Festivals in general

I LOVE FESTIVALS. There - I've shouted it out loud for all the world to hear. Where else can you meet some of the happiest, merriest people in existence? listen to a selection of the best bands of the moment? or just generally go crazy and soak up the atmosphere?. Festivals are the best events of the year, a time to let loose and have some fun. I've attended a few festivals in my time, namely Reading (2003 & 2004) and Download (2006 and I'm going again this year! - 2009), both are amazing and I've had some of the best times of my life at these places. I'm especially looking forward to Download this year (although I'm also going to Leeds as well) because ...  Read the complete review

I've been to Glastonbury from 2002-2008 and V Festival in 2001 and 2005. I've always enjoyed going to Glastonbury. The atmosphere is fantastic, everyone is very friendly and there are so many different types of people there. If you find yourself falling over in the crowd while watching a band, people will help you up straight away. As you can go from the Wednesday, a couple of days before the bands start, it really gives you time to explore and see whats around. There's so many stalls, there's plenty of entertainment throughtout all the days with caberet and circus tents as well as a speakers area with politicians and various people talking about important ...  Read the complete review

I've been to a few festivals, and until a few years ago, the Sesiwn Fawr (Big Session) which is held in Dolgellau, North Wales. This started off as another huge, free festival, held in the town square. Most of the shops shut for the weekend and all roads were blocked, and we had many super summers there. Most of the "big names" in the Welsh music scene were there, together with a couple of surprises from elsewhere in Europe. During the course of each festival, the buckets would come round and we would gladly throw in our loose change "to ensure a free festival next year." However, the inevitable happened. Firstly, they ...  Read the complete review

WARNING- this is a pretty long review. Feel free to get bored and wander off halfway through. I consider myself a bit of a festival veteran at the grand old age of 20, and I’ve been reading some of the festivals in general reviews. I thought I’d take a different spin on it and give a guide to how to survive festivals with at least some of your mental health intact, followed by some of my personal experiences…sorry it’s a bit long! So here’s my no holds barred guide to how to get through a festival in one piece (and hopefully still with your liver intact). Things you should take Absolute essentials Tent- Where else ...  Read the complete review

NAME OF FESTIVAL Stainsby Festival is held every July on a field, in Stainsby, Derbyshire overlooking the M1, provided by Paddy Lane who stepped in to buy the site, after the previous owner Dot Brunt died. **************** UPDATE 2009 This year's festival is on 17 July until 19th and I for one hope that the car parks are in better condition than 2 years ago! I had to be towed off and it took my dad and me all day Monday to clean it before its MOT!!! ************************** BACKGROUND The festival celebrated its 40th festival last year on the weekend and commemorative glasses for the 35th festival were made by local craftsmen in ...  Read the complete review