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I miss Exodus Festival
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This is a discussion on Music festivals within the Popular Culture: Literature, Art, Music etc forums, part of the Coffee Room category; anyone going to any? Glasto and Leeds for me...
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anyone going to any?
Glasto and Leeds for me
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I miss Exodus Festival
YouTube - Exodus from babylon part1
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wow!Originally Posted by Marxist Nutter
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Those were the days! People Power!wow!
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were you involved with all that then? or are you not at liberty to say? :P
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Not directly no. I just used to go to their parties. They were an influence on what we did later. However that lot are still going albeit on a smaller scale
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That's awesome. I wish people did things like that around here.
So unproductive has conservatism been in producing a general conception of how a social order is maintained that its modern votaries, in trying to construct a theoretical foundation, invariably find themselves appealing almost exclusively to authors who regarded themselves as liberal. - F.A. Hayek
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Been to the last two Reading festivals. 2007 was amazing, 2008 was a bit boring IMO. The combination of Smashng Pumpkins and 9 Inch Nails in 07 was just too cool to match up to...
I'd love to see the Pumpkins. But like the Chilli Peppers, would have liked to have seen them back in 1992-93 when they were good!
Agreed, they used to be better. But let's face it, the band is basically Billy Corgan, and he was excellent as ever. I wasn't disappointed by the performance at all!
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Reallly? I prefer the 2008 lineup tbh. This year's a bit crap tho.
So unproductive has conservatism been in producing a general conception of how a social order is maintained that its modern votaries, in trying to construct a theoretical foundation, invariably find themselves appealing almost exclusively to authors who regarded themselves as liberal. - F.A. Hayek
Economic Left/Right: 4.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.74
The bands don't matter as much as the atmosphere IMO. 2007 was just more friendly and laid-back than 2008 - there were a lot of aggressive or just stressed people last year. That's what I thought anyway. probably also to do with the fact that I was single in 2007, and not for 2008. Always makes for a different festival :PReallly? I prefer the 2008 lineup tbh. This year's a bit crap tho
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Haha fair enough. I don't really know about the Reading atmosphere being northern(ish)
So unproductive has conservatism been in producing a general conception of how a social order is maintained that its modern votaries, in trying to construct a theoretical foundation, invariably find themselves appealing almost exclusively to authors who regarded themselves as liberal. - F.A. Hayek
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Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.74
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Weren’t you too young for this? You would have been 10 in 1992?
Obviously correct me if im wrong (I thought you said you were 28).
I went to V-Festival once and saw Prodigy, do not remember much, I do remember it was amazing (strange that).
In 1999 I went to Ibiza, the year of trance, I didn’t sleep for 4 days.
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Yeah i was too young in 1992, started going to their raves in 1996/7 (15/16). Then was involved (more directly) in similar large scale events in East Anglia circa 2000/ 2001
Hope that clarifies matters
either do it or don't. But I got places to be
Anyone seen the Glastonbury line-up this year?
God, what with Bruce Spingstein, Neil Young, Crosby Stills and Nash, Status Quo, I don't think I'll bother. Should probably send my Dad instead. Talk about over-compensating after Jay-Z last year.
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Butt there is Blur, Pendulum, The Prodigy, Enter Shikari, Friendly fires, Maximo Park, Pete Tong, Dizzee Rascal etc etc
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yes it does, thanks.
I didnt get into loosing brain cells until later on in my life, all in the past now though.
From SussexWithLove
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Blur, a bit ponyButt there is Blur, Pendulum, The Prodigy, Enter Shikari, Friendly fires, Maximo Park, Pete Tong, Dizzee Rascal etc etc
Cant argue with the rest, although rap is crap at festivals.
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either do it or don't. But I got places to be
I thought Jay-Z was awesome last year at Glasto. But yeah, most of the time it does'nt translate too well to a festival setting.
Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.
E. B. White
"To be honest, you think a/c jump the fence, I say the whole college jump the fence"
The wonder that is Angelcountry
"If we're going to have a police state, at least orgainise it properly!"
Guy Outside the Chilcott Enquiry as he was led away by police for causing a 'disturbance' (thanks to LA I now know his name is Michael Culver)
Dizee has a cult following at Reading/Leeds too. He's actually a very good artist.
