DownboundTrain52 Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 So, the dust has settled on another corking year at Worthy Farm - and the last for two years now. (730 days or so to go). Would still like to get a musical summer excursion under my belt on the fallow though - so could you good folk recommend potential festivals and ideas for next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_c Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 I'm looking into Sziget as have heard good things about it from people at work who went in 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
septemberwillow Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 Sorry - nothing to add but watching with interest for the recommendations! We are thinking of choosing one or two from Green Man, Truck, Beautiful Days, Festival No 6, Kendal Calling, Latitude. We do need to try something else.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfamongwolves Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 End of the road. Just beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzwodezwo Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 I reckon I might try Boomtown next year. Sziget was one in my books too but the lineup has gotten consistently shittier over the last years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilton digger Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 If you want big and a bit (lot) crazy - boomtown Smaller and dj heavy with a great atmosphere - beatherder Smaller but dj and atmos - shindig Loud - 2000 trees Champagne fridge and hipsters, a dog show and swimming pool but with a good line up - standon calling Chill in the best looking location - green man Best chilled and vibe (100 % veggie which bothers some people) - shambala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownboundTrain52 Posted June 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 16 minutes ago, Dave_c said: I'm looking into Sziget as have heard good things about it from people at work who went in 2015. That's the one in Croatia, right? 8 minutes ago, wolfamongwolves said: End of the road. Just beautiful Heard good things here too. Is it late July? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_c Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 Just now, DownboundTrain52 said: That's the one in Croatia, right? Hungary. Have a look at it, looks promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilton digger Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 Bearded theory - small but perfectly formed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomfromStroud Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 For a nice small stages/green fields feel I recommend Bimble Bandada (Bimble inn from the park, small world from green futures & lost horizons sauna from tipi field). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gutterflower Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 We did Sziget in the last fallow year. It was excellent. Beautiful setting and the option to go an explore Budapest is actively encouraged by the festival. If I remember correctly you get discounts at the city spas if you goto the festival. Only negatives were not being allowed to take your own booze in and the fact it's a long slog of a festival. A week long. I am pondering Fuji Rock next year. I hear good things. But damn those tickets are expensive. Makes Glasto look cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reflekting Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) Might look at Roskilde. Has anyone been before and can give any critique? Sziget was great for the last fallow year, an easier slog than Glasto in some respects because it's a lot smaller, but has many of the good aspects of Glasto especially the late night partying. Furthermore the spas in the city really do act as a welcome hangover recovery. Edited June 26, 2017 by reflekting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownboundTrain52 Posted June 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 Roskilde and Werchter both intrigue me as the major local continental deals. But most of the Spanish festivals seem dirt cheap too, like BBK and Nos Alive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjadnoo Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 41 minutes ago, reflekting said: Might look at Roskilde. Has anyone been before and can give any critique? Sziget was great for the last fallow year, an easier slog than Glasto in some respects because it's a lot smaller, but has many of the good aspects of Glasto especially the late night partying. Furthermore the spas in the city really do act as a welcome hangover recovery. I did Roskilde in 2006. I had a great time. To compare it to U.K. festivals; - it has a similar charitable ethos to Glastonbury. - In terms of the line-up, at the time at least, was much stronger and more diverse than any of the uk festivals that year. In 2006 the line up included; Roger waters, bob Dylan, Kanye west, Tool, scissor sisters, guns n roses, arctic monkeys, and a bunch I'm probably forgetting. Basically, a group of bands that could headline a few different U.K. fests. The line up in recent years has seemed less strong, but imo it's generally had a better mix of big heavier and hip hop acts than Glastonbury. - there was a lot going on. Certainly more than the music-only festivals like Reading/Leeds here, but less than Glastonbury. - however, the big difference is that the camping is separate from the music, so the music areas are closed at X time, when everyone is kicked out to the camping areas. all in all I had a great time. it depends a little on the lineup but we're probably considering between Latitude and Roskilde for next year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather90 Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 Festival wise Kendal Calling is on the cards. Brother and his mate want to try one and they live in Lancashire so close