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Conference marvin::uk_music

Title:The UK Music Conference
Notice:Welcome (back) to UK_MUSIC on node MARVIN.
Moderator:RDGENG::CROOK
Created:Mon Mar 28 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1381
Total number of notes:39269

78.0. "THE FORBURY FESTIVAL(s)" by SUBURB::DANCEA (Hacking is my business...) Mon May 23 1988 15:48

    Something TOO look out for...
    
    Every saturday for the next 2 weeks, there are festivals going on
    in the Forbury Park (READING).
    
    Start at noon and go on till, who knows...
    
    There was one last sautuday....Anyone go?
    
    Lots of fun, about 4 or 5 local bands playing each time, get down
    there!
    
    If you need directions to get there ask up here and I will enter
    a note.
    
    BYE
    
    		\Andy
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78.1I doubt it!REPAIR::EDWARDSLight and bitter please!Tue May 24 1988 16:548
    
    
    	Hi Andy,
    I didn't get a chance to go along on Saturday, What were the bands
    like??  Anything I might be interested in thrashing my head to??
    
    Keep it hanging loose,
    				Darron.
78.2Well not quite!SUBURB::DANCEAHacking is my business...Tue May 24 1988 20:0318
	Well Sorry to inform you Daz,

The bands  down  at the Forbury Festival were more layed back than the music
you  are  more familiar with, I didn't stop long as I had a lot of things to
do, but when I was there a band called Kramizar (i think) were playing...and
not bad by my reconing.

Now every  one who is reading this note/reply please go down there - READING
groups need  your support! ELSE occasions like this will get even further and 
fewer between.

	Seya there (hopefully) =;-)

			\Andy

PS. Daz  do  you know what Pete's node address is? (I mean the pete from the
						    ol dayz!)
78.3CHEFS::HASTONMTruth and ExtentsionalityWed Jun 01 1988 23:0518
                         -< I went, I listened, I left >-
    
    Went to last Saturdays, and thought it was nae bad apart from the
    "Broom cupboard" mix {you could barely hear the vocals}.
    
    'Jim Jimminie' were the best of the bunch with the Sax being
    particularly good. A pretty tight outfit.
    
    Everybody else {the bands that is} were so-so apart from some guys
    (the announcements didn't seem to mention the bands name) who sounded
    vaguely early Cure-ish and had lead singer that was off-key.
    
    I enjoyed it, but since I'm the only Noter to post review, did anybody
    else go?
    Or are we all Vinyl Afficiandos?
    
                                     M  
    
78.4bl**dy weather!SUBURB::DANCEAHacking is my business...Mon Jun 06 1988 13:4822
I was there, and it was raining!

Saturday was the last weekend of the Forbury Festival. I went down to see if
anyone was going to turn up (as the weather was so off putting).
Fortunately it seemed quite a few people had also gone down to see if anyone
else was going ;-)

I only  saw one band this week, and incidently it was the only band I really
like  over  the  3  weeks,  these were "R.D.F" (Radical Dance Faction), with
Chris (lead singer) and his girl friend on vocals.

I quite  enjoyed sitting under a tree, listening to some "white" reggae with
loads of other people, even though it kept on raining.

Well all  I  can  hope  is  that  the  weather improves for all of the other
festivals comming up soon.

BTW (By  The  Way),  Is Anyone out there going to "Burning Spear" at the Old
Town Hall this Thursday?
If you want tickets let me know before wednesday.

\Andy