I had the good fortune
to go to Roskilde festival in 2007.

the year it was nearly closed down by Danish health officials. More rain fell in the 5 days before the festival than had in the previous 15 festivals combined I think, and the place was a mudbath from the get go.

I had my tent pre booked and pitched because it was akward enough to get there without lugging camping gear.

When we got to the tents they were under 4 inches of water. It was pissing rain, we'd travelled for about 14 hours on planes, trains and busses to get there, and now we'd no tents.

Ended up goping back to Copenhagen to book a hotel for the duration of the festival along with thousands of other people and getting the train in and out every day.

Then I saw the Flaming Lips, ate some Reindeer stew and had sex with an Icelandic girl. It was the best festival of all time.

I went again last year in the 40degree sunshine. It wasn't the same.
(OneForTheRoad man under glass, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 13:44, 3 replies)

fucking loved Roskilde
I went in approximately 2003 and 2004

fucking brilliant

I will endeavour to relate some stories at the beginning of next week when someone might read them
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 13:55, closed)

I went in both of those years
The rain was epic. Added to the atmosphere. One of our party summed it up thus: "This is our war, innit?"
Poetic, really.

Roskilde really is my favouritest place on earth. Expensive as fuck out there, but I've had 2 of the best times of my life the 2 times I've been.
I just wish it wasn't *so* expensive.

Edit: When I say 'both those years' I mean 07 and 08.
(sky blue sam, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 15:55, closed)

"had sex with an Icelandic girl"
lucky git! mind you, having sex with ANY girl would make you a lucky git in my eyes. all four of them.
(RVD420 has his world coming down on, Wed 10 Jun 2009, 12:14, closed)