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Post by vwT5surfbus on Jan 4, 2013 14:13:54 GMT
we may go to galstonbury. haven't decided. but it is muddy if the weather is bad
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Post by millie on Jan 4, 2013 16:55:00 GMT
We steward for Oxfam so will be doing quite a few festivals this year. Glastonbury, Camp Bestival, Boomtown Fair, Shambala and maybe Beautiful Days if we don't go as punters as that's our favourite. Glastonbury is already sold out but if you wan't to go for free why not sign up to steward too. www.oxfam.org.uk/StewardingYou can even take your camper for free
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Post by Firefox on Jan 5, 2013 14:50:58 GMT
Beautiful days sold out early last year too.
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Post by robmac on Jan 5, 2013 15:03:11 GMT
Little Big Gig at Henry's campsite in September!
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Post by Firefox on Jan 5, 2013 18:01:07 GMT
Hoping to do Harefest, Lakefest, Beautiful Days, Farmer Phils, Strawberry Fair and maybe some others. I quite like violin, acoustic guitar, instrumental, dance/trance/electro, classical so anything with a mix of those is cool, but I've pretty broad tastes.
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Post by Etienne Le Croq on Jan 5, 2013 19:28:10 GMT
Going to do my first ever festival this year,in the van,don't know where yet though.
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Post by Firefox on Jan 6, 2013 21:09:59 GMT
Lakefest is good, Stephen. Near Tewkesbury August 9-11. The Levellers are playing, though I just noticed they put it on the same weekend as Farmer Phils .... dohhhhhh
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Post by Etienne Le Croq on Jan 8, 2013 21:54:10 GMT
I'm looking for a nice local festival to try first,something not too big!
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Post by lotusanne on Jan 8, 2013 22:36:31 GMT
How far would you travel Ellis Boy? Farmer Phils is small and lovely but is in Shropshire
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Post by Firefox on Jan 8, 2013 23:43:37 GMT
Farmer Phils is not too bad for me. It would take 2 - 2 1/2 hours. Fancy putting it on the same weekend as Lakefest though. Lakefest was May last year.
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Post by Etienne Le Croq on Jan 9, 2013 8:15:15 GMT
Probably not far Ann, as the festival is second on the list behind France.Work is quiet at the moment,but at least the festivals aren't on until Summer.Gives me time to save some money.
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Post by Firefox on Feb 12, 2013 13:51:37 GMT
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Post by Lee & Linda on Feb 12, 2013 15:32:49 GMT
had a look at the Cambridge festival but there is no overnight parking - where do you stay??
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Post by Daz on Feb 12, 2013 15:32:59 GMT
quite fancy farmer phils this year, a weeks camping for a weekends paid festival, can't go wrong with that
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Post by Firefox on Feb 12, 2013 15:43:59 GMT
Strawberry Fair is local to me so I have just gone for the day before, but there is Radwell campsite or there must be some good wilding round Cambridge. I will ask Robmac and we'll get the map updated with some points!
I can't decide between Farmer Phils and Lakefest at the moment. The Levellers are at Lakefest so that may tip it for me. Saw them live last year and they were brilliant.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2013 17:45:24 GMT
I can only go to festivals which allow dogs which rules out quite a few good ones eg Beautiful Days, Bearded Theory, Solfest, Wilderness, Galtres, Wickerman... but... Harefest ticket booked and paid for, it's going to be bigger and better this year, can't wait ;D Am meeting up with friends at Knockengorroch, hopefully getting ticket very soon if there's enough £££ in the sealed pot savings jar Definitely going to the new South Lakes Roots Fest (formerly Sedbergh Folk Festival) - May Day Bank Hol weekend, just down the road from me Will probably go to quite a few small local folk festivals in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria depending on where I end up over the summer Like Firefox, can't decide between Lakefest and Farmer Phils (Red Hot Chilli Peppers headlining) and also Cropedy which is the same weekend - all 3 are dog friendly. I prefer the smaller folk festivals but I am thinking about Cambridge Folk Fest as I don't know that part of the world at all, and I'm also planning to spend some time down in the South West so might go to any small dog friendly folk fests down that way. Btw, Firefox, Levs are always brilliant wherever they play ;D
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Post by Firefox on Feb 12, 2013 18:19:49 GMT
LOL too true I've only seen them once live though. It's the Red Hot Chilli Pipers BTW, just in case anyone thinks the American lot are coming... not quite such a big name act but if men in kilts with bagpipes are your thing, then that's the place to be ;D
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2013 18:57:51 GMT
Oh, I thought it was the original Chillis, I did think it was strange for them to be playing a not very well known festival - doh!
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Post by Firefox on Feb 12, 2013 19:13:51 GMT
I thought exactly the same thing when I read it the first time! It sort of floated into my brain as the "Peppers" cos I associated the name with music. Then, only when I looked a month later did I see the pic of the guys in kilts and thought hang on... that's not them. I wonder if anyone has bought tickets and gets a surprise when they turn up at the gig!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2013 19:28:54 GMT
Men in kilts with bagpipes sounds promising though, but I'd rather see Jon playing fiddle with the Levs who are playing both Lakefest and Cropedy that weekend, so I just can't decide which one to go to. Cropedy is tempting as I've not been before and I think it'll be a lot bigger than Lakefest, but if I'm after doing a stall, then Lakefest will probably be cheaper and less competition.
Decisions decisions
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2013 19:38:51 GMT
we may go to galstonbury. haven't decided. but it is muddy if the weather is bad Ha ha, all festivals are muddy in bad weather, but due to the sheer number of people, Glastonbury will be a swamp. Whilst I suppose you should do Glastonbury just so that you get the experience if you've never been before, I wouldn't ever go again, it can take hours to get from your tent / van to the stage or stalls or loos etc, and once you've left your van in the morning, there's no point in going back until bedtime as by the time you get there, you'd have to turn round to go back to see a band you want to watch. And it's sooooooo big now that it's really easy to get lost, to lose your tent / van / mates etc, and so commercial that everything is really expensive. To get a real fun festival experience, go to a smaller festival - you don't get the same big headliners but it's much more friendly, and more "real", less commercial, less money driven. And if there's a lesser known band that you like, you're more likely to get their latest album or band T-shirt much cheaper.
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Post by millie on Feb 12, 2013 21:15:52 GMT
A couple of festivals here on the South Coast that may be of interest. Pulse Festival at Sunnyfields Farm in Totton, Hampshire takes place this year on 10th and 11th May. Raises money for the children's heart unit at Southampton General Hospital. www.pulsefestival.org.uk/pulse/Wimborne Minster Folk Festival. Camping at the football club is only £10 for the weekend. www.wimbornefolk.co.uk/
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Post by WindDancer on Apr 20, 2013 8:09:26 GMT
I have my tickets for Cropredy It was a tough choice though as I would have also liked to go to Farmer Phil's and Lakefest.
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Post by Firefox on Apr 20, 2013 10:59:33 GMT
Just been to Harefest. Hoping to do Cropredy and a couple of others.
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Post by lotusanne on Apr 22, 2013 20:38:31 GMT
Have you plumped for Cropredy then vern?
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Post by Firefox on Apr 22, 2013 21:51:31 GMT
I'm inclined that way, yes. The line up is a lot better than Farmer Phils, although I would like to do both!
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