Do you attend music festivals and have you every stewarded?

[Deleted member 14127]

A comment on another thread got me thinking back to the summer and some of the great festivals we attended. I'm sure there are plenty of you who attend festivals and I thought it might be interesting to find out which ones - maybe we could meet up at some of them next year. I have stewarded at several small festivals but would like to do some of the bigger ones next year. What's your experience of stewarding?

 

[David & Ann]

Depends what Festivals Millie. I am into the Country musik scene. I have been to one in England up in Northamptonshire a few years back. It wasn't to bad, though it did not attract many folks. I guess it was too pricey for quite a few of the fans, from what I had been told.

 

[donkey too]

Perhaps we should have our own festival. I am sure there are a lot of talented people amongst us?

 

[lotty]

We love rock music and we go every year to the Download festival at Donnington Park in our MH. love it.:banana:
Hubby has been Glastonbudget a couple of times (a version of Glastonbury but with tribute bands)

our experience of stewards are mixed. They aren't consistant in upholding or allowing things to happen or items to be allowed in etc. eg. one day allowed in with bottle of water, next day, different steward not allowed in with same bottle?? Steward No 0836 this year at Download who was on the main stage area has a massive following on Facebook and youtube after entertaining the crowd! :wacko:

 

[cooljules]

im a great singer.

Sailing Kareoke - YouTube

 

[just jane]

A comment on another thread got me thinking back to the summer and some of the great festivals we attended. I'm sure there are plenty of you who attend festivals and I thought it might be interesting to find out which ones - maybe we could meet up at some of them next year. I have stewarded at several small festivals but would like to do some of the bigger ones next year. What's your experience of stewarding?

Which festivals do you go to then? We go as a family to Beautiful Days in Devon every year since 05, my kids have not had a 'normal' holiday since then, we spend a week before travelling the west country and visiting family then meet up with friends at the festival, many we have met at there and gone on to meet a various gigs around the country. It is like a mini Glastonbury of about 20years ago(so I am told) with music, comedy and arts. We have been going for so long that we know the site and routines better than most of the stewards nowadays but the Oxfam volunteers are usually lovely, helpful and cheerful people.

We also go to a smaller festival in Derbyshire called Bearded Theory which has a very similar feel to Beautiful days.
Festivals and music in general are one of the reasons we have a van, we use it to travel to gigs and follow bands we like around the country. After camping alongside the Transit minibus for a good few years 2008 was a very wet year and after suffering near hypothermia on the Saturday night, this was the state of the site on the Sunday Beautiful days 2008 Mud wrestling - YouTube Beautiful Days 2008 Part2 - YouTube and I swore I was never going back. I was persuaded when we found our bargain Hymer on ebay the week after the stock markets crashed later that year.

The first festival we used the new van at was Bearded Theory in May the following year and we were hit by a tornado, you can see my van in the background of the first photo

So yes we do go to music festivals, but Im not quite sure why we still do :rolleyes2:

 

[Marilyn]

We go to Folk Music festivals - Sidmouth, Whitby and Chester and sometimes to a few others too.

Having the MH makes festival going possible for us; if we had to pay for B&B or rent a flat we couldn't afford to go. Also the atmosphere on the camp sites is brilliant.

 

[herbenny]

We went to a fantastic festival all the way down in Cornwall this year.......it was music, old rosie cider and people from all walks of life. It was the best weekend ever and I cant wait to do more next year, brushing up on my guitar skills as we speak. So nice to be around like minded people and spending time in our campervan. Had the best Summer ever, even though the start of the year was heartbreaking, life is looking good again.

 

[just jane]

We went to a fantastic festival all the way down in Cornwall this year.......it was music, old rosie cider and people from all walks of life. It was the best weekend ever and I cant wait to do more next year, brushing up on my guitar skills as we speak. So nice to be around like minded people and spending time in our campervan. Had the best Summer ever, even though the start of the year was heartbreaking, life is looking good again.

You should take a look at the two I mentioned, they both have a lovely 'old style festival' feel to them and Im pretty sure Old Rosie has made an appearance at both as well as some other brew of that type called 'Suicider' blamed for many 'lost' Friday's :tongue:

 

[just jane]

We go to Folk Music festivals - Sidmouth, Whitby and Chester and sometimes to a few others too.

Having the MH makes festival going possible for us; if we had to pay for B&B or rent a flat we couldn't afford to go. Also the atmosphere on the camp sites is brilliant.

Chester Folk Festival was my first ever festival, at the age of 15, my friends dad used to own 'The Clogger'(The Morris Dancer), the pub that hosted it in those days. Jethro Tull had played the year before but I have no idea who played any of the years we went.

Youre right about the atmosphere on campsites, I love waking early and sitting outside with a good book and a cup of tea and watching the festival wake up

 

[Douzeper]

We have done Glastonbury every year it's been on since 1999, also do Solfest. With no Glasto in 2013 we are currently looking at which one/two to go to instead along with Solfest.

Looking at Beautifull Days, Bestival, Electric Picnic.

 

[just jane]

I would obviously recommend Beautiful Days, its the week before Solfest, has a similar atmosphere but I think much more friendly(Ive never seen any trouble) many people(punters and traders) go straight up and do both festivals and it would save on ferry's as I see your from Northern Ireland.

I would recommend getting a camper ticket early though, they always sell out and it will be quicker this year because Glastonbury isnt on.

 

[Deleted member 14127]

Oooooo............. I'm so excited as I love festivals and so do lot's of you by the sounds of it.

Over the years we've been to many diverse festivals including Glastonbury, Bestival, Pulse, Big Chill, Blissfields, Wickham, Wimborne, Sunrise and the amazing Beautiful Days. We went to BD's every year from the first one until the mud fest of 2008 and even spent part of our honeymoon there in 2005. We stopped going for a few years until our return this year and we were so pleased it's not lost it's magic.

We like the less commercial festivals these days although I do a bit of freelance for a family festival website so will go anywhere really.

I'm loving the idea of having our own festival and have a sneaky feeling that next years meet up in Hampshire could well turn into some sort of home spun music event.:dance:

 

[Biggles]

We have only done Latitude but love it. In fact that's why I built Ambience.

This coud actually be a new sub heading to the forum.

I would like to do V at highlands park and would be interested in the MH parking area.

So mods. Let's have a festivals area.

 

[herbenny]

You should take a look at the two I mentioned, they both have a lovely 'old style festival' feel to them and Im pretty sure Old Rosie has made an appearance at both as well as some other brew of that type called 'Suicider' blamed for many 'lost' Friday's :tongue:

Oh great thanks for that Jane will take a look at both of them

 

[Marilyn]

Chester Folk Festival was my first ever festival, at the age of 15, my friends dad used to own 'The Clogger'(The Morris Dancer), the pub that hosted it in those days. Jethro Tull had played the year before but I have no idea who played any of the years we went.

Youre right about the atmosphere on campsites, I love waking early and sitting outside with a good book and a cup of tea and watching the festival wake up

I live just over a mile away from the Morris Dancer pub (now renamed The Lord Binning - I ask you!) so could actually walk to Chester festival. The Morris dancer was closed for a couple of years and the festival had to manage without it but next year it will be at the heart of things again.