THE CARLING WEEKEND : READING AND LEEDS FESTIVALS 2006

•Thanks to the festival goer we recycled over 7000 bags of rubbish in 2004 through the onsite Litter Exchanges.

•Over 3500 people work during the festival weekend at each site

•More than 100 trucks with thousands of tons of equipment are used

•There are over 800 toilets on each site

•10,000 metres of cable are used

•O'Malley Alley at Reading Festival is named after a member of the festival medical team who worked on the festival crew for many years who has passed away now

•In Reading, Henrys Gate is named after a tractor driver who works on the site during the festival

•In Reading, Reapers Bridge is named after one of the stage manager's called the Grim Reaper

•In Leeds, Out of Harm's Way is named after Harmony who runs the production office

•There are 90 food traders onsite, selling a variety of food, from burgers to pasta, doughnuts and even salad! More than a quarter of a million burgers and hot dogs were eaten over the course of the weekend.

•2 million pints of lager are drunk during the festival.

•There are 80 market stalls onsite selling a variety of products including clothing, footwear, jewellery, camping accessories, blankets and newspapers.page << 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >>