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Reading Festival merchandise through the years – all the way back to 1989

How many of these do you have in your wardrobe?

It’s almost a rite of passage to pick up a shirt when you head to Reading Festival. We’ve scoured our archives and the Internet to find some of the best designs from previous years.

How many of these do you have in your wardrobe? Hit us up on @OfficialRandL if you’ve got any from years we’ve missed.

1989

We’re taking it back old school to where it all began with this tasty little black number.

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1990

1990 was a fine year, check out that little geezer in the middle, he’d be fun in the campsites.

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1991

Reading Festival, making your August bank holiday sweet since time almost began.

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1992

The year that saw Nirvana make history at the festival they also had these 90s grunge-inspired tees.

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1993

Does what it says on the tin this one really, doesn’t it?

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1994

Cyprus Hill, Primal Scream and Red Hot Chili Peppers were your headliners this year. This one really screams mid-90s vibes, doesn’t it?

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1996

There’s nothing like a long-sleeve to represent some of your favourite artists on.

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1997

Year of the camo, still on trend, still cute.

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1999

Back when it was the Carling Weekend, there’s nothing not to like about this one.

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2002

We’d still be proud to wear this vintage number.

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2004

There’s got to be a few of you who still have this at the back of your cupboard.

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2006

The eagle has landed, or Diplodocus, we’re not really sure what this is with a neck like that.

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2008

2008… the year of emo-pop colours.

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2009

When Reading is so full of rock you bit your own arm off. Hate it when that happens.

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2010

Stayin’ warm, looking suave in this 2010 number.

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2011

Where can we get ourselves one of these?!

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2013

The chevrons make this instantly recognisable, you’re able to spot a fellow Reading Festival goer in any crowd.

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2014

The grey will really bring out your eyes in this one…

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2015

READING, READING, READING!

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2016

It’s simple, it’s classic, it’s to the point.

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2017

JURASSIC PARK WHAT?!

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2018

Everyone knows the crowds make it at Reading, that’s why you need it on a t-shirt.

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Phew, that’s a lotta merch. Now we’ve delved back into the history books, it’s time you looked forward to your future.

You guessed it, buy your Reading 2019 tickets now and you’ll be doing yourself a favour.

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