Lowlights

[preacherman_1]

Showing up to half the smaller stages still being built (rizla, strongbow, carling etc.)

Crystal castles set, I have seen them 4 times now and the crowd is always like that, they are always like that but this is the first time I have ever seen them being stopped mid set because the stewards weren't controlling the crowd.

the TBA in radio soulwax... that was a major let down

probs more to come once I remember still a great weekend mind you.

[Poleski]

the TBA in radio soulwax... that was a major let down

[Alpha Kenny 1]

Not being able to go to your car after 12 in the afternoon on the Saturday without getting back in was annoying aswell. 

£3 to get your own money out was a piss take, probably would of got more money and spent it on Rockness but cant stand throwing away £3 for no reason what so ever.

Not really anywhere you could go to find out who the TBC's on the £7 programme was also annoying. Hadouken i think it was, were meant to be on an hour or so later than what was advertised which meant one of my mates missed them. He was wasnt happy. 

The bars were a joke. Their was loads of folk behind the cash machines, emptying bins, pouring cans into glasses and just generally standing around but hardly anyone serving. Should have had more people to get the ques down. 

I was at Rockness in 08 and i remember the toilets being alot better back then but atleast some of them did have toilet paper in them. 

Other than that a really good weekend. 

[Grant titp]

Forgot how much of a disappointment that was!

[theampersanddevil]

I have to say the food on the vegi front was not too bad, but nothing spectacular. The soup place was good, vegi stovies in argyle was nice.

Sound at the main stage I thought was pretty quiet all weekend.

Also at times the noise from arcadia drowned out some of the acts in Howards Bar (not always a bad thing)

[Memory Man]

Bins - Front row camping barely had any bins at all but there was a "bin point" where you could just dump your rubbish into a pile surrounded by barriers which was fine really. everyone seemed to be actually using these and mostly not just dumping their rubbish altho that doesnt speak for everyone.

its really so easy to keep your camp site clean but some people just cant be bothered and its sad. just use bin bags!!

Toilets - Front row toilets were really top drawer to be honest. Mostly due to under use though due to the camp site being quite sparse. Most other fests you'd expect a lot more useage of the same number of toilets making them a lot more messy / smelly but luckily this wasnt the case. As a man i ususally find general toilet provision fine but i do feel for the girls who have to queue especially in the arena when a big act is on. Must be a night mare but there is not a lot that can be done except put more in, but you can never have enough!!! A lot of the time it is people being selfish and just taking ages, its just the way it is everywhere.

To be honest if front row camping returns next year (and the first names are good) i will make doubly sure to get an early bird ticket to ensure i have a nice spacious clean comfortable camp again!!

Programmes - Well... it wasnt a program was it. This is probably the most ripped off i have EVER felt at a festival. £7 for a laminate is just pure robbery.

[Poleski]

True, I thought there was a lot more rubbish on the ground this year. Last year it was a lot better anyway.

[nikkititp]

Not being allowed into Strongbow with a bottle of unopened coke which I'd just bought! Also strongbow not having black currant to make that manky cider taste slightly better!

The fact everyone was sat on their arse at Kevin Bridges meaning loads of folk were left standing outside for 20mins of his set.

The Strokes... utter disappointment.

[Poleski]

Not being allowed into Strongbow with a bottle of unopened coke which I'd just bought! Also strongbow not having black currant to make that manky cider taste slightly better!

The fact everyone was sat on their arse at Kevin Bridges meaning loads of folk were left standing outside for 20mins of his set.

The Strokes... utter disappointment.

[nikkititp]

If you don't like strongbow don't drink it...

No one was sitting down at kevin bridges. we got in fine.

I thought the strokes were awesome. personal opinion though i guess.

[pothead pixie]

To tell you the truth there was not too many complaints from me, but a few of the fellow campers were furious about missing Hadouken, with no explanations or signs outside the tent about time changes. My only complaint really was I felt the bars were in a bit of a disarray. The till and separate serving system was a bit time consuming, causing us to miss the first few songs of the Crystal Castles. At the Electric Picnic there is a queuing system per bar server, which would work far better, what is wrong with the bar person doing the transactions themselves on the till. Even when the bar was quiet, it still took about 15 to 20 minutes to get served. The only other minor complaint to Jim would be the promised chill out area which never materialised, I think such an area is vital to one of the best ravers parties in Scotland, a place you can get a drink or coffee that is playing gentler ambient stuff, apart from that loved the fest and everyone to bits.

