Flares

[Block]

No Sky Lanterns?? Since when??? Boo Hiss................ Is this actually true??

[Petewasbristol]

Someone set off a hand held flare during Kings of Leon last year. Scared the life out of me giving that he did it directly behind me

Looked cool though!

[jamiejc]

Someone set off a hand held flare during Kings of Leon last year. Scared the life out of me giving that he did it directly behind me

Looked cool though!

Edited February 20, 2009 by jamiejc

[Petewasbristol]

Some thing like this? ps the date on my camera was set wrong...

[jamiejc]

Actully not sure if it's Kings or was taken in 2007 Chemical Brothers??

[paulo999]

Hasn't this always been a rule, but it has just never been enforced?

[halvin]

Actully not sure if it's Kings or was taken in 2007 Chemical Brothers??

[Blaze]

Shame about no sky lanterns... seeing the sky filled with them drifting from the stone circle on a calm night is truly beautiful.. until one lands on your tent and burns it down I suppose.. sigh.. bloomin' health and safety, eh?

[paulo999]

Yeh them things can go badly wrong as innocent as they seem Me and my flatmate set one off in the garden, we stood and watched as it drifted along several gardens not really gaining altittude until eventualy got stuck in a tree, then burst into flames, then the flaming debri landed in a pile of dry leaves... hence I had to run across several gardens and walls to put it out

[laid back in the sun]

if you're under the influence and someone who is sober tells you its too windy to let off sky lanterns take heed! this will save you looking like an idiot at 4am as you run like mad after the blazing sky lantern as it gets blown along the ground through the camp site towards highly flamable tents and ending with some frantic stamping trying to put the bugger out as your other half runs off and hides only to say 'i told you so!' when you return to the tent...... as i found out at solfest last year

[Block]

if you're under the influence and someone who is sober tells you its too windy to let off sky lanterns take heed! this will save you looking like an idiot at 4am as you run like mad after the blazing sky lantern as it gets blown along the ground through the camp site towards highly flamable tents and ending with some frantic stamping trying to put the bugger out as your other half runs off and hides only to say 'i told you so!' when you return to the tent...... as i found out at solfest last year

[r0cky]

I seem to remember it all got taken a bit more seriously when someone started trying to promote a mass release, talking some dreamy nonsense about setting a world record. Then someone from festival safety got quite concerned. Can't remember the idea was plugged on these forums, or elsewhere.

[The Badger Bites Back]

That's the Pyramid, isn't it? The Chems were playing on the Other stage.

[The Badger Bites Back]

No i think that is the other stage..........

Its pretty much flat and there be houses where there don't be houses if it be the pyramid.........................

[krisskross]

flare at the other stage

[beergut100]

I was next to a flare being set off at Groove Armada. A girl on this blokes shoulders set it off and it was dead exciting and got a big cheer; however, they were marched out of the crowd by security shortly afterwards. At the time, we booed the security; but in the sober light of day, what would have happened if the girl had fallen off his shoulders is unthinkable!

[halvin]

No i think that is the other stage..........

Its pretty much flat and there be houses where there don't be houses if it be the pyramid.........................

Edited February 20, 2009 by halvin

[krisskross]

So what are the things in the crowd that look like speakers? I admit it's hard to make out. Some f__ker's letting off a flare that's obscuring the view.

[halvin]

tis the sound desk. You can also kinda see the power line that runs along the back of the other stage field..

Edited February 20, 2009 by halvin

[Vinnyb]

Vinny B> Re: Fireworks/flares - Just enjoy the official displays and DON@T try to smuggle your own in.

Edited February 20, 2009 by Vinnyb

[Neville Street]

Halvin - let him have it his way, it's his photo.

I hope you are already working on the Clashfinder You are a bit of a hero round our way, although last year I did think I had got a tad obsessive when I was reprinting and laminating with your final edit before grabbing 4 hours kip then driving up on the Wednesday morning

As I have posted elsewhere, the main role of the laminated Clashfinder, which is cut into separate daily two sided neck dangler thingies with main stages one side, minor stages other side, is to let us know what we are missing due to finding something better or apathy, or indeed to confirm just who the hell we are sat in front of like a bunch of giggling halfwits. Can't wait

[halvin]

Halvin - let him have it his way, it's his photo.

Edited February 21, 2009 by halvin