Dead innit?
Alt: I think my summer festival work is pretty much set in stone now, are you lot planning on attending any major concerts or festivals over the summer?

Altalt: dunno, something about drugs.
( Muns, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 9:52, 166 replies, latest was 9 years ago)

i normally go to quite a few gigs a year and to something vanilla like v-fest or the big chill
but actually nothing booked as yet this year. hmm. got some nice holidays booked for the summer though. cotswolds with some old schoolfriends in may, mallorca with some law friends in june, different part of mallorca with the family in august, hopefully barbados at christmas. all good.

altalt: rugs? we need a new one, the budgies have pecked the hell out of the old one, stupid feathery little twats.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 9:57, Reply)

Ok, I assume you attend V at the Chelmsford site, I usually work at the stafford site....
So, are all the punters there grim as a fuck too?
( Muns, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:02, Reply)

I went to V there in 2001
It was rather entertaining as there was about 15 of us
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:09, Reply)

V is easily the grimmest shitfest ever.
Dull mor music, pissed teen pricks, early curfews, shit food

I hope it's more entertaining as a worker than as a punter
(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:27, Reply)

It's a pain in the arse to be absolutely fair.
It was the first time I've ever seen a girl hike their skirt up and take a shit in the middle of a tent. It wasn't the last time I saw it either that weekend.
( Muns, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:35, Reply)

in a way it's doing a service to all the proper festivals
by keeping the dull bands and filthy plebs locked up

so thanks for that
(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:38, Reply)

The place is amazingly grim.
When a colostomy bag is being thrown from person to person in the crowd, you just want Hitler to come back and refocus his efforts.
( Muns, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:43, Reply)

we just go for the day
drinking booze in the sun with your mates is always going to be a good day out, even if most of the bands are really blah. i was excited about the stone roses, but the years have not been kind. i did enjoy laughing at how shit ian brown was though. poor sod can't sing a note these days.

the beyonce put on a good show, but fucking hell love, just stand still and sing, stop making us wait in the rain whilst you change costumes for the 30th time in a 30 min set.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:43, Reply)

Anyone who performs costume changes during a festival set needs a kick in the cunt.

( Muns, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:46, Reply)

these days?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:47, Reply)

that's take that
silly sporters
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:52, Reply)

Bon Jovi

( Muns, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:05, Reply)

Jon Bovi FTW

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:06, Reply)

His show in Manchester a few years back was one of my more pleasant days at work.

( Muns, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:08, Reply)

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:37, Reply)

hahahaha, fucking incredible!

( Muns, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:49, Reply)

( Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:16, Reply)

ian brown has always sounded like that
I think I've heard him sing in tune once in about a dozen gigs and I'm pretty sure that was a fluke
(dozer's mommy likes big dick, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:54, Reply)

also ... there are a million places to drink beer with your mates
why would you choose one full of shit-lobbing chavs and crap music?
(dozer's mommy likes big dick, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:56, Reply)

just exactly how many accounts are you currently logged in with?

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:58, Reply)

some bits of it were good
we avoided the bits that were shit. something different to do innit.

we don't all sit on train platforms drinking whiskey out of a brown paper bag.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:04, Reply)

cool
you stick with the grimmer than all fuck shitfests and leave the decent festivals for the people who actually like festivals
(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:06, Reply)

yep
quite happy to leave slobbing around in a tent and shitting in a bucket to ghastly old hippies and go somewhere decent if it's for the full weekend.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:10, Reply)

If that's the way you think it works, you need to get out more.

( Muns, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:28, Reply)

Or stay in more.

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:29, Reply)

i'd rather travel and see other cultures
than a load of embarrassing old pricks in tie-dyed t-shirts and bumbags munching funny brownies and pretending they're still 18
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:10, Reply)

the only festival that sounds like is V

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:28, Reply)

Avoiding bits that are shit at V-Festival is a bit like avoiding bits of the sea that are wet.

