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2021 build up


zico martin

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So, time to start thinking about must sees, clashfinders and all the other wonderful nonsense that goes with a build up!

Pretty sure I'll be at the main stage for Frank Turner and James. Fingers crossed there'll be time to bomb it to the Little Big Top to catch The Orb after FT.

Big Moon, Ferocious Dog and Barsteward Sons catching the eye in the Big Top.

Main stage is going to be ska and dub all the way. Bringing my dancing shoes this year!

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9 minutes ago, Quark said:

So, time to start thinking about must sees, clashfinders and all the other wonderful nonsense that goes with a build up!

Pretty sure I'll be at the main stage for Frank Turner and James. Fingers crossed there'll be time to bomb it to the Little Big Top to catch The Orb after FT.

Big Moon, Ferocious Dog and Barsteward Sons catching the eye in the Big Top.

Main stage is going to be ska and dub all the way. Bringing my dancing shoes this year!

Sounds pretty much like my agenda.  Really looking forward to seeing Gentleman's Dub Club too.  Hoping Hobo Jones puts an appearance in as well

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39 minutes ago, Skelts said:

Sounds pretty much like my agenda.  Really looking forward to seeing Gentleman's Dub Club too.  Hoping Hobo Jones puts an appearance in as well

Yes!  Not seen them yet somehow, definitely all over that!

Get the feeling most of us will be at the same sets most of the time 😄

Just realised how much I'm looking forward to sitting up at the tiny tea tent and having an afternoon doze as well 🙂

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18 minutes ago, Quark said:

Yes!  Not seen them yet somehow, definitely all over that!

Get the feeling most of us will be at the same sets most of the time 😄

Just realised how much I'm looking forward to sitting up at the tiny tea tent and having an afternoon doze as well 🙂

Lol - The Tiny Tea Tent is usually our spot to visit after the headliners finish. And, yes, I am that old. Just wish they provided slippers as well. 😁

Same as most, Frank Turner and James must sees for me. I've seen Frank Turner many times and it always seems to me that he converts the neutrals every time. Was at the Download Pilot and Frank had a really enthusiastic crowd. I heard several people saying how his music wasn't normally their cup of tea, but they thought he was great.

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33 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

This venue is 15 min drive from my house...would it be silly of me to go to this and then watch them again at BDs?!

its £45 a ticket 😯

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Depends what the setlist is? Is this them touring their new album? If so I’d expect the  festival set list to be very different  

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14 minutes ago, Skelts said:

Depends what the setlist is? Is this them touring their new album? If so I’d expect the  festival set list to be very different  

Apparently it’s being used as a warm up for Beautiful Days (I assume because they haven’t played live for a very long time!)

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10 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

Apparently it’s being used as a warm up for Beautiful Days (I assume because they haven’t played live for a very long time!)

Good be pretty good then, why not? Any idea who the special guest is?

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14 hours ago, Skelts said:

The theme for Sunday is Superheroes!

No inspiration on that one … will just go with my standard lit up suit and hat I think … although I do have a Brazilian lifeguard outfit … that I might be able to stretch to fit the theme 

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Are there any tips from regulars about anything else that's not been asked?  Or 'don't make this mistake' etc

Already been given good routes to drive and where to camp and which bars are decent.....does it get much traffic coming out on the Monday?  

Struggling to find much else online and this seems to be the only place that has regular people who go.

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28 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

Are there any tips from regulars about anything else that's not been asked?  Or 'don't make this mistake' etc

Already been given good routes to drive and where to camp and which bars are decent.....does it get much traffic coming out on the Monday?  

Struggling to find much else online and this seems to be the only place that has regular people who go.

Not much else tbh pal. 2018 was first and only, we rocked up on Thursday about 5pm and getting in was fine, left about 10ish (I think) on Monday and getting out was fine.  Don't know if we had a particularly good year or if it's always like that, but I wouldn;t say there's much panic.

It's right on the A30 (literally right on it) so you don't have all the back road hassle of getting out of Glastonbury.

I'd say that if you're up to speed with how to get by at Glastonbury, you'll be fine at BDs. It's really not big enough for there to be that many challenges to get your head around, so I reckon you'll be golden 🙂

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22 minutes ago, Quark said:

Not much else tbh pal. 2018 was first and only, we rocked up on Thursday about 5pm and getting in was fine, left about 10ish (I think) on Monday and getting out was fine.  Don't know if we had a particularly good year or if it's always like that, but I wouldn;t say there's much panic.

It's right on the A30 (literally right on it) so you don't have all the back road hassle of getting out of Glastonbury.

I'd say that if you're up to speed with how to get by at Glastonbury, you'll be fine at BDs. It's really not big enough for there to be that many challenges to get your head around, so I reckon you'll be golden 🙂

I think we are aiming to arrive about 3-3.30pm or so on the Thursday....thought that North Camping was a good shout.

Getting out of the campsite by about 10am seems good for me, although I'll be in no major rush to get back...think its about a 2.45-3hr drive back for me...rather do it safely at my own pace. 🙂

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12 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:

When it rains careful on the slopes up to the Little Big Top and down to the Bimble Inn................... unless you enjoy a god mud slide.

All bars are great, worst time to leave is 9-10am Monday ish but might be later this year cos people will not want to leave.

There really is nothing not to love.

Hopefully no rain this year!

it didn't rain the one year I went to Bestival despite it raining pretty much every year it was on!

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1 hour ago, gooner1990 said:

Are there any tips from regulars about anything else that's not been asked?  Or 'don't make this mistake' etc

 

Don't make the mistake I made on my first time there.  I only live 20 mins away from the site, and after Glastonbury, I thought 'well it's only a small festival, it can't get too messy, I'll leave early Monday morning and work from home'.

To this day, I still can't understand my thought process.  I went way too hard on Sunday night, woke up half in half out of the tent, fully dressed, boots n all and Mrs Skelts had to drive me home.  So, don't make the mistake of thinking you can work on the Monday!

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13 minutes ago, Skelts said:

Don't make the mistake I made on my first time there.  I only live 20 mins away from the site, and after Glastonbury, I thought 'well it's only a small festival, it can't get too messy, I'll leave early Monday morning and work from home'.

To this day, I still can't understand my thought process.  I went way too hard on Sunday night, woke up half in half out of the tent, fully dressed, boots n all and Mrs Skelts had to drive me home.  So, don't make the mistake of thinking you can work on the Monday!

I had so much annual leave left (probably like everyone else in the world!) I have booked the entire week off....although I will be the one driving us home so will have to take it slightly easy on the final night! 🙂

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