I entered a blogging competition this week, and for it I had to write about my most memorable festival experience...here's what I wrote:
Back in 2008 Reading was my first ever festival. Dragged along by friends I was expecting to hate it....no showers, make-shift toilets and sleeping on the floor....but i love it and have been going to festivals ever since including Freeze festival, Bestival and Glastonbury!
My most memorable festival moment so far has to be the Libertines reunion at Reading 2010. Having been a huge fan of the Libertines for many years one of my biggest regrets was never having seen them play live as a four piece. After they split I'd seen Pete and Carl play numerous solo slots and supported their new bands Babyshambles (pete), Dirty Pretty Things (carl) and The Invasion of (gary) at gigs across the country. Whilst they played all some classic libertines songs as part of their sets it just wasn't the same.
I'd already bought my ticket when the line-up was announced and actually screamed and cried when I saw them on the bill for Saturday! I was ecstatic!
Seeing them up their on the stage was an experience I couldn't have imagined in my wildest dreams. \the atmosphere was incredible with thousands of fans singing every word. They played all the big hits and some of my lesser known favourites. The sheer chemistry between pete and carl was electric, and you could see that after all ups and downs they are still a great team. They bounced off one another, thrilling the crowd by singing into the same microphone and recreating the iconic poses from their album sleeves. Even the sound glitch and overcrowding problems couldn't bring me down after finally getting to see my all-time favourite band live on stage at Reading Festival, in what was one of the best moments of my life!
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