With Reading Festival finished for another year, many fans have given their feedback on this year's event - with brutal messages for organisers after a year plagued with a range of issues. 

The festival - which charged more than £291 for a weekend ticket - was hit by sudden downpours from Storm Lilian that took one act off stage, while headliners were forced from stages early and even mid-show due to tech problems and mistakes. 

A deluge of rainwater from the roof of Reading's main stag forced singer Renee Rapp to abandon her Sunday set after less than 20 minutes onstage. 

The day before, Lana Del Rey had headlined the main stage and found herself struggling to be heard over the nearby Chevron Stage. 

Addressing the crowd, she asked if she could be heard over 'that techno', while her fans chanted 'turn it up, turn it up'. 

The singer was then cut off early 'due to an error by the Reading production team', according to a spokesperson from the festival, who apologised 'unreservedly' to Lana and her fans.

On the final day, The Catfish And The Bottlemen's return to Reading Festival was marred by tech issues that took them off stage for 15 minutes after fewer than three songs.

For festival-goer Catherine, 21, the band was the highlight of the festival - while other acts suffered from lifeless crowds. 

Speaking to The Reading Chronicle, the Essex resident said: "21 Savage was the biggest let down - the crowd was so dead, and he seemed really low energy."

Leaving the campsite, Daniel, 18, said he had had a good time during his first attendance at the festival - but the sound quality had been shocking. 

 He said: “Some of the sound quality was quite bad - it was the Chevron Stage, it was so loud.” 

This was the first year for the Chevron Stage, which featured electronic dance music acts Skrillex and The Prodigy playing under a huge LED canopy. 

Taking to social media, one fan summed up the feelings of many who reacted in agreement:  "It was a s**t show from start to finish, from the weather, to the crowds, to the amount of technical issues.

"Definitely the biggest waste of money, I for one will certainly never be returning after this year… crowds were so disappointing and full of teenagers messing around."

Others posted complaints about the cost of food onsite, where a burger - without chips - and a pint of Brooklyn Pilsner could set you back by £20. 

But nearby cafes said they had not seen an up-tick in punters looking for tasty deals - as owners said it had been one of the quietest years for decades in terms of passing footfall. 

Suz Hollister, the co-owner of Richfields cafe in Caversham Road, said: "It's been quiet. We think this year it's the cost of living, I think a lot of people are going off to Wetherspoons for cheap food."

Co-owner Dan agreed: "We have been here 17 years. We have had a fraction of what it used to be."

Ana Fonseca, manager of the Gorge Cafe also along Caversham Road, agreed - saying it had been the quietest year for trade in ten years.

She said: "It's not been the same. We can't complain, it's still been a good weekend, but we used to see loads of people passing by. 

"I have had lots of (other traders) saying the same."

But many fans had high praises for this years festival, with one saying that 'the positives massively outweigh the negatives'.

Dan, 18 from Bristol, said Fred Again... had put on an 'unreal' set - with one of his stage-mates spotted wearing a Reading FC shirt inspired by popular local bar Purple Turtle.

Dan said: “I would probably come back next year."