What festival are you going to this year?

[HTH AMPS]

this one was really good last year, but the acts seem a bit thin on the ground this year... http://www.fieldsofrock.nl/programma.asp?id=115

[Crazy_Joe]

Metal Camp


best festival you can be at. Wacken used to be top, but they're slipping. it's all about location, location, location!

I have to say that location looks seriously good!

[noodleplugerine]

Metal Camp


best festival you can be at. Wacken used to be top, but they're slipping. it's all about location, location, location!

I have to say that location looks seriously good!

+100

[noodleplugerine]

Reading tickets bought - But what an awful experience that was.

Ended up buying my tickets at midnight, being forced to get coach bundles regardless of the fact I've been sat at home spamming phone calls and refresh.

What an awful experience.

That being said - RAGE ARE PLAYING!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et2914h1E98&feature=related - CHECK OUT THAT CROWD!

[_tom_]

Reading seems to have an allright lineup



I guess all the tickets are sold out or going for ridiculous prices now though :( I'd like to go for RATM, Pendulum, QOTSA and Metallica but theres also a lot of indie shite on that lineup.

[Mr Ed]

I got my ticket for Leeds last night! I'm from Liverpool but have gone to Reading for the last 4 years because most of my mates are down south and so we have a yearly congregation down there but none of them are attending this year so me and my missus and some mates from up here are keeping it Norvern and staying in Leeds.

Might see some of you bumholes there... if you pass a place called "Camp Jew", that's me.  :)

And I cannot believe I am going to see Rage. I shat myself when the actual confirmation came out. I mean, we all knew it was gonna happen but to have it 100% certain was amazing.

[Crazy_Joe]

I'm pissed i got denied by the ticket thingy 4 times when i pressed the final buy button after putting in my card details and all that, it just said it's too busy and shite.

[plastercaster]

I'm pissed i got denied by the ticket thingy 4 times when i pressed the final buy button after putting in my card details and all that, it just said it's too busy and shitee.

Same- ended up getting em from an ebay tout 3 minutes later, at a £40 markup  
Anyway, reading it is, £205 out of pocket or no   :D

[nfe]

So I got back from Hellfest late Monday night.

Flat out, the best festival I've ever been to, completely different to how it was last year according to the pals that went who attended both, fantastic lineup, everything ran bang on time from early afternoon to the 2.00am odd finishes insofar as I remember, cheap as chips weekend all in (by festival standards)...

I saw a shedload of bands and with the exception of very few (Mayhem, Opeth) none were disappointing (and Opeth are always a bit bland live), At The Gates and Carcass were marvelous which is just as well or I'd have been reet in the huff.

Will be going again next year without a shadow of a doubt. Wacken can get humped (although to be fair, next year, I'll go to that too).

Additionally, Carcass have just been announced for Damnation Festival in Leeds this year, so I get to see them twice on their little reunion jaunt and probably at their last ever gig.  8)

[Matt77]

I have banned myself from festivals after I got forced to watch Amy Winehouse play a tent at V before she was famous. To numb the pain I ended up drinking 4 pints of Budweiser and a litre of gin; that was at 3pm. The Chilli Peppers were headlining at about 10pm. I woke up half way through their set in the disabled viewing area wearing someone elses clothing.

Anyone else got any amusing festival anecdotes?

[plastercaster]

I did once became a desciple to a tripping guy who was in the river at reading trying to baptise people because he thought he was Jesus.

[stuh84]

Bloodstock for me, Iced Earth and At The Gates being their sealed it for me, plus Opeth, Dimmu, Eluveite, Communic, and a fair few others I will definitely watch.

Also considering Damnation based upon line up, probably will anyway due to Carcass signing up for it, just interested to see if there will be enough good bands to make a hotel stay out of it, or just drive up and drive back if theres only a couple of decent bands playing.

[Matt77]

I did once become a desciple to a tripping guy who was in the river at reading trying to baptise people because he though he was Jesus.

Phew... for a minute I thought I was the only one that over does it

[Johnny Mac]

^  :lol:

I'm going to Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park tomorrow (Sunday)
Only cos The Stranglers are on the line up and I've still not seen them.
The rest of it is The Police and loads I've never even heard of. It was an impulse buy.

[lulusg]

Voodoo in New Orleans... 10 th anniv. And with the exception of NIN it is so far the lamest....! I bought tickets long before they gave up the headliners. Every year has been great..except this one. They are still adding acts. Lill Wayne!!!!