enough and enough mix of radio friendly acts and other stuff going on. I'd have leaned towards Boomtown but not sure it would be for them . Outside of that hoping for a US trip visiting Memphis, Nashville and New Orleans. All can be chucked away at a moment's notice in the unlikely event Michael or Emily is spotted anywhere near the local council Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownboundTrain52 Posted June 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 The BBK lineup is pretty damn strong this year - Depeche Mode, The Killers, Die Antwoord, Justice, Phoenix and Primal Scream amongst others. Effectively, if I went European, I'd be hoping to do it - flights included - for less than half a grand. That could be a tempting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memory Man Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 I would highly recommend primavera but it is not really very much like glastonbury, but if you love well curated lineups decent sound good weather and no mud it is hard to beat. I havent been, but for the non musical side of the festival i think port eliot looks wonderful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownboundTrain52 Posted June 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 16 minutes ago, Memory Man said: I would highly recommend primavera but it is not really very much like glastonbury, but if you love well curated lineups decent sound good weather and no mud it is hard to beat. I havent been, but for the non musical side of the festival i think port eliot looks wonderful Perhaps worth a shout. I love Glastonbury - but it'd be a lie if I didn't say that the music is what draws me rather than the thousand other things. (They're still definitely good, but just as at ease with music only.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memory Man Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 What i would say on the other hand is you will struggle to do primavera for sub £500 as you have to factor in accom as well. You wouldnt have much if any change for spending money after flights and accomodation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
septemberwillow Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 52 minutes ago, Heather90 said: Festival wise Kendal Calling is on the cards. Brother and his mate want to try one and they live in Lancashire so close enough and enough mix of radio friendly acts and other stuff going on. I'd have leaned towards Boomtown but not sure it would be for them . Outside of that hoping for a US trip visiting Memphis, Nashville and New Orleans. All can be chucked away at a moment's notice in the unlikely event Michael or Emily is spotted anywhere near the local council We did the Memphis Nashville and NO trip in May this year incorporating 2 days at JazzFest (excellent non-camping festival especially if you like blues, jazz, gospel etc) - shout if you'd like any pointers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyblade41 Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 rambling Man for me... would love to go this year, but GF is expensive so can't do both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacey Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 Is there any festival that has a theatre circus area of the quality of Glastonbury with some good music as well. Maybe Avalon/ Acoustic like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsonjack Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 Le Man's next year for us....or if we really put our minds to it...the Indianapolis 500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather90 Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 49 minutes ago, septemberwillow said: We did the Memphis Nashville and NO trip in May this year incorporating 2 days at JazzFest (excellent non-camping festival especially if you like blues, jazz, gospel etc) - shout if you'd like any pointers! Thanks! Going to be around November before we know exactly how many days my friend can get off work . Can't plan properly til then. Trying not to look too much into other stuff until then so i don't have wild expectations at how many places we can get to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amfy Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Spacey said: Is there any festival that has a theatre circus area of the quality of Glastonbury with some good music as well. Maybe Avalon/ Acoustic like? Sziget does - the circus area is really strong & it has loads of different areas like Glastonbury. It also has a Blues Stage and a world class Classical Stage, as well as a museum quarter. I won't say anymore because it's nice to be surprised. You can get a city pass wristband for about £13 which allows you to use all the buses trams, trains and boats. It also allows one free entry to a spa. Last year we did tickets, flights, and a flat in central Budapest (off Booking.com) for under £1000 for the 2 of us. We started out taking the tube to & from the festival (and it takes no longer than nipping back to your tent in Bushy from The Pyramid), and then switched to boat - a spectacular (but slightly slower) journey down the Danube every day. Of course you can camp and there are lots of different options within the festival. The line up over 7 days won't have loads of acts you are dying to see, but the stuff you have never heard of is a pretty consistently good quality and a lot of fun. As it is a park rather than a farm it feels tidier and less edgy than Glastonbury, but there is loads about it that is similar. It also has an amazingly beautiful international flavour - every next person you talk to is from somewhere else in the world. I reckon if 2 Hungarians net there they would start their conversation in English. It was a fabulous place to be after Brexit last year. Edited June 26, 2017 by amfy To add the bit about camping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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