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Glastonbury Worthy Farm, Somerset

Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX

reading festival reading, berkshire

Glastonbury 1994 My first Glastonbury festival, went in my van, hard to fault the lineup on the NME stage... Blur, Pulp, Oasis, Beastie Boys, Bjork, Manics, etc. Britpop-tastic. Glastonbury Worthy Farm, Somerset [Thursday 23 June 1994]

Reading Festival 1999 Blur headlined, not a very strong lineup I don't think. I was working mostly, and managed to lose my first mobile phone that work lent me. Reading Festival Reading, Berkshire [Friday 27 August 1999]

Reading Festival Just went for the day, and we picked the worst day by far looks like, RHCP disappointed. I remember They Might Be Giants and Echobelly and Ginger Wildhearts playing with a broken arm. Reading Festival Reading, Berkshire [Sunday 28 August 1994]

Reading Festival 2000 Placebo, Queens of the Stone Age, Slipknot, Gorky's, Foo Fighters, Ween, Primal Scream, Daphne and Celeste, JJ72, SFA, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, At The Drive In... Reading Festival Reading, Berkshire [Friday 25 August 2000]

Essential Festival Super Furry Animals, Kula Shaker, Menswear, Echobelly, Marion, Chumbawamba, Bis and more... missed David Devant, but I did trek there with 16 people in my bus. Stanmer Park Brighton [Sunday 26 May 1996]

Tiger plus Linoleum. Had to walk back from Southampton after being stopped with no lights on my bike, then head to Phoenix Festival the next day. The Joiners 141 St Mary Street, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 1NS [Wednesday 17 July 1996]

Essential Music Festival Carter USM, PWEI, Teenage Fanclub, Dodgy, The Charlatans, Gene, Lighting Seeds, Skunk Anansie, Reef. Think I was at this... Stanmer Park Brighton [Saturday 27 May 1995]

Kent Beer Festival Cool we are going to Canterbury Beer Festival

There is a coach running from Chambers in Folkestone.
Merton Farm MERTON FARM, OFF NACKINGTON LANE, CANTERBURY, KENT CT4 7BA [Thursday 22 July 2010]

Shakin' Stevens Portsmouth Festival / Heineken Festival, a freebie, Chris Wilson's birthday. The Pogues also played on the Sunday, I think it was without Shane McGowan though.
I may have listed Shakin' Stevens on another date, but this is definitely the
Southsea Common [Friday 19 August 1994]

NIN headline rubbish "festival" They are undoubtedly the highlight of the "Lost Weekend"... [Wednesday 10 May 2000]

Glastonbury: BLUDDY GRATE I is BACK from GLASTONBURY and the Bloodhound Gang ROCKED THE HOUSE. Field, they rocked the FIELD... [Monday 26 June 2000]

It's Not Unusual... ... for hoary new rockers to wheel out a hoary old rocker at a festival... [Tuesday 29 August 2000]

Keith Allen Reading Festival, Hospitality Area [Tuesday 29 August 2000]

Robert Smith is Quite Cross No, not quite cross, I mean LIVID. [Friday 1 September 2000]

Get ready to get ready to ROCK! Hey CAMDEN! Let's GO! [Monday 9 October 2000]

Ugly neighbour of from One Foot in the Grave The Royal Festival Hall [Thursday 12 October 2000]

Camdemonium Didn't see ANY BANDS! RAH! [Friday 20 October 2000]

Win AC/DC tickets Club Beer have a couple of festival tickets to dish out... [Saturday 19 May 2001]

Bluetones Warmup The band play four warm up dates before festival appearances [Wednesday 4 July 2001]

The whole band At the Skellefteċ festival [Tuesday 10 July 2001]

I didn't have a purely geeky weekend Somewhere, somewhere in a field in Surrey... [Monday 6 August 2001]

Richard Hawley Paleo Festival - Geneva, Switzerland [Thursday 9 August 2001]

Anyone got Bowie tickets yet? I'm in the queue... [Tuesday 23 April 2002]

James Dean Bradfield Reading Festival [Tuesday 27 August 2002]

The Datsuns Reading Festival [Tuesday 27 August 2002]

Download Festival Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson, Iron Maiden, Deftones and more... C'MON! [Thursday 20 February 2003]

Euros Childs Royal Festival Hall [Sunday 20 April 2003]

