To banish the memory of a poor Reading we head to Carnival on Monday. Despite living just around the corner from the main route, this is my first time. All Saints Road is rammed with punters getting down to at least three diverse sound systems playing variants on drum ‘n bass, reggae and a more mainstream/ r ‘n b sound. It’s as loud and as rib cage shaking as expected but the amount of ganja smoke is underwhelming.