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| Hop Farm Festival |
Looking at the list of
winners at the UK Festival Awards there is one festival that seems to be
ignored.
I spent hours sweating
over the phone and Internet to get tickets to Glastonbury and failed miserably.
So I wondered where to go for my festival fix. After some online searching I
found The Hop Farm Festival.
Now, I believe Glastonburydeserves to win best festival, it's sheer size and scope will always leave it
the biggest festival. There is no other festival that has as many bands,
entertainment and craziness. The Pilton based festival has given me the chance
to see The Who, Os Mutantes, Spinal Tap, John Cale and Jimmy Clif.
I've always loved
Glastonbury. I even enjoyed the time when the mud was so bad that all the pairs of my
trousers were destroyed and I had to wear a girls leggings for the rest of the
weekend. No one batted an eyelid.
But year The Hop Farm
Festival was fantastic, we parked right next to the entrance and there was lots
of toilet access. The beer was pretty expensive and you couldn't take your own
into the festival arena but the security guards were incredibly nice (Unlike
previous experiences at Leeds Festival).
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| On the way to Hop Farm |
Looking at this list it
says Sonisphere wins the best line up, can that really be true? It’s got
Slipknot and Biffy Clyro as headliners!!! Hop Farm had Prince, Morrissey and
The Eagles.
That’s only the beginning there was also Patti Smith, Lou Reed,
Magazine, Iggy Pop and Brian Ferry on the bill. I mention my emotional experience with Patti Smith here
I know it's only one mans
opinion but I think the Hop Farm line up was better than Glastonbury this year
and I think it's a shame that this festival seems to be ignored. Paulio Nuttini
won Headline Performance of the year for his turn at Lattitude! Who is voting for this?
I don't know what the line
up is next year, but as there is no Glastonbury I guess I'll be going to Hop
Farm Again.
P.s big up to Derbyshire's Y-Not Festival, the festival took the prize for best "grass roots" festival and best toilets. I am a Glossop(which is in Derbyshire) lad after all.
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