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« Reply #1635 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 07:50:02 » |
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Post High Voltage festival and found it better than anticipated. Enjoyed ELP,Wishbone Ash and Bachman Turner and particularly was blown away by Joe Bonamassa of which I hadn't heard much of before, shit this bloke can play guitar! Sorry gknash your description of yourself fitted about 10,000 of however many were there, it would have been like finding a needle in a.....well.. field full of needles !
I had the shittest quietest bar, it was on the way between stages next to the bungee and dodgems (which was a joy as you can imagine). Everyone just walked past it as there was no reason to stay around it. We closed it at 3 o clock on sunday and I was back home in nam for 7. Which was nice. |
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« Reply #1636 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 11:54:31 » |
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I had the shittest quietest bar, it was on the way between stages next to the bungee and dodgems (which was a joy as you can imagine). Everyone just walked past it as there was no reason to stay around it. We closed it at 3 o clock on sunday and I was back home in nam for 7. Which was nice.
Was the whole thing undersubscribed ? Although for an event of that size it always is going to look like loads of people yet somehow it seemed half empty ? Used the two bars either side of the main stage and the one by the prog rock stage, sadly didn't go into yours, although you may be relieved about that anyway ! |
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« Reply #1637 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 15:14:47 » |
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Was the whole thing undersubscribed ? Although for an event of that size it always is going to look like loads of people yet somehow it seemed half empty ?
Used the two bars either side of the main stage and the one by the prog rock stage, sadly didn't go into yours, although you may be relieved about that anyway !
Yeah I think the whole thing sold badly, but from what I understand they will still be doing it next year. Its based on a festy they do in the states which is successful. I think they realise that most festivals take 3 years to turn a profit so will keep going. The point about using the bars by the stage was right on the money. They didnt seem to realise that the type of people going are not going for a festival experience wandering around doing other things, the punters going were always going to just want to watch the music so my bar was unneccesary. Lost me about £100 in wages but whatever, I was happy to get home. |
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« Reply #1638 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 15:41:07 » |
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Lost me about £100 in wages but whatever, I was happy to get home.
That's a shame, if I'd have known you would have had our custom i.e. Me the Superior half (Mrs A) and my hollow legged mate who for a normal sized bloke has an unbelievable capacity for beer. He'd probably have got that minus figure down a good way on his own! |
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« Reply #1639 on: Monday, August 9, 2010, 09:56:52 » |
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What is 'Swindon Invincible' meant to be like? Its in a bowl in Old Town and Scratch Perverts are playing the Saturday night - might go.
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« Reply #1640 on: Monday, August 9, 2010, 10:00:54 » |
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Big Ska festival this weekend in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire. Boomtown Ska Festival, we are playing there on the main stage on Sunday supporting The Beat, Toots & the Maytals and Neville Staple, oh and the Wurzels! http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/page/boom-town-centreIf you love ska you will love this festival, the biggest ska festival in Europe. |
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« Reply #1641 on: Saturday, August 14, 2010, 12:49:03 » |
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In Corfu with daughter! Bollocks!
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« Reply #1642 on: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 10:34:17 » |
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I'm going to Tring next week, to see the 'Code Name Rebel Crew':
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« Reply #1643 on: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 10:52:52 » |
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What is 'Swindon Invincible' meant to be like? Its in a bowl in Old Town and Scratch Perverts are playing the Saturday night - might go.
No idea what the event is like, but the bowl is an ace place, especially if the weather is fine. The bowl is an outside venue, here's a pic to give you a flavour [url width=470 height=313]http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/images/2008/07/27/swindon_mela_2008_25_470x313.jpg[/url] |
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« Reply #1644 on: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 12:10:41 » |
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i think it got a bit muddy at the faggot fest saturday.if it pisses down this week then will be carnage there this weekend.i think it's sold out too
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« Reply #1645 on: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 16:14:00 » |
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V this weekend!!! Woooooooooo SO excited ordered my wellys online yesterday hope they turn up By Friday⁉
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« Reply #1646 on: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 16:35:55 » |
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« Reply #1647 on: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 16:39:11 » |
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V this weekend!!! Woooooooooo SO excited ordered my wellys online yesterday hope they turn up By Friday⁉
you doing the whole weekend-with camping? |
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« Reply #1648 on: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 19:21:44 » |
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you doing the whole weekend-with camping?
She's the only one at the festival with her own wardrobe tent. |
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« Reply #1649 on: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 19:33:08 » |
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No idea what the event is like, but the bowl is an ace place, especially if the weather is fine.
The bowl is an outside venue, here's a pic to give you a flavour
[url width=470 height=313]http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/images/2008/07/27/swindon_mela_2008_25_470x313.jpg[/url]
Fuck that takes me back. I can still remember having a very drunken summer afternoon there watching Teddy White and the Popular Boy Crooners / King Ringo Peach Bleachers more years ago than I care to think about. |
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