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Post by zeopold on Aug 15, 2023 16:40:22 GMT
Ah right. Glad we've got that one cleared up Who were the edgy acts at the free festivals? Hardly any I'd heard of or remember, but there were some right oddballs playing Henge back in the day... along with a lot of awful biker bands that sounded like a 3rd rate Quo. Hawkwind and Here & Now were notable staples of the free scene, and later on you got that crusty punk wave with the likes of the Mob, Rubella Ballet, etc. |
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Post by Billy Idle on Aug 16, 2023 6:55:25 GMT
festivals used to be edgy ?
I'd rather have a nice time than have to worry about hells angels or greasers beating the shit out of me /
those free festivals were like everything else back then . you took your life in your hands .
I 'd rahter feel safe than have go back to those dark days .
Edgy is just romantic nostalgia for a time that was good in many ways , but was not pleasant when it came to feeling secure and just being able to have fun .
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Post by personunknown on Aug 16, 2023 7:58:10 GMT
I only went to Stonehenge once, early eighties and there was an air of menace, grebos and road rat types squaring up to anybody who so much looked their way. There were plenty of other free festivals such as Strawberry Fair, Leamington Peace etc that were violence free and great fun.
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Post by zeopold on Aug 16, 2023 10:15:22 GMT
I went to Henge 5 years running. 1980 was the scary one.
The greasers resented the influx of punx but the Windsor Hells Angels (all 27 of them) kept a lid on the tension.
When they left the site on solstice night all hell broke loose.
Free festys were anarchic: you took the rough with the smooth, same as the free rave scene prior to the Criminal Justice Bill.
On balance it was a bundle of fun and sorely missed by the majority who participated.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Aug 16, 2023 16:57:20 GMT
Free festys were anarchic: you took the rough with the smooth Billy raises an interesting point.... Is it better to have more of an emphasis on safety? Or better to sacrifice that for an anarchic unpredictability, with all that might entail, both good and bad? Now I'm in my 60s I'll go safe over wild any day. I don't want my tent torched, my possessions stolen, or to witness or be involved in any violence and intimidation. What about you? |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Aug 16, 2023 17:00:08 GMT
Hawkwind and Here & Now were notable staples of the free scene, and later on you got that crusty punk wave with the likes of the Mob, Rubella Ballet, etc. Are/were any of those particurly edgy? I've seen Hawkwind and Rubella Ballet - both enjoyable enough but not exactly Bad Seeds or the Ants or King Kurt etc. |
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Post by zeopold on Aug 16, 2023 19:41:40 GMT
Free festys were anarchic: you took the rough with the smooth What about you? Likesay, I'll take the rough with the smooth. I've paid to get into organised events where my safety was threatened by 'security'. Duno about edgy but Hawkwind and H&N were certainly far out, and put on a good show. Loads of lesser known acts played that were even further out. The punk groups that played the festys were in the anarcho vein mainly. The music wasn't the best but they had something to say. My band used to wander round the site with our gear and play sets on various random stages, it was free and easy like that. |
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Post by personunknown on Aug 16, 2023 21:33:09 GMT
Free festys were anarchic: you took the rough with the smooth Now I'm in my 60s I'll go safe over wild any day. I don't want my tent torched, my possessions stolen, or to witness or be involved in any violence and intimidation. What about you? I too am in my sixties and I'm now too old to go torching tents, stealing possessions and intimidating people like I did in the past. It's a young man's game now |
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Post by Billy Idle on Aug 17, 2023 6:54:47 GMT
Ha ha .
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Post by Billy Idle on Aug 17, 2023 6:56:33 GMT
I'll take the rough with the smooth I admire your commitment to risk taking and not worrying about personal safety . Do you do this in other areas of your life ? |
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Post by zeopold on Aug 17, 2023 7:49:04 GMT
I'll take the rough with the smooth I admire your commitment to risk taking and not worrying about personal safety . Do you do this in other areas of your life ? I recently went jogging in the rain, slipped on the mud and broke my wrist. I'm bonkers, me. |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Aug 17, 2023 8:32:27 GMT
I admire your commitment to risk taking and not worrying about personal safety . Do you do this in other areas of your life ? I recently went jogging in the rain, slipped on the mud and broke my wrist. I'm bonkers, me. You were a bit drunk too as I recall 🤠Maybe it is time to start heeding red lights now 💡 #borrowedtime |
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Post by zeopold on Aug 17, 2023 8:57:36 GMT
I recently went jogging in the rain, slipped on the mud and broke my wrist. I'm bonkers, me. You were a bit drunk too as I recall 🤠Dunno where you got that from - I don't mix exercise and intoxicants  I got a generous dose at A&E as a result though. Likesay, take the rough with the smooth. |
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