Time to think about tents!

stuwilky · January 23, 2017

On 12/01/2017 at 11:17 PM, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

That's very kind of you to say Waapster. You too brought pleasure to the camp. Just to let you know that me and her indoors are going to be trying for tickets in the re-sales. If successful we will be camping in the same spot as when we met you. Quite a few of the crew have already got tickets / are going to be working it. So, if you are stuck for somewhere to camp head there.

Mr Yog, please count me in to assist in your quest for resale tickets. Happy to assist a gentleman such as yourself.

Yoghurt on a Stick II · January 23, 2017

3 hours ago, stuwilky said:

Mr Yog, please count me in to assist in your quest for resale tickets. Happy to assist a gentleman such as yourself.

That's very kind of you stuwilky, and very much appreciated. However, a spanner has been thrown in the works in that my wife has indicated that she'd rather do a couple of smaller festivals for approx the same cost as Glastonbury would cost us. That said, I'm not giving up just yet, and will endevour to talk her around.

grumpyhack · January 23, 2017

What are your tastes in festival music Yog?

Yoghurt on a Stick II · January 23, 2017

54 minutes ago, grumpyhack said:

What are your tastes in festival music Yog?

Hello grumpy. I don't really go to festivals for the music. I go because festivals are nice places to go to with my wife, friends and occasionally family members. I was taken by surprise though when the Rolling Stones played Glastonbury. I really hadn't given them the time of day, but thought they really pulled it off at the festival. I like a wide range of music from Leona Lewis (yes, that one off the X Factor) to Primal Scream. If I was on Desert Island Discs then my number one record (currently) would be the live version of James singing the track 'Sound'. I consider it a work of art.

What about yourself?

grumpyhack · January 23, 2017

Yog - I asked because I was thinking about smaller, cheaper festivals that I could recommend to you and Mrs Yog that would fit in with your tastes - both musical and socially.

In the absence of a Glastonbury ticket (though still hoping for the resales) our gang have gone for two so far - Steelhouse on a mountain top near Ebbw Vale at the end of July and Greenman in August. Steelhouse is cheap but very heavy metal. All beards and tattoos (the men and women!) but still a friendly vibe. Greenman is more mixed genres. Not done it before but lots of positive comments from those who have.

But I'm kicking things off with Wychwood at Cheltenham Racecourse at the beginning of June. That's a very family friendly festival and great for socialising with a fairly mixed line up. Great for kids with the added bonus of Neil and family and some EFests sponsorship.

I'll probably end with Something Else in the Dean. About as cheap as you can get but again a very chilled, friendly place.

None of them are too far from Brum.

My own tastes range from Chicago blues to folk with a bit of prog rock thrown in.

Edited January 23, 2017 by grumpyhack

Yoghurt on a Stick II · January 24, 2017

2 hours ago, grumpyhack said:

Yog - I asked because I was thinking about smaller, cheaper festivals that I could recommend to you and Mrs Yog that would fit in with your tastes - both musical and socially.

In the absence of a Glastonbury ticket (though still hoping for the resales) our gang have gone for two so far - Steelhouse on a mountain top near Ebbw Vale at the end of July and Greenman in August. Steelhouse is cheap but very heavy metal. All beards and tattoos (the men and women!) but still a friendly vibe. Greenman is more mixed genres. Not done it before but lots of positive comments from those who have.

But I'm kicking things off with Wychwood at Cheltenham Racecourse at the beginning of June. That's a very family friendly festival and great for socialising with a fairly mixed line up. Great for kids with the added bonus of Neil and family and some EFests sponsorship.

I'll probably end with Something Else in the Dean. About as cheap as you can get but again a very chilled, friendly place.

None of them are too far from Brum.

My own tastes range from Chicago blues to folk with a bit of prog rock thrown in.

I think that I can rule out going to Steelhouse then as I really can't stand heavy metal. It's not just that I don't get it, it actually annoys me if it's put on in my presence. I've read about Greenman before and it's one I'd like to visit one year.

I've been to Wychwood and thought it OK, but don't think I'll be returning to it.

We are supposed to be going to Equinox this year for the first time. Someone has said that they'll be buying us tickets for it as a gift, which is very nice indeed.