Revellers brave mud for opening day of Reading Festival

Thousands of music fans have donned their wellies and braved muddy fields for the first day of Reading Festival.

Revellers brave mud for opening day of Reading Festival
Fri, 27 Aug, 2010 - 18:42

Thousands of music fans have donned their wellies and braved muddy fields for the first day of Reading Festival.

Heavy rainfall threatened to make the three-day rock event a wash-out, but festival organisers are confident of a brighter outlook after no more rain fell today.

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