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The need to escape a little is probably greater this year, and it's not been the greatest of summers, but I'm fingers crossed for Wilderness this year. Last year was a joy.

https://www.wildernessfestival.com


We went last year and enjoyed it, and I'm hoping for more fun this year


Also Meatopia at Tobacco dock this September is now over 3 days - That's a lot of meat!

Mind you, after the last event I went veggie for 3 months

http://meatopia.co.uk/manifesto/


Any EDF'rs attending these or other festivals this year

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I have a friend that goes to Wilderness. I've looked at it a couple of times but it seems just a little too unbearably Hunter welly, face painty, gourmet picnicy and camping chairsy for my tastes.


Saying that, I'm going to Citadel on Sunday in Victoria Park and that seems like Wilderness in microcosm but with better music (however; Wilderness have Flaming Lips playing this year!!).


I'm not doing any multi-day festivals this year. I usually go to Primavera Sound in Barcelona but couldn't make this years. I really want to go to End of the Road in September.


Instead it's all one day festivals in London. Was supposed to go to the Sunday of Field Day, but was sick. Went to Sunfall in Brockwell Park last Sunday which apart from Kamasi Washington, who was mind-blowingly good, was average. Have Citadel on Sunday and the Sunday of Caught By The River Thames at Fulham Palace in August (mainly for Sun Ra Arkestra and Super Furry Animals).

Jeremy Wrote:

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> We went to Meatopia last year, and yeah... it was

> all-bran and salad for a week afterwards. Good

> though. Lots of nice beers too.



Are you going this year Jez?


And yes RPC, it is the Lambeth Country Show (event) this weekend

*Bob* Wrote:

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> Do you have a lot of Facebook friends who are

> burglars then?



Nope but you are fooling yourself if you think that people don't trawl social media and discussion forums trying to piece together as much information about people, where they live, what they do and when they are out fir a weekend


Best not to post too much information about yourself is my opinion but if you want to then that's your choice I guess

If I lived in a small town, or was particularly well known, or had a thousand Facebook friends who aren't actually my friends, or didn't know how to use the privacy settings properly, or had my address anywhere on the web, I might be concerned.


However I don't, I'm not, I don't, I do and I don't.. so I think it'll be fine.

7 out of the 12 posts are off on a tangent. What are you lot like?!


I've mourned the loss of the Big Chill but fancy this (for next year - but others may wish to try it this)


http://lakefest.co.uk/


Sane venue and under a ton,


I'm always horrified by the cost of most festivals, of course when I first went to to Glastonbury there was change out of a score, that is if you even paid. But with so much on the massive hike in price is no doubt justifice. Don't think so on the other biggies. And the above sounds far less twee than Lattitude (he says with his/her fingers down his/her throat)

  • 2 weeks later...

http://www.foyles.co.uk/storybox - A Book festival this summer for children & Young Adults at Foyles called Storybox - lots of fun interactive author events and workshops happening over the next few weeks!


*Shameless plug alert* I'm also running a radio drama workshop as part of this festival at the Charing Cross Road branch of Foyles challenging children to script and broadcast their own live radio play with DIY sound effects against the clock!


http://www.foyles.co.uk/Storybox-Radio-Workshop-11am


Zoe & Leon

http://www.wordplayeducation.co.uk/

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