Reading Festival SOLD OUT! Lawks! [Wednesday 30 April 2003]

Download festival warmup None More Metal... [Wednesday 30 April 2003]

WRASSLE HIM TO THE GROUND! They're having wrestling at the Download festival... [Wednesday 7 May 2003]

Limp Bizkit cancel Download Pussies. [Monday 12 May 2003]

Darkness playing Reading Yes, the festival, yes on the main stage. Blimey. [Wednesday 14 May 2003]

Birdcage was too loud [Saturday 17 May 2003]

Royal Bengal [Sunday 18 May 2003]

Links [Sunday 18 May 2003]

Press release about Download Festival Anyone here seeing them this weekend? [Thursday 29 May 2003]

Jesse Malin backstage at Witnness Festival [Tuesday 15 July 2003]

And now a press release from Reading / Leeds Festival Yes, White Stripes have cancelled... [Thursday 31 July 2003]

Reading / Leeds festival lineup change Jay-Z cancels, Darkness move days... [Monday 18 August 2003]

Reading Festival [Friday 22 August 2003]

Shepway Festival and Air Show [Sunday 31 August 2003]

Popbitch Karaoke Fallout [Thursday 4 September 2003]

Glastonbury Festival Tickets [Thursday 4 September 2003]

Sir Robert Winston University of Salford, BA Festival of Science [Saturday 13 September 2003]

Paul, The Manager of C4 The Salon Southbank Festival beside Thames [Monday 15 September 2003]

Clint Eastwood Royal Festival Hall [Monday 13 October 2003]

OX04 Festival It's a charity festival in Manchester... have a good weekend all, I'm off now! [Friday 24 October 2003]

Reading and Leeds festival tickets on sale now, GET IN! Reading + Leeds fest... [Monday 1 March 2004]

Chambers Beer Festival [Monday 29 March 2004]

Chambers Beer Festival [Tuesday 13 April 2004]

John Robb Manchester Move Festival, Morrissey Day [Tuesday 13 July 2004]

Folkestone Literary Festival [Monday 9 August 2004]

Chambers Beer Festival [Sunday 22 August 2004]

Richard Branson The entrance to the V Festival [Wednesday 1 September 2004]

Chambers Easter Ales Festival [Wednesday 23 March 2005]

Glastonbury Festival hit by rain [Friday 24 June 2005]

To do list [Friday 4 August 2006]

RE: To do list [Friday 4 August 2006]

Dad? [Friday 4 August 2006]

RE: To do list [Friday 4 August 2006]

Jesus and Mary Chain playing festivals this year [Wednesday 24 January 2007]

RE: Jesus and Mary Chain playing festivals this year [Wednesday 24 January 2007]

Cheers for the tip [Wednesday 24 January 2007]

So are we going to Glastonbury or what? [Friday 2 February 2007]

Luncheon fiasco [Wednesday 28 February 2007]

RE: Luncheon fiasco [Wednesday 28 February 2007]

it's a three day festival [Wednesday 28 February 2007]

Canterbury beer festival this weekend [Tuesday 17 July 2007]

Folkestone literary festival kicks off [Wednesday 3 October 2007]

Terry Jones tonight [Thursday 8 November 2007]

Oof, just deleted the whole site [Friday 9 November 2007]

RE: Oof, just deleted the whole site [Friday 9 November 2007]

My flat is well high [Friday 9 November 2007]

The only way Morrissey can save his reputation now [Monday 3 December 2007]

Beer festival on today in Dover [Friday 1 February 2008]

Zoo Thousand [Wednesday 9 April 2008]

Play the Radio One Big Weekend fringe festival [Friday 11 April 2008]

Glastonbury tickets back on sale? [Friday 11 April 2008]

Neil Young and The Mighty Boosh [Tuesday 22 April 2008]

Sellindge Music Festival! [Wednesday 7 May 2008]

Folkestone Harbour Festival 2008 [Thursday 5 June 2008]

Free parking at festival for car sharers [Thursday 19 June 2008]

RE: Sellindge Music Festival! [Monday 23 June 2008]

Looks wet at Glastonbury right now [Friday 27 June 2008]

Who will buy my Stereophonics tickets [Wednesday 2 July 2008]

MJ Hibbett's Exciting Life In Rock press launch and things [Monday 14 July 2008]

DESPERATE TO FIND FAMILY MEMBERS WITH SURNAME WEBBER [Tuesday 15 July 2008]