Edited June 15, 2010 by pothead pixie

[Cosmo Kramer]

I forgot to mention . The sound at Kevin Bridges wasn't really loud enough. We were up the back just in front of the sound booth. Couldn't really make out what he was saying.

When we were in most of the tent was sitting down , with a lot of folk up the side standing. Just as we decided to leave they were getting people to stand up so they could let more people in.

Oh aye , and I got talking to a nice girl called Rachel walking back to the yellow campsite from the arena on Saturday night , then lost her. That was bugging but obviously not Jim King's fault.

[Poleski]

Yeah but the strongbow tent only had strongbow... so...

[rexclark]

2 Many DJs, the set was good the first time I heard it but it's getting boring now and I say that as a huge 2 Many DJs fan, adding a few different tunes here and there doesn't really cut it.

There seemed to be a rather arsey element in the crowd this year, some daft cow said she hoped I broke both my legs because i wouldn't let her in the queue at the bar.

The TBA situation, f**k knows what the plan was.

Most of the other points were smaller points which have already been covered.

[rachbon]

there is not a lot that can be done except put more in, but you can never have enough!!!

[Perratt]

Only thing that proper pissed me off over the weekend was me and my mates spanked most of our bevvy on Friday, so we got a taxi to Tesco on Saturday morning but were told we weren't allowed to bring any more bevvy in when we came back because we were already camped. What's the actual f**king point in that?

Took a chance and went anyway then got some lovely folk to carry it in for us in return for us carrying their bags, f**king joke though.

Apart from that everything was tip top. Cracking weekend, roll on next year.

[Alpha Kenny 1]

No one was sitting down at kevin bridges. we got in fine.

[dirvy]

as said before

bins

service at bars - how hard can it be?

lack of choice of bevy

lists of whats on, could each area not have a fecking big sign like strongbow?

Changes and TBAs

can throwing

nothing ready at opening time

food vendors not embarassed at their prices - most of Argyll gave you extra sauces salad etc Arran charge £1 extra for a dribble of sauce!!

Service at bars

Service at bars

service at bars ( well done strongbow and Howards end) Thart Howard fancies himself, liked his book, but thought he came across as a bit of a lion shit.

why was comedy never on at time announced.

Lack of lasers at Aphex Twin

[bassface]

Loads of folk were sitting and Kevin Bridges. We went just as he started and couldnt get in.  People were jumping the barrier to get, was quite mental. Then he told everyone to stand up and then everyone could fit in. 

[Gothenburg83]

when one of the security guys threatend to throw me out because i had a usa flag on a tele poll! when there was lots of other flags going about.

I had no problem from any other security for the previous 3 hours that i was in the arena!! basically he was just being a rasit c**t poor englishman

[robotrock]

The first comedian that was on before Kevin bridges, he was bloody awful. I could of done better than him, he was getting boo'd off the stage as well. The second one wasn't bad, and kevin bridges was as expected. I was sitting at the start of Kevin Bridges, and even still there was loads of room for more people to get in.. and it's the stewards fault if people didn't get in

Crystal Castles, sound was a bit low and were interupted far too much.

Missed Hadouken! aswell

Cramped campsites, and high prices on cash machines, programs and merchandise.

[Disco_Fudge]

There seemed to be a rather arsey element in the crowd this year, some daft cow said she hoped I broke both my legs because i wouldn't let her in the queue at the bar.

[meatyparson]

definite arsey element on the Friday eve - my missus was watching Enter Shikari (dont know why ?) and she went to take a photo and some prick behind her grabbed her camera from her hand and chucked it away ! he got a bloody nose from her for it (good girl).

The arsey element seemed to go away for saturday & sunday thankfully !

Bar service was a joke ! and £3.30 for a can is taking the piss imho

Lack of bins around the main festival site - just meant people were ditching rubbish everywhere (easy to fix)...

apart from that a cracking festival and looking forward to revisiting next year.

[Tokely]

For me the front row camping was a waste of time, closing everything early :angry: £7 for a laminate was a joke and the biggest joke of the weekend was the bar staff :angry: but apart from that I had a ball roll on next year and with any luck Jim will read what's being said and sort it for next year.

[MrCool]

Yeah I noticed the music finished at 12 on Sunday instead of 2

A couple of acts still TBA on the timetables was poor, including the headliner for radio soulwax on sunday