Post by Nik on Aug 30, 2004 16:58:09 GMT -5
I'll most probably give some more details at a later date and prehaps post up some pictures too but for now:
Wednesday
Coached down to london and then on to a sainsburys store somewhere in reading. Brought stuff from the store, got followed around by security the whole time as we had put all our bags on trollys and were using walkie talkies. Eventually worked out we need to get a bus closer to the site, did this but then had a shit time hauling bags now overflowing with stuff from sainsburys in them, failed miserably to steal a trolly from iceland. Pitched our tents, sang a lotta songs round the campfire, went on a long walk with a naked guy in an apron who was camping next to us and a bongo playing bloke.
Thursday
Didn't exctaly do much at all, stayed around the campsite most of the day.
Friday
Queed for an age to get in to see goldue lookin' chain who were 'kin ace. Then do me bad things on the carling stage started of the more rocking part of the festival in style - don't remember then being this good at donington. Back to the main stage for reel big fish and some perhpas too vioent circle pits. Caught some seriosuly comical comedian - marcus bringstocke to name but one - then went and saw the wildhearts. Once again (before = at roadmender a couple of months ago) they had techincal problems but were good imspite, the human pyramid was especially cool. The hives were amazing but was there really a need for somebody to puch me in the face? Saw the lving things while waitng for danko, they were actaully sriously 'kin great. As were danko and more besides, need i really say more? Back to the main stage for the offspring, i surpose it was better than siting at the cmapsite alone. The darkness were abosulty fantastic - don't believe the tabloid crap they are still amazing if not quite as fashionable. Tryed to see dirty sanchez and after 20 minutes of a crush did indeed see some of it, why i wanted to see somdody have an enema i'll never know. Watched shaun of the dead in the dance tent then buggred off to a campfire.
Saturday
Started off the day with young heart attack, there are worse wake up calls. Hung around the comedy stage for a good part of the day, left to see the 2 best act of the weekend, the new york dolls. 2 successivly shite comics prompted me to go back to the campsite. Went back to the arena for the genius that is morrissey, couldn't get into the tent to see A so went back to the campsite. Got restless later on so saw the last 40 minutes of kill bill 2, haven't seen either before so was kinda confusing. Spent rest of the night tlaking crap arounf the fire - mark had a close enoucter with an exploding lighter when i knocked it out of his hand into the fire
Sunday
Went into the arena fairly late, got confused with all the 'murphies banners, crowd and style background music when the rasmus were due on, thankfully somehting happened to them (WHAT??) so i got to see the dropkick murphies excellent racket sooner. Saw some comics and amplifier who were ace. Laughed my arse off as 50 cent took an early (though not that early, some respect to him there) exit. All the more time for the extreem highpoint of greenday - utter genius, the band whoes fault it is i even go to reading, amazing in a word. Covers of ramones 'blitzkreig bop', clash 'i fought the law' and buzzcocks 'ever fallen in love' sat alongside their own songs wonderfully nd were in themselves brilliant. Good riddance was the perfect ending - anybody else see the tears in billie joes eyes? Nice to know it actaully menas something to him. BAck to the campsite, drink far to much and me and kirk wander around the campsites till 6AM blessing people with a skull starf.
Monday
I wake up wondering why i have bread and cups in my pocket. Packed up all our shit, watched some cool people exploding tins and then buggered off home.
TILL NEXT YEAR 'BOLLOCKS!!!!!!'
Wednesday
Coached down to london and then on to a sainsburys store somewhere in reading. Brought stuff from the store, got followed around by security the whole time as we had put all our bags on trollys and were using walkie talkies. Eventually worked out we need to get a bus closer to the site, did this but then had a shit time hauling bags now overflowing with stuff from sainsburys in them, failed miserably to steal a trolly from iceland. Pitched our tents, sang a lotta songs round the campfire, went on a long walk with a naked guy in an apron who was camping next to us and a bongo playing bloke.
Thursday
Didn't exctaly do much at all, stayed around the campsite most of the day.
Friday
Queed for an age to get in to see goldue lookin' chain who were 'kin ace. Then do me bad things on the carling stage started of the more rocking part of the festival in style - don't remember then being this good at donington. Back to the main stage for reel big fish and some perhpas too vioent circle pits. Caught some seriosuly comical comedian - marcus bringstocke to name but one - then went and saw the wildhearts. Once again (before = at roadmender a couple of months ago) they had techincal problems but were good imspite, the human pyramid was especially cool. The hives were amazing but was there really a need for somebody to puch me in the face? Saw the lving things while waitng for danko, they were actaully sriously 'kin great. As were danko and more besides, need i really say more? Back to the main stage for the offspring, i surpose it was better than siting at the cmapsite alone. The darkness were abosulty fantastic - don't believe the tabloid crap they are still amazing if not quite as fashionable. Tryed to see dirty sanchez and after 20 minutes of a crush did indeed see some of it, why i wanted to see somdody have an enema i'll never know. Watched shaun of the dead in the dance tent then buggred off to a campfire.
Saturday
Started off the day with young heart attack, there are worse wake up calls. Hung around the comedy stage for a good part of the day, left to see the 2 best act of the weekend, the new york dolls. 2 successivly shite comics prompted me to go back to the campsite. Went back to the arena for the genius that is morrissey, couldn't get into the tent to see A so went back to the campsite. Got restless later on so saw the last 40 minutes of kill bill 2, haven't seen either before so was kinda confusing. Spent rest of the night tlaking crap arounf the fire - mark had a close enoucter with an exploding lighter when i knocked it out of his hand into the fire
Sunday
Went into the arena fairly late, got confused with all the 'murphies banners, crowd and style background music when the rasmus were due on, thankfully somehting happened to them (WHAT??) so i got to see the dropkick murphies excellent racket sooner. Saw some comics and amplifier who were ace. Laughed my arse off as 50 cent took an early (though not that early, some respect to him there) exit. All the more time for the extreem highpoint of greenday - utter genius, the band whoes fault it is i even go to reading, amazing in a word. Covers of ramones 'blitzkreig bop', clash 'i fought the law' and buzzcocks 'ever fallen in love' sat alongside their own songs wonderfully nd were in themselves brilliant. Good riddance was the perfect ending - anybody else see the tears in billie joes eyes? Nice to know it actaully menas something to him. BAck to the campsite, drink far to much and me and kirk wander around the campsites till 6AM blessing people with a skull starf.
Monday
I wake up wondering why i have bread and cups in my pocket. Packed up all our shit, watched some cool people exploding tins and then buggered off home.
TILL NEXT YEAR 'BOLLOCKS!!!!!!'