Weather thread

[devilman]

Saw a forecast the other day that looked really good. Now it just looks like cool but bright. Hoping it warms up a bit, 14deg isn't great for mid june

[rivalschools.price]

As long as it's not raining, I don't care

[t8yman]

ive only been looking at the saturday (for obvious reasons) and it was looking OK.

As long as it stays dry it will be awesome as you know fella. rain is a c**t for download, weve all had some fucking horror stories havent we?!

16 degrees is my minimum watershed for t-shirt and shorts.

[rivalschools.price]

Yeah, tho I remember watching Mastodon a few years ago in the driving rain and I was only wearing Tshirt and shorts.At least they dried quicker than jeans and a massive coat.

[devilman]

I've been wearing a t shirt and shorts all year, it's a freaky kind of conditioning for the 24hr bike race I do in January. i do kind of expect it to be warmer in Jun however, and it ain't much! That rain during Mastodon was freezing! I had to put a jacket and a poncho on and jump around like a loon. Luckily it got better after that.

[t8yman]

My wettest memory was the sunday in 2010, waiting for Dillinger at the second stage early afternoon, it was quite nice so took off our waterproof jackets and went down the front with my mate. It fucking slung it down right through the set and then the rest of the day was fucking awful.

other than that was the entire fucking weekend of 2012 - late opening the arena because it was just so damn muddy, and watching skindred and breed 77 on the acoustic stage with mud up to the laces on our boots as we stood there. That weekend was horrible.

[devilman]

Aye watched Slash in beautiful conditions in 2010 but when Billy Idol came on it all went a bit wrong. We went back to the tent to change into dry kit and get wellies etc and ended up having a bit of a party with our neighbours. Was brill but we missed Motornead. Made it back for Aerosmith which was one of my best festival memories ever. The rain had stopped and all was well again

2012 was bad but nowhere near as bad as T was the next month.

[Dave_Aber]

That Aerosmith set was one of my least festival memories ever.

Quite possibly the most pished I've been at a festival.

[t8yman]

Forecasts are now showing rain on every single day this week up until next monday.

http://www.metcheck.com/UK/7days.asp?zipcode=Donington%20Park%20Helipad&locationID=61718&lat=52.5&lon=-1.2&findtype=

bah!

[rivalschools.price]

Forecasts are now showing rain on every single day this week up until next monday.

http://www.metcheck.com/UK/7days.asp?zipcode=Donington%20Park%20Helipad&locationID=61718&lat=52.5&lon=-1.2&findtype=

bah!

Bollocks!

[Lisa 35]

Just looked at the met office, thunderstorms for Friday!

[cornucopia]

Bugger and damnation to the weather

[devilman]

If anything was ever likely to make the cashless fail it's a good thunderstorm

[cornucopia]

Personally I hope the cashless thing works well. I've lost count of the amount of beer tokens I've lost in previous years!

[devilman]

Yeah me too, a whole strip one time. Or getting home and finding some in the pocket you put them in in case you lost them.

[Lisa 35]

I remember going to the bar with the last of that day's tokens and my lovely mate was that drunk he managed to spill all of them except for 1, and he ran off down the front with it lol now have a plastic beer tray, that I brought back from Oz I went to see them crooked vultures.biffy was also supposed to play and ended up missing them due to them postponing till later in the year.

[cornucopia]

My mates got one of those carrier things.. well useful they are

[gard]

So if lightening strikes take out the whole cashless system does that mean that beer is free by default? In which case BRING ON THE STORMS!!!

[eFestivals]

So if lightening strikes take out the whole cashless system does that mean that beer is free by default? In which case BRING ON THE STORMS!!!

if that happens, the biggest storm will be from those who can't get beer.

Technology is great when it works, but you can guarantee it won't always work. It might not be Download this year that suffers from it, but something will at some point.

Edited June 9, 2015 by eFestivals

[Lisa 35]

Ok note to self need more beer & Jack in case of system meltdown due to storm lol

[devilman]

if that happens, the biggest storm will be from those who can't get beer.

Technology is great when it works, but you can guarantee it won't always work. It might not be Download this year that suffers from it, but something will at some point.

True dat.

[Appetite4Destruction]

Download or Drownload, haha That is the question.

http://www.bbc.com/weather/de74

Friday no rain, light showers Sat and Sun it what the weatherman says.

[devilman]

Its getting drier and colder all the time. Hopefully it'll be ok. As long as the wind doesn't fuck the sound up we're good.

[Moey]

Agreed. I can cope with rain and mud. Wind just fucks it all up.

[t8yman]

Its looking like a very wet weekend once today is done......

grrrrrr!