krisroe
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My must see's are;
Flogging Molly - town centre
John Butler Trio - old minesLess Than Jake - town centre
The Lagan - devils kicks
The Rumjacks - devils kicks
Gogol Bordello - town centre
Sheelanagig - Jolly Dodger
Plus a few others I wouldn't mind seeing. These are the ones I'd be annoyed at missing though.
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We've got a hotel booked for the Wed night near the site so should be there for when the car park opens at 10am. We'll head for the flag as soon as gates open and hopefully see you all there.
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There are still Tier 3 tickets available from the main website as far as I can see. Saves any worrying on your part.
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Me and the missus may come join you crazy kids in Old Town camping then, we were torn between Old Town or Wild West and seeing as it's just us going it'll be nice to camp with some like-minded people.
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I'm literally going to see bands I know I like and a couple of DJ's that I know I like. Apart from that I'll wander around aimlessly and get sucked into whatever venue is near me. Otherwise I can imagine I'd be running around all weekend trying to desperately see everything and end up missing it all.
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It's a good point. I never camp near pathways anyway due to the trampling effect.
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To be fair, I used to enjoy Reading around ten years ago. I went last year as my brother got married and they had their 'honeymoon' at the festival so we all went and the festival itself was dire. I only heard about Boomtown early this year and it looks so different it's unreal. My favourite part of a festival is being away from the world for 5 days and so the immersive experience of Boomtown sounds spot on to me. I shall be sure to post on here afterwards and compare though.
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Sounds good. I've only ever been to Reading before so I'm used to being rinsed for every penny Melvin can squeeze out of me, it seems weird that there are things for the festival goer that doesn't cost!
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Ahh, it all sounds pretty accessible then which is good. Another query, are the side-shows free or do you have to pay for them? Things like the funeral and suchlike.
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Are all the campsites relatively close to the subsequent stages / districts? We're thinking of camping in Wild West or Old Town but didn't want to be miles from everywhere. How far is Wild West to the main stage in the Town centre for example?
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Their facebook page says there's a new area announcement tonight at 7pm.
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yes it does
Pahh. Just got a message back from the boomtown fb page and they said that they won't be playing twice. They merely pick bands that represent the different districts and put them on the main stage. Ah well, I've seen them once this year already, one more time will be enough I suppose.
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yes it does
This makes me a happy panda.
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On the efestivals rumour page it's got Less Than Jake confirmed twice, once in Chinatown, and the other in the Town Centre. Does this mean they're doing a double slot over the weekend? Like at Reading when a band plays on the mainstage one day and headlines the Lockup another?
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Well Chinatown is at the bottom of the hill and wild west is at the top!
Just my luck.
She's going to learn to love that hill by Sunday night.
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Ahhh I see. Looking at other reviews of it online I don't think I'll bother. What stages are at the top of the hill? I think we'll mainly be sticking to chinatown and wild west. Obviously we will wander regardless to take it all in though.
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Has anyone ever bothered with the magic carpet thing? I've never bought any additional extras in my life but my partner doesn't like hills and it might be worth the 20 quid just so she doesn't whinge about the hill between stages all weekend. Is the hill that bad?
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What is the deal with the amount of alcohol you can take in? I know the official tagline is 'enough for personal consumption, aka 16 cans' but then Reading says the same thing 'enough for personal consumption', and I take in a hell of a lot more than 16 cans to that. First time here though so wanted to double check how strict they are on it. Also we're driving up so could we leave crates in the car if need be and bring them in the following days?
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Is this a micro pub or just a general pub that focuses on real ales? I'll more than likely pop down for a couple. Do you know what ciders you'll have on sale at all over the weekend?
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The funfair is in the arena now innit
There's two funfairs now, one in the arena and one in Red. Twice the fun, twice the vomit.
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I think you're looking at the dates of a tribute band.
You could be right as clicking on the ticket info it's £10 a ticket. *Facepalm* I should really look at the websites I click on properly.
I still stand by it though. Big announcement Monday apparently, that'll be the UK tour. Pre-emptive rumour mill.
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I'm thinking the 'arena sized band' for the secret set could be Foo Fighters. They're doing TribFest the weekend before Reading, then UK dates after. Plus Dave Grohl has stated before how much he loves playing the festival.
But then this is Melvin so I shouldn't really get my hopes up.
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I watched them a few years back (mate of mine got us on guestlist so it was free), surprised at how many songs I recognised.Wouldn't mind sitting at the back with them on somewhere.
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Bowling for soup posted lanyards of their first reading performance the other day. Could they fit low on the main stage? Blink day maybe?
Boomtown Festival 2015
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Just been listening to Showhawk Duo on your recommendation. Holy fuck.