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Post by retiredboxer on Feb 3, 2011 12:19:54 GMT
It seems like it's non stop gigging for three days and sleeping in a double bed in a private en-suite air con'd room What's not to get excited about? can't imagine the place to have to much of an atmosphere. I wouldnt like to spend the whole day without being able to take a rest (as buses to Barcelona/your motel will take too long), having to drink overpriced san miguel, it seems a bit soulless to me mate. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2011 13:24:30 GMT
Big question about the festival. Can you buy beer inside the arena and watch the bands whilst drinking? Many european festivals now have drinking areas  I seriously just wouldn't bother going if that was the case. |
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Post by retiredboxer on Feb 3, 2011 13:34:50 GMT
it's not that bad! Unless the friend whos going every year and is unsuccessfully trying to convince me to join her is lying.
but still, you're pretty much stuck to buying the overpriced drinks in the arena all day as you can't just quickly go to your tent to hang out- doesnt sound like too much fun.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2011 13:37:20 GMT
Just wondered. I know a few american festivals plus Way Out West in Gothenburg operate that way. Fuck that.
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Post by dude on Feb 3, 2011 13:41:33 GMT
pitchfork doesn't operate that way as it is the dons festival.
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Post by Supernøva on Feb 3, 2011 14:27:38 GMT
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Post by barny on Feb 3, 2011 16:05:09 GMT
Big question about the festival. Can you buy beer inside the arena and watch the bands whilst drinking? Many european festivals now have drinking areas I seriously just wouldn't bother going if that was the case. Not in Spain FFS would be terrible I'm starting to know a little about Sufjan Stevens. Sounds interesting the guy. |
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Post by babu on Feb 3, 2011 21:20:56 GMT
we will have seperate smoking areas in finland next summer it's gonna be ridiculous plus this one festival banned alcohol on the area last summer, result was most alcohol related poisonings ever as people just drank everything they had with them at the gates |
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Post by bennn on Feb 3, 2011 21:32:31 GMT
I know a few american festivals plus Way Out West in Gothenburg operate that way. Fuck that. Which American festivals? I cant think of ANY that operate like that, and if they do, they're shit. |
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Post by ana on Feb 3, 2011 21:51:47 GMT
Well I'll be hanging out in the COOL SECTION aka smoking section with all the other cool kids
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2011 16:12:10 GMT
Big question about the festival. Can you buy beer inside the arena and watch the bands whilst drinking? Many european festivals now have drinking areas I seriously just wouldn't bother going if that was the case. we have that. "Drinking areas".  Alcohol is banned in most gigs though I recently watched the Iron Maiden documentary Flight 666 about their world tour and the Argentinian & Columbian gigs looked fucking crazy. I think it was Columbia that had the Army treating the gig goings like shit on the way in, taking away any cameras, pushing them on the way into the venue. Then Argentina the crowd was fucking apeshit The craziest mother fuckers I've ever seen. Some bloke at the end of the gig started crying tears, beautiful moment. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2011 16:13:41 GMT
I know a few american festivals plus Way Out West in Gothenburg operate that way. Fuck that. Which American festivals? I cant think of ANY that operate like that, and if they do, they're shit. I don't know, I've definitely heard of a few before infact somebody on here was on about one last year, no idea what though. Apparently you could 'see the stage from the drinking area; but still couldn't take your drinks out of it. Anyway, any festival that you can't bring your own drink in and drink it where you like can fuck off. |
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Post by Andy on Feb 4, 2011 16:15:08 GMT
What festivals in the UK let you bring your own drink and drink it where you like other than Glasto? The split camping and music area at T is a fucking farce.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2011 16:18:33 GMT
There is quite a few smaller festivals (under 5,000 capacity) but Glastonbury is the only major one that I'm aware of that'll let you do it. I'd like to do another tiny festival. The one I went to in Wales in 06 was fucking crazy. Was probably only maybe 2,000 people there was a real good atmosphere, no security at all. Everybody just did what the fuck they wanted. I only went because they booked the Jonestown. |
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Post by sandman on Feb 5, 2011 0:35:44 GMT
Fucking outstanding lineup as usual. Lucky European cunts...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2011 9:15:02 GMT
Fucking outstanding lineup as usual. Lucky European cunts... Sandman  Me & my mate Matt (who was on lastfm) were wondering what happened to you the other day. Any obscure psychedelic gems you've come across lately? |
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Post by sandman on Feb 5, 2011 14:25:09 GMT
hmmmm not sure. I was going to ask you the same thing! : )
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2011 14:26:52 GMT
Shit horse
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Post by babu on Feb 28, 2011 18:08:38 GMT
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Post by monkeytennis on Feb 28, 2011 18:16:40 GMT
fucking hell, that is obscene.
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I seriously just wouldn't bother going if that was the case.
Me & my mate Matt (who was on lastfm) were wondering what happened to you the other day.