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Old 08-19-2005, 02:30 AM
suicidalpenguin
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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Re: Global Gathering- What Happened ?
Have to say that forgetting about the fact it was run by gods kitchen, i actually had a good time (although i ONLY went on friday night to see UW)

Despite queing for 3.5 hours in first que for camping site, followed by another 30 mins to get past drugs dogs, etc in inner que, i made UW with 15 mins to spare-when i got in campsite at nine, people were joining que which was just as long as when i joined it at 4.30-5.00)
This was mostly due to bad planning by organisers in ONLY having 1 entrance to campsite and arena.

Despite this, coupled with £3.50 for a can of kronenburg and the £6 burgers, which did not even bother to try i actually had a good time there (although with commercial festivals like GG and V this should be expected - sad sign of marketing in festivals)

Uw were ace, they did play a fair mix of old + new stuff which is what we all wanted and although i was @ back of sand perimeter despite sounding a bit fuzzy every now and then, it was good and there was definately a vibe goin as everyone was dancing. Did not think sound was that bad - was not that drunk due to £4 cans of beer)

Saw Deep dish later and that was amazing too - again no noticeable huge sound probs.

Obviously not CD quality but its in a field so what do you expect.

Although i did enjoy the UW set and other artists i saw + had a good night i do agree with some of comments here and won't be going next year to GG simply due to the lack of planning and stupid organisation mistakes which were evident there e.g. One lot of toilets so you have to walk the length of the site to get there each time - in the only bit with no lights (not to mention the 1 entrance).

Have been to many festivals and with the plethora of examples to learn from at the moment its a shame as these flaws could have been easily avoided.