fucking check this out
uk.sonispherefestivals.com/

I'm so there :-)
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:04, 38 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

How much are tickets?

(PsychoChomp, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:05, Reply)

outrageously expensive £150 each or something
but I love iron maiden and the cult, alice cooper and rammstein put on great shows and the other headliners are classic
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:07, Reply)

£157.50
Soooo bloody expensive, and I know it would cost more if you went to see them all separately etc etc.
But right now I do not have £157.50.
Grrr. Wait til I show my bets mate. She'll sell our kidneys to go.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:13, Reply)

I was going to work the "win some tickets" angle again this year
but it's Iron Maiden, so I have to go. My mrs and I had been carefully saving this year, and recently we have spunked over £300 on these tickets. bought a big flat TV and booked a two week holiday...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:15, Reply)

I spunked over my tv remote control :(

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:43, Reply)

That's your idea of a holiday, is it?
Disgusting.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:56, Reply)

Smugly does it!
Where you off to on holiday?
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:51, Reply)

Outer Hebrides
it's going to be awesome. hopefully I won't have to see any other fuckers for 2 whole weeks.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:53, Reply)

Nice one, should be spectacular.
Get a spare battery for yer camera!
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 14:21, Reply)

I will
my mate gave me a £200 pair of Canon binoculars as well which is nice.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 14:28, Reply)

Binoculars are fucking great
I bought a modest set last year in Skye, and they are so bright and crystal clear to look through, a pure joy. If you can get a monoped with an attachment for the binoculars, you are onto a winner. Bracing them against an object isn't always convenient, plus it is well handy for the camera, in fact, shouldn't it BE for the camera and HANDY for the binoculeers.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 14:36, Reply)

that's not a bad idea
recommend a mono-ped, or one of those gorilla tripod things?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 14:42, Reply)

This looks cheap and cheerful
www.jessops.com/online.store/products/76297/show.html

Plus you could use it as a handy weapon to bludgeon any troublemakers with.

Manfrotto are the 'big dicks' in the tripod/monopod world, so if you have some moolah to burn then check out what they have on offer.

However, depending on what you are doing, a tripod may not be a bad idea either. i swear by mine. You can set up and just leave it be and wander about, skin up etc, very useful if you have an SLR with a telephoto lens.

The handy added bonus is you can use it to film homemade pr0n.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 14:55, Reply)

my brother is going to that
Classic Rock Magazine are starting one in Victoria Park (just a few minutes' walk from my house) next July. The mighty ZZ Top are headlining one day (oh yes) - but sadly pitiful prog wankers Emerson, Lake and fucking Palmer the next.

I'm going to go to the first one. Anyone want to join me?

I'll have a party afterwards...
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:20, Reply)

possibly
in july you say?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:25, Reply)

Indeed so - 24th/25th
www.highvoltagefestival.com/

bit more:
www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/high-voltage-festival-further-details-revealed/
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:27, Reply)

christ, not cheap are they?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:28, Reply)

as a subscriber they're £65 a day
I'll go halves with you for a ticket for the ZZ Top day.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:36, Reply)

I think I actually have a cunting wedding that weekend
fucking mates. bastards the lot of them.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:38, Reply)

How rude of them.
Some people are SO SELFISH.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:41, Reply)

I know right?
I'm gonna lay the smack down
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:47, Reply)

Hairy

(raymond "three griddle pans" luxury yacht lovin' the christmas action, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:13, Reply)

I have not heard that word in this context for many years.
Well done.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 14:16, Reply)

I also hate camping.

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:17, Reply)

Oh ducky, you silly sausauge, camping is super fun !

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:47, Reply)

it is if you do it right
with a fuck off big tent, a king size air mattress and a load of duvets and pillows

although when at a festival I tend not to take those things.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 14:01, Reply)

I've slept under an army lorry at a festival before
and woken up covered with dew.

A mate of mine fell asleep standing up in the middle of a field with a blanket over his head.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 15:01, Reply)

But it's doity
And people are uncivilised yobs
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 14:05, Reply)

It's a good start
But I think it's only to go downhill from here, and the rest of the bands won't be as good. There's only 2 bands there I want to see, the rest I just wouldn't mind.

Bloodstock is keeping my attention though!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:21, Reply)

I thought that this year
only wanted to see Metallica and Alice in Chains, but had a great time.

some of the unknown (to me) bands were great
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:28, Reply)

I think your Crooked Vultures chappies
are playing in Plymouth tongight, mate.

EDIT they are
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:50, Reply)

I know
tickets sold out in 12 minutes when they went on sale before I'd heard them.

yet again, opportunity to call some of my mates cunts as a couple of them are going
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:52, Reply)

Your mates, eh? Cunts, I say.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:53, Reply)

every single one
they all know it too
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 13:56, Reply)

Maiden are immense live
Been a good few years since I've seen 'em though. Can't be affording this festival lark again this year though and the four days spent drinking in a field is no longer sustainable for me. I tend to a shivering inhuman wreck of a man by Sunday night interested in nothing more than a shower and a proper bed.
(barnaby_kettleworth, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 14:21, Reply)

I saw them some years ago at Roskilde in Denmark
and they blew me away. I've recently been listening to them more again and my Mrs has got well into it, so had to jump at the chance.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 14:29, Reply)

saw them in Paris several years ago
the epic coach journey there and brush with the locals upon arrival only served to make us more grateful. They had within temptation (shit) and Dream Theatre (awesome) as support. Easily one of the best gigs I've ever been to.

Intrigued by Roskilde, but did a festival in Germany year before last and the hassle of doing it aboard was almost enough to put me off for life.
(barnaby_kettleworth, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 14:37, Reply)

I went to Roskilde a couple of years in a row
while a student. the whole abroad thing made for an excellent experience. particularly how available pot and mushrooms were in the middle of copenhagen.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 14:41, Reply)