shangralai - what will they think of this year

[Zacko]

what about toon town from who framed rodger rabbit with its 50's vibe you could have betty boops burlesque bar , those duelling pianos and everybody dressed as toons

keep the politicval thinking storyline with judge doom wandering about

soviet dan dare would be cool too but do lioke the idea of somethiong lighter to contrast to trash city and arcadia

[Aragorn]

wasn't the stuff in arcadia and flames powered by green friendly eco fuel of some sorts?

[Billy09]

wasn't the stuff in arcadia and flames powered by green friendly eco fuel of some sorts?

[Boosh]

LOVE LOVE LOVE the Steampunk-esque style ideas.

[T.Funster]

How about a psychedelic Kid's TV show theme?

Of course I'm thinking about one show in particular...

Edited October 16, 2009 by T.Funster

[Mrs*E*]

i didn't get into Shangri la, got waylaid in Arcadia, tell me more of what happens there

[crashnburn]

How about a psychedelic Kid's TV show theme?

Of course I'm thinking about one show in particular...

[BuriedBones]

sorry if this topic is else where

but i thought it would be fun to discuss a few suggestions of what they should put there

maybe a recreation of a victorian freak show must include boxing kangeroos (i think they are due a revival) and someone dressed as papa lazoo from league of gentlemen.

one of those weird victorion futuristic jules verne style worlds taking inspiration from that smashing pumkins video, hordes of japanese animations (i.e steam boy / laputa) and that film with tesla played by bowie. all weird plyons and stream powered contraptions where the modern goes on alongside the antebelliam a remiamging of the present world based on the further developemnt of defumnct victorian technology

sorry starting to prattle any other ideas

[crashnburn]

Good one and interesting premise with leanings towards a Kafka festival vision - and what is more, excellent (almost) use of antebellum, oh so much easier to type and convey than "pre-war"

[BuriedBones]

just a pit i can't spell the word - it does produces its own curious imagery normally for me of wooden rocking chairs on porches with cob webs in the cornor but also of tinted bronze of valvue and steam and wheels turning and the most amazing taches and sideburns known to man

[crashnburn]

Haha, Definitely all about the big moustaches and sideburns, throw in a bit of a penny farthing and some ether and we have got a Tim Burton screenplay on our hands.

[BuriedBones]

don't forget the boxing kangeroos they're going to be big next year. and a piano with the cartidge paper with holes that makes it play definatly need one of them . if its a burton screen play doesn't that mean that johnny depp will have to be there ?

[5co77ie]

don't forget the boxing kangeroos they're going to be big next year. and a piano with the cartidge paper with holes that makes it play definatly need one of them . if its a burton screen play doesn't that mean that johnny depp will have to be there ?

[parsonjack]

with this being 40th anniversary i wouldn't be surprised to see shangri-la taking the lead on celebrating.....with the natural walk through from one end to the other lending itself to a journey through 4 decades....70's, 80's, 90's, 00's.....moving from psychedelia via prog rock into punk, acid house, hip hop, rave scene, britpop etc.....70's would be up at fence end so that the one way system out of Trash would encourage you to enter there...then move through and ultimately end up in a dystopian image of the future in Arcadia....

could be fun...

[fat leia]

Wow, so many ideas, how great that its got y'all fired up!

Little tip... though twisted victoriana /burlesque / retro theming has been done to death so the shangri-la art departments less likely to come around to that way of thinking.... roll on the future.....

[YouWhat]

Sorry but i still don't know what Shangila is all about;i had a look there last year and to be honest i did not really understand what it was al about,and left promptly....Dissapointed as everyone seems to rave about it...Mabe i will try again next year but i do think i will even then understand it...

Edited October 30, 2009 by YouWhat

[sifi]

You didn't find the underground pub, with the beer garden then?

[crashnburn]

You didn't find the underground pub, with the beer garden then?

[crashnburn]

Wow, so many ideas, how great that its got y'all fired up!

Little tip... though twisted victoriana /burlesque / retro theming has been done to death so the shangri-la art departments less likely to come around to that way of thinking.... roll on the future.....

[sammysundae]

easily my favourite part of the festival. i think i'm going to try and see as few bands as possible next year and just wonder around doing all the other stuff.

does anyone else do this?

[5co77ie]

Wow, so many ideas, how great that its got y'all fired up!

Little tip... though twisted victoriana /burlesque / retro theming has been done to death so the shangri-la art departments less likely to come around to that way of thinking.... roll on the future.....

[fat leia]

Oh good - so that means perhaps a Yes (Roger Dean) think Cameron's Avatar world could be considered?

more of this:

[fat leia]

and the blade runner dysfunctional future thing hasn't been done many times before? hmm

what about a clear lined baccofoil covered 60's future possiable inspired by cheapo 60's scifi where every alien planet looked like a disused quarry with a top notch bbc radiophonic workshop theme

[Bort]

easily my favourite part of the festival. i think i'm going to try and see as few bands as possible next year and just wonder around doing all the other stuff.

does anyone else do this?

[NeilVJ]

How about as its 40 years of Glastonbury to set it in 1970. Beatles and Stones blaring out every night

Edited November 10, 2009 by NeilVJ