capacity for this year’s event by 3,500 with a further 3,500 tickets for the 2010 event and a further increase of 3,000 in 2011.

The council also agreed to increase sound levels on site with the previous peak of 98db increased to 107 db on site whilst the off site peak (the db rating at the nearest residence has been increased from 65db to 68db during the day with a further increase to 70db for the last two acts on each evening.

Melvin Benn, Managing Director of Festival Republic, promoters of The Reading and Leeds Festivals,
thanked the council for their decision:

“I would like to pay tribute to the council for not resting on their laurels and for helping the Reading
Festival to maintain its position as the pre-eminent rock festival in the world.”

The extra tickets for this year’s event will be made available to Reading Borough Council residents first
with residents asked to register at www.readingfestival.com before July 31st for a chance to purchase
tickets.

Any remaining tickets will be on general sale from August 1st.

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