WOMAD Roll call

[westholtschic]

As there is a beautiful days one how about one for next weeks WOMAD. Can’t wait to be back for my 4th one.

[Neil]

3 hours ago, westholtschic said:

As there is a beautiful days one how about one for next weeks WOMAD. Can’t wait to be back for my 4th one.

i'm slightly annoyed to be missing it, stepdaughter won't look after the cat so i can go cos she wants to go to womad herself.

[westholtschic]

1 hour ago, Neil said:

i'm slightly annoyed to be missing it, stepdaughter won't look after the cat so i can go cos she wants to go to womad herself.

Very sorry to hear 😢 You will be missed.

[ian the worm]

Sorry you’re not going Neil.

Me, daughter two, her friend, my girlfriend, several other friends and a growing number of friends of friends all camping together.

The app times are out, but Clashfinder looks iffy coz Sunday is currently empty. 

[Avalon_Fields]

I’m there, with 2 others. Really looking forward to it, last year was my first and I had a fantastic time. 
 

Enjoying exploring the line up and discovering hitherto unknown acts. 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

I have been once, way way back, and would definitely go again. I hadn't actually thought about going in the first place. I went because I won tickets via a  Big Issue competition, which I had entered. It was a magical , warm and sunny weekend. I think I'd appreciate the variety of music more now, than back then though. 

[bexj]

I'm going, for the first time and as an Oxfam volunteer.  Looking forward to it!

[westholtschic]

1 hour ago, bexj said:

I'm going, for the first time and as an Oxfam volunteer.  Looking forward to it!

Think you camp near us in the FMS campsite 

[dondo]

Missing it this year unfortunately.  Shame as really great festival. 

[bexj]

I hear nothing but good things about this fest!  

[Alvoram]

We're going to Kendal Calling, hadn't really considered WOMAD, was a tossup between Kendal and Camp Bestival again (though Dorset this time.) Will have to look at WOMAD next year considering all of the glowing recommendations here. 

Anyway, is there a Kendal Calling Roll Call? That part of the forums is dead, unless you have tickets to sell. 🙈🤣

Edited July 20, 2023 by Alvoram

[westholtschic]

19 minutes ago, bexj said:

I hear nothing but good things about this fest!  

In my opinion it’s the 2nd best festival in the country, very similar to Glastonbury only about 160,00 people less 😀

[Spacey]

I will be there with Oxfam. Lovely festival 

[Skip997]

1 hour ago, westholtschic said:

In my opinion it’s the 2nd best festival in the country, very similar to Glastonbury only about 160,00 people less 😀

I've not been for maybe a couple of decades, but it was nothing like Glastonbury in them days.

 

[incident]

Just now, Skip997 said:

I've not been for maybe a couple of decades, but it was nothing like Glastonbury in them days.

It's still not, unless you spend all your time at Glastonbury in the Kidz Field. I'll be the one to say I didn't much rate WOMAD when I went in 2019.

Working it with Oxfam, I found the punters to be the most entitled I've encountered and by a huge distance - far, far moreso than you'd get at Latitude and Wilderness which is where you'd expect it a bit. The Main Stage area felt like a creche at times - even during headliners which made it difficult to focus on the acts.

Luckily there's better festivals out there.

[Skip997]

1 minute ago, incident said:

It's still not, unless you spend all your time at Glastonbury in the Kidz Field. I'll be the one to say I didn't much rate WOMAD when I went in 2019.

The only thing WOMAD has is an interesting selection of acts.

However, it's all a bit too twee for my liking.

[westholtschic]

3 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

The only thing WOMAD has is an interesting selection of acts.

However, it's all a bit too twee for my liking.

Thankfully everyone has their own opinion. I love it and the Green Man.