the day before the music starts this is all very quiet

as i mentioned before, i won weekend tickets for the Reading festival thanks to having one of my photos featured in the programme. i went down this evening to get my wrist band.

it was quite muddy:

and i liked how people were queuing up at a little window for chunks of wood to burn:

and there were tents as far as the eye could see (and i rejoiced in not having to stay in any of them):

even action man was beaten by the elements: