The Festival thread

[ATXRED]

I cant recommend Bear In Heaven enough good chap. Make sure you catch em!

 

Also high recommendations for The National, Midlake and Frank Turner. Do it. Say it.

 

You bet I'll be seeing The National and Midlake; never heard of the other two, I'll definitely check them out.

[23_Carra_Gold]

Gaslight Anthem were one of the best live acts I've ever seen. Get to them.

[WaltonRed]

fuckin gutted i'm not at leeds.

 

first one missed in 6 years.

 

I'd be round the fire now with my mates pissed & stoned!

[ATXRED]

Gaslight Anthem were one of the best live acts I've ever seen. Get to them.

 

Oh, I'll be seeing them, they're on my custom schedule, good shout.

[Mike84]

fuckin gutted i'm not at leeds.

 

first one missed in 6 years.

 

I'd be round the fire now with my mates pissed & stoned!

 

Same here, first I've missed since 2000. All my mates are there which makes it worse.

[Yerma'satexan!]

Same here, first I've missed since 2000. All my mates are there which makes it worse.

 

Not missing much, it's practically been the same line up for 4/5 years now. They could at least pretend they gave a fuck.

[Mike84]

Not missing much' date=' it's practically been the same line up for 4/5 years now. They could at least pretend they gave a fuck.[/quote']

 

Not really assed about the line up, I barely go into the arena unless there is someone I really want to see.

[Yerma'satexan!]

There's better festivals if that's what your into -Secret Garden Party, Big Chill & End of the Road etc. I just find Leeds/Reading (and most big UK festivals) to be full of annoying young posh kids who think they're mad. Don't get me wrong I'd have a right laugh like, just been to far too many of these big corporate ones over the years. Or to coin one of my mates' phrases, "I'd prefer to go to a festival were the organizers actually give a shit."

[ElNino_9_TheKid]

What's going on with the TV coverage for Leeds?

[manwiththestick]

Drove past Creamfields on the way home from work and although it doesn't start until tommorow there was some random bits of minge knocking about around the outskirts. Made for a more scenic drive home.

[Remmie]

Got back from Leeds late last night, was an excellent weekend and cost me at the most £60 for the whole weekend as I volunteered again. The shifts were brilliant, culminating in seeing Guns n Roses right at the front. Axl may have the look of a creepy paedophile & the collective ego of 15 boyband members, the three Slash wannabes hilarious in their lack of originality (8 minute full on guitar wanks with unsmoked lit cigarette in mouth and fan blowing on hair) but they put on a brilliant show. My favourite bit was when this stunning cunt got her tits out right next to me for knocking on heaven's door. There were loads of rumours about them not even turning up.

 

Yesterday I stayed behind whilst everyone else was going, had a brilliant time nicking loads of tents that were left behind, my final haul was 5 tents, 3 airbeds, an air matt, a sleeping bag, a poncho and a box of wine. Melons would have been in heaven.

[Malarkey]

Going to Bennicassim next year. Suck it.

[WaltonRed]

Its shit Mick i heard

[Remmie]

I went to Benicassim in '08. The line up was fucking shit. Headliners we're hotchip and babyshambles, enjoyed both but hardly stellar. It's all on a tiny Car park but near the beach and fucking lovely weather. Get a well ventilated tent as most will feel like saunas there - I stayed in a Villa 40 miles away. You do feel like a bit of a Bell end when 90% of the people there are rich British kids while all the Spaniels sit outside trying to listen.

 

It was good but all the festivals I have been to in the UK have been streets ahead. The continental festivals that I have heard are the dogs bollocks and anus include Exit (Serbia), Sziget (Hungary), Roskilde (Denmark) and there are comparable Euro versions of Leeds\Reading in Germany and Switzerland called rock am ring\rock am park and Gurtenfest. There are loads of other boss sounding suggestions on this thread

Edited September 2, 2010 by Remmie

[Lucky Pierre]

Apparently the locals were pretty hostile towards the English this year. A few had T-Shirts saying "This is a Spanish festival for Spanish people."

 

In English.

[Yerma'satexan!]

Primavera Sound In Barcelona looks well better Benacassim, plus it won't have all the "North London rich kid wanker fashion victims" as a girl I know who went to Benacassim put it.

