Blasts from the past

[lingle]

7 minutes ago, pie_and_a_pint said:

Four pages in and no-one's said 'Pieminister'...

I did mention their previous spot by jazz stage much better than more recent setting. 

 

[fur_q]

Arriving before the gates opened on Wednesday and only having 4 people in front of you in the queue. 

[verrymerry]

6 hours ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I liked the idea of it. I never went in. Only saw it a couple of times, but knowing there was a club somewhere at the festival that only held 2 (3? 1?) people made me exceedingly happy. Just thinking about it made me grin.

 

4 hours ago, Fishman said:

Went in once - about 10 of us in there. And as Mr Hats said, it made me smile every time I walked past.

Actually, just had a look at their website - capacity 14. Record was 26 "although not all of them could touch the floor at the same time".

I was gunna say it was more than 2 or 3, I got chatting to the guy in 2007 while his red carpet to escape the sea of mud, he said his record was something like 14 + 1 crowd surfing, he did well to get to 26!

[ian_sw]

9 hours ago, BluePaul said:

This.  Saw Maggie Bell in there in 2011 and it was fantastic.  Went back the following year and it was gone.  Also miss the shisha bar in the Glade.

Saw Matt Anderson there on the Thursday of 2011 .... totally unexpected find and loved the set up .... sadly gone in 2013

[verrymerry]

54 minutes ago, pie_and_a_pint said:

Four pages in and no-one's said 'Pieminister'...

We were saving it for you

[Avalon_Fields]

I miss being truly excited at the prospect of seeing some of the headliners, that's lost it a little for me in recent years.

I miss camping at Big Ground and some aspects of tent life, like being snug up inside a sleeping bag as the rain falls and hearing a fantastic cacophony of sound, and meeting up with the gang there (But I'm sticking with the CV!)

I miss the old Strummersville

I definitely miss JazzWorld, it still seems a better name

I miss real Secret Sets, most are not really secret anymore

 

 

[MilkyJoe]

The Dragon Stage

Wednesday evening sunset applause. 

Old Strummerville

Waking up to the sound of No2 filling balloons...

 

only kidding about the last one!

[johnny-yen]

Fast forward two months time, and I'll miss the flares. As dirty as they are, they do create a great atmosphere. Look great on telly too. 

[Sofa]

Reading through this thread makes me a feel a bit sad .It looks like that some of the stuff that is being missed is what made the heart of the festival for some of you and its all gone .I know you will still have a good one but things like sitting round a fire ,relaxing at the stone circle ,market stall soundsystems,old venues etc and a general hippy feel to stuff being absent is not a good thing .Does it not question if you might call it a day ? Just curious .

[slipmatt]

18 hours ago, BluePaul said:

This.  Saw Maggie Bell in there in 2011 and it was fantastic.  Went back the following year and it was gone.  Also miss the shisha bar in the Glade.

That's sill there - it's just outside to the left, Other stage field side

[JoeyT]

mike99

[geoffboycott]

18 hours ago, Mardy said:

Tonka Sound System

Spiral Tribe

DIY collective

 

oh, and that big wheel in the Avalon Field or nearby.

Big up vote for those in bold, doffs cap.

[BlackHole2006]

7 minutes ago, JoeyT said:

mike99

Patience 

[stuartbert two hats]

24 minutes ago, BlackHole2006 said:

Patience 

Agreed

[JoeyT]

1 minute ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Agreed

The old ones are the best ones 

[BluePaul]

1 hour ago, slipmatt said:

That's sill there - it's just outside to the left, Other stage field side

Is it? I can't picture it - will have to look harder this year :-)

[MilkyJoe]

1 hour ago, Sofa said:

Reading through this thread makes me a feel a bit sad .It looks like that some of the stuff that is being missed is what made the heart of the festival for some of you and its all gone .I know you will still have a good one but things like sitting round a fire ,relaxing at the stone circle ,market stall soundsystems,old venues etc and a general hippy feel to stuff being absent is not a good thing .Does it not question if you might call it a day ? Just curious .

Not a chance!

[paulshane]

1 hour ago, Sofa said:

Reading through this thread makes me a feel a bit sad .It looks like that some of the stuff that is being missed is what made the heart of the festival for some of you and its all gone .I know you will still have a good one but things like sitting round a fire ,relaxing at the stone circle ,market stall soundsystems,old venues etc and a general hippy feel to stuff being absent is not a good thing .Does it not question if you might call it a day ? Just curious .

not at all, I miss the cinema field, but there are loads of new places and things that have appeared since,  that more than make up for it.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

The peace of the Stone Circle not interrupted by the "whoosh" of nitrous oxide every 90 seconds

[popcornmaster]

Ooo ooo... I miss the Thatcher is dead rumours.

The one bad thing about her demise, we can no longer dream about it. 

[Purple aki squat]

STELLA

 

ICE COLD STELLA

[Junglist1981]

2 hours ago, Sofa said:

Reading through this thread makes me a feel a bit sad .It looks like that some of the stuff that is being missed is what made the heart of the festival for some of you and its all gone .I know you will still have a good one but things like sitting round a fire ,relaxing at the stone circle ,market stall soundsystems,old venues etc and a general hippy feel to stuff being absent is not a good thing .Does it not question if you might call it a day ? Just curious .

Nah not at all! Still my favourite place in the world. It's good that the festival is constantly evolving, that's what keeps it at the top.

A little nostalgia is fine so long as you remember to be grateful that you were there  

[Crazyfool01]

I suppose there are small elements of sadness in this thread about the areas and things that have come on and gone .. the only really sad one for me is the decrease in the lack of participation as posted by me earlier but the festival evolves and has done some new and fantastic new places for me to explore that outweigh the sadness and ramp up the excitement levels , really enjoyed the spike bar last year and this is a recentish  addition to the festival ... new year more exploration needed

[JayBalls]

22 hours ago, The Placid Casual said:

The Growler. I never had one but I miss that delicious bastard.

Is that not a thing anymore?

That van was on the road between other and pyramid last I saw it?

[The Placid Casual]

15 minutes ago, JayBalls said:

Is that not a thing anymore?

That van was on the road between other and pyramid last I saw it?

They're not there next year, so I've been told.