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  1. Good-

    Pigs x 7 on Thursday. I am a 55 year old fella and I moshed my fragile heart out for the entire set..sweaty excellence.

    Sunday afternoon on the garden stage. From the magical Katherine Priddy, Jake Xerces Russell, Alabaster Deplume, Ryley Walker...sublime.

    Kevin Morby, Ale, Food etc

     

    Bad-

    the continuing saga of the latrines...just sort it out, pay the money and get enough toilets, and clean them regularly..

     

    Love.

     

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  2. Unfortunately steeling myself for the inevitable. Will I be rolling over my ticket for next year? Absolutely. EOTR has become a big part of my year, and a weekend away with my 2 lads for great music, great people and great beers. Would I donate to a crowdfund? See previous answer...

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  3. On 1/24/2020 at 4:33 PM, robith said:

    So I'm working through the line up - any electronica kind of vibes beyond WH Lung anywhere? I liked the odd bleep to break stuff up ya know

    Give Romero a listen...also possibly Little Simz and Arlo Parks on a slightly more hip hop vibe...

     

     

    oh god...I said vibe...

  4. Bit late this year but here goes...controversially this year I came home without the warm, fuzzy EOTR glow. Don’t know why, can’t put my finger on the reason. Enjoyed lots of stuff...Israel’s Nash, Moses Boyd, Nerijah, Flamingods,  Fontaine’s DC, Michael Kiwanuka, Seazoo, Baxter Dury. The breakfast bus was excellent as usual, as was the dish kitchen and the croquet field ( still my favourite place to listen to the garden stage bands for the day). I get the chair arguments, but it is the only way my Brother in law can enjoy the festival. We always put the chair at the back of the woods stage and to the side, trying to keep out of peoples way, but you can’t please everyone.

    The ale was excellent, especially the Downton selections. 

    Didn’t get Kate Tempest..sorry.

    so, no one thing I disliked, but maybe I need to slip a different festival in next year to remind me why EOTR is so good. Looking at Black Deer in Kent currently... but will still be at Larmer Tree next September..

     

    toodle pip.

     

  5. CHECKLIST;

    Worried that the EOTR Tent of 5 years is going to leak..tick

    Taken dogs abuse for the £7.50 Festival trolley that annually makes it 25 yards from the car before tipping my entire weekends belongings all over the car park...Tick

    Rabidly checking every weather forecast site on the internet...tick

    Used every highlighter colour in my wallet of 12 on the clashfinder...tick

     

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  6. 3 things to change?

    Someone mentioned sinks on another thread? A possible logistical nightmare, but would be great if they could be utilized somewhere on site for washing/ cleaning teeth etc. Would save having to wait to fill the kettle in the morning while 6 people ahead of you wash there hair and go about there daily beauty regime (you know who you are, chaps...)

    Another covered area would be an excellent idea, in case of another rainy sunday. Possibly up by the rough trade/ big top area? Appreciate space is at a premium..

    Improve the WiFi and dont charge for it.

     

     

  7. A bit late with this, but here goes for 2018...

     

    Arrived Thursday, got caught with the homeless donation...Had a bit of a laugh in the snakey queue due to us realising that the security guard had clocked my two lads (22 and 24) when we joined the queue and us saying all the way in "he's going to stop 1 of you", ...and he did. Thankfully this was our 7th year so no glass or contraband... Enjoyed Shopping, and tried to enjoy Yo La Tengo but struggled, frankly. Also went a bit crazy on the Ale/ Gin/ Rum/ Warm Cider for some reason. Thursday night was a chilly one, grateful for the blanket purchased from the clothing stall.

    Traditional Breakfast on Friday at the Bus, which was excellent as ever. Enjoyed Red River Dialect, Josh T Pearson, Fat White Familyand really enjoyed Hiss Golden Messenger. Split between St Vincent (technically excellent, but a bit too choreographed for me) and Jeff Tweedy, who we enjoyed. Didnt enjoy Daniel Blumberg.

    Saturday was a strange one for us...Watched Screaming Females and Boy Azooga, but between 2 and 5 we just went back to the tent and relaxed in the glorious weather..Never done that before in 7 years, but it was great, having a few drinks and reading a book i purchased from Rough Trade. Back on site to see the wonderful Mulatu Astatke, and Gruff Rhys. Was pleasantly surprised by Vampire Weekend, and watched the whole set. Translated very well from spikey Indie to a field filling sound worthy of a headliner.

