Silent Disco....?

[Dirty_Dave]

The Silent Disco.....

Basically, I have heard alot about this, and have recently watched a youtube video that looked quite weird. I asked alot of my mates what the crack is with it and they said they never had a chance to see it as it tends to get too busy.

Can someone enlighten me to specifics, and is it worth queuing to get in?

What , Where, When, Who ?

Cheers

[ukslim]

I've never been in, but I know the deal.

On your way in, you're handed some wireless headphones. You put them on, you get music, you dance and sing along.

You take them off, and everyone else looks really funny dancing to no music.

On the way out, you hand them back.

I think they often go for cheese. When I passed on Thursday last year, there was a massed bawling out of Wonderwall going on.

I've heard of ones where there are two DJs on at once, with different headphones getting different music. So you might be dancing to a different beat from other people. Dunno whether that's done at Glastonbury.

[Badlands]

You get a set of headphones with 2 channels, choose your DJ and get down and boogying!! Its that easy.

We went to the Park site on Wednesday last year queued a bit but got in eventually. The Thursday queue was mental after Zane Lowe so we never bothered. The DJ in the one on the Park always says he is playing the show live on Dutch radio.

[Halcyon]

There's two in Glastonbury I believe. One up at the Park, where you have two competing cheese DJs; and the other in the Dance Village where they have proper djs playing.

[Dirty_Dave]

I've never been in, but I know the deal.

On your way in, you're handed some wireless headphones. You put them on, you get music, you dance and sing along.

You take them off, and everyone else looks really funny dancing to no music.

On the way out, you hand them back.

I think they often go for cheese. When I passed on Thursday last year, there was a massed bawling out of Wonderwall going on.

I've heard of ones where there are two DJs on at once, with different headphones getting different music. So you might be dancing to a different beat from other people. Dunno whether that's done at Glastonbury.

[ukslim]

One up at the Park, where you have two competing proper DJs; and the other in the Dance Village where they have dance DJs playing.

[t0paz]

Joe Banana's had one on the Saturday last year too. I think there are several now. Just have to wander round and see what you find.

I went in the park one on Wednesday last year and walked straight back out as it wasn't my cup of tea. Didn't queue for more than 5 minutes.

[Badlands]

joe bananas has one as well.

The 2 DJ scenario is cool - 2 sets of people dancing to 2 different songs in the same tent is very surreal

[Insomaniac]

I've walked past it but it always seem a bit too quiet for my liking

[magicstar]

I think we were at Joe Banana's one last year, I only remember 3 things about it... I fell over, it was right by the high drops which stank! and the music was bloody brilliant!

[Buddhafish]

God, I hate silent discos. Damn sound restrictions.

[Gutterflower]

I'm just glad they are wireless headphones...

[budvar]

I went to the one in the Dance Village a few years back (2007 I believe) on the Thursday - good fun but had to queue a fair while to get in.

[jezzer]

I went to one last year, cheese fest and great fun!

[Lordscopie]

The one by the park, used to have it's onw seperate toilets near the back - cleanest of the festival

[Thatmax]

Never found the one in the dance village but wish I had. I really wanna see the 3D silent Disco. I know its all just a gimmick, but it would be really cool to be in your own audio world as well as visual.

[lillypip]

Joe Bananas one was awesome. People kept stopping us to see what we were dancing too and there was a rather out of tune rendition of Kings of Leon too....we didnt realise quite how loud we were all screeching when we had the headphones on!

[whateverman]

Any other experiences of the silent disco to relate? I'm quite curious.

[Yorkshire Chomper]

only did it once at the park at something like 4 in the morning. had a great time

[formed a band]

i was in the one in the park after midlake were on , well we wandered to the bimble inn first is it?

in a way its ok but fairly total dog shit too

you spend 33.3r percent of your time going wild to tunes you like

33.3r percent wondering if your chums are listening to what you are

and the final 33.3r percent asking them loudly while holding your head phones

and if ive not done the math shit right so what, f off

[Poliwhirl]

Never found the one in the dance village but wish I had. I really wanna see the 3D silent Disco. I know its all just a gimmick, but it would be really cool to be in your own audio world as well as visual.

[Craigston]

Done it a couple of times- the best was the first time in the dance village in '07 with Klaxons dj-ing.

Quite enjoyed last year in the park with that Dutch fella- he was MENTAL, some good tunes but the gimmick has kind of worn off on me now.

May try the Joe bananas one if I'm ever at a loose end (doubtful at glasto) I've heard that the one in the dance village is to be run by a good bunch of DJ's this year so may also check that out should the 'one way system' to the proper late night action prove difficult to negotiate...

[4AssedMonkey]

The Park one was a good laugh last year. Went in twice and the Dutch guy was up against an English DJ both times. Played some good stuff, some weird stuff and some cheesy tunes too.

That Dutch fella is a legend. Some of his segways had me in stitches.

[LondonTom]

Propaganda are taking over one/the one/a new one in the dance village this year for all your late night indie needs then

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

Propaganda are taking over one/the one/a new one in the dance village this year for all your late night indie needs then