So what about the non-music stuff?

[Bisque]

plus it's only cans they sell, no pints!

[Kowalski]

It's really not. It's tiny in comparison.

[eFestivals]

yeah i know it's a lot smaller, it's just that a lot of the things they have going on sound quite similar to things they have at glastonbury.

That's because Rob has little shame about ripping off aspects from it - tho mostly in a poor manner, which adds to how shameful I feel doing that is.

I like Bestival a lot, and it's got lots of its own unique features, so quite why Rob feels the need to do that and devalue parts of Bestival by doing that I don't get.

[eFestivals]

It is much smaller, but they have more bars than Glastonbury (so they claim).

For the likes of me, they only have one bar, and that's in totally the wrong place.

They might have many bars, but they're naff all use when they only sell piss water.

(Sorry, it's starting to sound like I have a real downer on Bestival. I don't; they do many things so very well that the parts they do so so poorly - like the bars - piss me off immensely.)

[5co77ie]

...although they improved it by having another real ale bar by the Swamp Shack this year - at least that meant one real ale bar at each end of the festival.

[Paul ™]

Kowalski, taking drink into the arena areas was a piece of piss last year... made easier if you went from the campsites and into the magic meadow area and not the main route from the campsites. Never got stopped once, and yeah taking in pre-mixed spirits saved me a fortune.

There is a few bars selling draught lager, and a couple of real ale bars, shame they don't do decent real cider as its just pissy Gaymers

[kaosmark2]

There was real ale on draught in three of the bars (that I could find).

[rexclark]

All sounds fantastic. One of the things I love doing most at a festival is going for a wander and seeing what I find and it sounds like there's plenty to find at Bestival!

[Joe-]

Go to the model village too, it's not exactly model sized, but you get all sorts of weird encounters there.

Saw a girl dressed as a kangaroo rapping, then we found a load of bubble wands and liquid, which we used to annoy everyone in the crowds (accidently, or not). The security are in good spirits there too.

Ahh, one whole Spring and Summer to go.

[Bisque]

Go to the model village too, it's not exactly model sized, but you get all sorts of weird encounters there.

[coma girl]

Its the other entertainment that has attracted me to Bestival and convinced me to book a ticket before the line up was announced, the late night entertainment is my favourite thing about Glastonbury and the lack of it is what is starting to put me off paying £200 to go to the other big UK festivals. I'm more excited about this stuff than I am about most of the bands.

[dingbat2]

Its the other entertainment that has attracted me to Bestival and convinced me to book a ticket before the line up was announced, the late night entertainment is my favourite thing about Glastonbury and the lack of it is what is starting to put me off paying £200 to go to the other big UK festivals. I'm more excited about this stuff than I am about most of the bands.

[dip]

All these extra things, are they in the 'arena' or can you wander free with your own alcohol?

[Paul ™]

All these extra things, are they in the 'arena' or can you wander free with your own alcohol?

[dip]

ok, thanks.

[Bisque]

Map from 2010...

http://www.strong-is...estival-Map.jpg

It's not changed much except location of Arcadia to the White Campsite & it being replaced by the Roller Disco tent.

Edit: btw the wristband/arena checks are the yellow arrows to the left of the Boutique Camping areas shown on the map. Once you're through one of these you are in the "arena".

Edited February 16, 2012 by Couchy

[Dave The Hedgehog]

the weird stuff

Edited February 16, 2012 by Dave The Hedgehog

[Tom12]

What is the best campsite? The funnest one with like 16 18 25 30 year olds in??

[Joe-]

What is the best campsite? The funnest one with like 16 18 25 30 year olds in??

Edited February 21, 2012 by Joe-

[Tom12]

Does anyone know what a djset is, I dont have a clue what it is, is the artist actually there doing it such as flux, doctor p, gemini. I posted this on the official forum as well but realised after i had posted it that it was on a thread from last year :/ lol

[Bisque]

Does anyone know what a djset is, I dont have a clue what it is, is the artist actually there doing it such as flux, doctor p, gemini. I posted this on the official forum as well but realised after i had posted it that it was on a thread from last year :/ lol

[Tom12]

Wow people on this site are so helpful!! Thanks a lot couchy

[Bisque]

Wow people on this site are so helpful!! Thanks a lot couchy

[Bisque]

So Nero live will look like this...

Rather than two blokes destroying Big Top (Pro Green pulled out so they did two sets) behind some decks like last year.

[LondonTom]

So Nero live will look like this...

Rather than two blokes destroying Big Top (Pro Green pulled out so they did two sets) behind some decks like last year.