 

I may be getting laid off in the next 2-3 weeks. If I do I plan to go Lake of Stars Festival in Malawi (organised by the lad who started Chibuku Shake Shake) and then do some travelling around Zambia, Mozambique etc for a month or two afterwards.

 

vinspired Lake Of Stars Malawi Music Festival

 

Primavera Sound » Line up

Edited September 2, 2010 by Yerma'satexan!
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[melons]

 

Yesterday I stayed behind whilst everyone else was going, had a brilliant time nicking loads of tents that were left behind, my final haul was 5 tents, 3 airbeds, an air matt, a sleeping bag, a poncho and a box of wine. Melons would have been in heaven.

 

Too right i would of been, why on earth do people spend a fair wedge of money on camping kit only to not be arsed packing it and taking it home?

 

I may be getting laid off in the next 2-3 weeks. If I do I plan to go Lake of Stars Festival in Malawi (organised by the lad who started Chibuku Shake Shake) and then do some travelling around Zambia' date=' Mozambique etc for a month or two afterwards.

 

vinspired Lake Of Stars Malawi Music Festival

 

Primavera Sound » Line up

 

 

Loving the positive slant you've put on being laid off there.

[King Gheedorah]

Exit is by far the best festival I've been to. Been there twice and will continue to do so.

Its not been invaded by posh wannabe boho chic rich kids yet but I did spot the occasional one this year as Exit is building a massive reputation. It takes place in this massive fortress and the atmosphere is just insane.

It's got everything you need; cheap booze (beware of the rakija, lethal) excellent reasonable priced food, ace weather and the women are outstanding.

Oh and the lineup isnt too shabby either.

[Remmie]

Yermasatexan is my travelling hero. How do you do it all?

[Bloodred]

I'm flying out to Jersey Live tomorrow, Biffy, Groove Armada, Weller, Chase & Status and more. Not a mindblowing line-up but Biffy will rule.

 

Sunny forecasts too. Canny wait.

[melons]

Blondie headlining Bestie on the friday night.

 

 

I'm as happy as a pig in shit.

[loadsoftrophies]

Bought the weekend ticket for this festival being held in Dublin, great little lineup.....

 

Sat 4th June: The Flaming Lips, Wild Beasts, Erol Alkan, Aeroplane, Jape, Ham Sandwich, Colourmusic.

 

Sunday 5th June: Aphex Twin, Battles, Caribou, Jamie XX, Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Kormac’s Big Band, Solar Bears.

 

More acts are to be announced.

[Fugitive]

Cant get to any festivals over here this summer because I'll be in Spain, so a few of us have just got tickets for Benicassim in July. Going to get a boat over to Valencia and hopefully have a few good days over there.

 

Anyone been before??? Dont know a thing about it but we thought it will probably be a good laugh.

 

Line up so far is...

 

Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Portishead, The Strokes, Beirut, Elbow, Primal Scream, Friendly Fires, Pendulum, Tinie Tempah, Mumford & Sons, The Streets, Julieta Venegas, Lori Meyers, CatPeople, The Coronas, Veronica Falls, Grupo Salvaje, The Marzipan Man and Smile.

 

Announcing a load more soon. Well, I think it will be loads as it's a 4 day festival.

[Allan]

Back off to Download again this year. Here's the lineup so far:

 

[Adebisi]

Cant get to any festivals over here this summer because I'll be in Spain, so a few of us have just got tickets for Benicassim in July. Going to get a boat over to Valencia and hopefully have a few good days over there.

 

Anyone been before??? Dont know a thing about it but we thought it will probably be a good laugh.

 

Line up so far is...

 

Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Portishead, The Strokes, Beirut, Elbow, Primal Scream, Friendly Fires, Pendulum, Tinie Tempah, Mumford & Sons, The Streets, Julieta Venegas, Lori Meyers, CatPeople, The Coronas, Veronica Falls, Grupo Salvaje, The Marzipan Man and Smile.

 

Announcing a load more soon. Well, I think it will be loads as it's a 4 day festival.

 

Lovely weather, hot birds, Strokes, Arcade Fire and Primal Scream?

 

Worth the price of admission alone if you ask me.