Kendal Calling 2012

[LOCHLAND5]

Great line up !

Hopefully the bar will be stocking hooch , mad dog 20/20 , castaway and white lightening !

To go with the vintage feel!

Time to dig out me baggys , kangol hat and fila boots.

This Is gonna be great.

[cwh187]

Good Afternoon All

Having been to Glasto for the last 3 years with only 1 of the 3 being what I could honestly call money well spent I have gone searching for alternative festival entertainment. For me, the main problems with Glasto are the nightmare to get tickets, the soul-destroying walk from car to camp, too many stages, too many people and piss-poor organisation.

By my count the score currently lies at Kendal Calling 5 - Glastonbury 0.

I've never been to KC so I won't know for sure until I get there but so far all the signs are very positive!

I've gone for the Emporers Camping option - can someone give me an idea of the distance between car and camp? The journey for comparison is Glasto which still makes me hurt just thinking about it!

See you all there!

[ramragon]

Good Afternoon All

Having been to Glasto for the last 3 years with only 1 of the 3 being what I could honestly call money well spent I have gone searching for alternative festival entertainment. For me, the main problems with Glasto are the nightmare to get tickets, the soul-destroying walk from car to camp, too many stages, too many people and piss-poor organisation.

By my count the score currently lies at Kendal Calling 5 - Glastonbury 0.

I've never been to KC so I won't know for sure until I get there but so far all the signs are very positive!

I've gone for the Emporers Camping option - can someone give me an idea of the distance between car and camp? The journey for comparison is Glasto which still makes me hurt just thinking about it!

See you all there!

[ramragon]

Great line up !

Hopefully the bar will be stocking hooch , mad dog 20/20 , castaway and white lightening !

To go with the vintage feel!

Time to dig out me baggys , kangol hat and fila boots.

This Is gonna be great.

[cwh187]

theyve changed the field this year so not fully sure, it wont be far though, im used to the glastonbury trek as well so what i can tell you is last year it was a case of park tent in emperors field, get out of car, pitch tent next to car !

a total joy, also meant you could leave any valuables or beer locked up in the car and it was just outside the tent when you needed it.

i know this year theyre stating - "a car park adjacent to the tents" so your guess is as good as mine although i cant imagine it'll be far.

last year from the tent in to the emperors field was a trek over the field, down a little cut then in to the arena areas

[kaytee...]

I always forget how good Maximo Park then go back listening to their debut and can't stop listening.

Edited February 23, 2012 by kaytee...

[InMuseWorld]

Having tottally given up on Leicesters Summer Sundae after another shocking line up has been announced yet again with again! another price hyke i am looking elsewhere! with James and Maximo Park announced i am drawn to Kendal calling! just wondering what to expect! if any of you Kendal Calling regulars could help out it would be hugely appreciated

Capacity of festival roughly?

Anything in the festivals surrounding areas? shops?pubs?

Disposable BBQs allowed in campsite?

Bar Prices onsite?

Own alcoholic beverage of choice allowed in arena or campsite only?

any answers appreciated! Cheers Kendal!

[ramragon]

Capacity of festival roughly? 8000

Anything in the festivals surrounding areas? shops?pubs? middle of a deer park ! so very little

Disposable BBQs allowed in campsite? yep, i used 3 last year. just no fires

Bar Prices onsite? usual £3.50 to £4 a pint

Own alcoholic beverage of choice allowed in arena or campsite only? campsite only, i couldnt condone smuggling in but some people seemed to, although the stewards did check

any answers appreciated! Cheers Kendal!

[goonerming]

Having tottally given up on Leicesters Summer Sundae after another shocking line up has been announced yet again with again! another price hyke i am looking elsewhere! with James and Maximo Park announced i am drawn to Kendal calling! just wondering what to expect! if any of you Kendal Calling regulars could help out it would be hugely appreciated

Capacity of festival roughly?

Anything in the festivals surrounding areas? shops?pubs?

Disposable BBQs allowed in campsite?

Bar Prices onsite?

Own alcoholic beverage of choice allowed in arena or campsite only?

any answers appreciated! Cheers Kendal!

[ramragon]

hope you all got your emperors field tickets whoever was after them, looks like the adult ones have all sold out now with only childrens places remaining. seems to be about same time as last year.

