Reading Festival Tickets 2027: Resale, Day Tickets, Last-Minute

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Reading 2027 went on sale in September. Early access opened at 10am on Friday 4 September and general sale followed at 10am on Friday 11 September. At the moment you can buy three tickets: Weekend Camping, Weekend + Early Entry Camping and Weekend Non-Camping. You can hold any of them with a £20 deposit.

Day tickets, two-day tickets and the premium campsites aren't on sale yet, and there's no line-up. That's normal for Reading at this point in the year. If you only want one day, you'll have to wait. There's more on timing below.

Don't expect Reading to get cheaper close to the date. In the last fortnight before the 2026 festival, all camping, weekend non-camping and every two-day combination had sold out. Only single day tickets were left, and two of the three days had gone up in price. If you know you're going, 1st release is usually the cheapest reliable price you'll get, and you can spread the cost with instalments.

Ticket types and prices

These are face-value prices from the official ticket page and recent reporting. Booking fees may be added at checkout, so check the Ticketmaster total before you pay.

Ticket	2027 (1st release)	2026 for comparison
Weekend + Early Entry Camping	£362	£361
Weekend Camping	£326	£325
Weekend Non-Camping	£296	£295
Two-day non-camping (Fri+Sat or Sat+Sun)	Not on sale yet	£230 at launch
Day ticket	Not on sale yet	£125 at launch. Friday and Saturday rose to £205 by final release, and Sunday stayed at £125

Each 2027 weekend ticket costs £1 more than in 2026.

What each ticket gets you

• Weekend Camping – you can get into the campsites from 8am on Thursday 26 August and stay until they close at noon on Monday 30 August. It covers the arena on every show day. You can also leave and come back in.
• Weekend + Early Entry Camping – the same ticket, but the campsites open to you from 6pm on Wednesday 25 August. It's the only ticket that lets you arrive on Wednesday.
• Weekend Non-Camping – the cheapest full weekend. It gets you into the arena from 9:30am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but not the campsites. Once you leave the arena, you can't get back in that day. It works if you live near Reading or have somewhere to stay.

Ways to pay less

• Payment plan. Put down a £20 deposit and pay the rest in monthly instalments by choosing Ticketmaster Instalments at checkout. You pay the same total, just over several months.
• Vodafone and Three. According to the official ticket page, Vodafone and Three customers get an extra 10% off Weekend Camping tickets. You'll find the offer in the VeryMe or Three+ app. Check it before you buy.

Extras cost more

Premium and boutique camping are sold separately, and they aren't on sale for 2027 yet. For comparison, the 2026 Bring Your Own Tent premium camping upgrade cost £96.50 per person, plus booking fees. You also needed a Weekend Camping ticket on top of that. Boutique bell tents started at £868 in 2026. If you want the quieter campsite, budget for the upgrade and the ticket.

When day tickets go on sale

There's no date yet for 2027 day tickets. Last year gives you an idea of what to expect.

For 2026, Reading announced its six headliners just before the main sale. General sale opened at 12pm on Wednesday 3 December, and day tickets were included. At first release, a Friday, Saturday or Sunday ticket each cost £125.

Prices then rose for the busiest days. For a while, Saturday was the most expensive day, at £195 while Friday and Sunday were still £125. That didn't last. About two weeks before the festival, the official ticket page listed final-release day tickets at £205 for Friday and £205 for Saturday. Sunday was still £125.

If the 2027 day you want has a big headliner, buy as soon as day tickets go on sale. In 2026, buying early on Friday or Saturday saved £80 compared with buying at final release. A quieter day might stay at its first price for months, but you can't count on it.

Last-minute options

If you've left it late, try these routes, best first.

1. The official waitlist

When tickets sold out in 2026, Reading put a waitlist button next to every sold-out ticket type. Tickets come back when people on payment plans miss their instalments, and the waitlist tells you when they're released. They're face-value tickets. It's free to join, so sign up for every ticket type you'd take.

