Are You Listening? Festival

We are excited to announce that Are You Listening? Festival 2013 raised just over £8,000 for Reading MENCAP which smashes our original target of £3,000!!

We were blown away and humbled by how many of you attended the Festival on the day plus the feedback we received during and after the event

We’d like to take a moment to thank the following…

Reading Mencap, DIY Mag, Linda Serck and the whole of BBC Berkshire, Reading Post, Reading Chronicle, Reading 4 U Radio, Rob at The T-Shirttom.com, We Got Tickets, all the venues, bands, Djs, sound guys involved, our amazing team of stage managers and volunteers plus everyone who attended and donated their money!
Finally, special thanks to Jon Cox, Rory Bayliss, Paul Furnell and Phil Rennie for playing important roles in helping us (Dave Maul and Shane Daunt) make the Festival such a success.

We’ll leave you with some loving quotes about the Festival…

"Value for money, raising cash for charity, highly enjoyable, with a relaxed unpretentious friendly atmosphere and some great music; Are You Listening? is a welcome new addition to the festival calendar."
Breaking more Waves

"It was pretty clear from the outset that the first ever Are You Listening? festival in Reading was a resounding success... the festival was superbly organised, and we all left with massive smiles on our faces."
Linda Serck, Reading Post

"The best atmosphere I’ve seen at a gig in Reading for years."
Mr Fogg

"I felt a buzz in Reading which I don't feel has been there on that scale for quite some time."
Pete Wheeler, Reading Chronicle

"AYL Festival was a amazing showcase of some of the best talent in and around Berkshire, not only was it superbly organised and executed it also raised a phenomenal amount of money for an extremely deserving cause, Reading Mencap. Do it again please guys!"
Tim Hooper, Milk Bar