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Title: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: Johnny Mac on April 12, 2010, 12:07:38 PM
Anyone going to this? It looks pretty good.

http://www.highvoltagefestival.com/
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: Philly Q on April 12, 2010, 12:32:51 PM
I was going to pooh-pooh it, but there are so many bands I like in that lineup!

Trouble is, I hate being out in the open air all day.  :(
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: Johnny Mac on April 12, 2010, 12:41:05 PM
I was going to pooh-pooh it, but there are so many bands I like in that lineup!

Trouble is, I hate being out in the open air all day.  :(

There does seem like there is something there for everyone.

I'll probably go, not sure which day yet.

Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: MrBump on April 12, 2010, 01:30:57 PM
John - you beat me to it!!!

Posted in Dressing Room...  I reckon 75 quid for a day ticket is a bit much...  love the bands though...
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: Johnny Mac on April 12, 2010, 01:41:26 PM
John - you beat me to it!!!

Posted in Dressing Room...  I reckon 75 quid for a day ticket is a bit much...  love the bands though...

Well I went to that fest London Calling 2 years ago in Hyde Park for around the same price and this does offer better value for Rock Music fans as far as line ups go.
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on April 12, 2010, 01:54:30 PM
Is it just me?
I cant tell who is playing which day
Love a lot of the bands paying but dont know which day they are playing on

Anyone have any answers
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: Philly Q on April 12, 2010, 02:10:12 PM
Is it just me?
I cant tell who is playing which day

It's not just you!   I think you'd have to look elsewhere to see who's playing which day.
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: gwEm on April 12, 2010, 05:43:51 PM
its close-ish to where i live. was thinking of going.. £75 is good value - but still very expensive pyschologically speaking.
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: Will on April 12, 2010, 05:50:29 PM
Zakk is on tour again then?!
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: Afghan Dave on April 12, 2010, 06:57:49 PM
Is it just me?
I cant tell who is playing which day
Love a lot of the bands paying but dont know which day they are playing on

Anyone have any answers

I'm sure that's deliberate!

God that kinda shite pisses me off!
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: nfe on April 12, 2010, 07:02:11 PM
Lots of good bands on, I hope it does well, it's a real struggle for mid-sized events in the UK.

Might get along to flyer our own shows on the metal hammer stage, and catch some cool bands whilst we're there. New Device clearly have a booker worth his weight in gold  :lol:
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: Johnny Mac on April 12, 2010, 07:07:18 PM
Is it just me?
I cant tell who is playing which day
Love a lot of the bands paying but dont know which day they are playing on

Anyone have any answers

I'm sure that's deliberate!

God that kinda shitee pisses me off!

According to to the Facebook group they are yet to announce the line up for each day.
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: TheIronBeast on April 12, 2010, 07:37:44 PM
There are a lot of bands I really like playing there. Wish I lived a little bit closer to London.
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: nfe on April 12, 2010, 08:05:50 PM
Bands, as well as festivals, have websites  :P

24/07

ZZ Top
Heaven and Hell
Foreigner
Gary Moore
The Answer
New Device
Transatlantic
Asia
Opeth
Dweezil Zappa
Uriah Heep
Touchstone
Pendragon

25/07
ELP
Joe Bonamassa
UFO
The Quireboys
Venom
Clutch
Down
Lethargy
Marillion
Magnum
Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash
The Reasoning

Bachman and Turner, Focus, Steve Hackett, Argent, Orange Goblin, High on Fire, BLS and The Union are all clearly following instructions not to publish the date yet, but Bruce Kulick is in Iowa on the 24th so you'd imagine The Union are the 25th.
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: MrBump on April 12, 2010, 08:12:34 PM
I'm sure I read that Gary Moore was playing...
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: Twinfan on April 12, 2010, 08:18:54 PM
I'd love to see ZZ Top again, but there's the trauma of London to contend with!
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: nfe on April 12, 2010, 08:20:36 PM
Saturday.
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: MrBump on April 12, 2010, 08:25:11 PM
^ did you just edit that, or am I going blind as well as daft..?
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: nfe on April 12, 2010, 08:36:49 PM
I did yeah, but it 's also on the poster directly under 24th.
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: Johnny Mac on April 12, 2010, 09:35:57 PM
I'd love to see ZZ Top again, but there's the trauma of London to contend with!

Sleep on gWem's sofa!
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: gwEm on April 13, 2010, 07:48:44 AM
I'd love to see ZZ Top again, but there's the trauma of London to contend with!

Sleep on gWem's sofa!

this would be fine, the festival is a pleasant stroll along the canal
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on April 14, 2010, 05:29:47 PM

but Bruce Kulick is in Iowa on the 24th so you'd imagine The Union are the 25th.


If it were that Union - I'd have to go then
Sadly it's not the Kulick & Corabi one - it's the Luke Morley (ex-Thunder / Terraplane)

Wish you could switch UFO and Bonnamassa to the ZZ Top date and it'd be a sure thing
Dont think I can bear ELP again
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: rohlfo on April 15, 2010, 12:09:46 AM
I'll be there, how many peeps are going? Worth trying to have a BK-forum meet in real life!? We'll probs all be too busy having fun and what not, just a thought!
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: FernandoDuarte on April 15, 2010, 12:59:36 AM
I reckon 75 quid for a day ticket is a bit much...
Love the line up!!!

Concerts of one band (like Aerosmith, AC/DC) coast about R$250 here, would be something alike in direct value as this 75, but in comparative money would be like £250... :( In about an hour the lotery will say the numbers, hope I'm lucky :lol:
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: Johnny Mac on April 15, 2010, 10:59:14 AM
Perhaps an are you going thread could be an idea and which day when that's announced  :idea:

Would be a nice day out for us all  :D
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: MrBump on April 15, 2010, 11:12:45 AM
Perhaps an are you going thread could be an idea and which day when that's announced  :idea:

Would be a nice day out for us all  :D

Not a bad idea, John...
Title: Re: High Voltage Festival Victoria Park London
Post by: rohlfo on April 15, 2010, 05:29:46 PM
could even do a general one for all summer festivals?