Anyone done a music festival in their bus ?

[celtic nomad]

the square festival in borth was very family orientated.only 5 minute walk and you are on the beach, great for the kids, also plenty of places nearby to extend your stay for as little as £10 a night,we went in it's 1st year and saw the likes of Pendulum & alabama 3.As mentioned earlier Shrewsbury folk festival, not only for old folk, i was amazed at the new levels and extremes the youngsters are taking folk to nowadays.You might find some of the smaller festivals are just as enjoyable, one favorite of ours is the Togfest music festival in milton keynes, which will be back next year after a 2 year abcense because of extensive building work in its listed buildings. The bands are all fringe bands on the verge of making it in the music industry, plus there are workshops which are all free, whether you or the kids want to try your hand on a didge or african drums etc, and to cap it all off, costs very little for the weekend.

 

[hipshaker]

Been at iow for last 5 years, first year in a tent and never again. Remainder in the luxury of the camper!

 

[Rosie]

Been doing festivals in tents for a good few years but getting too old to slum it anymore and after nearly getting hyperthermia last time in a tent am so looking forward to having a camper van to sleep in this time! She's a microbus at the mo, so just gotta get the z-hinges fitted, but it's going to be heaven compared to a tent!

Like someone said before, it's choosing which festivals that's the hard part. There are so many good ones, but it's getting really expensive especially with having to buy a camper van ticket too, so can only do a couple. In the end for us, it's a combination of which of our favourite bands are playing, general vibe, good veggie food, and clean toilets!

Always used to go to The Big Chill and loved it until Peter Lawrence left and it got sold. It's horrible now and wouldn't recommended it unless you like overpriced drinks, commercialism, nasty security guards etc. Such a shame.

So i think small is definitely better when it comes to festys! Even at bigger ones, there always more fun to be had away from the main arenas, and it's brilliant stumbling across (quite literately) great music you've never heard before.

Got to whittle it down between these ones. Decisions! Decisions!

Secret Garden Party
Playgroup
Over the Moon
The Bimble Bandada
End of the Road
Camp Bestival

And def want to go to The Vintage Festival.

Better start saving those pennies.... ; ) happy festival travels everyone!

 

[T2 Brinky]

think i will have my camper at green man this year

not taken it to festavals before, but ive slept outside plenty of nightclubs if that counts.....

 

[hipshaker]

Would definitely recommend vintage ...... I was at the goodwood one and it was excellent.

 

[Rosie]

Might have to add Beautiful Days Festival to the list too, as they've just announced the first few confirmed acts:

Public Image Limited, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Levellers, Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson plays Thick as a Brick, Midlake, Richard Thompson, The Waterboys, New Model Army, Bellowhead, Inspiral Carpets, Alabama 3, Reel Big Fish, Dreadzone, Billy Bragg celebrates Woody Guthrie’s 100th Birthday, The King Blues, Simon & Oscar from Ocean Colour Scene (Acoustic), Chris Wood, The Skints, 3 Daft Monkeys, Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo, Larkin Poe, The Peatbog Faeries, The Travelling Band.

Not been, but it's supposed to be one of the best family festivals and it's their 10th anniversary year.

;-)