Y Not Festival

[xxtinkerbellxx]

Has anyone done the new planner thing on the website yet? My Friday's looking a bit empty but at least it gives me chance to sleep Thursday's hangover off It wouldn't let me put DLS VS SP because half of their set clashes with Mystery Jets but I intend to watch a bit of both.

Edited April 22, 2013 by xxtinkerbellxx

[MadeInDarlo]

I think the Darkness are a brilliant booking. Darkness,Horrors and Cribs are a very strong set of headliners considering the size of the festival and the price. And all offer something different whilst remaining inside the same sort of demographic. Permission to land, whilst the Darkness are abit camp and silly, is a great album.

[mrtourette]

Has anyone done the new planner thing on the website yet? My Friday's looking a bit empty but at least it gives me chance to sleep Thursday's hangover off It wouldn't let me put DLS VS SP because half of their set clashes with Mystery Jets but I intend to watch a bit of both.

Edited April 22, 2013 by mrtourette

[ampersand]

Gutted to see that The Darkness and Dry The River both headlining their stages. Then I check the line up planner and they don't even clash in the slightest. Perfect!

[Prufrock]

The planner broke the Y Not site for me, oh dear.

[Com Truise]

They're still a pretty big band though, they've subbed Download and headlined the second stage at IOW in recent years. Another good catch.

[mrfantastico]

The planner broke the Y Not site for me, oh dear.

[mrtourette]

Yeah it doesn't work on my IE at work but does on Firefox at home.

[MUFCBoothy]

Anybody been before? Is it worth getting early entry or will it be easy enough to get a camping space for everyone without?

[xxtinkerbellxx]

Anybody been before? Is it worth getting early entry or will it be easy enough to get a camping space for everyone without?

[Com Truise]

Anybody been before? Is it worth getting early entry or will it be easy enough to get a camping space for everyone without?

[music-fan4]

So I'm thinking of coming to Y Not with some mates (were all 16) was wondering what kinda age range is there and what kind of "vibe" it is?

I really like the bands announced (especially The Cribs, The Horrors and Mystery Jets) was just curious about the above?

[xxtinkerbellxx]

So I'm thinking of coming to Y Not with some mates (were all 16) was wondering what kinda age range is there and what kind of "vibe" it is?

I really like the bands announced (especially The Cribs, The Horrors and Mystery Jets) was just curious about the above?

[JLPG]

So I'm thinking of coming to Y Not with some mates (were all 16) was wondering what kinda age range is there and what kind of "vibe" it is?

I really like the bands announced (especially The Cribs, The Horrors and Mystery Jets) was just curious about the above?

[music-fan4]

If your going for the actual music then I would definitely recommend it but if your going more for the drinking side of things then I'd give it a miss. They actually ID anyone they think looks under 21 on entry to the festival and if you can't prove your over 18 they will confiscate any beer you have on you. Security were pretty hot on taking cans off anyone wandering round the site last year too if they were under 18.

[GuitarManDan15]

Take the risk if you want, but if you get caught don't get all pissy about it.

I work at festivals, usually on the gate and I hate it when some gobby 17 year old gets caught trying to bring booze in and flips out. You're breaking the law, you got caught, just give up and get on with your weekend.

I never understand that reaction, kicking off is not going to get your booze back, a security guard is not going to go 'nice rant and i think you called me a c**t 4 times so have your booze back'

Just to say this isn't aimed at you, more just me venting my frustration at one aspect of underage drinking at festivals

[xxtinkerbellxx]

Yeah they were even looking inside people's sleeping bags. They were pretty much searching everyone last year as they had a limit on how much beer you could take in.

[JLPG]

Yeah they were even looking inside people's sleeping bags. They were pretty much searching everyone last year as they had a limit on how much beer you could take in.

[xxtinkerbellxx]

Yeah two years ago it was just that wristband thing, one for over 18s n one for under 18s. We went on the Thursday last year so didn't really have to queue. Have to admit felt quite sorry for all the youngsters dragging all their crates up to the entrance just to have them confiscated haha. They had 3 or 4 wheelie bins on the entrance that they were putting them all in, would love to know what happened to it all!

[JLPG]

Good thing I'm 18 now, will be a much easier time than at past festivals. And I'm sure the people who run Y not will have found some way of using the alcohol....

[Com Truise]

Yeah they were even looking inside people's sleeping bags. They were pretty much searching everyone last year as they had a limit on how much beer you could take in.

[xxtinkerbellxx]

Me and my 2 mates (we were 16) had no problems with that when we went in, security bloke searched my bag, found my cans, all he said was "Just cans?" I was like yeah, and he let me through. Searched my mates bag, found his cans, then found his jar of jam, just confiscated the jam because it was glass

[JLPG]

You must of been lucky then! I was camped right next to the entrance and just watched people have their beer taken off them all weekend. Maybe its because you didn't have a lot? It was crates, bottles of vodka etc they were taking off people really not just the odd few. We got sent back to the car with some of ours as we were over the allowance, just went back later on and smuggled it in

[xxtinkerbellxx]

What is the allowance? Never been to a festival where they actually had an official allowance and it doesn't say on the site. Always tended to be that you had to be way over what you could humanly drink for them to take any notice

Edited May 9, 2013 by xxtinkerbellxx

[JLPG]

All the small festivals I go to seem to have it now, they need to make the money in the bars to keep the festival running. It was 12 cans or one litre of spirit per person I think.