chilli Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 getting the real back into festivalsFIELD DAY FESTIVALVictoria Park, Hackney LondonONE DAY ONLY 22.50 + booking feevia TicketmasterMaximum 5,000 people in a fantastic restored London Park FEATURING AT FIELD DAY 2007HOT BREATH KARAOKE * QUIZ RAVE * COCONUT SHY * WELLY WANGING * TUG OF WAR * MORRIS DANCING * BURLESQUE * TEA AND CAKES! FILMSMUSIC LINE-UP SO FAR:1990s ABSENTEE ADEM ALBERTA CROSSANDREW WEATHERALL ARCHIE BRONSON OUTFIT BASEBALL FURIES BAT FOR LASHES BATTLESBEN TRUCKER BEYOND THE WIZARD'S SLEEVE CARIBOU CASPER C CHROMEO CRISPIN DIOR DUKE DUMONT EAT YOUR OWN EARS djs ELECTRELANE EL PLATE EROL ALKENEUROS CHILDSFANFARLO FENCE COLLECTIVE FILTHY DUKESFLORENCE AND THE MACHINEFOALS FOUR TETFRIDGE GOODBOOKS GRUFF RHYS HANNAH HOLLAND JAMES YORKSTON JO JO DE FREQ JUSTICEKID HARPOON LATE OF THE PIER LAURA MARLING LIARSMAC 3000 MATTHEW DEAR'S BIG HANDSMATT WALSH MATTHEW !WOWOW!MISS ODD KIDD MYSTERY JETSNADIA KSAIBNAOMI// PATCHWORK PIRATES PICTISH TRAIL P.I.X DJsPULL TIGER TAILPYRRHA GIRLSSKULL JUICESTOPMAKINGME THE ALIENSTHE CONCRETES THE EARLIES THE LOVELY JONJO THE STRANGE DEATH OF LIBERAL ENGLAND UFO DJs VETIVER WARBOY WHITE RABBITS YO YO DJs YOUNG TURKS ZOMBIE DISCO SQUAD + MORE TBC!http://www.myspace.com/fielddaylondon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 very cool line-up, shame I cannae make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 If I have the dosh I'll be going to this, assuming it isn't already sold out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Will be at this possibly, if I can find a way to obtain rough stage times.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Just to make a point - it's a shame they're using ticketmaster. If it was genuinely "putting the real back into festivals", then they wouldn't use ticketbastard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Just to make a point - it's a shame they're using ticketmaster. If it was genuinely "putting the real back into festivals", then they wouldn't use ticketbastard.It's a relatively small gripe though, considering the ticket price in itself is incredibly reasonable, and there are other vendors from which you can purchase tickets. It's probably about as 'real' as a festival is going to get without being ridiculously niche, with lack of sponsorship, decent prices and facilities (presumably)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogofish Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Have to say that although Ticketmaster may be a plook on satan's sphincter, I do find it preferable to the all-Paypal approach that some smaller festivals have gone for this year. I've had bother with a couple myself & know several folk who have had endless fun trying to buy tickets via them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 It's a relatively small gripe though, considering the ticket price in itself is incredibly reasonable, and there are other vendors from which you can purchase tickets. It's probably about as 'real' as a festival is going to get without being ridiculously niche, with lack of sponsorship, decent prices and facilities (presumably)...as mentioned there, the price is amazingly good value in my opinion.I would pay that to see a couple of those bands listed there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted August 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 SOLD OUTjust wondered if anybody else from these parts was fortunate enough to get a ticketfor this astonishing line-uphttp://www.myspace.com/fielddaylondon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Storm Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 how was your experience at Field Day mike? i heard it was a wee bit disorganised? as in massive queues for drinks/food, not enough toilets...might be wrong though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 It was pretty shittily organised, and misadvertised to top it all off. They were banging on about how the food would be top notch (usual burgers, noodles, etc - granted some of it was organic...), there'd be a village fete atmosphere with brass band (there was no brass band), marrow competition (no marrow competition that I saw), etc. It was really just like any other festival, but with tug o'war. Sound was shit for every band that I saw (and heard similar stories about bands I didn't see), there were 8 people in total working behind the two bars, and the toilet queues were beyond a joke. I heard that the organiser's reasoning behind the bar problem was that they didn't expect people to be drinking a lot (music festival. hot summers day. umm...), but surely they can't apply that logic to the toilet situation. Sure, tickets were just over 20, but I think using the "At that price you can't compain" logic a little stupid. Pretty disappointing, all in all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Storm Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 ahh i see. pretty much what i was hearing from others i knew who were there. thats a shame then. maybe they'll learn from it for next year, if there is one? worst thing must have been the shit sound nothing worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 ahh i see. pretty much what i was hearing from others i knew who were there. thats a shame then. maybe they'll learn from it for next year, if there is one? worst thing must have been the shit sound nothing worse!That, and the frequent question of "Can I really afford to drink this bottle in order to prevent myself from dehydrating in the heat, as it'll mean joining the toilet queue for 50 years and missing the next band I want to see, in addition to my grandson's wedding?" The female toilets were even worse.Didn't see Battles, but apparently they only played four songs, thanks to the generous stage times - 30 mins! If there is one next year they'll pretty much have to start from the ground up again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted August 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Richard's review is very accurate, we did however manage to blag our way outfor food/refreshments/toilets.......the organisers have had a fair few sharp words from usvia email. On the upside, met a few aquaintenances/artists & did see a couple of really excellent sets by newbies to us....... Sunday left for Edinburgh Festival & saw this totally BRILLIANT showhttp://www.edinburgh-festivals.com/reviews.cfm?id=1270552007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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