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Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis Festival shuts flooded campsites
This weekend's Reading Festival abandons parts of its campsite, still waterlogged after last month's floods.


MORE FESTIVAL STORIES

'Spy helicopter' used at festival
Staffordshire Police are using a remote controlled drone for the first time at the V Festival.

Flood relief for Reading Festival
The Reading Festival will go ahead later this month despite parts of the site being hit by floods, organisers say.

Fflam rock festival is cancelled
A Swansea rock festival is called off, weeks after promoters blamed bad weather for postponing it.

Festival axed amid safety fears
Liverpool's Mathew Street Festival is cancelled over health and safety fears, the city council says.

Apology for festival traffic jams
T in the Park organisers promise no repeat of the traffic problems which marred this year's event.

Organisers defend dance festival
The organisers of the Global Gathering event respond to claims that it took some people too long to access the site.

Wet weather affects Womad stage
The poor weather causes problems at the Womad Festival with one stage being closed.

Truck festival off as floods hit
The Truck indie music festival in Oxfordshire is postponed after heavy rain cause the site to flood.

Glasto wants more teenagers
Michael Eavis says he wants more teenagers to be able to buy tickets for the Glastonbury Festival.


FESTIVAL FEATURES

Stones take festival centre stage
The Rolling Stones play their first British festival date in more than 30 years.


THE BIG PICTURE

Dirty work with the toilet crew
The valiant crews responsible for cleaning the Glastonbury Festival's legendary toilets.

Glastonbury's backstage secrets
How does the Glastonbury Festival manage to cope with so many bands?

Seeking out every stage
Is it possible to visit every Glastonbury stage in a single day?

Building a city in festival field
A temporary city is springing up in a Somerset field for the Glastonbury Festival - with all the major services of a major town.

Mud and music at Roskilde
Music fans at Denmark's Roskilde festival overcome a mud-soak site to enjoy an international line-up.

Furlongs of fun at Oxegen
Two day of the Oxegen festival brings lots more top music and of course plenty more mud.

Muse make sunny festival shine
Rock band Muse were among the highlights of the sun-soaked Isle of Wight Festival.



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