Readipop 2021 cancelled, date set for 2022

THIS year’s Thamesside Readipop Festival, that was to have taken place at Christchurch Meadows, Caversham, in July, has been cancelled.

The next Readipop Festival will now be on July 8-10, 2022, with Sugarhill Gang, Badly Drawn Boy, Jesus Jones, Stealing Sheep, Nigel Clark (Dodgy), Transglobal Underground and many more to be announced soon.

Existing weekend tickets remain valid for Readipop Festival 2022 and ticket holders are invited to attend a smaller all-day Readipop Fiesta for free later this summer. Organisers say: “We also plan to mark the original festival weekend with a one-day event on Saturday, July 10, and will announce details of this soon. Both these events are being made possible with the support of Arts Council England. “The decision not to hold Readipop Festival this year was obviously a hard one. As a charity that provides essential support to vulnerable and underrepresented members of the local community, it relies on funding, Readipop Friends, donations and revenue from the festival to survive.

“Consequently, the uncertainty and risk of a last-minute cancellation is not a viable option for us and makes it impossible to plan our three-day event this year.” https://readipop.co.uk