    Sunday was all about the Garden Stage for me with Richard Dawson, Wave Pictures, Jonathan Wilson all on top form. My biggest disapointment of the weekend was Julia Holter. I had been looking forward to seeing her, but she seemed disinterested from the off, and the sound was appalling. Left after 3 songs and wont be bothering again. Anyway, Ezra was excellent, but for me the best set of the weekend was White Denim, who delivered everything that was required to send us home with ringing ears and a shit eating grin.

    Thought the food selection was good again, with the always great Dish Cafe still serving the best Brownies ever. Actually bought an EOTR t-shirt this year for the first time, as the colour choices were much better. Beer was good, with some of the £4.50 offerings being very tasty (Gulp especially...). Toilets were not as good as previous years, but still way better that any other festival i have attended. Very good natured crowd as per usual, and there did seem to be more kids this year, but not a big problem for me.

    Thanks for reading.

  8. On 8/14/2018 at 10:30 AM, AdamGNJ said:

    Newbie question - What times do films start in the cinema each day?

    At green man a couple of years ago, a highlight was watching films in the mornings as I don't tend to sleep late in a tent, hoping to catch Isle of Dogs on the Saturday before the music kicks in. 

    The cinema is usually open early morning, if I remember correctly. Have a vague memory of watching Fantastic Mr Fox in a semi drunk state one morning...Hope that helps.

  9. 9 hours ago, rhg_99 said:

    shoutout to the vegetarian van in the Healing Gardens. £10 for a delicious  big veggie burger, two good sized portions of salad (two from couscous, some sort of bean salad, coleslaw or one other) and a coffee.

    In general I was impressed with the vegetarian food on offer but that was definitely the best meal I had. The burger was fantastic!

    That, my friend, is the mighty Dish Cafe, which we discovered a few years ago. None of our party are vegetarian, but their range of gluten free cakes, coffee and tea prices, Humus snacks and salads are fabulous. It has become the coffee and cake break of choice for us.

  10. Arrived Thursday afternoon for our 6th EOTR..No real queue drama, although we arrived about 3pm. Tents up, including a third outing for the Sky Blue teepee, which srves as a perfect landmark. Onto site, and had a few Ciders. Really enjoyed Slowdive..Possible contender for Loudest Band i have seen at EOTR??

    Friday dawned, hit the Tea Bus for crumpets and coffee. 1 thing i noticed is how hard the staff work on the food and beverage stalls. The same girl served me on the Tea bus several times, both in the morning and late at night. Anyways, Musically a very strong year in my humble opinion. Daniel Romano, Jens Lekman, Ryley Walker, Lucinda Williams were all excellent. My two lads enjoyed Mac, but not my bag.

    Saturday was HOT...Courtney Marie Andrews was very good, and Sinkane lived up to my expectations. Bill Ryder- Jones...Meh. Band of Horses and FJM were both very good, with the latter being one of the best Headliners i have seen at the festival. We went down to the comedy stage after FJM, and saw (part of) Die Roten Punkte, a German comedy duo. Very poor, sad to say, and left after 15 minutes of a 3 minute gag stretched too far.

    Sunday...The much heralded rain arrived. I have the same concerns as others on here, that when it rains the site muds upo very quickly (although nothing like Glasto or a certain IOW fetsival i attended), but also the general lack of a large sheltered area which wouldnt go amiss. Anyway, enjoyed Rolling Blackouts very much, and then spent a painful couple of hours taking down a wet tent and lugging gear back to the car. Half of our group sacked it, but we watched the mighty King Khan (just book him every year) and a bit of Bill Callahan..( we were waiting foir Marika Hackman in the Tipi but, once again, technical gremlins coupled with an atmosphere akin to the Palm House at Kew meant we left. She was 30 minutes late by this point...) We left site at around 10-45, and had to pick our way across the car park afetr the bottom exit track became virtually impassable, certainly in a small Corsa loaded to the gunnells anyway.

    A fine weekend, a few more dickheads than usual, excellent toilets as usual, roll on 2018...

     

  11. Correct, Woods and Tipi areas, plus food stalls etc are open. Gardens, Ship and garden stage are closed until friday (no table tennis until Friday morning....). We generally have a few beers, watch a bit of music, and have an early one in preparation for the weekends high jinks...

  12. An excellent evening at the Concord last night for the Drive by Truckers. Played a mix of tunes from several albums, including 4 from Southern Rock Opera. Also a timely cover of gimme some truth by John Lennon. Good support from a band I hadn't heard of called Eyelids, who are well worth a look at.

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