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  2. Do they check ID's at the gates at End of the Road?

    in other UK festivals

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    Hi,

     i am an "older" attendee so i would LOVE to be asked for ID to prove i was 18, but alas it never happens...

     

    Anyhow, i have attended the last 3 years at EOTR with my two sons , who were 16 and 19 the first time we went, and they have never been asked for ID at the gates.

    The festival is a quieter affair than most, and alcohol is reasonably priced inside. However you can also take in your own, as long as it isnt in Glass. plastic bottles or cans are fine, and the old favourite "wine Box" is a good idea.

    Hope you really enjoy the festival, which is the most laid back, chilled event.

  3. Album, album!

    in End of the Road

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    Ryley Walker is very good indeed...a lot of John Martyn certainly..

    Sufjan is very understated, and it will be interesting to see how it comes over as a festival set.

    East India Youth, Culture of Volume, has some terrific tracks as well.

  12. Wild Beasts...

    in End of the Road

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    ..So i was really looking forward to the Wild Beasts set, thinking it would be a highlight. I really enjoyed it, but part of the enjoyment is getting a buzz from the crowd, which was missing. Was it them? Was it us? Were they a bad choice as headliner, or on the wrong stage?

    Any ideas, as it just didn't happen, and i think the band knew it...

  13. So how was it for you 2014?

    in End of the Road

    Posted · Edited by gigs

    Steady chaps, don't poo poo the paella. A Spanish Classic. To be fair it tasted much better than it looked...

    Also, I forgot to mention the cafe bliss in the healing field. Lovely filter coffee for 1.50 a cup, and great cakes. Revisited several times.

  14. So how was it for you 2014?

    in End of the Road

    Posted · Edited by gigs

    Just to add my thoughts, me and the kids (18 and 21...Kids???) arrived thursday at 2.30 pm, complete with £7.50 Tescos festival trolley, which turned out to be the purchase of the weekend. Made the set up much easier. Set up, Cider, Ezra Furman, Bed. Ezra was excellent on the Thursday in the tent, and equally so on the Garden stage.

    Friday; Quick Scan, NO PUCKET!!! WTF. Purchased a pair of Dr Martens from one of the Vintage stalls for youngest ( Sad when vintage means items you wore when you were a teenager, but hey ho...). Gene Clark No Other Band were superb, as were British Sea Power. Also Wave Pictures and the Districts. Bought several blankets for a tenner (bargain). All in all a good day, although a little chilly at times.

    Saturday; A small brekky at the breakfast bus, followed by the funniest soundcheck ever by the Flaming Lips. Lily and Madeline, with the incredible sleeping man in the armchair at the piano stage (rocked up pre performance, sat in a leather armchair, drank a glass of red wine and promptly fell asleep all through the signings and meet and greet afterwards). Lau, Sweet Baboo, a game of croquet, The Horrors, The Flaming Lips headline set (a thing of beauty, excellent but for me not quite as good as Sigur Ros). David Thomas Broughton was great as well.

    Sunday; Fruit Juice at £1 a cup from the wasp sanctuary (at least thats what it should have been called...) and great weather. Paella was superb, as were Daniel Rossen, Richard Thompson, Tinariwen and the criminally underattended Wild Beasts.

    All in all a wonderful weekend as ever. See you all next year.

  15. Best Ever Headliners...

    in End of the Road

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    Hey y'all

    as the time for tents, trolleys and toilet paper draws ever nearer, just a fun straw poll for your best ever headliner at EOTR..

    I havent attended all of the festivals, but for me its Sigur Ros. One of the most amazing things i have ever seen and heard.

    Over to you...

  16. Stage and day splits?

    in End of the Road

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    Cate Le Bons latest album Mug Museum is good. Quirky and clever. Also, whilst we are on Welsh artists, Sweet baboo is also worth a listen. He plays Bass on Mug Museum, but also has a strong album in his own right.

    Also recomended is Horse Thief.

  25. My review...for what it's worth...

    in End of the Road

    Posted · Edited by gigs

    My 2nd EOTR, and like many others i noticed a shift in audience this year. Good thing or bad thing? Are we selfish for wanting to keep a festival small, and does that fit the business plan? I didnt find it a bad thing by any means. Yes it was a bit busier in areas, but everybody was great, friendly and as well behaved as you can be with several pints of cider in them. Also, i find it refreshing that the younger generation (and my 17 and 19 year old lads are included) are not all into drum and bass, and have a genuine interest in good music of all varieties. All the kids we spoke to were just enjoying the weekend, and it does people good to realise that not all festivals are like Reading or V.

    ANYWAY...arrived thursday, camped near the dry pond (took a larger tent this year, and were surprised to find that we were a "finding our small tent" landmark for a few people...). Many thanks to the group who loaned us a mallet (always something i forget). Thursday was cider and sleep, and didnt see any of the bands on offer.

    Friday was fun, generally. 2 Words...Woodpecker Wooliams. My lads reckoned that it would be an old blues guy, or a folk singer, so we trudged to the Garden Stage. 5 minutes in and my youngest says " theres a girl over there with her breasts out and a megaphone". Strangely, both of these facts were true. Bizarre. Rest of the day was largely Woods stage, with a brief visit to the comedy stage for Tiffany Stevenson and Chris Coletrain. King Khan was excellent, as were the Eels ("Gimme a hug"). David Byrne and St Vincent nailed it. An excellent set, with some Heads classics in there. My youngests best act of the weekend award.

    Saturday brought an unexpected bonus, as we perused the line up boards after brekky and saw Fossil Collective were playing the Garden stage at 12 instead of Jessica Pratt. I had been gutted that they clashed with Sigur Ros, and was chuffed to get an extra chance to see them. They didnt disappoint and were a perfect starter for a warm saturday. Got roped into an ill advised game of rounders by the camping field, which was an error as it was so damn hot. Also enjoyed Pokey La Farge, Deptford Goth, Leisure society, and caught a packed Robin ince show in the comedy area. Sigur Ros were excellent. Possibly one of the best things i have ever seen and heard. I am aware that they are musical marmite, but for me the last song they played (untitled Poplagio) was an immense thing of beauty. The whole set was superb, and i am grateful that i was there. Ended the evening at the Piano stage having a mass singalong to American Pie, Like a rolling stone, Bohemian Rhapsody and others. Class.

    Sunday, and a quick game of Corn Bag in hole ( not sure if that was the official name...) and off to see Cayucas. Bo Ningen were a pleasant surprise (must be the old Heavy metal fan in me) and Caitlin Rose is a great talent who we all enjoyed. Wasnt really bothered by any of the Sunday Headliners, so took in a bit of PSB, followed by an hour of Belle and Sebastian and the end of Dinosaur Jr, who looked like the best of the three. Only wish we had gone to see John Murry, judging by some of the comments on here.

    On the whole, an excellent weekend as ever. Beer was lovely, as was the Cider. Food was good, although we only bought a "big" meal on sunday, preferring the simple pleasure of a single gas burner and some tins of Chilli etc. Big thanks to the food bus for a good breakfast, and a cracking hot choc on a chilly saturday night which was made with proper chocolate and milk.We have booked for next year and are looking forward to it already. Would like to see no increase in the numbers, to preserve the feel and vibe.

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