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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

1165.0. "Reading Rock Festival 1993" by NEWOA::GUTHRIE_J (Panic Sleeper) Mon Jul 26 1993 07:17

    I don't think there is a topic on this anywhere in here,so please could
    someone post a list of acts,if not the full line up then the headline
    bands would be appreciated as I'am seriously considering going this
    year.
    
    Jason...Who still doesn't read the music press
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1165.1partial line-upRDGENG::CROOKstaring unfocussed at overcast skiesMon Aug 02 1993 22:2336
1165.2Which bands?LARVAE::DRSD24::BEGLEYWed Aug 04 1993 15:575
    re -1 Which "esoteric" bands do you want to know about? How about
    putting in a reply listing the bands that you don't know anything about
    and then people can reply to that.
    
    Martin
1165.3Its good...but not that goodNEWOA::GUTHRIE_JPanic SleeperMon Aug 09 1993 12:0711
    RE 1165.1
    
    A bit belated this but thanks for the listing.I must admit Friday looks
    good as I've also been told Butthole Surfers and Bad Brains are playing
    that day.Saturday looks a waste of time and Sunday may be quite
    interesting.I think though I'll just buy a ticket for the Friday and
    try to blag my way in the two other days.
    
    Thanks again 
    Jason
    
1165.4SUBURB::BUCKLEDOne way of LifeWed Aug 11 1993 17:298
    
    
    
    Can anyone tell me where you can buy the one day tickets or do you 
    buy them on the day. I would normally go for the whole weekend but 
    only the Sunday really appeals to me.
    
    Debbie
1165.5SUBURB::WAITEGSOFT AS SNOW BUT WARM INSIDEWed Aug 11 1993 17:358
    Debs
    
    You can buy them on the day for 20 quid or you can get them from your
    local branch of HMV.  
    
    
    
    Gary
1165.6SUBURB::ABSOLOMTEighty seven days and countingThu Aug 26 1993 14:4012
1165.7FestivalYUPPY::ASHLEYSMITHbeen in a daze for daysTue Aug 31 1993 17:144
    Well, anyone go?
    
    andy
    
1165.8yes, lots of people!!RDGENG::CROOKWings lifting tired feetThu Sep 02 1993 22:0021
Yes, lots of people! And on Saturday, I was one of them. It didn't rain at all,
which is unusual and must have disappointed all of the people who took their
waterproofs with them!

It seemed as busy and well-organised as last year, though I don't think the
selection of bands were as good.

I watched several of the stand-up comics and they were good. The last one,
Eddy Issard (sp?) was hilarious. I think a couple of them must have been on
the same trainig course: they both managed to mention The Chronicles Of
Narnia and ways to respond to people who turn up on your doorstep to sell
you religion and use spiel like "It says in the Bible..." (Answer: quote any
book back eg The Reading Phone Directory) [well, it was funny when they did it.
Must be my sense of timing].

I particularly enjoyed Blur who, for some obscure and unexplained reason, had
a number of table lamps and an old cooker on the set for their act.

I also saw Bivouac (sp?) who I'd never heard of before, and who were excellent.

Neal.
1165.9For those of us too idle to goFORTY2::ASHMail Interchange Group, ReadingMon Sep 06 1993 17:384
Extracts on 'The Beat' tonight (and probably ad infinitum up to Christmas if 
they can!)

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