Boomtown 2017 festival - news and discussion
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wiskey
Albatross Admirer
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
"one man this year double-dropped and ended up stripping naked, before putting his foot through a security buggy window. Some of the broken glass wound its way into his anus, and he ended up covered in blood and shit, before punching a medic and being arrested"
editor
hiraethified
Having a drug testing tent was a brilliant and very responsible move.
wiskey
Albatross Admirer
I've got as far as the punters all saying it's a good idea to have drug testing but of course they don't take drugs themselves.
Gromit
International Man of Misery
Site planning left a lot to be desired.
still the best festival
Blue gate was as follows...
There was one exit serving:
Customer's cars
Shuttle buses
Official Coaches
Private hire coaches
National express coaches
That area had two entrances.
One for shuttles and a single trackway for the rest.
Whoever thought that one exit was enough for all that... /facepalm
Gromit
International Man of Misery
My favourite part of Boomtown was the bank of Mayfair.
The concept was that people would do anything for money. Funnily enough it wasn't even real money.
If you got in the back room you had to pitch your evil business idea to some loan sharks.
A guy took a socialist tome into the room with him. It was spotted. The book examined and he was promptly ejected from the room and allowed to go no further. The role play by the actors was exceptional is what I'm saying.
I made a lot of money but couldn't find a lot to spend it on. I bought some art from the Tat modern and also had a therapy session.
In the therapy session I was made to purr and miaow whilst a woman dressed as a cat rubbed against me purring. Apparently this was cat based healing to release my inner cat.
The concept was that people would do anything for money. Funnily enough it wasn't even real money.
If you got in the back room you had to pitch your evil business idea to some loan sharks.
A guy took a socialist tome into the room with him. It was spotted. The book examined and he was promptly ejected from the room and allowed to go no further. The role play by the actors was exceptional is what I'm saying.
I made a lot of money but couldn't find a lot to spend it on. I bought some art from the Tat modern and also had a therapy session.
In the therapy session I was made to purr and miaow whilst a woman dressed as a cat rubbed against me purring. Apparently this was cat based healing to release my inner cat.
editor
hiraethified
It was a shitload quicker than last year, although I'll concede that I chose a relatively obscure time to leave (10pm Sunday).
Last year the queues for the buses were so monstrous that we elected to walk - yes, walk - to the station.
wiskey
Albatross Admirer
bloody hell!
Gromit
International Man of Misery
Well its the first year they've had me managing departures.
Bloody long day though. Getting up at 4am and packing my tent up was no joy whatsoever.
sim667
All aboard the 303 bus.
My freinds woke me up about 11 as I was totally crashed out, we packed and left at 1.30 and were home by 4...... so I had no real issues.
Getting in we had a van convoy, so 8 vans met up at 12, were in by 2.
Brilliant weekend once again. The new Bang Hai stage is amazing. Looks like Mayfair is due a refurb next year judging by the posters.
I still want to get a DJ set there again one day
Getting in we had a van convoy, so 8 vans met up at 12, were in by 2.
Brilliant weekend once again. The new Bang Hai stage is amazing. Looks like Mayfair is due a refurb next year judging by the posters.
I still want to get a DJ set there again one day
ferrelhadley
There is no love between us anymore.
Seems to be over run by obnoxious, selfish twats.
To be fair though I am really feeling like I am coming to the end of my festivals "experience". The state of the place on Monday was disgusting.
To be fair though I am really feeling like I am coming to the end of my festivals "experience". The state of the place on Monday was disgusting.
ska invita
back on the other side
just speaking to a friend who queued for 9 hours to get in
not happy
not happy
editor
hiraethified
Nine hours? I didn't think was even possible (unless they arrived too late in the night for entry). They should complain to the organisers.
ska invita
back on the other side
They have...and are very unhappy with the response too, both during the queuing (few toilets, no water, no stewards etc) and after.
jimbarkanoodle
Well-Known Member
Glad i had a 'crewdem' band and was in straight away, as id be pretty fuming if i had to queue for 10 hours. Even at the artists entrance though, they still had a sniffer dog. I wonder if they had of smelled the weed that Cypress Hill had brought in to smoke on the stage during their set, they would have been busted?
Great weekend anyhow, always is!
Great weekend anyhow, always is!
Gromit
International Man of Misery
Even though I don't part take... I've never seen so many drugs at a festival. Not even glastonbury. People know how to circumvent sniffer dogs now. They may as well not even bother with the pretense. Specially as there was a drugs testing tent on site.
Re the artists campsite Kebabalon was a rip off!!! Stinging the artists big time. I soon realised walking to crew catering would save me a bundle, something artists were technically not allowed to do. Poor exploited artists.
Example. 1 full sized margarita pizza was £8. £1 for each veggie topping, £2 for each meat topping. So a Hawaiian would be £11. A meat feast £16.
Not even dominoes quality or a two for Tuesday deal.
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ska invita
back on the other side
I didnt ask her, but looking online its widely reported
Festivalgoers reportedly faint in queue for Boomtown fair after festival ramps up security
Boomtown Fair 2017 issues late night apology
etc etc
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wiskey
Albatross Admirer
Yes, I appreciate that.I didnt ask her, but looking online its widely reported
Festivalgoers reportedly faint in queue for Boomtown fair after festival ramps up security
Boomtown Fair 2017 issues late night apology
etc etc
wiskey
Albatross Admirer
And it played shit music very loud all night
jimbarkanoodle
Well-Known Member
There certainly were a lot of drugs . i think they bungled the searches this year, basically giving up after it became clear the huge queues were a problem. but personally, im glad people got all their goodies in. i read somewhere that only 17 were arrested this year, which is not a big number at all, considering the keenness of Hampshire Constabulary.
. i think they bungled the searches this year, basically giving up after it became clear the huge queues were a problem. but personally, im glad people got all their goodies in. i read somewhere that only 17 were arrested this year, which is not a big number at all, considering the keenness of Hampshire Constabulary.
Who have quite a big track record, long term too, of 'keenness'
ACAB -- re harmless stuff etc. anyway
This is a long-long-time-ago-based pissedoffness of mine, but it sounds like Hampshire pigs cherish their difficult reputation still, a lot
The fucking twats.
