I hate camping, I hate the "festival atmosphere" shite that people go on about, but..

[Cian]

I hate camping, I hate the "festival atmosphere" shite that people go on about, but..

New Order are playing at a 3 day, 3 day ticket only, camping only mostly-electronica festival in Ireland this year. Its surprisingly cheap for that it is (€175 including bus from Dublin), but I can't stand camping (and don't own a tent) and utterly despise the "festival atmosphere". The other big festival here has been just down the road from me and I've got quite used to getting in to the car and being on-site in 15 minutes, and being home for last orders, proper bed, shower in the morning and drive back for the next day...

But this is New Order. I have to make allowances. Can I make myself cope with three days in a muddy field (its Ireland, in September. It'll be wet.) in Kilkenny for them and a few other acts scattered through the entire lineup that I'll go to see? Or should I wait until they play Manchester again and just drive across and end up paying less...

I've tried the whole festival camping thing enough times to know that I hate it.

 

[Woodchip]

Go on. There'll hopefully be loads of drunk fit birds to make the most of. If you score everynight, you won't need a tent.

 

[Billy the Fish]

Just take lots of drugs like everyone else and you'll have a great time. That's what festivals are there for

 

[Cian]

Just take lots of drugs like everyone else and you'll have a great time. That's what festivals are there for

Go on. There'll hopefully be loads of drunk fit birds to make the most of. If you score everynight, you won't need a tent.

I like the way you're thinking.... however, Irish festival attending birds are usually rough. Which is where the drink and drugs probably comes in...

 

[clapham_gull]

I saw New Order at Reading..



.. they were bad, I'm afraid.

 

[Cian]

I saw New Order at Reading..



.. they were bad, I'm afraid.

I've seen them before. I don't care how bad they are, and they're getting worse, I just want to see them.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

You'll love it

 

[e77]

I saw them at Glasto last year and they finished on World In Motion with Keith Allen dressed as a matador and Bobby Gillespie and Ian Brown in a pantomine horse.

No, I wasn't on drugs at the time.

 

[A Melbourne Albion Supporter]

have plenty of those and they'll sound great and you won't care

 

[Cian]

I saw them at Glasto last year and they finished on World In Motion with Keith Allen dressed as a matador and Bobby Gillespie and Ian Brown in a pantomine horse.

No, I wasn't on drugs at the time.

I've got that on DVD, and saw much of it live on BBC3.

They didn't do that ending here. They wanted to get out alive, I guess; although Ian Brown was probably on-site (playing same festival)

 

[e77]

I've got that on DVD, and saw much of it live on BBC3.

They didn't do that ending here. They wanted to get out alive, I guess; although Ian Brown was probably on-site (playing same festival)

Only time they did it on the tour I am told. Ran out of time so didn't do Blue Monday so it balances up. Is it out on proper DVD?

It is rumoured they are going to play all Joy Divsion for the main set followed by a New Order encore this year.

 

[Cian]

Only time they did it on the tour I am told. Ran out of time so didn't do Blue Monday so it balances up. Is it out on proper DVD?

It is rumoured they are going to play all Joy Divsion for the main set followed by a New Order encore this year.

The JD stuff is to promote the movie about Curtis, but I doubt it'll be an all-JD set. They've done a few all-JD concerts so far, though - 6 to 8 song ones.

And no, its not a proper DVD, its entirely cogged off BBCi and BBC3, but its very good quality and has everything except half of Regret.

 

[Trufflehound]

Re: I hate camping, I hate the "festival atmosphere" shite that people go on about, but..

New Order are playing at a 3 day, 3 day ticket only, camping only mostly-electronica festival in Ireland this year. Its surprisingly cheap for that it is (€175 including bus from Dublin), but I can't stand camping (and don't own a tent) and utterly despise the "festival atmosphere". The other big festival here has been just down the road from me and I've got quite used to getting in to the car and being on-site in 15 minutes, and being home for last orders, proper bed, shower in the morning and drive back for the next day...

But this is New Order. I have to make allowances. Can I make myself cope with three days in a muddy field (its Ireland, in September. It'll be wet.) in Kilkenny for them and a few other acts scattered through the entire lineup that I'll go to see? Or should I wait until they play Manchester again and just drive across and end up paying less...

I've tried the whole festival camping thing enough times to know that I hate it.

Surely NO aren't playing for the whole three days? If you hate the rest of it, just go and see them, then leave again.

 

[NMH]

The film of a Joy Division gig is playing in my head, with Ian Curtis on vocals.
Electric Ballroom, London 1980.

Just boasting, because I can.

 

[Cian]

Re: Re: I hate camping, I hate the "festival atmosphere" shite that people go on about, bu

Surely NO aren't playing for the whole three days? If you hate the rest of it, just go and see them, then leave again.

It appears that you have to be there for the entire time, no ability to come and go.

 

[The Large One]

Yes, yes, yes it's the summer festival
The truly detestible summer festival...

 

[Wilka]

Is that Oxegen festival?

If so I went a few years back. You will get NO sleep at all as everyone in Ireland is drunk ALWAYS and NEVER sleep.

I've been to a lot of festivals in my time but I've never stayed in a louder camp site than out there!

 

[Grunty]

it's ---THE ELECTRIC PICNIC and i am going

wey hey!!!!!

check out- www.electricpicnic.ie

 

[*Gullsworth*]

I've seen them before. I don't care how bad they are, and they're getting worse, I just want to see them.

Being Albion fans we are all in that boat...................UntillSATURDAY ..........

 

[Cian]

Is that Oxegen festival?

If so I went a few years back. You will get NO sleep at all as everyone in Ireland is drunk ALWAYS and NEVER sleep.

I've been to a lot of festivals in my time but I've never stayed in a louder camp site than out there!

No, as Grunty said, its Electric Picnic.

Oxegen is the one I can get to in 15 minutes that does day passes.