Beautiful Days???

[Cornish Pasty]

Hi there..
Does anyone know if Nick is going to be at the Beautiful Days festival.,,
Would be great to see him play Field of the Cloth of Gold there???

Heres hoping,

Tickets on sales from 10th March by the way and they sell out really fast.

Cheers

[just jane]

Hi there..
Does anyone know if Nick is going to be at the Beautiful Days festival.,,
Would be great to see him play Field of the Cloth of Gold there???

Heres hoping,

Tickets on sales from 10th March by the way and they sell out really fast.

Cheers

Well he did have a year off last year:D I was hoping too

[scotpaulabear]

I've got my fingers crossed! And my toes. And my eyes...

Shame last year's Friday headliner probably won't be back though, with KT and the Harpic on the same bill I might combust from the excitement :rofl:

[HarperPR]

Nothing goes out about BDays until the Levellers release the information themselves, so keep watch on the official Levellers and Beautiful Days sites.

[scotpaulabear]

Pfft. That'll be ages. Wild speculation is more fun ;)

So far I'm liking what efestivals is rumouring - especially the second main stage band below, woo and indeed bloody hoo! :biggrin:

Main Stage
Sunday 17 August
Levellers - to be confirmed
unknown day
Squeeze - to be confirmed

unknown stage
unknown day
Alabama 3 - strong rumour
Dan Donnelly - strong rumour
Sebastien Tellier - to be confirmed
Tiny Tin Lady - strong rumour

(here, I'll start a rumour - the Verve are playing every other bloody festival this year, so why not... LOL)

[just jane]

Squeeze will be the Friday night Paula, they are playing V on Saturday and Sunday.
Are you definately going then , I have my tix sorted already :D

And I will be seeing KT in the forest in June, just to make you jealous

[scotpaulabear]

Squeeze will be the Friday night Paula, they are playing V on Saturday and Sunday.
Are you definately going then , I have my tix sorted already :D

V?!? Those festival sluts :rofl:
Well I haven't got my tix sorted but I have to say I am more than slightly tempted... watch this space.

And I will be seeing KT in the forest in June, just to make you jealous

GRRRR :p
only jokin', you will LURVE her!

[HarperPR]

I think BDays is going to be fab this year. Never been but may just drag me and a tent - NOT!:w00t: - along. It's not all muddy is it?:mad:

[wessexy witch]

Flippin Supergrass are everywhere this year too.
Ugly buggers !!
:w00t:

[HarperPR]

I just hope Dreadzone and the Levs are on on the same day! Oh, and that it's rain-free!:D

[scotpaulabear]

Flippin Supergrass are everywhere this year too.

And Alabama 3! I can't seem to find any festy they're *not* playing :rofl:

[wessexy witch]

And Alabama 3! I can't seem to find any festy they're *not* playing :rofl:

haven't these people got jobs !!
:rofl:

[HarperPR]

Nick now up as a *strong rumour* for BDays on eFestivals - haha! My *instincts* tell me it's stronger than that.:p Hope you've all got tickets.

Nice if Levs and Dreadzone are same day otherwise I might need Simon's tent!:D

[bigchris]

well apart from the Eastern Haze festival last year .... Beautiful Days festival was easily the most unorganised festival I've ever been to (!!) ... and I've been to about 50 different festivals over the years ... so Nick playing ain't gonna be enough of a reason for us to go again !!

[pd]

Beautiful Days festival was easily the most unorganised festival I've ever been to (!!)
That raises an interesting (off-topic) point. Is an "organised festival" necessarily a good thing? I haven't been to B.D, but.. was it disorganised to the point of potentially endangering the visitors, or was it more of a "bumbling incompetence" sort of thing? If the latter, it might have been a deliberate attempt to get back to the festivals of days gone by, without chain link fences, loudhailers, and mobile phone charging stations...

[just jane]

Levs acoustic or DIP open on Friday and full band close on sunday if that helps your planning Linn, but the highlight has to be the suday morning prayer meeting revue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5lY47uoLQY (dont you think the dress suits Mark).