( Muns, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:11, Reply)

There's nothing nicer than drinking beer in the sunshine with some friends
particularly if you're watching Beyoncé in the rain surrounded by chavs
(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:14, Reply)

true, it's not the same as cramming 4 stinking people who haven't showered for 3 days into a tent and thinking drugs are cool when you're nearly 60, maaaaan

( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:15, Reply)

k

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:20, Reply)

i've been to better things
but they were a decent enough couple of days out.

the food was properly shit though. how can you fuck up a microwave pizza that badly.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:14, Reply)

you're talking to festival veterans, pet
you're really on to a loser trying to persuade anybody that V is anything other than an appalling bland chavfest
(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:17, Reply)

god, what an awful thing to be
try going on a real holiday/weekend away, not rolling around in a field convincing yourself that it's fun.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:02, Reply)

k

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:06, Reply)

ps: wales doesn't count

( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:07, Reply)

cool

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:14, Reply)

well
only if you think calling a trip to wales a "holiday" and then posting on here throughout is "cool"
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:18, Reply)

k

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:27, Reply)

i think everyone felt quite sorry for you
we could have a whipround and try to get you a flight to somewhere decent.

prolly be one way though.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:28, Reply)

that's sweet, pet
but you're a only a lowly lawyer and you still get your holidays paid for by daddy
(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:30, Reply)

bless, you have no idea

( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:38, Reply)

oh do enlighten me
what does a property squabbler earn in London? 70k? 80k?

you're hardly Rockefeller, pet
(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:53, Reply)

like i say
you have no idea.

stick to telling yourself that a semi with a seriously ugly garden is a good result in life.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:57, Reply)

under 70k then
should have done a real degree, eh?
(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 13:08, Reply)

what, at the "university" of birmingham? lol
you're way out, pet. and you have no idea about other interests/background. now off you go, back to telling yourself that your little patch of scrubby grass is a "garden". at least you might convince yourself.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 13:11, Reply)

you really are easy

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 13:13, Reply)

not as easy as your wife

( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 13:13, Reply)

i've been to chelmsford a few times
and to the isle of man one in the VIP bit, totally worth any loss in atmosphere for the fancy proper toilets. and free bar.

chelmsford punters are grim, but stafford is near stoke, and few places are grimmer than that.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:29, Reply)

No one wants a feathery twat

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:03, Reply)

^prefers it plucked^

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:09, Reply)

It's all about vajazzle now.
They should make it for budgies.
( Muns, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:09, Reply)

Nah, they are cheepskates

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:10, Reply)

They like their bills small.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:25, Reply)

Not these days, no
I loved me a festival or two back in the day though
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:09, Reply)

Might be going to one in Hyde park later in the year.
Finding people that can be arsed to go is getting harder and harder.

I'd love to go to Bestival again at some point.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:22, Reply)

Wouldn't mind going to Belladrum either.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:24, Reply)

prolly three or four depending on kids and ting
I'm half tempted by Latté-tude just cos I haven't seen Portishead in twenty years if i can stomach the middle class smugness

The only headline anywhere that I'm properly bothered about is SFA at Forgotten Fields but I'm away on holiday then.
(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:25, Reply)

I like Portishead.
But I'd only be interested in live stuff if most of it was off Dummy. Obvs.

Same as if I saw massive attack I'd basically want Mezzanine live with Safe From Harm chucked in.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:26, Reply)

they'll play crowd pleasers ... so prolly Dummy end-to-end

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:28, Reply)

People tell me Third is great if you stick with it.
I've got it but probably only listened to it 5 times tops.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:29, Reply)

There's a couple of excellent tunes on there that they could slip in between side A and side B of Dummy without many people noticing

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:30, Reply)

it's alright, just krautrock rather than hip hop

(Good evening Good evening, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:31, Reply)

Speaking of bands that changed tack and went shit, Kosheen.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:33, Reply)

I have the Koma & Bones remix of Hide U

(Good evening Good evening, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:34, Reply)

That used to be played near-constantly in the early 2000's on Kool FM Midlands.
Home of Dj Hazard and Spice.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:42, Reply)

their second album was just as good as Dummy
I saw portishead at T in the Park in 1998. Same year as Beastie Boys.
(Good evening Good evening, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:30, Reply)

I would have gone to Joey Beacons but it's semi cancelled this year.

(Good evening Good evening, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:28, Reply)

it was excellent last year but i suspect they lost loads of money

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:29, Reply)

they're doing a series of indoor gigs instead

(Good evening Good evening, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:32, Reply)

yeah ... looks a bit shit
it'd almost make sense if they were in the same place like Camden Crawl or sutin
(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 10:40, Reply)

We're off to one with daughter, which I'm not really looking forward to.
Go I'm not mad on mixing drink, drugs and parenting,
(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:42, Reply)

Yeah, it didn't do the McCann's any favours.

