jimbarkanoodle
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Doesn't sound much worse than the wet Bestival in 2008.
Disastrous family seasonal attractions and the never to be forgotten Lapland New Forest Theme Park
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Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Fucksake that article - Oh please, it's a bit of fucking mud and you didn't get to use your £220 VIP passes which I assume you got on expenses, boo hoo, my heart is breaking for you.
It does sound as if there was some poor organisation and overenthusiastic stewarding/security, BUT:
War hospital and shell-shocked my fucking arse.
Get a grip and some perspective.
It does sound as if there was some poor organisation and overenthusiastic stewarding/security, BUT:
War hospital and shell-shocked my fucking arse.
Get a grip and some perspective.
Poison gas attacks in bothIt was worse than being in the trenches in WWI don't be so callous
I rocked up in Australia forgetting it was their winter and went straight to a festival. It was a much more cold and rainy experience than the Aussie soaps and cheery Aussie expats led me to expect. Overall a very friendly and unique experience and great fun though - no pools of vomit, piss or blood.
Dom Traynor
Tino Pai
People forget how cold the more Southerly parts of Aus get in the winter. I can get through a whole year in Auckland barely wearing jumpers but for about 3 months Melbourne and South of Sydney get proper cold.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Dom Traynor
Tino Pai
It's too cold for me. I have acclimatized to a mild climate.Ooh, a whole 3 months! That's practically Antarctic
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
Waterworld. Seemingly sharing its shitness with the film of the same name
www.mirror.co.uk
'Appalling' water park slammed over cold pools, gum on seats and 'insane' prices
The water park has been criticised by Tripadvisor reviewers, with many complaining about its cold pools, 'insane' prices and chewing gum stuck on seats
www.mirror.co.uk
T & P
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I’m sure it’s been mentioned in this thread aplenty over the years, but those fascinated by the Splendour in the Park story are urged to check out the documentary on Netflix about the infamous Fyre Festival.
It is absolutely fascinating, and the scale of the fuck up, mismanagement, and eventually open fraud involved, which culminated in thousands of New York elite socialites who’d been conned out of $80,000 on average to be there pretty much going full Lord of the Flies mode and setting the place on fire on the first night, cannot be overstated. The organiser was only recently released from prison for his part in it.
Just search for ‘Fyre’ on Netflix, assuming it’s still available there. Unmissable for any fan of this thread.
It is absolutely fascinating, and the scale of the fuck up, mismanagement, and eventually open fraud involved, which culminated in thousands of New York elite socialites who’d been conned out of $80,000 on average to be there pretty much going full Lord of the Flies mode and setting the place on fire on the first night, cannot be overstated. The organiser was only recently released from prison for his part in it.
Just search for ‘Fyre’ on Netflix, assuming it’s still available there. Unmissable for any fan of this thread.
Nine Bob Note
Self-Isolating before it was fashionable
Unless there are unpaid elves rolling spliffs in the car park and telling kids to piss off I don't see the relevance
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
Unless there are unpaid elves rolling spliffs in the car park and telling kids to piss off I don't see the relevance
It's another case of event organisers over-promising and under-delivering, except on a much more epic scale than the likes of Lapland New Forest.
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Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Unless there are unpaid elves rolling spliffs in the car park and telling kids to piss off I don't see the relevance
Can you imagine how cool it would be if there was an Xmas theme park that actually staged a whole disgruntled stoned unpaid elves taking over the shitty overpriced park and ousting Santa to form an elves collective?
Fuckit, that would be something that might make me wish I'd had kids to take to it, it would be awesome
cybershot
Well-Known Member
Disgruntled parents hit out at ‘awful’ family festival event
Organisers of the festival hit back insisted most activities went ahead as planned with thousands enjoying the event
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
My favourite quoteDisgruntled parents hit out at ‘awful’ family festival event
Organisers of the festival hit back insisted most activities went ahead as planned with thousands enjoying the eventwww.birminghammail.co.uk
"Hey Duggee had to go on the main stage. They are only allowed to be in the costume for 20 minutes because it’s a costume and they could die."
(((Duggee)))
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Having read this article, a lot of the activities you could do in the local park with some friends and family and minimal equipment. It does seem that the events / festival space is overcrowded and perhaps there’s not enough good quality crew and facilities to go around
And wtf is a lip sync battle although actually it’s perhaps better not to know
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Disgruntled parents hit out at ‘awful’ family festival event
Organisers of the festival hit back insisted most activities went ahead as planned with thousands enjoying the event
“The dance workshop didn’t happen. On Saturday morning the Frozen performance with Elsa and Sven they said they would stay and meet the children. But the compere said they were going to the bar. Me and other people weren’t happy."
T & P
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Not the worst example we have seen in this thread perhaps, but still worthy of inclusion.
www.cambridge-news.co.uk
Secret Garden Party apologises after complaints of 'unhygienic' festival
Festival goers have said toilets weren't emptied, and they were surrounded by raw sewage and bins were overflowing
I went to SGP a couple of times and don't recall ever knowing which acts were playing - it was just a place to go and take MDMA with pretty posh people in a nice setting with a few little discotheques dotted around in tents and forest clearings rather than a serious music fest.
If it's not cheese fest or winter fest its wing fest. I really wonder what people expect when they turn up to the Trafford Centre car park for a day out.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Not long now until the rush of Halloween upset.
Chicken fans blast Wing Fest after 'horrendous' two-hour queues per stall
'To pay £20 to enter and be served 2 types of wings, 2 vendors in over 4 hours is a disgrace'
Not long now until the rush of Halloween upset.
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Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Oktoberfest was 'unmitigated disaster' with queue lasting an hour and a half
People queued an hour to get into the venue and then another hour and a half to get a beer.
metro.co.uk
Mazzy Moo said: ‘I am so angry about tonight. We queued for an hour to get in the barn in the freeeezing cold. 17.15-1815 finally got in and were told it was an hour and a half queue for the bar, so we left.”
“Quite literally couldn’t organise a p*** up in a barn.”
Dom Traynor
Tino Pai
Mazzy Moo should be a poster here with a name like that.
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
Newcastle Winter Wonderland opening day cancelled due to rain
A yellow rain warning has led to the organisers deciding to close the Newcastle Racecourse event on Thursday November 17
This is a disappointing start to the season
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
Merthyr Tydfil kicked us off this year:
www.walesonline.co.uk
Shoppers angry as Trago Mills blocks disabled parking for 'winter festival'
One customer said her elderly father, who'd had a stroke, was left to struggle
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