Should The John Peel Tent Be Renamed

[CaledonianGonzo]

A snapshot back into the mists of time....

[March Hare]

Pretty woke for the time

[Neil]

On 10/6/2012 at 6:11 PM, Spindles said:

I think it should be made into a larger stage rather than a tent, it has outgrown it's tent status with the size of the acts there since it was the new bands tent.

 

It shouldn't lose the name. Thanks for the troll though.

the festival needs some covered stages as relief from the weather in wet years.

[PassingCloud]

It’s fairly common knowledge that Jimmy Page’s girlfriend was 14. Could be wrong, but don’t remember anyone making a particular fuss over that.
I’m not saying that it’s acceptable! Sick of people comparing Peel to the likes of Saville, just plain wrong from my understanding. 

[Watergirl]

No, it shouldn't. 

There were a good few non-Peel acts on their line-up this year though...  I can't imagine John playing Charlie XCX on his radio show.

[Neil]

2 minutes ago, Watergirl said:

No, it shouldn't. 

There were a good few non-Peel acts on their line-up this year though...  I can't imagine John playing Charlie XCX on his radio show.

Peel would play any old shit, he wasn't a music snob. 

[Watergirl]

Just now, Neil said:

Peel would play any old shit, he wasn't a music snob. 

True.  He was a fan of Eurovision too.  But that kind of chart pop....?

[CaledonianGonzo]

Peelie would have been all over things like PC Music, Arca and 100 Gecs.

[Crazyfool01]

quite an old thread .... but did i see theres a possibility of a rename ? 

[MEGABOWL]

Hopefully. Seems a bit of an anachronism now.

[Jakeyboi135]

5 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

quite an old thread .... but did i see theres a possibility of a rename ? 

I think it's time. The stage line up has moved on a bit and time for some freshness

[Skip997]

The John Peel case is a strange one which I've never really got my head round.

As far as I'm aware he was never found out, he came out himself and admitted to sexual relations with underage girls. Again to the best of my knowledge he was never charged with anything, nor has he ever been "cancelled". You barely ever hear anything about it.

Just a strange is the fact that I know quite a lot of people who are big music fans and very aware of John Peel and his musical legacy, yet very few of them are even aware of this.

Edited February 22, 2023 by Skip997

[leath02]

36 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

quite an old thread .... but did i see theres a possibility of a rename ? 

where did you see??

fwiw - i think it's time

Edited February 22, 2023 by leath02

[churlie100]

A relief to see the difference in comments made in 2023 compared to those made in 2012, that's for sure.

IMO why not rename it, I'm not going to see Charli XCX specifically because the tent she's in is named after a pedo.

[nikkic]

What should it be called? 

Any suggestions? 

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, nikkic said:

What should it be called? 

Any suggestions? 

was it not called something like the new bands tent previously ? 

[UEF]

Jazz World

[nikkic]

Just now, Crazyfool01 said:

was it not called something like the new bands tent previously ? 

Yep think that’s right. 

What’s the name of the field it’s in? 

[Crazyfool01]

8 minutes ago, leath02 said:

where did you see??

fwiw - i think it's time

on my watts app .... oh and here's a twitter screenshot from that account i mentioned .... cant be assed with this third degree shit 

[Leyrulion]

43 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

he came out himself and admitted to sexual relations with underage girls

That's quite a significant thing.

He's either worthy of a stage being named after him or isn't, and the amount of press attention his bad deeds had shouldn't play a part in that determination. 

 

I personally think the whole area needs a rejig on the lines of the Park area. 

Call the whole area "the woods". Have the big tent still, link in more coherently with the forest next door, a couple of smaller stages, the bar and tea tent. 

Make a nice entrance sign at the top of lower mead and also at Michael's Mead. 

 

 

Edited February 22, 2023 by Leyrulion

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, Leyrulion said:

That's quite a significant thing.

He's either worthy of a stage being named after him or isn't, and the amount of press attention his bad deeds had shouldn't play a part in that determination. 

 

I personally think the whole area needs a rejig on the lines of the Park area. 

Call the whole area "the woods". Have the big tent still, link in more coherently with the forest next door, a couple of smaller stages, the bar and tea tent. 

MAke a nice entrance sign at the top of lower mead and also at Michael's Mead.

 

well they could rename the woods the saplings ? 

[The Nal]

8 minutes ago, nikkic said:

What should it be called? 

Any suggestions? 

Paedogeddon

[incident]

17 minutes ago, nikkic said:

Yep think that’s right. 

What’s the name of the field it’s in? 

Dunno if it's the official name, but I still call it the Cinema Field.

Not sure that'd help though.

[Gnomicide]

27 minutes ago, Leyrulion said:

I personally think the whole area needs a rejig on the lines of the Park area. 

Call the whole area "the woods". Have the big tent still, link in more coherently with the forest next door, a couple of smaller stages, the bar and tea tent. 

Make a nice entrance sign at the top of lower mead and also at Michael's Mead. 

Nice idea.

[roughbloke]

We call it the ‘Ian Beale’ stage due one fact and one fact only, it rhymes.