Reading and Leeds festivals add pineapples to the list of banned items, along with drones and fireworks
Written by News on 15/08/2017
Festival-goers planning to take pineapples to the Reading and Leeds festivals are facing disappointment, with the fruit becoming the latest item to be added to the banned list.
The tropical fruit will not be allowed into either the arenas or campsites when the music event takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
The move is thought to be down to the band Glass Animals and their song Pork Soda, which features the lyric "pineapples are in my head" and has previously inspired fans to take the fruit to gigs.
The band have responded to tweets about the ban on social media, replying "yes good idea" to one fan who suggested wearing a pineapple costume instead.
Pineapples are the latest addition to a list of banned items which includes paper lanterns, drones, fireworks and animals.
The line-up at the festivals, which take place from 25 to 27 August, includes Kasabian, Eminem, Muse, Liam Gallagher, Haim and Korn.
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