shmmeee
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Sweet. Last time I bothered they were searching people on the way in and all sorts.
Yeah, last time I went we strolled up with a crate of beer and spent the day getting smashed on warm beer for about £20.
It was years ago when I could sit in a field drinking beer all day, too many responsibilities and examples to set now.Sweet. Last time I bothered they were searching people on the way in and all sorts.
Sweet. Last time I bothered they were searching people on the way in and all sorts.
Sounds rubbish. Need a drone to drop some offyou'll be lucky to get beer in mate and apparently security will be tighter than usual this year. They serve Tuborg as well which is basically a liquid crime.
Yep, exactly. Plenty of people sitting having their own beers outside the perimiter.The year before they put the fences up the atmosphere could be best described as toxic! Groups of lads sat round getting steaming with their own crates, bottles of voddy etc. (Admittedly I was one of the said people) but if they hadn't of changed it, it wouldn't have lasted much longer in my opinion.
Yes it's £4.50 a pint which actually isn't that much more than in places like Drapers, Millsy's etc. and is offset by the fact that you get to see some excellent bands and I personally have had some cracking days, nights and weekends there over the years.
If getting pissed on the cheap is your main priority then just take a rake of beer up and don't go into the main area. It's not like you still won't hear them.
My daughters asked if she can go with her friends Saturday
I'm reluctant to let her go to be honest
My sister's granddaughter who's fifteen who used to be a lovely young girl,and deep down probably still is,has turned into a right handful. She's gotten in with some older crowd and has been expelled from school_been nicked for drugs,been caught stealing from shops,and it took four coppers to hold her down recently as she went wild on being arrested.Yeah, would say Sunday. Mine wants to do the same. She has just turned 13, but I worry she might just hang about around by the funfair and that can be a bit of an oppressive atmosphere round there.
Last year there were a group of teenagers (maybe 13 or 14 year olds) all hanging around and walking around the fair. There must have been 30 of them. Just seemed to be a bit of aggressive intent about them. All walking en masse as if as a show of power.
Very reluctant to let my daughter go by herself, so I have said we will go and you can meet your friends for a couple of hours while I'm there, but not in the evening.
Sunday we are taking her best friend with us anyway.
The Darkness for me and my son on Sunday. Seen Stranglers before but want to see a band that's new to me live, so its high pitched rock then !
Sounds rubbish. Need a drone to drop some off
Good job Iron Maiden aren't on Otis as they'd be singing " Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter. " You'd be a bag of nerves !Yep, down to taste. I wouldn't prefer the Darkness on Saturday at all. I think the line up is fine as it is. The Amazons, Caral Barat and Example. Good mix there.
And I will most certainly be avoiding the Darkness on Sunday too!
Yep, down to taste. I wouldn't prefer the Darkness on Saturday at all. I think the line up is fine as it is. The Amazons, Caral Barat and Example. Good mix there.
And I will most certainly be avoiding the Darkness on Sunday too!
The Darkness are the only decent band they've had there. They'd have to pay me to watch most of it.
My sons workmate is going today to see the Killers at Hyde Park Elbow support band. Both good bands but not top of my must watch list.
Weren't they set up as a bit of a pastiche of glam rock, sort of a joke band. To be fair I only know 2 of their songs, being their hit and that Christmas song they did. Definitely not the only decent band they've had there, the Stranglers were very good last night for example, the middle section of Walk on by was sublime.The Darkness are the only decent band they've had there. They'd have to pay me to watch most of it.
If you can get past the high pitchefd warbling, the songs are actually pretty good straight ahead rock, with the odd Queen influence.Weren't they set up as a bit of a pastiche of glam rock, sort of a joke band.
Yep and I've only ever thought of them as a Spinal Tap type band too.If you can get past the high pitchefd warbling, the songs are actually pretty good straight ahead rock, with the odd Queen influence.
The guitarist is shit hot, too. Vastly underrated as much because of the image of the band I'd say.
Weren't they set up as a bit of a pastiche of glam rock, sort of a joke band. To be fair I only know 2 of their songs, being their hit and that Christmas song they did. Definitely not the only decent band they've had there, the Stranglers were very good last night for example, the middle section of Walk on by was sublime.
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Never heard of CB or example!Yep, down to taste. I wouldn't prefer the Darkness on Saturday at all. I think the line up is fine as it is. The Amazons, Caral Barat and Example. Good mix there.
And I will most certainly be avoiding the Darkness on Sunday too!
Weren't they set up as a bit of a pastiche of glam rock, sort of a joke band. To be fair I only know 2 of their songs, being their hit and that Christmas song they did. Definitely not the only decent band they've had there, the Stranglers were very good last night for example, the middle section of Walk on by was sublime.
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Carl Barat formerly of the Libertines .Never heard of CB or example!
Fair points NW, as I say I haven't heard enough material to judge them as a band. My post was more in reply to the assumption that they are the only decent band at the festival, which I think is plainly not the case. I'm sure there will be plenty of people turn up to listen to them and enjoy their performance.If you can get past the high pitchefd warbling, the songs are actually pretty good straight ahead rock, with the odd Queen influence.
The guitarist is shit hot, too. Vastly underrated as much because of the image of the band I'd say.
As I'm going on Sunday hopefully it won't be so bad trying to get served !A slight moan now but I think something needs to be done to improve the service at the bars, if they are not going to allow people to take their own drink in, you really shouldn't have to then spend the entire Cast set 10 deep at the bar waiting to get a beer.
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I think generally the Friday has been the music that has attracted me the most, bit of nostalgia but good quality also. To be honest I go for the day out, kid free later on but we may knock the festival on the head and go into town. I always enjoys a nice relaxed Sunday day also.Carl Barat formerly of the Libertines .
Example is house music. Not really my thing either, but hey it's a festival of diversity and obviously the same can be found at Glastonbury albeit on a much larger scale.
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