In pictures: Reading 2002

The Reading Festival, one of the biggest summer music festivals in the UK, attracted tens of thousands of fans to watch a line-up that ranged from The Streets to Slipknot.

BBC News Online looks at the event in pictures.

Guitar man: Jarvis Cocker and Pulp added class

The Hives' Screaming Pelle Almqvist on stage

The White Stripes have become festival favourites

It was Feeder's first gig since drummer Jon Lee died

Fans had to wait in the rain for Muse

Perry Farrell brought Jane's Addiction to Berkshire

The Shining played in the Evening Session tent

Slipknot brought the festival to an entertaining end