2. Ticketmaster fan-to-fan resale

Reading's help centre says Ticketmaster's fan-to-fan resale opens closer to the festival. In past years, Reading has named it as its only trusted resale route, and resold tickets were capped at face value or less. Tickets bought this way are reissued in your own Ticketmaster account, so you don't have to rely on a stranger's screenshot. The 2027 terms aren't published yet.

3. A day ticket that hasn't sold out

In 2026, camping and weekend tickets sold out first, but day tickets didn't. Two weeks out, all three days were still on sale. The £125 Sunday ticket got you Florence + The Machine and Chase & Status. If you only care about one headliner, a day ticket is often the cheapest way in late.

4. Leeds instead

Leeds Festival runs on the same weekend as Reading, and in 2026 the two shared their main headliners. Leeds doesn't always sell out at the same time as Reading. One report in the final fortnight before the 2026 festival found Leeds still had tickets after Reading camping had gone. If you can travel north, check both.

What about Twickets?

Twickets sells tickets at face value or less. But Reading names only Ticketmaster and See Tickets as authorised sellers, and Ticketmaster's terms send resale back through its own platform. So a Reading ticket on Twickets isn't an official route. If you do buy one there, make sure it reaches you as a Ticketmaster transfer into your own account. If it doesn't, don't pay.

What late resale costs

Secondary sites are already asking far more than face value for 2027. Here's how their cheapest listings compare with the official prices:

Listing	Cheapest price seen	Official 1st-release price
StubHub – Weekend Non Camping	£766	£296
StubHub – "Weekend" (doesn't say whether camping is included)	£586.57	£296 non-camping, £326 camping
Hellotickets – Weekend Camping	£565	£326
Hellotickets – Weekend + Early Entry Camping	£773	£362

Viagogo's cheapest Reading 2027 listing was $588.23 on 9 November 2026. It's priced in US dollars, so the cost in pounds depends on the exchange rate and any card fees.

That means paying £240 to £470 more than face value, for a ticket Reading says might not get you in (see below).

Face value vs all-in

Face value is the price the festival sets for the ticket. All-in is what you actually pay once fees are added. Official resale still adds a booking fee, so a £326 ticket will cost a little more than £326. For example, in 2023 a £92 Reading day ticket came to £104.45 once booking fees were added. Even so, that's far cheaper than paying nearly double on a secondary site. Before you pay, compare the checkout total with the official prices above.

Authorised sellers and sites to avoid

Reading is clear about this. Its only authorised sellers for 2027 are Ticketmaster, which is the main agent, and See Tickets. The festival says it can't guarantee entry with tickets bought anywhere else. It also says it won't refund tickets bought from unofficial sellers if they're refused at the gate.

Here's what each option means for you:

• Ticketmaster and See Tickets – buy here first. When Ticketmaster's fan-to-fan resale opens, use that too.
• Twickets – sells at face value or less, but Reading doesn't list it as authorised. Only buy if the ticket comes to you as a Ticketmaster transfer.
• Viagogo, StubHub, TicketSwap, Tixel and similar – Reading names these in its warning about unauthorised sellers. Prices on Viagogo and StubHub can be well above face value.
• Social media, forums and group chats – if you don't know the seller, only buy through an official transfer. Never pay a stranger by bank transfer.
• Touts at the gates – Reading doesn't sell any tickets on site. It warns that you're unlikely to get in with anything a tout sells you.

Our verdict

If you're sure you're going, buy a 2027 weekend ticket now at 1st release. If you're with Vodafone or Three, check the app for the extra 10% off Weekend Camping. Paying in instalments on the £20 deposit plan will cost you less than resale prices later.

If you're undecided or only want one day, wait for the line-up and the day ticket sale. Buy straight away if your day has a big headliner. In 2026, Friday and Saturday both rose from £125 to £205 by final release, and only Sunday stayed at its first price.

If you're buying late, join the waitlist, watch Ticketmaster resale, look for day tickets that are still on sale, and check Leeds. Don't pay £500 or more on a secondary site for a ticket with a face value of £326.

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