Anyone going to... (EOTR festival)

[MadWorld74]

The End of the Road Festival in Dorset this weekend? ......

http://www.endoftheroadfestival.com/

if you are we'll see you there :))

[MadWorld74]

Great to see you and your lovely lady at the festival SeanMacGabhann! All the way down in deepest Dorset and there's a forumite, large as life.

Was a great weekend. Just got to wash the mud off everything including myself!

Tickets are on sale for next year already.

And remember, peacocks rock and cider is dangerous for the soul and my sole.

:)-D

[SeanMacGabhann]

My soles are fine, my soul another matter. As Richard Hawley said it best last night, those girls on the cider bus are responsible for his sorry state

I didn't see this post before I left on Friday but good to bump into you and Mr MadWorld, as well as a few others

It is just the lovliest festival in the world. I've put some pics up here

but some of my highlights:

Kurt Wagner doing a solo set

The pavilion being locked out and Josie Long and Rufus Hound keeping several hundered people entertained outside for an hour

8am this morning, Billy Childish (or someone VERY like him) and another American soul, staggering around an empty site, flagons of cider in hand, wondering aloud what time it was and how they would catch the next plane

Dirty Three - rare festival attendees but electrifying live

Random wanderings in the woods - including finding Calexico's Joey Burns on the quiet piano (pictured above with Lady Mac playing) just noodling away in the pre-noon chill

Tons more

Only 5000 people max, sunny weather, cider bus, music and comedy to beat the band... early tickets already booked for 2009

[MadWorld74]

oh yes! highlights!! I almost forgot.

Getting annihilated on Somerset Fire Fluid masquerading as cider.

Stumbling around until 4am on the first night, looking for Mr MW74...and the tent!

Meeting a very friendly Irish man; whose name I cannot remember, in The Bimble Inn. He was a riot.

Pete and the Pirates.

British Sea Power who played a cracking set.

The man in the technicolour dress!

The Little White Lies cinema tent. Home to a mini film festival, 'Future Shorts'

The african drum tent where I played the drums until way into the eary hours.

The Wave Pictures.

The flashing disco stage.

Ping pong in the trees.

Richard Hawley, who as SMG says also fell victim to the perils of the hellishly strong cider.

and...

the brillant place we pitched our tent. Right over at the edge of the campsite. Hardly anyone around. Just a wonderful silence and a wonderful view.

And of course the tree gardens themselves.

[hannahspanner]

Sean - Surely being rescue from the hideous queue for the shuttle bus on Monday was a highlight?

Some of my highlights?..

Bon Iver .

The piano in the woods.

The Tea Garden.

Calexico

? but generally feeling I was a little fairy living in the woods, oh how I wish I was back there

[MadWorld74]

I may have bumped into you hannahspanner....but I have no idea what you look like. And SEan did you get rescued from the que?!! That's not fair. We had to coach, train, train and bus it back to ED.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Ah but you got on a coach 2 hours before we would have. A good fairy from the woods plucked us from the queue and drove us to salisbury station. For which favour i shall forever be in her debt. It was still train etc from there tho mad world so fret not. We had a beer in the plough about 2 ish to recover

[MadWorld74]

oh my God a beer at 2pm? well done. I just about made it to the front door in one piece.

strange tho as we were going to the Plough that afternoon as well for post fest medicine, we would have bumped into you again!

Are there any pictures from the festival itself on the web yet do you know?

[TheePope]

It was a great festival bit muddy on Friday but cleared up nicely. Bon Iver was great as were Conor Oberst and American Music Club on the Friday. Best bit for me was Billy Childish on Sunday, very louod very funny.

The lowest bit was err, Low. Dreadful.

[SeanMacGabhann]

seems to be a concensus from what I've read as well TheePope - glad I missed them

Madworld I've posted a few pics on flickr - I can't link to it at work but you know, do the math....s at www.flickr.com and search for me

[mightyroar]

we've never been to EOTR but we have been several times to a festival on the same site in July, just called 'Larmer tree festival'

So we get to experience the peacocks and general loveliness of the site, but with a different lineup (world and folk music) and lots of children's craft tents. At Larmer tree I would say about 75% of the attendees are familes with under 18s in attendance.

But can you tell me, at EOTR, are there some children? Is is a bit family friendly? Is the playground open?

[SeanMacGabhann]

plenty of children and families knocking around mightyroar. With several "doing" and "making" tents, as well as circus activities to boot. Several of the food stalls do "kids" portions as well. And they all love they way the woodlands are lit up with fairylights.

I didn't see the playground however

[Michael Palaeologus]

It does sound very very attractive .....

[MadWorld74]

We were all very very attractive after a few pints of Somerset cider......B)

[MadWorld74]

and yes, Low...were apparantly at their lowest. A guy we met the day after said that he almost got his head knocked off with the guitar that was thrown into the crowd.