23 replies to this topic

[Phil-itfc]

watching some football games recently I have noticed on a couple of occasions that fans are taking flares to games (tho these are not strictly allowed in grounds) have people ever taken flares to glasto?

I think they'd look fantastic in a crowd situation at a festival.

and I'm not reffering to certain 70's clothing

[Gems_GV09]

really added to the atmosphere during prodigys set last year imo! i loved it anyway

[benjy26]

Agreed. They look good. But can be dangerous. A girl I know got a nasty burn on her leg after one was thrown by someone in a crowd she was in. It wasn't at a music festival, but still...just keep your wits about you if you happen to be near it.

[Runner]

Damn, thought this was genuinely about extreme bell bottoms! Rubbish ...  


Peace x

[Mr Ploppy]

They look great - I remember one at Glasto a few years ago watching Kasabian.
Dont want them in a crowd tho really - save them for when you get stuck in the middle of the ocean in a leaking wooden boat!

[LusciousLucy]

They are very much included in the banned items list but the odd one still gets through. They do look ace but I've luckily never been very close to one.

[paulo999]

They look *awesome* Not sure I'd want to be next to one. At least, unlike the controversial lanterns, someone's holding on to it.

Am a bit on the fence on this one.

[LondonTom]

paulo999, on Mar 1 2010, 12:08 AM, said:

They look *awesome* Not sure I'd want to be next to one. At least, unlike the controversial lanterns, someone's holding on to it.

Am a bit on the fence on this one.

Me to, I always think they look really good when I see them on TV (Look at football matches out in turkey mental, all steam and red light )and someone let one off during Blur at T last year and it looked cool from a distance and added a bit of atmosphere.

But at the same time there bloody dangerous in the wrong hands or even someone normal whose a bit not as sober as one should be when handling flames.

[the_hutch_keeper]

This is the official info on flares............


-unauthorised fireworks, or wax flares, large fires or burning of plastic will be allowed on site.
Persons using fireworks will be evicted from site and materials confiscated.

Official Glastonbury Packing Lst

Flares do look amazing when you're at the other end of the field and the wind is blowing the smoke the other way!!

[chimpy]

Some idiot set one off directly at the side of us during springstein.  A trip to Worthy hospital to get the mrs an eye bath due to some of the sh*te getting her eye followed.

[norainplease]

These terrify me!  I spent the whole time that the ones during Springstein, Blur and Kasabian thinking oh my god I am so glad I am not stading next to that!!  Honestly they terrify me completely!!       I have to admit that also, as pretty at the sky lanterns are, these also terrify me!  I think it is the fire more than anything else - that and I am a big scaredy cat!!    

[neil_hill_1]

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Edited by neil_hill_1, 01 March 2010 - 11:09 AM.

[guypjfreak]

dont let them start bringing flares. Christ the little gigs will be putting them on top there flag polls next  

[r0cky]

They do look *awesome* in the crowds, I just wouldn't want to be near one, risk of eye damage etc.

[neil_hill_1]

r0cky, on Mar 1 2010, 11:27 AM, said:

They do look *awesome* in the crowds, I just wouldn't want to be near one, risk of eye damage etc.

yeah, the above picture is hurtimg my eyes right now.  

[robith]

I remember enjoying Kasabian last year pretty much because

a) I was hammered for Brooooooooce and had lost leave of my senses

and someone shot off a flare from a flare gun at the precise moment of the "ooooooosssssh" in Club Foot and I stood there in awe thinking "That is GENIUS"

But yeah, wouldn't want to be anywhere near one ta

[rexclark]

I'll be leaving my flares at home. The thought of them trailing through the pissy mud isn't a nice thought.

[r0cky]

neil_hill_1, on Mar 1 2010, 11:29 AM, said:

yeah, the above picture is hurtimg my eyes right now.  

Hahah, love it, LOL!!!  

[ampersand]

i was watching back blur at t in the park at the weekend, and the flare made for great watching. there was also one quite near me at pendulum at glasto.

more flares please. and at the football too.

[rabid]

I saw some being used at the stone circle (I think ) and they were fine up there and looked really good. In a crowd I'd say not so good.