I have my tickets already but dont leave it long if anyone wants any they sold out by the end of April last year I think.

Big Chris I think last year the weather got to the organisation a little but it didnt stop my lot wanting to go again.

[HarperPR]

Levs acoustic or DIP open on Friday and full band close on sunday if that helps your planning Linn, but the highlight has to be the suday morning prayer meeting revue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5lY47uoLQY (dont you think the dress suits Mark).

I have my tickets already but dont leave it long if anyone wants any they sold out by the end of April last year I think.

Big Chris I think last year the weather got to the organisation a little but it didnt stop my lot wanting to go again.

Noooo! I have to be in Chelmsford on the Saturday for The Twang!:w00t: I can't be running between Essex and blimmin Devon all weekend! Something will have to give. I spoke to Rev yesterday and he said there were no DIP plans, so it may be Levs ac.

Levs just announced for Cambridge Folk too.

[bigchris]

was it disorganised to the point of potentially endangering the visitors, or was it more of a "bumbling incompetence" sort of thing? If the latter, it might have been a deliberate attempt to get back to the festivals of days gone by, .

well it was certainly the latter ... but if I was to put my green hat on ( I do have one somewhere ) it could well have been classed as the former too !!

Basically we went down the year that Nick played with his band .. and we got within 1 mile ( at most ) of the entrance ... but then it took us about 3 hours to get in !!

Now as it was boasted that it was organised by the levellers ... and they've been to loads of festivals all over the place ... then why oh why did they stop each car coming in, to check tickets, hand over wrist bands ( while still in car ? ) and ask each car about chuffing bin liners and stuff ?!? Why couldn't they do like virtually every other festival ... just let you park up, then get wrist bands and bin-bags ... thus speeding up the entry for everyone ... and not having hundreds of cars just sitting there ( or driving very slowly ) and pumping out loads of harmfull gasses ( hence why they could have been potentially endangering the visitors ... and the rest of the planet !! )

I'm all for going to festivals of old, with no phone chargers etc ... just so long as they allow us to get in to the site in good time ... so we can make the most of it !!

[scotpaulabear]

That was really horrific - Nick the first one on the mainstage at 6pm and we're still sitting in traffic at 5:30 :w00t: Most stressed I've ever been at a festival I think! And we ended up in the family field all weekend cos that was where we dumped our stuff as we ran to the gig and got there about 5:59 :bored: I'd go back but I wasn't impressed that year.

(and of course the Levs were on as DIP at the same time so there were 75 people at best watching Sleeper Cell - ARSE!)

[HarperPR]

Rev's on on Sunday at midday, so with the Levs that day too, all going well for my plans so far.:biggrin: Somehow I have the feeling that isn't going to last though...:(

[HarperPR]

Hi there..
Does anyone know if Nick is going to be at the Beautiful Days festival.,,
Would be great to see him play Field of the Cloth of Gold there???

Heres hoping,

Tickets on sales from 10th March by the way and they sell out really fast.

Cheers

If CP and everyone else didn't already know/hadn't guessed, Nick now officially confirmed for Beautiful Days. :)

[HarperPR]

I just hope Dreadzone and the Levs are on on the same day! Oh, and that it's rain-free!:D

Dreadzone fans - any here, or just me? :confused1: - it seems on/off they'll be there. MC Spee told Linda and I they would, BDays site don't list them, and Greg told me yesterday he 'didn't think' they were doing it. Oh, poo!:(:angry:

[pd]

Dreadzone fans - any here, or just me?
I played "The Good, The Bad and The Dread" at my wedding...

[Linda]

Dreadzone fans - any here, or just me? :confused1: - it seems on/off they'll be there. MC Spee told Linda and I they would, BDays site don't list them, and Greg told me yesterday he 'didn't think' they were doing it. Oh, poo!:(:angry:

Oh that's it .!!! :angry: make me doubly cross I'm missing them at The Scala - however, should a miracle happen..........

