Charli XCX electrifies Reading Festival with era-spanning set

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        August 30, 2026

Charli XCX electrifies Reading Festival with era-spanning set

Good Morning Reading — 2026-08-30

The British singer and Irish rock band Fontaines DC both headlined the first night of Reading for 2026.
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Charli XCX electrifies Reading Festival with era-spanning set
• The British singer and Irish rock band Fontaines DC both headlined the first night of Reading for 2026.
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Food vendors reveal most popular items at Reading Festival 2026
• Food vendors dotted around the Little Johns Farm site at Reading Festival have revealed their most popular items, as they report serving tens of thousands of customers in less than 48 hours.
Reading Today Online (rdg.today) · Local news · yesterday
Four arrested during Project Servator and facial recognition operation in Reading
• Four people have been arrested during a police operation using live facial recognition technology in Reading town centre.
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New 24-hour defibrillator installed on busy road
• A new publicly accessible defibrillator has been installed at Cholsey House on Oxford Road in Reading to help save lives in emergencies.
Reading Today Online (rdg.today) · Local news · today
Popular Reading takeaway launches anniversary offer
• A fast food chain named after an iconic boxer and actor in the A-Team is celebrating its second anniversary in Reading with offers for customers.
Wokingham.Today — News · Local news · yesterday
Reading Festival stabbing rumours dismissed by police
• Rumours of an alleged stabbing at Reading Festival have been dismissed by Police, which said there have been no stabbings at the festival
Wokingham Today RSS feed · News and media · yesterday
StageAbility celebrates 18 years of confidence and fun
• Drama school enjoys memories of children 'changed along the way'
BBC Berkshire local news RSS feed · Local media cross-checks · yesterday
'It's a lot nicer going to a festival alone'
• Solo festivalgoer Tilly Davies talks about feeling safe, making friends and having "a great time".
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30 Aug · Gun Street GardenAFRO CULTURE LOVE [Summer Meltdown] READING30 Aug · Richfield AvenueReading Festival 2026 - Sunday - Chase and Status, Florence + The Machine Tickets30 Aug · Fairview Community Centre, 90b Great Knollys Street, Reading. RG1 7HLFree surplus food30 Aug · Reading FestivalLoyle Carner in Reading30 Aug · Richfield AvenuePepsi Max Presents Reading 2026 in Reading30 Aug · Swallowfield Park, Reading, RG7 1TH, United KingdomThe Swallowfield Show30 Aug · Purple TurtleDon Letts with The Reggae Reggae Show30 Aug · Spill BarLive Music at Spill30 Aug · Reading Biscuit FactoryNo Time For Goodbye + Director Q&A30 Aug–21 Dec · Dimitri EntertainmentsPurple Turtle Karaoke30 Aug · Purple TurtleReggae Sunday30 Aug–1 Nov · Basildon ParkSilhouettes of Society30 Aug · Basildon ParkSummer of Play at Basildon Park30 Aug–30 Sep · Reading Biscuit FactoryThea Schultz Solo Exhibition30 Aug · ReadifolkTheme Night - With Friends Like These31 Aug · Reading Students' UnionREADING UNI RECORD FAIR Mon 31st AUG. Rock, Punk, Soul, Indie, Reggae, Metal, Pop, Psych, Funk, Prog31 AugMNE - THE WELCOME HOME (PART OF RETURNERS FEST 26)31 Aug · Castle TapOpen Mic Showcase 202631 Aug · Reading LibrariesRhymetime at Tilehurst Library31 Aug · Swallowfield Horticultural SocietySwallowfield Show 20264 Sep · Grosvenor CasinoLegacy Dinner Series ft 2Baba (2Face Idibia) – Live in Reading | Black tie4 & 11 Sep · Pentahotel ReadingLive at the Pentahotel: Friday Night Club Comedy - Sep 114 SepICONIC FRIDAYS @ POPWORLD READING 4TH SEPTEMBER4 Sep at 22:00; 11 SepWAIOLA 1.50 SHOTS ALL NIGHT5 Sep at 20:00 · Calico Bar EateryBollyraat Reading (Bollywood Night)5 Sep · Popworld - ReadingPrideXTRA After party5 Sep · Reading Lola LoReading Pride x Kream Cabaret AFTER PARTY!!!5 Sep · Reading Lola LoThe ABBA Day Party: Reading5 Sep · Popworld - ReadingWHAT THE POP SATURDAYS @ POPWORLD READING 5TH SEPTEMBER5 Sep · MilkFull Fat x Vaultage5 SepReading Pride 20266 SepEden Muoz in Reading9 SepCandace Cameron Bure - Reading, PA11 Sep · University of Reading MusicCandlelight: Ed Sheeran & Coldplay | Reading11 Sep · The Great Hall University of ReadingCandlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer11 Sep · Reading MinsterThe Music Of Motown - The Candlelight Concert - Reading Minster11 Sep · Face BarShadow Promotions DIY presents: The Restarts12 Sep · SUB89: ReadingBed By 10 Returns To Reading!12 Sep · Reading Concert HallPaul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show12 Sep · South Street Arts CentreRobin Ince and Richard Dawson do some poetry and music12 Sep · Popworld - ReadingWHAT THE POP SATURDAYS @ POPWORLD READING 12TH SEPTEMBER12 SepReading Raga Resonance: Slide & Strum on The Mystic Frets
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The famous medieval round 'Sumer is icumen in', the oldest known piece of six-part polyphony, survives in a manuscript known as the Reading Rota, copied at Reading Abbey around 1261-1264.
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