The Acoustic Festival of Britain 2012

[yasgursfarmhand]

Heading to the Acoustic Festival for the first time this year.......anyone been? Line-up looks good....can't really tell from the website how many stages there are....and what, if any, other performances occur ie: comedy etc.. I see that the Campsite opens from Thursday.. is there a bar on Thursday Night or any impromptu stuff? Any info on booze prices...I see none allowed in the event arena...any problem with booze in campsites etc.? Anything happen after the stages close? Happy to see that you can camp where you park...does this work in practice?

Any info or links to reviews gratefully received...have done a bit of research but doesn't seem to be a great deal of info out there?

cheers in advance..

[Gnomicide]

I've been a couple of times at this and the previous location and have had a great time.

You can park by your tent, loads of room.

Last year there was a number of thefts from tents (the scumbags were caught on the last day) so don't leave anything of value in your tent.

There were 5 stages last year, one big outdoor one and 4 in tents of ever decreasing size.

Always a good atmosphere, the stalls are good with some nice food and others with drum workshops and the like.

The only downside are the ubiquitous camping chairs everywhere. One woman sat on one, reading a book, a few feet from the stage while The Quireboys were on.

Other than that and stages blowing down whenever I go, I'd recommend it.

I posted some pictures on here after last year, I'll see if I can find the links.

[Gnomicide]

Outside the poetry thing...

Crowd during Hayseed Dixie on the main stage

Cafe tent

Main stage

Smallest stage (can't remember what it was called)

[yasgursfarmhand]

Thanks for that...photos are great....haven't camped by the car for many a year..so will be a nice change. Thanks for the tip on the thefts...seem to be on the up at Fests..as are the chair brigade, unfotuantely