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  1. The smaller acts and a thank you to those who recommend them

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    If you want a 'What the f*ck have I just seen' moment, Henge are an absolute blast live.

    The frontman walks around with a glowing orb on his bonce - with a frog on drums, assorted aliens on keyboards, and robot dancers in silver jump suits and welding masks.

    I'd post a video, but that would ruin the fun. Just turn up wherever they are playing and enjoy the party.

     

  2. I'm cutting down on the amount of shit I take to the festival

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    13 hours ago, crazyfool1 said:

    So my t-shirts that I designed for the festival have arrived .... thanks to @Gnomicidefor the images .... is anyone else pledging to do anything specific ? like putting 5 peices of litter in a bin per act ? or happy to make some love the farm pledges on here ?

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    Let's raise awareness about cutting down on the environmental impact of the festival by ordering a load of unecessary t-shirts. Yes - makes loads of sense.

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  3. I'm cutting down on the amount of shit I take to the festival

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    Following on from the David Attenborough thread - no doubt he'll take to the stage and tell everyone about how the planet is fucked and we'll all feel really bad about it.

    Ever year I camp in Kidney Mead/ Hawkwell and make the long walk home at 6am across the Pyramid field to bed.

    The litter pickers/ recyclers do an amazing job, but the amount of waste left over after the headliners (and on the Monday morning across the site) is increasingly depressing.

    So this year I am going to be:

    - Taking less cans of beer/ plastic bottles full of booze that never gets drunk
    - Not buying/ using any disposible ‘fun’ tat that will go straight to landfill (fancy dress outfits, wigs, glow sticks, face masks, Coldplay wristbands, etc, etc)
    - Taking less food with me that will never be eaten

    - Challenging the selfish twats who leave behind their air beds, tents, sleeping bags on the Monday

    - Telling all my mates to do the same

    Many moons ago, during the breaks on the main stages, everyone was encouraged to take a minute to pick up any litter lying around them - and most people actually joined in.

    It feels like we need a little bit of that spirit back.

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  4. Toughest clash choices

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    1 minute ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

    Can you take solace from the fact that it was Chuck D by himself? Flav had visa issues IIRC 

    Not really, but thanks for trying.

    My first ever gig was Public Enemy at Leeds University - it must have been around 1987-88.

    I got in fairly late and it was heaving. They came on stage and got half way through the first song before someone at the front (apparently) pulled out a gun and shot into the air. Cue chaos - and that was the end of that.

    It's a massive regret I've never seen them live (and the Beasties - who I also bollocksed up seeing at Glasto in 94 due to a numpty mate ?)

     

     

  9. 2018 in review

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    Album
    Khruangbin - Con Todo El Mundo

    Honourable mention:
    Art Brut - Wham Bang Pow! Let’s Rock out!

    Song
    Parquet Courts - Almost Had to Start a Fight/ In & Out of Patience

    Gig
    Brian Jonestown Massacre - Manchester Academy.

    Honourable mentions:
    Slug - Soup Kitchen, Manchester.
    Crazy P - Bluedot Festival.
    Henge - Bluedot Festival.
    Khruangbin - Albert Hall. Manchester.
    Julia Holter - Gorilla, Manchester.
    The Orielles - Gorilla, Manchester.

    Festival
    Bluedot Festival - really enjoyed it. 8/10

    Movie
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    Book
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    Favourite eFester
    Glasto-Worker

    Did you miss Glastonbury?
    Obvs.

    Three wishes for Glastonbury 2019
    1. Everyone that goes to the festival returns home safely.
    2. Johnny Marr gets a decent Pyramid/ Other Stage slot.
    3. I don’t lose my stash/ people clean up their shit.

    Festivals lined up for 2019
    Glastonbury

  12. Parquet Courts

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    15 minutes ago, priest17 said:

    8.5/10 (I hate rating gigs but couldn't let the only rating sit at 3 ahah) 

    Granted, maybe 3/10 is a bit harsh.

    I was maybe a bit grumpy after seeing a scarf for sale on the merch stand priced at a cool £30 sterling.

    Robbing barstewards.

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  13. Parquet Courts

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    24 minutes ago, zico martin said:

    Bad crowd or bad gig?

    Crowd 9/10

    PC 3/10

     

    10 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

    I thought the whole gig was great but there was a definite mid tempo lull of a few songs halfway through that they never really recovered from, coupled with the long breaks between songs filled with the shite banter I mentioned above. 

    It was like a clumsy teenage relationship - they were in a  big rush to take their pants off, and when they did, all that was left was a bit of arkward banter.

    They're probably knackered.

  18. Park Stage 2019

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    2 hours ago, mario man said:

    Rolling Blackouts CF

    Public Service Broadcasting (though not sure they’ll still be touring next year?)

    Oh Sees... although I did suggest them in the JP thread where they may be a better fit...however they’d be a bloody good headliner for The Park!

     

    PSB & OS would be good.

    Saw Rolling Blackouts CF recently and I was very disappointed, sadly. Not often I get bored at a gig, but it was pretty uninspiring middle-of-the-road stuff.

     

    1 hour ago, TomViolence said:

    I say it every year and it never happens but Julia Holter please please please.

    Yes please!

    Also Mazzy Star, Kelly Lee Owens, Nilüfer Yanya, Tirzah, Yellow Days, Beach House, Snail Mail, Washed Out, Hookworms, Wye Oak, Goat Girl and Soccer Mommy.

     

    Mazzy Star, Kelly Lee Owens & Goat Girl are good shouts - haven't heard the rest (apart from Hookworms who have also bored my socks off recently ?), so I've got some new listening to do, thanks!

     

     

     

  20. 2019 TICKET CHAT

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    2 minutes ago, robillustrates said:

    We got through after about 3 minutes, input all the information, and the payment details, clicked to purchase the tickets and then it crashed, no clue or sign if that worked or not and between 8 of us no one got through again before it sold out. 

    Check with your bank if there is a payment pending - same happened here but the booking went through.

  21. 2019 TICKET CHAT

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    31 minutes ago, Northtim said:

    Crashed at payment screen for one of our group.  I got through in last few minutes and says tickets been purchased for all 6 in group.  No email and no confirmation screen but money pending on my bank card. 

    Are we safe?  Still bricking it

    Same here. No confirmation of booking - timed out - then said registration details had been used.

    Just checked seetickets order tracker and apparently the transaction went through!

    Gone from total despair to total elation.

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  22. 2019 TICKET CHAT

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    Got all the way through and then the box to confirm booking ages was disabled for 4 minutes of the 6 minutes holding time.

    When it finally let me click it I was then timed out.

    Piss poor.

  25. Recommend NEW artists on the line up

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    On 5/31/2017 at 7:50 PM, MrTambourineManc said:

    Got to mention Cabbage too. Fallen for their album over the last couple of days. Will probably see them over Wild Beasts. That good!

     

    x2

    Saw Cabbage a few months back and they were great. Great songs and the crowd were throwing themselves all over the place - a breath of fresh air amongst all the commercial blandness. Highly recommended.

    Leftfield (Friday 19:30 - 20:30) & John Peel (Saturday 15:30 - 16:20)

     

    Khruangbin (Thanks Russy!) West Holts (Saturday 11:30 - 12:30)

     

    Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation

    Glade (Sunday 21:30 - 22:30)

     

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