Solfest 2009

[rabid]

I think the line up is unmissable personally!!

Kula Shaker are gonna be fun, the dance tent will be stompin, the chill tent has some amazing names and is run by Michael (Mega)dog and the Drystone stage is always fantastic, that together with Weirdigans all night acoustic jam, Disco Du Fromage's new incantation and a welcome return from Shooglenifty...oh, and the mighty Dhol Foundation...and the fact that I'm gonna get to see the Orb for the first time since about 2002....I'm about fit to burst...

Come on people, Solfest is in a class of its own!!!

Never knew there was a MFG, remind me how I join again

Up for an efests meet, lemme know when and I will be there!!

[Dobbo]

its a shame because a few more big names (and a few more light bulbs ) every year would make this festival unmissable

[Goblinz]

anyone participating in the fancy dress?

[karlpowell]

only a week away, come join the solfest MFG /index.php?autocom=teams">http://www.efestivals.co.uk/forums/index.php?autocom=teams

[Rufus Gwertigan]

This festival seems o be getting more popular with efests, not really had much of a following before. I tried to organise a meet for last year and it ended up with just two of us (which is one more efester than the leeds meet that i tried to organise)

[Goblinz]

I met up with loads of eMessters last year, yet we all managed to avoid you, and let me tell you that was one hard mission

[rabid]

Yeah I know, rest of UK has a heat wave, we just get slightly warmer rain.

[Guest Flip]

YAY! Getting excited now!! 1PM outside the bar it then, determined to make this one

New campervan all shiney and ready for the off, last day at work tomorrow.....

[Rufus Gwertigan]

YAY! Getting excited now!! 1PM outside the bar it then, determined to make this one

New campervan all shiney and ready for the off, last day at work tomorrow.....

[rabid]

Erm, how exposed to the elements is the site?

[Rufus Gwertigan]

Erm, how exposed to the elements is the site?

[Dobbo]

Erm, how exposed to the elements is the site?

[rabid]

It's not too bad. Near the coast, but not too open. It can get misty, and not alot of tree cover. It can get cold at night. When it rains it rains, but the drainage is really good (very sandy). I cannot foresee a tornado, but then I have now been to 3 festvials this season that have some sort of weather related mishap (serious winds).

[Guest Flip]

It can get a tad breezy when the wind whip across the Solway from Scotland

[Rufus Gwertigan]

And there's us thinking it's all greenfairys fault.

I've lived on the north-east coast all my life so a bit of weather really doesn't bother me - especially over there on the warm side. It's just that words like 'sub-tropical storm' and 'tent' don't usually sit comfortably together.

[DeadAmos]

People wonder why I want a caravan

[rabid]

People wonder why I want a caravan

[Guest Flip]

Speak to Neil, he knows where to get loads for £50 each!!

[Alchemy Festival]

Not going to be able to make this one will leave it to you to spread the word about Alchemy.

Hope you all have a great time!

[liverlou]

Does anyone know if there are cashpoints on site? Also, whats the shower situation?

[rabid]

Does anyone know if there are cashpoints on site? Also, whats the shower situation?

[Ringo_Spar]

Showers are available for free in camping, but you will have to queue. If there's no queue it means that there's no hot water left!

HOWEVER, there are also showers available at (can't actually remember the name) Solar Earth (possibly) just near the site showers and main arena entrance. This is a solar powered affair with sauna and other stuff.

Showers are by donation, but beware, they are, "au naturelle", shall we say. I was lathering up last year and noticed some friends walking up the main drag! But they are nice showers and it's charged for on a donation basis. And go easy on the cleansing products!

Not sure if the bar does a cashback/pay-by-card facility on the cash front.

[Ringo_Spar]

Woke up this morning to the BBC R5 weather forecast, opening with, "The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for Cumbria, with upto an inch of rain falling in the next few hours."

[DeadAmos]

Does anyone know if there are cashpoints on site? Also, whats the shower situation?

[rabid]

Woke up this morning to the BBC R5 weather forecast, opening with, "The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for Cumbria, with upto an inch of rain falling in the next few hours."