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  2. Arcade Fire

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    Just remembered while watching an 80’s thing on tv that after finishing on wake up on the wee stage in Glasgow, the band walked off through the crowd playing iko iko by the Dixie cups. 
    Not sure if any significance but an unusual choice for everyone to dance out to.

  3. Arcade Fire

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    10 hours ago, zzzfest said:

    Surprise surprise, Glasgow was 90 % full. The poor turnout is a fake news..
     

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    Agree with this. I was expecting a much smaller Monday night crowd. Queues at the bars and the merch were huge. 
    Band were on top form but I doubt we’ll see them again for a long time.

  7. Cost of Living and Glastonbury

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    18 hours ago, dotdash79 said:

    Kendal also asked for people only to take camp booze on the first trip 

    Kendal has always been the strictest on no booze in my experience. 10 years ago they were doing the full body pat down and searching bags etc. often causing huge queues getting in to the arena. Years ago they also tried to limit booze to your first entry to the campsite.

    For balance, they always have some decent local ales and did things like 3 pints for a tenner. Usual overpriced piss lager roundabout the main stage.

  8. The Dirty Independence Question

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    2 minutes ago, Neil said:

    you need to meet more indy supporters then, cos that's a strong theme amongst them, as can be seen  in plenty of contributions to online discussions about indy. the anti-english stuff almost always appears and isn't called out by others.

    Of course there will be some, I’ve genuinely never met them. The world is full of idiots. 
    I’ve also never met anyone who is pro unionist just because they love England.

    I think you overthink Englands importance in all this. I don’t think it’s got much to do with love or hatred Wales or Ireland either.

  10. The Dirty Independence Question

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    10 hours ago, LJS said:

    The relationship between Scots and English is a complex one. In reality most of us speak a mixture of Scots and English. They share similar roots and for that reason it is easy to think Scots is a dialect of English.

    People much more learned than me will tell you otherwise though.

    Of course most immigrants won't speak Scots, any more than immigrants to Ireland will speak Irish Gaelic so I have no idea what point you are making.

    I have not othered anyone.

    Incidentally I write pretty exclusively in English but speak very differently.

    @Comfy Bean would be able to confirm as he comes from an area which particularly values the Scots language.

    I’ve had a read at the article and your comments and an struggling to find even the smallest hint of “othering”. 
    I can only assume that Neil struggles with the concept of quotation marks ?

    I don’t see any mention of “no true Scotsman” but maybe I missed it ?

    I think it’s more a case of haters gonna hate. Round my way we’ve got plenty of the hate but it’s more around folks wishing they were back in 1690 and religion. Folk hate the idea of independence due to their love for the Union Jack. I’ve yet to meet anyone who’s thoughts on indy are motivated by hating English folk. I accepted long ago that in Neil’s dark world, it’s all about hate 😞 

    Was away at the weekend so missed the big game. Gotta love a last minute winner 😉 

  12. Can you return to car??

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    10 hours ago, Ton4422 said:

    Hi, first time at KC. Are you allowed to come and go to the car park? Mainly just on the first and last day to pack/unpack the car? 
    thanks

    Yes. You can do that as often as you like. Your bags will be searched every time……for glass.

  14. West holts

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    5 hours ago, Skip997 said:

    So did I, but there were at least three notable differences, at least from my point of view.

    1. West Holts was in the dark, Pyramid in the light.

    2. The sound is better at West Holts.

    3. Was on MDMA at West Holts, not so at Pyramid.

    The WH gig was a cracker. From memory there was a newness about seeing them at the time (obviously the tunes weren’t new) they seemed to play everywhere and anywhere after that night so by the time they got to the pyramid, everyone and their dug had seen them.

    The month after seeing them on WH I saw them sub Wickerman. How the bookers got that deal done remains a mystery.

  24. BBC Coverage 2022

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    5 minutes ago, DDave said:

    Sounding great but ffs someone turn Macca's mic up!

    Seems better now but yeah quiet early on. No backing singers ? Noticeable how much they added to Noel’s sound earlier.

  25. BBC Coverage 2022

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    50 minutes ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

    Delaying the greatest songwriter of all time to show an episode of Casualty. Excellent. 

    Or …..in agreement with McCartney and Glastonbury, or maybe even by request, the technical wizards have an hour head start to make sure everything sounds and looks amazing.

    Doesn’t get anywhere near being there obviously but the bbc coverage is top class.

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