B3ta's question of the week.

[Onus]

It's on festivals (Glastonbury and others). Might well be one or two amusing stories, maybe even from someone on here . Clicky.

[mandypants]

I was at the Leeds Fest riots in 2006. The Red Hot Chilli Peppers had just headlined the mainstage, and we were making our way back to the campsite totally shattered looking forward to a good nights sleep. As we got to the campsite however, it looked like downtown Baghdad. There were huge fires all over the place, with the sound of gas cannisters blowing up every few minutes. People were knocking down telegraph poles, and destroying tents. As I walked back I spotted the biggest looking fire poking up from behind a hill over in orange camp. I decided that would be where the best view would be and where if anything really interesting was to happen, it would happen.

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And yet...there in the middle of all of this chaos, we rioting Brits had formed an orderly queue to pillage the Carling truck. Even in the middle of a riot we had formed a queue as one guy grabbed 24 pack after 24 pack, and offloaded them to the waiting 'soon to be' drunks

( Furness

[Halcyon]

Couple of major flaws in this story. The riots he was on about were in 2005. The Carling truck robbery was in 2005. Red Hot Chili Peppers headlined 2007.

[Onus]

Note that I didn't claim that the stories would be factual .

[shiveringsky]

Couple of major flaws in this story. The riots he was on about were in 2005. The Carling truck robbery was in 2005. Red Hot Chili Peppers headlined 2007.

[Zacko]

Love the story about the inflatable sofa being used as a taboggan.

[wacko]

Couple of major flaws in this story. The riots he was on about were in 2005. The Carling truck robbery was in 2005. Red Hot Chili Peppers headlined 2007.

[mandypants]

Aren't there always riots at Leeds? I went in 2002 and half the campsite got burned up, toilets torched, people going mad. I of course was oblivioud to all the madness as it was happening on one of the other coloured camping zones (*Shudder*. I'd forgotten about designated camping) NME reported it as being caused by Guns n Roses, despite the fact they had played 2 days prior to the riots.

[kohoutec]

I've just added mine, I've told it on here before so won't bother repeating it. I love B3ta, that's the first time I've logged into my account there for years though.

[wacko]

i spend all my time either on here or b3ta. i find the 2 meeting in this thread quite surreal. haha i need a life.

[Mr Ploppy]

Leeds Festival in 2006 was fine - I know - I was there.

You did get the dunces exploding gas canisters on the last night tho

[Bradders]

It shows the kind of lies made up about Leeds festival. There's no 'riots' at all anymore, few idiots blowing up gas canisters but it's definitely not the warzone some people make out.

[INeedBeer]

i was at leeds 05 and it was pretty manic on sunday night, had an absalute ball after it calmed down though, i remember watchin some w*nkers tryin to set the carlin truck on fire and gettin in to a scrap with them when i tried to stop it, but went to leeds again in 07 and it was a lot more chilled out

[kohoutec]

i spend all my time either on here or b3ta. i find the 2 meeting in this thread quite surreal. haha i need a life.

Edited June 4, 2009 by kohoutec