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I liked dizzee last year too
So unproductive has conservatism been in producing a general conception of how a social order is maintained that its modern votaries, in trying to construct a theoretical foundation, invariably find themselves appealing almost exclusively to authors who regarded themselves as liberal. - F.A. Hayek
Economic Left/Right: 4.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.74
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I watched it on telly, i wasnt jealous i werent there.
I was jealous when i watched Kasabian and Artic Monkeys the other year.
From SussexWithLove
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Sorry, I am going to be a bit of a Victor Meldrew here. I don't understand why anyone wants to spend a weekend in mud up to their knees, cue 2 miles for a poo in a dirty plastic cabin, spend Ģ5 on a burger so they can get food poisoning, just so they can stand next to some smelly unwashed hippy and listen to a noisy racket.anyone going to any?
Glasto and Leeds for me
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You know something CAGAN, I'm going to have to agree with you again - this is worrying! Maybe it's being past 50 that does it. When I was younger I did go to a considerable number of festivals, including the 1970 Isle of Wight festival with Jimi Hendrix at the tender age of 16 (me, not him), and about half a dozen Glastonbury festivals. I can't remember the last one I went to though, years back, although I do still go to the occasional large concert.
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Yeah, I know it's an old thread, but it caught my eye!
Am I the only Download Festival goer here?
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Mmm im sure the mods will be on to you soon :P
I did fancy download this year, having missed slipknot at Leeds last year, but I think it clashed with my exams
So unproductive has conservatism been in producing a general conception of how a social order is maintained that its modern votaries, in trying to construct a theoretical foundation, invariably find themselves appealing almost exclusively to authors who regarded themselves as liberal. - F.A. Hayek
Economic Left/Right: 4.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.74
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Yeah, the timing of it is a bit rough for people with exams, but then for the rest of us it's a good time of year. The weather tends to be better than in august, and it doesn't clash with any other festivals directly (the big European rock festivals in particular), so it doesn't have that potential restrictions on the acts it can book. The only problem it has had on that score in the last couple of years is Leeds/Reading paying big money to get the more traditionally 'Download' type of bands (like Slipknot, who were absolutely brilliant (sorry!)), but it doesn't seem to have done that so much this year. Seems a bit daft to me - I wouldn't have thought many of the same fans would be interested in Slipknot and the likes of the Kaiser Chiefs, so ! don't know why they would bother!
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Ahh i think you'd be surprised, it's a very diverse festival really. I for one like both Slipknot and Kaiser Chiefs, along with Rage Against The Machine and Kings of Leon, Alexisonfire and Bloc Party
I'm a little disapointed by the Leeds Lineup this year though really.
So unproductive has conservatism been in producing a general conception of how a social order is maintained that its modern votaries, in trying to construct a theoretical foundation, invariably find themselves appealing almost exclusively to authors who regarded themselves as liberal. - F.A. Hayek
Economic Left/Right: 4.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.74
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It is pretty diverse, and that's partly why I don't bother with it - too high a percentage of it isn't to my taste. It's not that I have narrow tastes (I don't at all), but just that the 'indie-pop' type stuff in particular just doesn't do it for me, which is what alot of the bill tends to be (and there are other things I quite like, but wouldn't be bothered about seeing live). I'd struggle to find bands there that would fill my weekend, and I go to festivals for the music (rather that the partying). I know there are some who only see a dozen bands over a weekend, but I dash from stage to stage trying to see as many as I can (I think I saw 34 bands this year).
The new festival site for the Download arena (it had to move from the infield area) is great, and the festival gets better every year. The festival bosses actually spend alot of time on the internet forum talking and listening to the 'fans' directly, which makes a huge difference - they know what we really want (mainly in terms of facilities, but also the bands - obviously the bands they can book are limited by other factors), and we know why we can't have it if we can't have it! The level of communication is tremendous, and it really shows at the festival.
It's also great to spend a weekend surrounded by society's 'rock/metal freaks', who can actually be 'normal' for a few days, if you see what I mean - you don't get that to the same extent at the other big, more mixed, festivals.
I also did Hammerfest earlier in the year, which was awesome - a small weekend metal festival at a Pontins holiday park - a festival with decent accomodation and real toilets! They do a few other types of festival in the same way, and I thoroughly recommend it!
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I just love going to any festivals, for the vibe. Been to T In The Park in Scotland a few times, and Reading, Leeds.
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