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Radio 1's Big Weekend Preston 2007
Description: Kick off the festival season! Newest Review: ... everywhere. I got a little crushed at the front but it was definitely worth the pain- an undeniably energetic start to the ... more  ... event.
With some time to kill between the next acts, about half an hour (this was the same for every act as they set up drums and what not) we explored around the fields around the tents. There were 20 or 30 food stalls, with everything from Caribbean themed barbecues to french style patisseries. People were sunbathing out on the grass with Just Jack booming out of the Main Stage tent, eating kebabs and generally having a good time. I'd had my pee by then and I felt great as well. On top of the numerous food stalls...more |
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Radio 1's Big Weekend Preston 2007: My One Big Weekend (2264 words)
by jac22 - written on 15.02.08 (Very useful, 256 readings)
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The 'Radio One Big Weekend' events are held every year (for the past 5 or 6 years) in different cities and towns across the U.K. 2005 saw Sunderland, 2006 was Dundee, and 2007, as I'll be reviewing, was Preston's turn at staging the weekend pop rock extravaganza. I applied for tickets by giving details to the BBC, before they gave out confirmation as to whether I'd won tickets or not (one pair) by email. The draw for selecting tickets was systematic, whereby around 90% of tickets allocated were given to people who lived in either Preston or its surrounding regions such as Blackpool and Burnley. I, being a Blackpool resident, managed to get myself 2 tickets for ...
