V Festival

fuck that mate, can't be arsed with getting there a day early just to get a spot and carrying around all the shit you need! I also hate waking up with a shitty hangover, sweating my tits off cos the suns come out and then not being able to get a shower and that.

After getting smashed on saturday, i can have a nice shower and that sunday moring, be all refreshed and get back on it!

camping is the best bit of festivals ffs.

nah it's not.

thats what makes pitchfork mega go to the festival take a cab to a 4 star hotel. maybe go for a swim order some room service go to bed wake up at 11 back to the festival and repeat.

You know nothing about festivals FFS.

What a bunch of tarts

if i ever went to glastonbury i'd splurge on those nice tents with the spa like atmosphere.

I've been the past two years. If you're looking for a load of shit going on all day and night away from the music then stay away. It is what it is basically, a music festival. They always get some bands worth seeing and you will have a good time, but obviously there is a lot of shite on as well. I'll probably not be going back for a while now but I would have definitely considered it this year looking at the rumours if I wasnt doing Glastonbury and IOW.

Yeah thats a good point about V Coleman. Come 11 or whenever the bands ends thats your fucking lot. They chuck you out of the arena back to the camp site and leave you with absolutely fuck all to do. Worked out ok when I went because I'd have drinks for a few more hours back at the tent then fall asleep and be up for the start of the bands the next day which is something I can never do at Glastonbury.

think i'm gonna book one of them ready made luxury tents for v where they have there own car park, showers, premium toilets, and shit like that.

ffs orch

Camping is shit.

Get a power shower Orchy boy!

I fucking hate camping too, but had a good giggle throughout this thread

THE POWER OF ORCH

Karl's lot are perfect to camp with.

Up and go.

Home and go to sleep.

No fucking about.

Showers, car parks and premium toilets FTW

iv camped out at Glasto last three years, it was alright but i'm the type of person who doesn't feel right until iv had a nice shower.

iv booked a nice B&B 5 miles away, so while everyone is slumming it on a shitty field, i'll be having some hot breakfast, having sex on a nice bed, having a cup of tea, having a nice hot shower and then having it large at the festival.

Thats great you enjoyed it more than I did. I do agree the line up was great, i saw most of those bands you mentioned.

I think the main problem was the atmosphere for me. I went with a group that consisted of my then boyfriend's "mates". One of them later held a grudge against me for years (thought I was the reason why my then bf left their band - it wasnt) and is generally a cunt. During RHCP some chavs starting up trouble with us and his so called mates did fuck all while this drunken idiot was failing miserably to beat him up (he's 6'4"). No one asked me afterwards if i was ok either. Needless to say he's no longer mates with them and we haven't been to a festival with most of them either since.

The main stage sound was also quite bad and i remember the smaller outside stage kept cutting out.

If you don't like camping, reading is probably your best bet. More music (3 days instead of just 2) and lots of hotels really close by.

Showering at festivals, ffs? I didn't wash for five days this year at the Isle of Wight. Did brush my teeth daily but I forgot to the morning after the final night during which I threw up due to some dodgy chicken. A stench of mud and sick on the train back from Southampton led to some dolled up tart sat across me standing up and moving along to the next carriage. For that exact moment I felt really fulfilled in life.

Might try a smaller festival this year. Which is the one with mazes and waterfalls and such?