During the noughties, the August bank holiday was truly a tale of two cities: Reading and Leeds. Thousands of teenagers and early 20-somethings flocked to both of them for the festival weekend, armed with tents, sleeping bags, crates of Strongbow and their recently acquired exam results.

The twin festivals were nothing short of chaotic: tents were set on fire, security fences were stolen to make wrestling cages and people fell into long drops (yes, that did actually happen). In episode two of The Noughties Podcast, we cover it all. We hear from Bloc Party's Matt Tong on the role the festivals played in shaping the band's career, we speak to Celeste Cruz (from Daphne and Celeste) about getting bottled offstage when she performed in 2000, and we hear 'war stories' from several festival goers, including BBC Radio 3's Elizabeth Alker.

This podcast is a 4Kicks Production and presented by Tom Pooley, Sophie Donovan and Rob Comba. Find out more: https://www.4kicksproductions.com/

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