Flaminglippy
-
Posts
3,424 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
1
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Gallery
Store
Posts posted by Flaminglippy
-
-
1 hour ago, bertieb73 said:
Good idea on the copy of the kids ticket, will sort that out now....First time for my 7 year old at a festival so not sure how it will go to be honest. I think he will love it but know it's going to be a different experience for me. Pros and Cons I guess....Can't wait....
We've been taking our babby since she was 1 pretty much, she is 7 this year and honestly doesn't have that much of an impact other than costing a bloody fortune in ice cream. We tend to let her let her know the mornings are hers and she can do all the kids stuff until 1-2pm until the music starts then she watches the music with us. Works well. Obviously helps that she likes listening to music.
Think its such a great experience for kids to be seeing people at their best
-
1
-
-
3 hours ago, idb said:
From what I have seen through online research it looks great.
I won't be arriving until the Thursday night after work, is it a case of camping where you can find a spot or can you advise the pros/cons of each campsite if space is available?You should be fine...the campsites aren't far from the car park anyway (compared to most festivals) and when we have been never feels like you are on each others shoulders. Expect a lot of people won't be coming until the Friday anyway if they have kids that haven't got a place in the Bearded school.
-
1
-
-
8 minutes ago, bertieb73 said:
I'm in the same boat, pitching the tent on the Thursday afternoon and the family joining me after school on the Friday. Hope I can pitch in the family field by explaining the situation and pretty confident there won't be an issue. Will just have a bag containing sticker books, ear defenders, and Freddo's* to prove my son will be joining me.
*The Freddo's are actually for me....
A few festivals are very strict that your kids have to be with you if you are pitching in family...Bearded tends to be more relaxed. I'll have a copy of their tickets with me just in case.
To be honest as much as I love having the babby at festivals, really looking forward to the Thursday, just having a day to wander round on my own, drink, talk to randoms...
-
5 hours ago, idb said:
Purchased some very reasonably priced tickets off Twickets, so will be attending for the first time after wanting to go for a number of years.
Its an absolutely fantastic weekend with the friendliest crowd. Great site, very easy to get round, huge choice of beers. You won't regret it!
-
I wanted to start packing at the weekend until I saw the look my other half gave me then quickly went off the idea!
Anybody gone ahead of their family before, had any issues pitching in family if the family aren't actually with you? I am going Thursday and they are joining me Thursday. Got to make sure I don't overdo it Thursday and write Friday off.
-
Must sees-.
Flaming Lips (best live band in the world...what a way to end the weekend)
Bob Vylan (that is gonna go off in the Woodland! See them a couple of times last year and will be seeing them the Saturday before Bearded in Brum)
Dubioza Kolektiv (hopefully with the thunderstorm that accompanied them the last time they did Bearded)
Pizzatramp (again, brilliant last time at Bearded)
Frank Turner (not a big fan but always really enjoy him live)
Gonna try and make more of an effort to get off me arse and go and see more stuff I don't know rather then sitting in the sunshine sampling the ales)
Cannot. Fucking. Wait.
-
Even at full price think Bearded is great value for money in terms of line up, being able to take own booze in etc. I tend to only drink my own booze at the campsite...with the great range of ale on at Bearded last thing I want to be doing is drinking warm supermarket beer out of a can.
Genuinely cannot wait..such a great weekend.
-
3 hours ago, Nobody Interesting said:
Eventbrite have sent the tickets - I am officially excited.
This thing got real 🙂
How easy is this process? For Beautiful Days last year used Seetickets...absolute nightmare...got the tickets literally the day before we left to go. So much easier getting them this far in advance.
Can't wait...great line up, lovely people, and in a couple of days we can actually say its next month.
-
16 hours ago, gregory said:
new stage for 2022 announced
We quite fancied this one but was working out pretty pricey...Bob Vylan though...might continue trying to persuede my other half!
-
On 3/5/2022 at 10:02 AM, gregory said:
Pretty good alcohol policy for the campsite, the second option at least.
Annoys me when they have a limit on the amount of booze you can take into the campsite. Been doing festivals 30 years and not sure when that started being a thing...for a 3 day festival 6 cans is only 2 a day which is only one before you go in the arena and one at the tent after...not a lot really. EDIT...just seen its 12 cans or 6 cans and 750ml spirits. The 12 cans is a decent allowance...not sure security could be arsed checking that closely though.
Do fancy this one though...might keep my eyes open and see if they do any of them flash 2-4-1 sales.
-
Worth investing in some of them vaccuum bags for your bedding/clothes..takes up less space in the car and less space in the trolley plus if its pissing down keeps everything dry until the tent is up
-
On 3/2/2022 at 2:09 PM, Fearless_Fish said:
Yeah we're camping. Biggest concern I think is comfort when sleeping!
Our set up now is a double camp bed, with an airbed on top, a quilt on top of that, us, then a quilt on top of us. We keep really warm and remarkably comfortable. Being there for 4 nights its definitely worth the effort...a goods night sleep puts you in much better mood the next day. Approaching 50 now so can't be doing with sleeping in a mat in a sleeping bag, I wouldnt be able to walk for weeks!
