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Post by vamboozle on Jan 11, 2023 14:03:39 GMT
Following instructions from our Peerless Leader Moz, here’s an Other Festivals 2023 edition thread.
So some slightly longer thoughts on Rockaway Beach 2023.
Despite previous misgivings and Sussex based Bognor prejudices, Butlin’s Bognor was pretty good - hotel was clean, warm, quiet and comfy. The site looked a little tired in places and there was an amount of work going on but not enough to be an issue.
All you can eat breakfast was worth the money (shove more bacon in my gob Butlin’s!).
Staff were all friendly, helpful and security were particularly good humoured and chatty.
Crowd was pretty good and liked their music (except “light up white fake fur coat woman who fancied herself” who was a right pain in the arse the couple of times we came across her - rapidly learnt to avoid her)
Musically we found it to be a very strong line up despite there only being 2 stages and less than half the number of bands compared to a usual festival.
OMD - our must see nostalgia act - didn’t disappoint WH Lung - their usual brilliant selves (though sound of vocals was slightly off)
Finds of the festival: Panic Shack - amusing yet talented Welsh punk band VLure - like a force of nature . Full of energy. Fake Turin’s - not our usual cup of tea but blew us away. Front man had great presence. Personal Trainer - a lot of fun - a little like Arcade Fire in terms of energy
There we’re plenty of other excellent bands with few disappointments (main one being Pozi - sound was completely screwed to the point where they might as well have not brought the violin)
Will we go again? Yes already booked
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Post by Moz on Jan 12, 2023 9:34:25 GMT
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Post by JBreeze on Jan 12, 2023 11:15:17 GMT
I'm doing Green Man for the first time this year Still considering EoTR if cash allows. Not likely as looking to relocate September time aswell
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Post by vamboozle on Jan 12, 2023 11:20:04 GMT
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Post by oapdub on Jan 12, 2023 18:51:52 GMT
Yeah, FFS vammers, ignoring my carefully curated thread.
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Post by vamboozle on Jan 12, 2023 20:03:01 GMT
In my defence I was clearly starting to suffer from COVID brain…..
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