RE: DESPERATE TO FIND FAMILY MEMBERS WITH SURNAME WEBBER [Tuesday 15 July 2008]

RE: MJ Hibbett's Exciting Life In Rock press launch and things [Monday 21 July 2008]

Yes you must [Monday 21 July 2008]

What's on here and across the Channel? [Monday 21 July 2008]

RE: Yes you must [Wednesday 23 July 2008]

£1.5k for the month? My mortgage is more than that! [Wednesday 23 July 2008]

MJ Hibbett's Exciting Life In Rock is off to Edinburgh NOW! [Thursday 31 July 2008]

Folkestone Literary Festival 2008 [Friday 19 September 2008]

Susie Dent's coming to Folkestone [Saturday 20 September 2008]

Folkestone Literary Festival lineup out at last [Tuesday 23 September 2008]

FOLKESTONE LITERARY FESTIVAL 2008 [Monday 29 September 2008]

Got my Folkestone Literary Festival tickets [Wednesday 1 October 2008]

Folkestone Literary Festival Brochure - OUT NOW! [Friday 10 October 2008]

Elizabeth and Raleigh - Late but Live [Monday 20 October 2008]

sandy toksvig tickets [Wednesday 22 October 2008]

I might know of one ticket [Wednesday 22 October 2008]

RE: sandy toksvig tickets [Friday 24 October 2008]

RE: sandy toksvig tickets [Tuesday 28 October 2008]

David Starkey Friday [Sunday 2 November 2008]

Non political news [Wednesday 5 November 2008]

I fought the law, and the post office won [Saturday 8 November 2008]

Red List / Zoo9 / Sellindge Music Festival [Monday 22 December 2008]

RE: Red List / Zoo9 / Sellindge Music Festival [Tuesday 23 December 2008]

RE: Red List / Zoo9 / Sellindge Music Festival [Friday 2 January 2009]

If Port Lympne are applying for the license I don't think there will be any problem with them getting it [Friday 2 January 2009]

Frenchman hosts Sellindge Festival publicity stunt [Wednesday 14 January 2009]

RE: Frenchman hosts Sellindge Festival publicity stunt [Saturday 24 January 2009]

Free tickets for the Sellindge music festival Free tickets if you street team for them, read all about it [Tuesday 10 February 2009]

Free gig Thursday to find the best local talent for music festival Another battle of the bands heat at the Frenchman [Tuesday 10 February 2009]

Wedding Present announced for Folkestone festival [Wednesday 11 February 2009]

Supergrass headlining Sellindge Festival Local news for local people! 6th June, near us. Think I can go..? [Saturday 14 February 2009]

More lineup info for Red List Live Vic Reeves is on the lineup, and lots of ageing punks [Tuesday 24 March 2009]

Don't think I'll bother posting any more lineup info for Red List Live [Friday 27 March 2009]

Red List Live festival cancelled for this year :-( Not entirely my fault I don't think. Not an april fool afaik [Wednesday 1 April 2009]

Is Chambers Easter Ales festival on this year? Should I talk Clare into going there tomorrow? [Friday 10 April 2009]

@pauly #m12481 To answer myself, just driven past especially, and YES Chambers Easter Festival is on this weekend! So going there tonight! [Saturday 11 April 2009]

Michael McIntyre for Folkestone Comedy fest! Tickets £25 though! 01303 858 500 #comedy [Monday 20 April 2009]

Win VIP weekend tickets to Sellindge Festival Limo to festival, Supergrass headlining. Good luck! [Wednesday 22 April 2009]

Cheers Musically daily bulletin @musically gives a mention. Also Folkestone Festival tickets! [Wednesday 22 April 2009]

Folkestone Festival! Will be on the Rotunda land on 1st August! #music #festival [Wednesday 22 April 2009]

RE: Michael McIntyre for Folkestone Comedy fest! [Wednesday 22 April 2009]

Michael McIntyre all sold out! [Thursday 23 April 2009]

Pay day today (probably) don't forget your Folkestone Festival tickets http://festival.hevy.co.uk/tickets [Thursday 30 April 2009]

Real Ale and Cider Festival at Tenterden Station [Wednesday 13 May 2009]

folkestone harbour festival 2008 [Thursday 21 May 2009]

Is Folkestone Harbour Festival on in 2009? [Friday 22 May 2009]

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