[Flaminglippy]

Having tottally given up on Leicesters Summer Sundae after another shocking line up has been announced yet again with again! another price hyke i am looking elsewhere! with James and Maximo Park announced i am drawn to Kendal calling! just wondering what to expect! if any of you Kendal Calling regulars could help out it would be hugely appreciated

Capacity of festival roughly?

Anything in the festivals surrounding areas? shops?pubs?

Disposable BBQs allowed in campsite?

Bar Prices onsite?

Own alcoholic beverage of choice allowed in arena or campsite only?

any answers appreciated! Cheers Kendal!

[halfpint]

Well I hope the weather isn't like it was last Dizzee headlined - i had never rain like it and I have lived in the Lakes for 30 years! It was at a different place to where it is now (actually in kendal) and can remember standing outside the dance tent looking up the field at the main tent covered head to foot in mud from trying to get up hill listening to the bass coming from Dizzees set. Great weekend

[ramragon]

Well I hope the weather isn't like it was last Dizzee headlined - i had never rain like it and I have lived in the Lakes for 30 years! It was at a different place to where it is now (actually in kendal) and can remember standing outside the dance tent looking up the field at the main tent covered head to foot in mud from trying to get up hill listening to the bass coming from Dizzees set. Great weekend

[Adeemo]

Well I hope the weather isn't like it was last Dizzee headlined - i had never rain like it and I have lived in the Lakes for 30 years! It was at a different place to where it is now (actually in kendal) and can remember standing outside the dance tent looking up the field at the main tent covered head to foot in mud from trying to get up hill listening to the bass coming from Dizzees set. Great weekend

[halfpint]

im a seasoned mud veteran so doesnt really bother me that much, love to see the wife and bairns reaction to a mudbath tho !

[halfpint]

The rain that year was terrible, thought it couldn't get any worse...then I went to Bestival a few weeks later. Now that was real rain, a proper monsoon, causing stages to sink and acts to be canceled. It's hard to be fazed by the weather having survived that! British Sea Power's set to close Kendal Calling that year is still probably my favourite festival performance from any band, though Flaming Lips ran it close at last years Bestival.

[ramragon]

The rain that year was terrible, thought it couldn't get any worse...then I went to Bestival a few weeks later. Now that was real rain, a proper monsoon, causing stages to sink and acts to be canceled. It's hard to be fazed by the weather having survived that! British Sea Power's set to close Kendal Calling that year is still probably my favourite festival performance from any band, though Flaming Lips ran it close at last years Bestival.

[ramragon]

fk me theres some real moaning going on in facebook land, pleased the attitude is a bit more serene on here, not really sure what most of em are moaning about cos they'll be shitfaced and high as kites by 8pm anyway !

seriously, if people arent happy with the line up then dont go, at least the organisers released the line up on key with the ticket sales giving you the option, its not like they sold all the tickets and then dropped the dizzee bombshell on you.

you must be lying low on here naarjtie to avoid the heat are you !

Edited February 23, 2012 by ramragon

[InMuseWorld]

Cheers for responses to my post! tickets booked and im trying something new! bring it on! and i cant wait to see James again!

[stuwilky]

Loving the line up so far, but suspect will only catch a few of them as will be off elsewhere doing other stuff. ALthough Shed 7 is an absolute must!

Am very miffed at the booking fees though. Handed over £200 today - of which £25.50 is to Ticketline!

I hope that is all the fees and that I dont need to pay more to pay the balance - cant remember from last year - anyone remind me?

[ramragon]

Loving the line up so far, but suspect will only catch a few of them as will be off elsewhere doing other stuff. ALthough Shed 7 is an absolute must!

Am very miffed at the booking fees though. Handed over £200 today - of which £25.50 is to Ticketline!

I hope that is all the fees and that I dont need to pay more to pay the balance - cant remember from last year - anyone remind me?

[InMuseWorld]

Have paid using this deposit scheme and cant seem to find anything about how to make more payments. Guessing ill be recieving an email with details and links of how to make further payments shortly?

[ramragon]

Have paid using this deposit scheme and cant seem to find anything about how to make more payments. Guessing ill be recieving an email with details and links of how to make further payments shortly?

[Flaminglippy]

This Despatches thing about tickets is very interesting!

[stuwilky]

just checked my email from when i paid the balance last year and next to each ticket it states transaction costs £0, not even the robbing ticket companies would get away with stinging you twice for the same ticket.