Music festivals

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

I used to like Elephant Fair in St Germans, Cornwall best. Last went there 1986. Did Glastonbury in 1984, not as good as the Fair. They were both very much a haze, but thought Elephant Fair had a bit more culture about it, where Glastonbury, even back then was becoming very commercialised.
Spedger

Glastonbury 1992

The Fall, Fishbone , Lou Reed, The Breeders

Last time I went , horribly commercial

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Bristol Let’s Rock start of June with ABC, Human League, Mark Almond, OMD etc.
Then in July got free tickets for the entire weekend of Two Thousands Trees just down the road from where I live. Enter Shikari are headlining. So a nice mix of up and coming bands and 80’s stuff.

Seen enter Shikari , not as heavy as most of the stuff I listen to but good band

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

I see Glenn Hughes is headling on the Saturday night. One of my all time favourite rock vocalists. A big soul fan too. Black Star Riders are healing on the Sunday night. Any band with Scott Gorham in, is alright by me. You going along this year Sludgey?

P.S You are sooo right about Shitpop. Was there one decent band to come out of the whole era?

A good lady friend of mine is saying she's taking a van load of us up there , if she's still with her husband , Scott Gorham what a guitarist

[Mr Soul '68]

I used to like Elephant Fair in St Germans, Cornwall best. Last went there 1986. Did Glastonbury in 1984, not as good as the Fair. They were both very much a haze, but thought Elephant Fair had a bit more culture about it, where Glastonbury, even back then was becoming very commercialised.
Spedger

Yeah Elephant Fair in '86 was a blast! Went there for a whole week. Left on the Sunday morning tho. Can't remember any of the bands that played. I did speak to Dave Brock when I was there, so I think Hawkwind must have played ?

[Taunton Blue Genie]

I can't stand big venues. Looking at dots in the distance or at a video screen isn't a gig for me.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Yeah Elephant Fair in '86 was a blast! Went there for a whole week. Left on the Sunday morning tho. Can't remember any of the bands that played. I did speak to Dave Brock when I was there, so I think Hawkwind must have played ?

Did gong make an appearance ?

[blue matt]

That's living on the edge

My wife has just reminded me, i didnt actually sleep in the bed of the madejski

I think i had a mild dose of food poising that night, had a falafel wrap with salad during the day, i think the salad was a bit iffy

It had nothing to do with the 2/3 's of a bottle of Vodka and had a few pints i had from lunch time till the end of the night

[City123]

Used to do em all

Monsters of rock , download, reading , Glastonbury

Off my head most of the time

Hated them when it pissed down , nothing worse than a cold wet tent

In later years me and mates would club in for a motorhome , expensive but worth it , I am not into holidays and all the pissing about with airports and passports etc so a long weekend chilling out and listening to music would replace that

Wish I could go back to being 21 again

Reading is utter shit this year anyway Sludge, you're not missing out

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Reading is utter shit this year anyway Sludge, you're not missing out

So is download

Only meshuggah really interest me

[bobh]

Led Zeppelin were a great band

Blur were popular with students

That whole britpop thing was a load of old cock ......elastica ? Dreadful

And they were the last band I've seen in the open air (Knebworth, 1979)

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And they were the last band I've seen in the open air (Knebworth, 1979)

Last great band I saw in the open air was the original black Sabbath line up with tool in support at the Milton Keynes bowl in 1998