victorious 2022

[Jack01825]

8 minutes ago, rseamer said:

It's been raining here in Southsea quite heavily this morning but is leaving off a bit now.

I will take a walk down to the common later and report back on the state of the ground

probably needed to soften the ground, dont want it to be dusty all weekend as no rain due after today !

should be almost perfect festival weather ! 24 degs would have been nice but can take 20 - 22

[luckysalt]

3 hours ago, rseamer said:

It's been raining here in Southsea quite heavily this morning but is leaving off a bit now.

I will take a walk down to the common later and report back on the state of the ground

I'm heading down there now myself, rained until midday but clear now but dark skies still

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42 minutes ago, luckysalt said:

I'm heading down there now myself, rained until midday but clear now but dark skies still

if its anything like our garden here in sussex you wouldnt know it had rained. it will at least have dampened down the dust a bit 

[rseamer]

OK the good news on the ground....

It did get quite wet this morning and there are still patches where it is currently squidgy underneath but they are drying out rapidly. By tomorrow I anticipate they will be mainly fine. There was one quite wet patch near the comedy tent I observed, but seeing as that won't be used till Saturday and the forecast is dry that should dry out nicely.

The vast majority of the site is already fairly dry though and there's an awful lot of green stuff considering how brown it was a few weeks ago. Here's a pic of the main stage from the back taken at about 1pm this afternoon.

So in summary - looking good, especially given the forecast for the next 3 days

[luckysalt]

Not that I think any of us do VIP, but this is VIP area 

[luckysalt]

From what I could see stage and then the bar to the right of it grass looks ok 

[luckysalt]

The general ground is good 

[luckysalt]

But parts where trucks are repeatedly in and out are bad, but this is way out at the side and probably won't be accessible come tomorrow

 

[luckysalt]

Just now, luckysalt said:

But parts where trucks are repeatedly in and out are bad, but this is way out at the side and probably won't be accessible come tomorrow

 

Wrong pic this one, like a swamp

[luckysalt]

Btw guys even though they didn't have signs up yet saying the drink, they did have behind the one bar Amstel and Strongbow cases, like big metal cases, so I guess it's Amstel as the beer again

[kelstar]

Wow, that grass has certainly improved, but it’s been raining everyday x

[Musemonster]

On 8/24/2022 at 4:08 PM, luckysalt said:

Hey that's great, I just meant there's no older acts really this year like in the past Weller, Brian Wilson, Specials, Madness, last year had Nile, etc. It seems to be 90s onwards acts. 

Sorry if it came across the wrong way, hope no offence taken. 

Me and the Mrs love the older acts ourselves, I wish there were more 80s acts on for sure.

luckysalt, no offence taken at all, I know where you are coming from though! I love rock and indie stuff, but I think Sophie Ellis-Bextor is gonna smash it!  What we love about Victorious is the fact that it is such a friendly festival with a great crowd, yes there are gonna be a few youngsters giving it large later on and a few kids screeching during the day... but the line-up this year, for us, has out-stripped any festival line-up in the UK this year 🙂

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27 minutes ago, Musemonster said:

luckysalt, no offence taken at all, I know where you are coming from though! I love rock and indie stuff, but I think Sophie Ellis-Bextor is gonna smash it!  What we love about Victorious is the fact that it is such a friendly festival with a great crowd, yes there are gonna be a few youngsters giving it large later on and a few kids screeching during the day... but the line-up this year, for us, has out-stripped any festival line-up in the UK this year 🙂

we like it for similar reasons. we both have differing tastes and the variety is amazing. we take the kids (7 and 10) and theres plenty to keep them entertained during the day. we even manage the museums for a break.

fully agree on Sophie Ellis Bextor too 

[Mr Carbohydrate]

Just about to fly down from Edinburgh, my only grievance is can’t see us making primal scream at 1pm.  But so many great bands and forecast looks great throughout.  Have an awesome weekend all ✌️❤️

[kelstar]

Local Facebook page The Pompey Bible have posted bar prices

 

 

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24 minutes ago, kelstar said:

Local Facebook page The Pompey Bible have posted bar prices

 

 

dont suppose theyve posted the ones for the draught bars

[kelstar]

29 minutes ago, atomised said:

dont suppose theyve posted the ones for the draught bars

Not a moment, it probably once it opens we hear more unless locals post of Portsmouth sites .

Edited August 26, 2022 by kelstar

[atomised]

7 minutes ago, kelstar said:

Not a moment, it probably once it opens we hear more unless locals post of Portsmouth sites .

thats cool. someone answered on my facebook post saying there are no draught bars  will wait and see. anyone getting there early feel free to confirm 

 

[Sam217]

Have an awesome time everyone!

[Simsy]

1 hour ago, kelstar said:

Local Facebook page The Pompey Bible have posted bar prices

 

 

Thought £6 beer was quite reasonable, then saw it's not a pint.

Anyway, lovely day in Southsea today, don't forget your suncream!

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3 minutes ago, Simsy said:

Thought £6 beer was quite reasonable, then saw it's not a pint.

Anyway, lovely day in Southsea today, don't forget your suncream!

indeed i thought that until i spotted the top line. short sighted decision if theres no draught available 

[kelstar]

That’s the rumour on Facebook, no draught, they think it’s just cans. (Poured into paper cups)

 

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3 minutes ago, kelstar said:

That’s the rumour on Facebook, no draught, they think it’s just cans. (Poured into paper cups)

 

that would make it more ridiculous. if the idea is to save time serving and maximise profit through not having to pay out for dispenser hire, the time then spent pouring said cans into cups will be way longer than dispensing pints 

[kelstar]

14 minutes ago, atomised said:

that would make it more ridiculous. if the idea is to save time serving and maximise profit through not having to pay out for dispenser hire, the time then spent pouring said cans into cups will be way longer than dispensing pints 

Hopefully the rumour is incorrect, but I’m not there until tomorrow. Keeping an eye on my Facebook for info, as I do have a number of friends going today.

 

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1 hour ago, kelstar said:

Hopefully the rumour is incorrect, but I’m not there until tomorrow. Keeping an eye on my Facebook for info, as I do have a number of friends going today.

 

just seen on twitter pints at £6.50