( Muns, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:48, Reply)

It's fine, as long as your kid is a good sleeper.
We took ours to Camp Bestival a couple of years ago with no problems.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:01, Reply)

yeah right
when it's 18, the psychologist is going to have a field day with those memories
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:08, Reply)

it's always nice to get parenting advice from a spinster

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:10, Reply)

you should try taking advice from someone
yours might not turn out quite as weird and ugly as they are otherwise inevitably doomed to do
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:11, Reply)

is it upset creepy spinster obsessed with my kids o'clock already?

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:13, Reply)

This is 'family friendly'so the music shouldn'tbe too loud.

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:12, Reply)

Yeah, don't be fooled by that - all it means is 'everyone will have their kids with them'
There are few concessions to noise.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:14, Reply)

fluorescent pink peltors and extra gin in their Ovaltine
sorted
(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:16, Reply)

tell the mrs it's bonding time for her and the kid
book yourself into a nice five star somewhere sunny.

problem solved.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:16, Reply)

I enjoy the camping, I don't like being shitnecked with the kid

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:18, Reply)

Can you not just moderate your consumption until it is in bed?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:21, Reply)

and then tiptoe around outside the tent trying not to wake it up or scar it with shitnecked shagging...

( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:23, Reply)

Haha.

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:25, Reply)

^^ sensible response

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:25, Reply)

take an au pair with you

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:08, Reply)

And a cleaner too!

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:16, Reply)

au pairs do cleaning too
it's basically like having a house slave
(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:25, Reply)

Do they do the sex too?

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:28, Reply)

part of the deal

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:34, Reply)

Found something we can all enjoy!
www.livenation.co.uk/artist/megaawesomeactftw
( Muns, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:54, Reply)

I already told you, I'm going to Supersonic Festival in June
It's going to be freakin' orsummmm!!!

Some cool bands are playing here this weekend as well.

Altalt: I think drugs and music are the perfect bedfellows.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 11:59, Reply)

drugs are bad

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:09, Reply)

Are you sure?
I've only ever had a great time on them.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:10, Reply)

I'm pretty sure
I've been told this by numerous sanctimonious non-drug users on the internet and there's nobody better qualified to give advice than somebody with absolutely no direct experience
(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:12, Reply)

I had a bad time once after gubbing a load of base but the good times certainly outweigh it.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:22, Reply)

surely nobody over the age of fifteen does speed?

(Good evening Good evening, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:23, Reply)

People do, but they're not the classiest.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:26, Reply)

why bother when there are better equivalents?

(Good evening Good evening, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:27, Reply)

Because the better equivalents were not present at the time.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:28, Reply)

christ

(Good evening Good evening, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:29, Reply)

Although a lot of the scummers seem to have moved on to research chemicals now.
Which are just as awful.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:29, Reply)

Yes they do.

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:27, Reply)

I refer you to Gormo's succinct summation of such people.

(Good evening Good evening, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:27, Reply)

No you don't.

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:30, Reply)

Yes, I do.

(Good evening Good evening, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:30, Reply)

dickhead

(Good evening Good evening, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:30, Reply)

speed is great if you're not a whimpering pansy

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:29, Reply)

yeah I'd rather do coke or mdma mate

(Good evening Good evening, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:30, Reply)

"or" ... nancy

(owd mon river, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:31, Reply)

both is better, obvs

(Good evening Good evening, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:31, Reply)

No they're not.

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:39, Reply)

Yes, they are.
You dickhead.
(Good evening Good evening, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:40, Reply)

Just like his music

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:32, Reply)

No.
Im doing Manchester Pride, for my sins.

alt. Im having some MASSIVE DRUGS next weekend when my friends from home visit.
( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:21, Reply)

Do poppers count?

( Muns, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:38, Reply)

n.

( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:42, Reply)

Heyyyy!!!!
New threads are cool!!!!!
(Good evening Good evening, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:40, Reply)

yours aren't

( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:42, Reply)

wrong again, geordie Jaysumz with your comedy lifestyle of despair, vapidity and soulless anal sex.

(Good evening Good evening, Wed 8 Apr 2015, 12:43, Reply)