[just jane]

Dreadzone and 3 Daft Monkeys were the highlight last year

[wessexy witch]

I wonna go !
I wonna go !
I WONNA FLIPPIN GOOOO!!!!

:party:

[wessexy witch]

I'm going !!!!!!!!!
:party:

[just jane]

ME TOO:biggrin:

:party:

[scotpaulabear]

And meeeeeee :biggrin:

:party:

[wessexy witch]

Wooohooo!!!
:party:

[HarperPR]

Have you all got your campervan tickets then?

[just jane]

I dont need one. We camp in the disabled field, about 100 yards from the big top as the crow flies so if it rains we can stay in tent and still hear(its more like 400 to walk through th gates.

We will be the little blue bus if anyone wants to drop by:biggrin:

[wessexy witch]

oooohhhhh counting the days now !!!


:biggrin::14:

[dim]

and for those going.....
http://www.dim.741.com/thenightbefore/posterdraft.jpg

[scotpaulabear]

Good morning campers :biggrin: here's the running order for B.Days, note that Nick is on sometime middle of the day Saturday on the Big Top stage. I can torture myself with this info now that I'm not going :bored:

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Friday 15 August

MAIN STAGE
SQUEEZE
Nouvelle Vague
Xavier Rudd
Pama International

THE BIG TOP
The Brakes
SETH LAKEMAN
Gabriella Cilmi
Tofu Love Frogs
Foy Vance
Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl
Levellers Acoustic


Saturday 16 August

MAIN STAGE
SUPERGRASS
Alabama 3
Stiff Little Fingers
Balkan Beat Box
Transglobal Underground
Dengue Fever
Nuala & The Alchemy Quartet
The Rhythmites
The Sugars

THE BIG TOP
Salsa Celtica
TURIN BRAKES
Ross Noble
Damien Dempsey
Enter The Haggis
Nick Harper
12 Stone Toddler
Blood or Whiskey
Dan Donnelly
Megson


Sunday 17 August

MAIN STAGE
LEVELLERS
Flogging Molly
Idlewild
Fishbone
Zion Train
Divokej Bill
White Light Parade
New York Alcoholic Anxiety Attack

THE BIG TOP
Los Albertos
OYSTERBAND
Justin Sullivan
Frank Turner
Dennis Hoppers Choppers
Sheelanagig
Bella Hardy
The Fabulous Good Time Party Boys

Daytime in The Little Big Top will see comedy and spoken word performances from ARTHUR SMITH, JOHN COOPER CLARKE, RICHARD DIGANCE, ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER, JOOLZ DENBY, CHARLIE OTTLEY and DR DAWSON'S BOOGIE BAND.
Then as day turns into night The Little Big Top will play host to SANCHO PANZA SOUNDSYSTEM, THE FREESTYLERS DJ'S, HYBRID, EAT STATIC, BEATZ & BOBZ DJ'S and many more!

The festival has music across five stages - Main Stage, The Big Top, The Little Big Top, Pussy Parlure and The Bimble Inn. Artists playing in the Pussy Parlure and The Bimble Inn and running orders will be in the festival programme and on blackboards at the venues during the weekend.

Please note: Stage times will not be announced in advance. They will be available on running order flyers and in the festival programme.

[HarperPR]

I saw that Oss had posted this on the Levellers board yesterday.

Some of these may change/run over, as they do!

[scotpaulabear]

Oss has eagle eyes for changes on the boards :biggrin:

[just jane]

Aww sorry your not going now Paula:thumbdown:, start saving now for next year.

But on the bright side my tickets came today:hurray::hurray::hurray: now just have to find the tent in the loft and check the mice havent had it.

[scotpaulabear]

Aww sorry your not going now Paula:thumbdown:, start saving now for next year.

But on the bright side my tickets came today:hurray::hurray::hurray: now just have to find the tent in the loft and check the mice havent had it.

Already got note to self to save money! Have a great time Jane...

[critch]

I'd love to go to this. Can't do it this year though. Maybe next year eh?

