Festival Number 6 - Portmeirion, Wales

[jjason]

Thought the infrastructure had a lot less investment this year. When i say that i mean walkways, putting down wood chips in dangerous areas etc. I have been to all previous no6 festivals and half have had similar weather without the issues everyone is complaining about.

It is selling itself as an upmarket festival, and in the past it really has lived up to that billing. In my opinion, this year the organisers tried to cut too many corners to save money and i expect it will cost them in insurance costs next year (if they run it.)

If it was your first No6 then perhaps you can not see how far it has fallen - genuinely gutted as it has been the best festival in the UK for the last several years.

I hope this is not the last No6, i really do. Festival No6: You either sell it as a bog standard festival in a pretty location in which case everything this year was within festival levels of acceptability (but only just in camping fields- only 3 of 11 toilets working) or sell it as a bit above other festivals and make the infrastructure a bit above other festivals- this year was miss-sold and people are upset accordingly.

Best bands: Super Fury Animals, Bowie Tribute & Temples

Other highlights: Johnny Vegas, funny, sweary poetry on main stage and wandering around woods

Absolute best bits: There were 6 of us and we had a brilliant laugh despite being shin deep in shit for most of the festival.

3rd and final festival this year having been to NOS Alive, Sziget and No6. I'm after a recommendation for next year as keen to do a different foreign and UK festival.

[guypjfreak]

I'm going to keep my eye on this one as I'm thinking of going next year 

[johnl]

See the FN6 twitter feed for details of 25 PC off some Virgin train fares for anyone who attended this year's festival.

[DDave]

On 9/7/2016 at 7:20 PM, jjason said:

 

3rd and final festival this year having been to NOS Alive, Sziget and No6. I'm after a recommendation for next year as keen to do a different foreign and UK festival.

For me it's going to be between BBK Bilbao, NOS, Mad Cool or Best Kept Secret for the first one of the year and then Pukkelpop as I do most years for the one in late Summer. Can't see me veering from those unless another festival comes up with a whopper of a line up like NOS did last year.

Have hotels booked for all of the above festivals, just not so patiently waiting for line ups to be announced now.

[johnl]

Dates announced for 2017. 7 to 10 September - they might be taking a chance with the weather then....

[guypjfreak]

bollocks .........my granddaughters birthday is on the 9th so that is out ...dammmmmmm 

[robskyd]

Has anyone tried to buy tickets on the pre-sale today? I'm just getting a circle and it says 'processing card details'.

I was wondering if it was just me or a bigger problem!?

[dirty_dog]

bit of a price hike this year, early birds where about £160 last year

[DomDom1984]

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Edited December 9, 2016 by DomDom1984

[DomDom1984]

Was thinking of The Jesus and Mary Chain as a potential headliner for this and now they're doing something else at the end of the same month. Anyone else thinking they're doing it?

[dentalplan]

Yeah it's a very good suggestion. They've had a lot of bands of that ilk play.

Catfish as a headliner makes a lot of sense unless Reading or someone scoops them up as an exclusive. Then I guess the remaining one would be a fairly big party act, maybe Duran Duran but I've no idea if they're touring.

[DomDom1984]

Love the idea of Duran Duran headlining. Catfish and the Bottlemen I'm not so sure I'd enjoy, but would be a tremendous choice for the festival itself.

Put that three on the top line. MONEY SPINNER

[dirty_dog]

Catfish played last year

[DomDom1984]

London Grammar played one year and headlined the next. And they're not as big as Catfish. I'm sure it'd be fine.

[dirty_dog]

I've not heard a single song by Catfish, am I missing anything?

[dentalplan]

6 minutes ago, dirty_dog said:

I've not heard a single song by Catfish, am I missing anything?

They are anti-music.

[robskyd]

Its rumour mill time 

Not sure if anyone else noticed this last night but the Festival 6 Facebook account “liked” the Elbow account.

 

Make of that what you will……

[dirty_dog]

15 hours ago, robskyd said:

Its rumour mill time 

Not sure if anyone else noticed this last night but the Festival 6 Facebook account “liked” the Elbow account.

 

 

 

Make of that what you will……

 

Guy is good friends with the Festival and has been here most years without even performing, bound to headline one year

[Squonk]

Getting a bit annoyed that nothing announced for this so far. Any ideas when the headliners were released last year?

[robskyd]

5 hours ago, Squonk said:

Getting a bit annoyed that nothing announced for this so far. Any ideas when the headliners were released last year?

Patience young Padawan.....

They usually announce the first acts in February.

Is there anyone you fancy?

[johnl]

The biggest announcement for me will be where the car park is. I don't think the festival have covered themselves in glory since September. It will be interesting to see how it goes this year.

[JBarbour]

Global / Broadwick Live are announcing Truck and Y Not on Monday and Tuesday. 6 will prob come next. They'll not want to compete with their own festivals.  

[Squonk]

19 hours ago, robskyd said:

Patience young Padawan.....

They usually announce the first acts in February.

Is there anyone you fancy?

I would like the XX but I think they might be too big now. I think there's a good chance Elbow will be one of the headliners. I would like to see Placebo as well but again, don't think it is likely. Got a horrible feeling after his appearance last year that Paul Weller might end up there!

[robskyd]

Having seen the other festivals announcing their line ups over the last week or two it looks to me like The Stereophonics are this years Noel Gallagher and playing at every festival in the land!

 

 

[dirty_dog]

5 hours ago, robskyd said:

Having seen the other festivals announcing their line ups over the last week or two it looks to me like The Stereophonics are this years Noel Gallagher and playing at every festival in the land!

 

 

yes it looks likely they'll be there