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Absolutely this. Out of upvotes, bud. Ben

That GFL have really tried to reinvent Silver Hayes after years of it feeling like not much more than a cut through from JPT to the rest of the festival is something that should be celebrated. Can't wait for my two nights there this year. I've never really had a night there! Ben

Just about to set off for my last shift pre-Farm. Yes, it's broken, but we're very proud to be a part of it. Ben x

Argh. That presents a real dilemma! Do I sack off a bit of psytrance, head to The Hive for TIBASKO and then dove down to IICON for Underground Resistance, or stick with the Glade Dome a bit longer for my psychedelic fix? A lovely quandary to ponder at the time! Ben

Out of upvotes, but that's a really neat idea 👏🏽 Of course, I will be bringing my beloved militarily curated pieces of paper (one each for day, Thu-Sun, bringing two copies of each!), but I love that! Ben

But, to be more helpful, I'd say possibly that sort of time on the Thursday. Ben

Around 7pm. On Wednesday. Ben

I'd love to help, @thetiffler, but I fear I am not the man for this job! Ben

Oi! We are a non-discriminatory, broad church in here! All genres are as legit as others (I'm looking at you, cheesy tech-house...). DnB included. I really like quality DnB. I just can't dance to it! The bpm doesn't resonate with my feet 🤪 Ben

We had three under 5. I feel your pain. Ben

Ha! Mine have all left home, but Child 1 will be there. Flew into London yesterday from Berlin (he lives there) having gone directly to the airport from playing a 2h set. He clearly sees himself as a burgeoning superstar DJ. The little bugger 🙄 Ben

So excited for TCIC. They were amazing on the WH sound system a few years ago, and I really want to hear them belt out the new record. Could be a set for the ages! Come say hi, if you can pick me out 😂 Ben

Oh Sas, it's a cornucopia of dance riches, isn't it?! 1. What particularly in the SEC is the rival to Helena Hauff? I guess there's Sedef Adasï on Genosys. For me, this year is great as I will have solid parts of TWO nights in Silver Hayes! Who knew? I've seen nothing before on Lonely Hearts (accepting that it only started last year!), so Ben Böhmer, Helena and some of Daniel Avery will be a treat for me. Helena is a very good DJ. She is principally known for her (fairly hard) electro chops, but mixes techno and electro quite beautifully. 2. The Chems will be a massive casual draw. Once they've done, I think there'll be a fair old crowd exchange and getting into FloPo/Daphni should be quite doable. 3. Horses for courses. I'm well known for not liking BH/San Remo, but that's more about me than the venue. What I would say is that HAAi plays very lots of different types of sets. I love her. I'm pretty sure that the type of selections she would make at SR would be the sort of her sets that doesn't work for me. Ben

So, team... We know we all love to dance. But I'm really intrigued by what non-dance stuff the E/D faithful are most looking forward to. Which bands/artists are top of your must-see lists? I'll kick off...list as many or few as you like, but who are you really excited for? DEADLETTER Panic Shack The Comet Is Coming The Murder Capital Working Men's Club Weyes Blood Slowdive Phoenix Whatcha got? Ben

This is me, tho I expect to see FR until pretty much the end, unless I get disproportionate Temple-entry fear! Ben

Go steady there, tiger - you've got a marathon next week. Ben x

I think it reasonable to say that I am pretty laissez-faire about the dance scene etc, but I bloody hate it when people put conditions on raving. No dress code, no hassle, ideally no cameras and no-one f**king telling me that I have to have my face painted to come in! Like fancy dress - awful! (With a free pass to NYCD's moustache rule as they'll sell them and the money is for HIV charities etc. Oh, and tattoos to get into the Snakepit because...erm...I like good ink!) Ben

That's incredibly magnanimous of you. If I was in your position I'd be childishly and petulantly avoiding all references to the Farm. We'll have a little rave for you and in honour of all ticketless E/D personnel 🙌🏽 Ben x

I've got zero Pyramid acts on my schedule this year, but my oh my I'd be there for Hank in a heartbeat, the gorgeous little hairless wonder! Ben

Helena on Saturday looking like a pretty popular meet-up choice, folks. I'll 💯 be there and looking forward to seeing as many thread people as possible. Ben

Welcome to the nicest thread online, @shorny! Would be smashing to meet you if we can organise something semi-planned. Paranoid London on the Thursday (Levels - it'll be v busy, but v good...) seems to have quite a few takers, as does Helena Hauff (Lonely Hearts, Saturday). I'm always loathe to be someone who 'decides', as we're a very egalitarian bunch in here! But if people maybe want to target those (and any others!) then we'd just need a bit of a plan for where/how to get together. Was I in the WhatsApp group last year? I think I was! If someone want to volunteer to be a hub for DMs for people to give their numbers to and get added, that would be a good start. Ben x

Again - it's a yes from me! Ben

That'll work for me! And nice on a Thursday before it gets really messy! Ben

Open to all and any suggestions, gang. Ben

DMs sent, team Ben x