-
On 3/2/2022 at 8:15 PM, sadimmock said:
There are a few things on there that I fancy. I do wonder what the main stage is actually going to be like...
Think out of the bands in orange on the poster only Shame, Self Esteem, Snapped Ankles and Working Men's Club are on the main stage, the rest have either been confirmed for the Signature Brew or 'dance' stage I think.
-
Looks like most the stuff I want to see will be on the Signature Brew band anyway. Will be barely anything on the main stage I want to see!
-
27 minutes ago, sadimmock said:
If can get that to an extent but surely recouping your loses begins with putting on a show tempting enough to convince enough people to hand over £150 (+booking fee). I've been trying to tempt some of my beer mates to come and they have all said no-way.
I'm not going to get emotional about a festival line-up because there are certainly bigger things going on in the world at the moment, but this does feel a bit underhand. We bought the tickets on the basis of last year. Since then the festival has moved to a less convenient site and the line-up is so different in focus that it doesn't feel like the same event. I feel a bit done.
Yeah, absolutely spot on. Would be amazed if this sells put, certainly can't imagine many people booking early birds next year if it still goes ahead.
-
2 hours ago, sadimmock said:
The line-up feels noticeably "smaller" than last years 2k festival and really poor value given the ticket price. Either they have a really clear target market that I am not part of or they have completely shit the bed when it comes to the bookings. I wonder if not being promoted by one of the major groups has led to them being locked out by the booking agents?
Given how early it is in the year you'd think they would have a pretty clear run at most bands as not likely to be booked at other festivals the same weekend.
I am wondering if they lost money last year and are trying to recoup some of that? They seemed surprised at how many people took kids, and they didn't charge for kids at all last year. Even if 250 tickets went to kids out of the 4000 that would have left a hole in the region of £25,000 which for a new festival would be a sizable amount I guess.
-
52 minutes ago, Fearless_Fish said:
So me and my partner are coming to BT for the first time! Bought tickets in 2020 as we missed out on Glastonbury, but had a slight change or circumstances in the meantime. My partner will be 8 months pregnant when we attend... any tips?? 😩
Decent camp chair for in the arena, and if you are camping one of them plastic loos for in your tent.
Its a brilliant festival...you'll love it!
-
2 minutes ago, sadimmock said:
Is this a joke?
Wow...none of us saw that coming. Would be absolutely stunned if this comes even close to selling out.
-
-
Just asked them if they plan on changing the policy on '4 drinks in the campsite'...will advise if I get a reply
-
On 2/23/2022 at 2:49 PM, BeardedTheory_Rock City said:
Hi all
I’m part of the Rock City team that will be organising Bearded Theory for the first time this year! We’re really excited about this festival and feel it’s a perfect fit with the bands we already promote and put on at Rock City.
With this being our first year organising the festival I’d love to get some feedback from regular attendees on what you love about it or what you’d like to see included this year? What do you like drinking? What are the best areas/bars? Is there anything missing on the bar line-up? Anything that you think would make the festival better?
All feedback is welcome 😊
Look forward to seeing you all in May!
Don't change anything...if it ain't broke, don't fix it, and Bearded is probably one of the very few things in this world at the moment that ain't broke.
Took me bloody decades to find a festival I love, my daughter loves and my other half doesn't hate and don't fancy having to start looking again from scratch if it changes.
-
1
-
-
9 hours ago, sadimmock said:
Apparently the full lineup is coming tomorrow. I am guessing that the initial announcement didn’t shift quite as many tickets as they had hoped. I wonder who headliner 3 is? Either someone old and expensive to shift tickets (again Suoergrass or Suede) or someone young that they couldn’t confirm straightaway?
I think it will have to be a big (ish) name if they want to get the tickets shifting. Can't imagine anybody looking at the current line up and thinking 'I must buy a ticket for that!'. Supergrass/Suede/Pixies/James. Frank Turner maybe? Hoping for a bit more strength on the undercard as well...hard to see how the current line up would fill a main stage line up. As an example, really like Shame but they are 3rd on the main stage at Bearded, and Working Mens Club 2nd on the 2nd stage, and they are both now 10k capacity I believe (plus loads better headliners for Bearded). I know its not comparing like with like exactly but it should be a fair indication. Plus I am guessing Bigfoot get a shitload from the bars which is why they are trying to restrict how much booze we take (including into the campsite which is fucking nuts!) Loads of stuff that would look good on the Signature Brew stage though.
Hopefully won't be as underwhelmed at 10am tomorrow as I was with the first announcement...was really up for this but change of venue, limiting booze you can take into the campsite and largely pisspoor first line up announcement have put me right off.
-
Good line up but not at £200 a ticket. Shame.
-
5 hours ago, Neil said:
everyone thinks their pub is decent whatever the prices.
Dunno...I used to drink in some right shitholes!
Godiva Festival 2022
in other UK festivals
Posted
Think somebody has said they heard Libertines for the Friday night