Flaminglippy
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Just got the Benefits album blasting out. Absolute belter. If you like your music loud angry and left-wing definitely worth a listen. Brilliant live as well. If they dont clash recommend catching by their set.
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16 hours ago, Twunt said:
Glad to hear that , unfortunately my son has a football tournament on the Saturday so I am out. Have a good one it looks amazing
Take it you don't need the campervan ticket now? Shame...gonna be a great weekend.
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2 hours ago, Twunt said:
I have been following this for a while and missed the chance for campervan tickets and therefore still havent purchased tickets for our family, I am on the waiting list for campervan tickets but does anyone have experience and know if they release any more for resale or not?
Pretty sure I bought one in the hope we would buy a campervan but then the mortgage went up by £400 a month so that idea went out the window (did the same last year)
I'll have a check and let you know. If so can send it over by email. Dont want any payment for it, just make a donation to foodbank or sommat.
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Just listening to loads of bands on at Bearded while cooking a curry. Its gonna be amazing... Forgot about Pizzatramp so gonna definitely have to try and catch them again as well.
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19 hours ago, On The Blend said:
So as a BT virgin are there any areas that I should definitely check out/ explore? People are talking about a tea tent and Convoy Cabaret sounds interesting (it’s like a travelling punk/ alternative arts collab, right?).
Also, is Bearded Theory a take-booze-wherever-you-like fest, Sziget-style, or get-checked-at-the-arena-entrance, R&L style? Cheers!
The site is compact enough you will almost definitely pass most the stages at some point whether you mean to or not. Definitely worth trying to visit all of them at least once.
You can take your own booze in the arena, but the beer choice is normally great (although didnt seem as good last year) and generally never have to queue.
It is genuinely a phenomenal festival, assuming it doesnt change too drastically you're in for a real treat
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On 4/6/2023 at 10:03 AM, On The Blend said:
Care to share? I'm curious as to who made the list.
Also, what is the electricity situation usually like? Are there places to charge things for free or is it a cough-up-for-lockers kind of scenario?
Thurs : Heartworms, Oh My God Its The Church, 3 Daft Monkeys.
Friday : Gogol Bordello, Benefits, Yard Act, Beth Orton, Jealous Nostril, EMF, Deja Vega & Viagra Boys
Saturday : Interpol, Gary Numan, Echo & Bunnymen, Kid Kapichi, Beans on Toast, Billy Bragg
Sunday : Public Service Broadcasting, Skindred, Warmduscher, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Lovely Eggs, Henge.
Hopefully will catch most of these, clashes aside.
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Just going through my list of must-see's, 8 on Friday, 6 Saturday and 6 Sunday. Hopefully should leave some time for catching some random stuff. Works out well under £10 per band. Mad.
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Well happy with Kid Kapichi announcement. For me personally I think this is one strongest 'undercard' line ups I can remember in a very long time.
We're doing BD as well this year and Bearded line up is head and shoulders stronger.
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Getting ridiculous now...the clashes will be a bloody nightmare.
Well happy with Skindred...the highlight for me at Beautiful Days a couple of years ago.
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7 hours ago, Jackie Daytona said:
It's an act that has already been announced, but they're on a date you won't expect.
I'll leave it at that.
October the eleventy eighth?
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'Mumford and Sons' Sunday night headliner...the person who suggested the headliner would be 'garbage' got closest.
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Mel C Sunday headliner.
Nothing really appeals over the whole weekend.
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1 hour ago, luckysalt said:
I expect the Rudimental DJ set will be just absolutely full of teens off their heads. No thanks. I'll leave them to it.
Wonder who the Sunday retro act will be?
Yeah...can't be dealing with that shit anymore. That said, I can honestly say I have more shit in the last few years at gigs with older crowds (like Shed 7 and OCS) than with younger crowds. So much aggro at last Sheddies gig at the Academy, then watched them at a festival last year surrounded by a really mixed aged crowd and it was so much more relaxed.
Douches will be douches regardless of when they were born.
Hope you are well Salt, you should do Bearded if you havent already...great crowd!
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1 hour ago, DaveN said:
I got the same format of email saying Public Service Broadcasting were playing the Tea tent on Thursday
Someone somewhere has ballsed up
Either that or the Tea Tent on Thursday is gonna be the highlight of the weekend
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Bugger...got the dates wrong, can go.
