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Festivalgoers brave heavy rain on wet first day
Friends Tabby (right) and Evie are attending the festival for the first time
Tens of thousands of people have braved heavy rain as they arrived at the Reading Festival on its first day.
About 100,000 people are expected to see acts including Charli xcx, Raye, Chase & Status, Dave and Fontaines D.C. ahead of the annual event closing on Sunday.
Rain is expected on all three days but Monday, when most attendees are expected to leave, is forecast to be drier.
Jack arrived in Reading with friends on Wednesday and they made the most of the sunny weather to pitch their tents.
Unfortunately not all of them made it through Thursday morning's rain unscathed.
Jack's tent made it through Thursday's early morning rain dry enough but not all of his friends were so lucky
"One of our tents did get a little bit flooded," he said.
"Thankfully it wasn't mine… It's going to be a rough festival for [other friends] but they've got to deal with that now. They should have set it up properly!"
Having attended 2025's festival, he said dust across a dry site was an issue.