Mighty Hoopla, Cross The Tracks, Wide Awake, Field Day & City Splash festivals, Brockwell Park - discussion
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They're on at 9.30 I think
jimbarkanoodle
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I'm not sure whether it was because I hadn't been to an outdoor music event for 2 years, but I ended up having a blinder in that park yesterday, mainly due to the big red dance tent. I was expecting some uninteresting yet cool, trendy minimal tech but instead was treated to some pounding hard house by the lady who was on before Daniel Avery which was tremendous. Most people in the crowd giving it some welly too, rather than just standing there looking confused. Daniel Avery was brilliant afterwards with plenty of trippy lights and lasers.
Wasn't too chuffed to see the excessive use of sniffer dogs though. The only other time I've seen such targeted use is when visiting prison. I'm not sure whether it was the Police/councils instruction or the security company flexing their muscles (hire us for you event we have response, dogs etc etc) but I find it intrusive and unnecessary.
Wasn't too chuffed to see the excessive use of sniffer dogs though. The only other time I've seen such targeted use is when visiting prison. I'm not sure whether it was the Police/councils instruction or the security company flexing their muscles (hire us for you event we have response, dogs etc etc) but I find it intrusive and unnecessary.
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Pics here
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In photos: Wide Awake Festival in Brockwell Park, south London
Wide Awake made its debut yesterday in Brockwell Park, with packed crowds watching a bill of leftfield indie, post punk, electronica, techno, and jazz..
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Pics from the Mighty Hoopla
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In photos: the magnificent Mighty Hoopla in Brockwell Park, south London
The mighty Mighty Hoopla returned to Brockwell Park yesterday as part of a weekend of festivals in the south London park. Brixton Buzz went along and grabbed some of the glamour (once we’d go…
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Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
I drove through Brixton last night about 10:20pm and was startled by the thousands and thousands of people swarming all over the place, all dressed up and many in sparkly/spangly clothes.
Would that have been this event ending?
Initially, I just thought it was people heading to a club, but there was SO many people and for such a long time, that it had to be something major going on.
Felt a bit surreal to someone like me who doesn't get out much (at all!) these days anyway. It felt like it used to be to get tangled up with a football crowd back in the day, but with football colours replaced with sequins.
Would that have been this event ending?
Initially, I just thought it was people heading to a club, but there was SO many people and for such a long time, that it had to be something major going on.
Felt a bit surreal to someone like me who doesn't get out much (at all!) these days anyway. It felt like it used to be to get tangled up with a football crowd back in the day, but with football colours replaced with sequins.
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hiraethified
Yep. I don't think you can find a crowd less like a football crowd!
jimbarkanoodle
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I'm a bit gutted I was out of the area last night because it sounds like it was a great atmosphere all round.
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hiraethified
I played an after show party at the Effra Social and we broke the house record
The crowd were bloody brilliant too - they were singing louder than the PA!
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
We had Shame DJ our after party on Friday night. They mostly played gabba which was a fitting end to such a brilliant day.I played an after show party at the Effra Social and we broke the house record
The crowd were bloody brilliant too - they were singing louder than the PA!
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
As far as I know, there was no link. Pride in London is usually the last weekend of June and it was cancelled this year.
Flamboyant costumes aren't only seen on Pride parades, though
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I wish I could play to this crowd every week!
In photos: Mighty Hoopla after party at the Effra Social, Brixton
After the fun of the Mighty Hoopla festival in Brockwell Park, Brixton Buzz hosted a record-breaking after-party at our regular venue, the Effra Social. We had an amazing crowd in all night –…
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Photos from Cross The Tracks
This band were fucking awesome!
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This band were fucking awesome!
In photos: Cross The Tracks 2021 festival in Brockwell Park
Wrapping up a weekend of festivals in Brockwell Park was the return of the Cross The Tracks event. Brixton Buzz was there to capture these images:
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In photos: Cross The Tracks 2021 festival in Brockwell Park
Wrapping up a weekend of festivals in Brockwell Park was the return of the Cross The Tracks event. Brixton Buzz was there to capture these images:
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twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Woo!
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cuppa tee
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just out of interest how is the record measured, I thought there’d be a limit on numbers ?I played an after show party at the Effra Social and we broke the house record
I'd expect the door staff to keep a record - manual clicker etc.
But knowing the Effra social probably took notice of any crowd legislation.
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
Bar take I would say.
That's certainly how we used to measure it when we were resident at the Dogstar
cuppa tee
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ooh, when were that and what was you called ?
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
SoK are the best band in the UK right now IMO. Gutted I couldn't go.sPhotos from Cross The Tracks
This band were fucking awesome!
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hiraethified
It was on bar sales.
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hiraethified
What are you on about now?
Rushy
basically a scrotum
Never heard of them but have been enjoying it all evening, cheers!
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
Myself and my mates played there at an Alabama 3 after party and were invited to be part of the new line up replacing the original resident.
We were residents first Saturday of the month for around 5 years from 96 - 01ish. Timescales are approximate...no names, no pack drill. Night was called PACT. 'Cos it was.
I do find it interesting that I got some friction for playing there BITD after I had been a bit of a feature of various Brixton warehouse parties and Brady's etc. but now it's considered propah Brixton.
I guess the departure of the Merritts may have something to do with this. I still played at the "real" places for little or fuck all. Loved all of it, would do it all again in a heartbeat.I have some mixes on Mixcloud that capture the atmosphere but the mixing reflects the time of night, ambitious and fucked.
It sounds great when you're in the big room (probly) but the recording shows warts and all.eta: do we need a Dogstar thread? Plenty gone on there over the years, might be a good place to deposit photo's, mixes etc.
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not the best way to measure it to be honest unless you adjust it
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hiraethified
It's how most bars judge the 'success' of an event in my long experience of putting on events. No idea what 'adjustments' are supposed to be made to this simple formula, tbh.
er, inflation? Prices always go up, bar records are always beaten.