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Seeing Pulp at Finsbury Park Godiva weekend this year so kinda glad not missing anybody I wanted to see.
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57 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:
I get this, my first was 2012 and it definitely felt a bit more dog on a string back then. Still love it, the people and the atmosphere though.
I guess the problem was there are only so many bands that fit the old Bearded roster. There are only so many times they can go with the Mission, New Model Army, Ferocious Dog, Levellers etc. They still crop up but it's nice to have different stuff as well. We always used to have a laugh reading through the old programmes, almost every description was ska-punk-folk, folk-punk-ska or (for a bit of variation), punk-folk-ska.
If they hadn't moved on we wouldn't have had things like the incredible Flaming Lips set last year. Plus of course, there is still plenty of punk/ska stuff on the bill.
The new additions are looking good, can't wait to see how they are spread out across the stages. It's gonna be clashtastic.
Spot on. People wouldn't be happy if they had been going to a festival for 30 years and it was still the organisers next door neighbour banging out a cover of '7 Nation Army' on dustbin lid as a headliner. I think its just the nature of festivals. If you are lucky you catch them early on, enjoy them for a few years then move on to the next thing when they've become something you stop enjoying.
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Odd. Just logged in to post again and it said I was banned for about 10 minutes.
Said to my other half I genuinely think you could split this line up into two festivals and they would still both be quite impressive (she said 'its February, its 5.30am in the morning and the festival isn't until May so shut up and let me get back to sleep you tw*t'. Harsh, but probably fair)
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Yeah absolutely can't complain at that. Well happy with Billy Bragg, Deja Vega, PSB, Sleeper, Pretenders.
Looks like an incredibly strong line up from the headliners down. Loads of great new bands.
If the changes mean fewer issues with pinch points around the site (the introduction of the Big Top should alleviate a lot of last years issues around the Woodland) this should be a phenomenal year.
Gonna be clashes all over the place...will be running around a like blue arsed fly.
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2 hours ago, walk forever said:
On the basis they had 58 bands across the pallet and woodland last year and have only announced 33 over these and the new big top I’m hoping for another 30-40 acts at least. I suspect Leylines and Jess Silk are there based on certain posts on FB and hoping for as many of the following Rev and Makers, PWEI, Kingmaker, Gaz Brookfield, Funke, bar stool preachers, Mary wallopers, dawn after dark, cutcapers, as possible
Fruitbats 'Abdoujaparov' have self confirmed...Rev, PWEI & Kingmaker would be great additions
I expect a huge amount of clashes over the weekend!
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16 hours ago, bucko said:
James have announced a festival on the Sunday 28th of may so could be them for fri/sat.
Not sure how they could fit them in though.
They are doing a Sunday afternoon special guest slot at Latitude so maybe something like that?
Would be made up if James were added but can't see it unfortunately
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Hoping they add DEADLETTER but other than that anything else is a bonus.
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42 minutes ago, jannybruck said:
In terms of hotels for Pulp (or any big London gig), consider hotels at the furthest reaches of the tube lines or mainline trains going out of the city. Most visitors only ever seem to look at zone 1-2 and pay a premium for it but there are plenty of options if you're willing to travel a little bit afterwards, and these shows don't have late curfews.
Even as far up as Milton Keynes is totally doable after a gig.
Hope this helps someone! Don't pay extortionate London prices if you don't need to.
Thats really helpful thanks. Just booked a hotel in Stevenage for a fraction of what is being asked in the area (even factoring in train fare).
Thanks!
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19 hours ago, theglastokid said:
Any tips on hotels for Pulp on 1st July. Currently looking round and prices are horrendous. Even Travelodge want £200+ a room for one night. Long gone are the glory days of £29 rooms lol
I had one booked the day Pulp tickets went on sale...they emailed me 2 days ago to say they had cancelled my booking (clearly realised could charge more for the room). Arseholes.
Bearded Theory 2023
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Definitely agree gazebos are the main issue and not the tents. There were loads last year and they are just dead space. Some of them were taking up a ridiculous amount of room.
Really hope the campsite isnt going to be ridiculously cramped.