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Post by Lightninjackcane on Jun 2, 2007 13:25:31 GMT
Anybody going or am i on me own ?
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Post by Janette on Jun 2, 2007 17:17:53 GMT
Looks like you're on your own luv, none of us lesser mortals can afford Sweden! ;D Isn't it about £9,000 for a coffee or something? ;D I am very jealous you will be seeing Talisman!
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Post by Alison on Jun 2, 2007 17:26:11 GMT
I'd be hard pressed to afford Swindon at the moment -never mind Sweden!! ;D
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Post by Lightninjackcane on Jun 2, 2007 19:18:13 GMT
well unless things have changed drastically it`s pretty much on a par with here as far as prices go, food & beer are reasonable i`d say, but i get mine free anyway ;D Tickets for the whole thing (4 Days) cost £145, which if you break that down it`s £36 a day , not bad when you consider there are something like 25 bands on each day across the 6 stages, very good value for money & this is THE best festival in Europe without a doubt (imo) & it`s supposed to be Sunny again ;D If i`m gonna be alone then , i`d better take a book How to make friends & influence people
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Post by Alison on Jun 2, 2007 19:36:02 GMT
Sounds good value....maybe we should start saving now for next year! (Assuming it's on every year :
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Post by Janette on Jun 2, 2007 19:41:31 GMT
I don't understand these festival thingies with loads of stages....... can you not hear the other bands when you're trying to watch the band you want? How many bands would you *actually* get to see out of that lot then? My son is going to Download next week, which doesn't appeal to me at all! Well some of the bands are good, but most are shite IMHO Sweden Rock would be more appealing if it was indoors ;D I really don't like outdoor gigs! [getting fussy in her old age icon] And somewhere cheaper to get to than Sweden ;D (like Brighton? ;D)
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Post by Lightninjackcane on Jun 2, 2007 22:22:52 GMT
Sweden Rock is on every year & has been since 1992 i think & no you can`t hear bands on other stages cos this is a BIG field & the two main stages (Rock Stage & Festival Stage) which are opposite each other don`t have bands on at the same time, i`ll probably get to see around 30 bands but it would be a lot more if i wasn`t working as well & Sweden is pretty expensive to get to, the flight cost me £200 this year, up from just over £100 last year, but i treat it like a short break as well :-), i`m sure there must be cheaper ways to get there , but i can`t be arsed looking around, i just go the way i know
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Post by Alison on Jun 3, 2007 17:35:16 GMT
Sweden Rock would be more appealing if it was indoors ;D I really don't like outdoor gigs! [getting fussy in her old age icon] Oh I didn't realise it was outdoors!! I like my comforts these days -I refuse to queue for hours for the ladies, or to wash in the open air under a standpipe!! ;D ;D
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Post by Woody on Jun 3, 2007 17:42:36 GMT
The main problem with outdoors festivals is you NEED decent weather, but you can get a far bigger crowd capacity at an oudoor gig i.e the Brum NEC holds 10 thousand but at donnington you'll probably get 80 thousand +, thats really scary written down thinking about it! I'm used to going to gigs with about 5 people in the audience, and Uncle Bob propping up the bar! I dunno if i could cope with a flight to sweden anything over 30 mins in the air and i start sweating, writting my will and trying not to shout to the whole plane "We all gonna die!!!!!arghhhhhh" and arguing with a stewardess about a major lack of parachutes, what good is an inflatable vest gonna do! you can blow in that little tube til your hearts content but it ain't gonna stop you going splat!
Woody
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Post by sam on Jun 3, 2007 17:55:33 GMT
This is something I have been considering for the last few years...cos like others here it is without doubt the best rock festival around ...but I guess I am getting too old or maybe too much of a girl to stand out in all weathers...but for those going... have a fab time...it should be a belter again this year!!!! BTW...Sweden is fairly expensive for eating/drinking etc...but it is well worth it ;D Have fun... Sam..x
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Post by Janette on Jun 3, 2007 17:55:46 GMT
Oh I didn't realise it was outdoors!! I like my comforts these days -I refuse to queue for hours for the ladies, or to wash in the open air under a standpipe!! ;D ;D I simply refuse to go to outdoor gigs anymore. I think GnR at Milton Keynes Bowl in 93 or Bon Jovi there in the mid 90s put me off, the loos were *disgusting* and that was before even the main band had come on! I think the last outdoor gigs I went to were Bon Jovi at Wembley whenever that was (2000? 2001?) Give me lovely gigs in small clubs anyday!
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Post by Janette on Jun 3, 2007 17:56:50 GMT
I dunno if i could cope with a flight to sweden anything over 30 mins in the air and i start sweating, writting my will and trying not to shout to the whole plane "We all gonna die!!!!!arghhhhhh" and arguing with a stewardess about a major lack of parachutes, what good is an inflatable vest gonna do! you can blow in that little tube til your hearts content but it ain't gonna stop you going splat! Woody Thank FF you didn't write that little ditty down before my Vaughn 'tour' recently on the propeller planes! ;D
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Post by Woody on Jun 3, 2007 18:17:47 GMT
ooppps sorry.... I actually feel safer on the propeller planes than the jet engines ones...weird but true.... If you ever see me getting on a plane if your nervous don't bother as i insist on wearing the inflatable jacket and oxygen mask.... just cause i have the upmost confidence in sceince and the pilot! I hate it when the plane descends and sometimes they seem to cut the engines and you feel like your freefalling......mansize nappies do have a use at times like these. Although flying can be a good pre gig warm up if its turbulent, I've done most my headbanging on planes! I'm also a bundle of fun at amuzement parks..... I once got talked into going on the "Pirate Ship"......never again....i still have nightmares....
Woody
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Post by sam on Jun 3, 2007 18:20:39 GMT
Give me lovely gigs in small clubs anyday! [/quote]
LOL...this is me talking.....hehehehe!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sam..x
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Post by shaggy on Jun 3, 2007 18:58:41 GMT
for atmosphere you cant beat the big outdoor stages and tens of thousands of fans making it a great gig. The daylight sets can sometimes suck but a headline band with full lighting rigs and giving a top notch kick ass show cant be beat. Fond memories of Maiden headlining in 1988 and 1992 and of course the bombastic fully costumed and made up original line up of KISS in 1996 will live forever in my memory as THE best live show ever. Small club dates can be as good, but the sheer volume of people all jumping and going mad for it in a big field somewhere is the real essence of what rock music is about - live and loud is how it should be. Imagine just how awesome someone like Gotthard would be on a Donington-esque stage backed by an army of thousands of fans all jumping and singing along to songs like Lift U Up.
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