[scotpaulabear]

I'd love to go to this. Can't do it this year though. Maybe next year eh?

Sounds good! This year it's either heat and electricity in January, or Beautiful Days :wink:

[dim]

anyone coming t'night before then... :D

[just jane]

Sorry Dim we are booked at the Greyhound, my daughter is staying with a friend at the hostel in Exeter and is planning to go though.

[Bob Jacobs]

[quote=scotpaulabear;5638]Good morning campers :biggrin:
THE BIG TOP
Salsa Celtica
TURIN BRAKES
Ross Noble
Damien Dempsey
Enter The Haggis
Nick Harper
12 Stone Toddler
Blood or Whiskey
Dan Donnelly
Megson
Wow - keep an eye out for Dan. If he's the guy I saw regularly in the Red Lion in New York, 2006-7, he's really good: N Irish lad with a box of tricks. Does a great "Police and Thieves".

Bob

[dim]

oh not that bloomin donnely fellow again....

hes everywhere... :D

[HarperPR]

keep an eye out for Dan. If he's the guy I saw regularly in the Red Lion in New York.

Bob

When were you at the Lion, Bob? I love that place! Was there awhile ago - first time for ages. It'd be good if Nick got a show there.:wink:

[dim]

When were you at the Lion, Bob? I love that place! Was there awhile ago - first time for ages. It'd be good if Nick got a show there.:wink:

tell him to talk to mikey.. lol... hes a big star in NYC now.. :D

[Bob Jacobs]

I was in NYC Oct 2006 to April 2007. I made the Red Lion and Terra Blues next door virtually home from home over the weekends. Dan played most Sat afternoons.

[Shortcake]

Would soooo loved to have gone to this, but just too far and by the time we found out about Nick the tickets had already sold out anyway....:thumbdown: Maybe next year.

[scotpaulabear]

Would soooo loved to have gone to this, but just too far and by the time we found out about Nick the tickets had already sold out anyway....:thumbdown: Maybe next year.

Same here, I'm saving money and getting the tent now just so I make sure I don't miss another one *sigh* :bored:

Where are you based?

And I'm very much looking forward to the first (soggy) reports!

[HarperPR]

My *mole (very soggy one!) on the scene* reported a while ago that the Levs were blinding tonight. And apparently tractors were hauling cars out of the mud at the end of the night!

[scotpaulabear]

Holy shiz. Just seen a pic from the Levs board, and damned if it doesn't look like the Somme :svengo:

Maybe it's a good thing I didn't go haha...

[pete c]

Cut & pasted from a report elsewhere:

Mark Chadwick from the Levellers came on a for a duet, which was a cover version of a Roy Harper song

anyone know which one?

[scotpaulabear]

Wow! Really?!?
I'll PM the lovely Dim post haste to see if he made it to Nick's set! :gnorsi:

[scotpaulabear]

Well I found some proof the lads played together anyway :biggrin: in this Flickr photostream:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/landells/sets/72157606807543946/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3090/2775257388_8b46cd4b0e.jpg?v=0

[HarperPR]

It was bound to happen!:wink::D

[pete c]

hmm. Mark Landells was the one who alerted us to the Chadwick appearance*, I was waiting for his permission to link to that Flickr stream, but you beat me to it anyway paula.
It would be a lot easier all round if you became fluffy. :biggrin:

*I think he has some familiars on here.

[scotpaulabear]

hmm. Mark Landells was the one who alerted us to the Chadwick appearance*, I was waiting for his permission to link to that Flickr stream, but you beat me to it anyway paula.
It would be a lot easier all round if you became fluffy. :biggrin:

I am extremely fluffy :D
but I'll keep that in mind LOL... am on too many forums already though!

And I found that all by myself in Google! I'm not on Flickr sadly but was considering joining to email the photographer haha...

[just jane]

It was indeed a muddy one - I have unblocked the filter on my washing machine now and am on my second time of washing most of the clothes. After doing the last four Beautiful Days the mud was the worst I have seen ( verging on Glastonbury proportions)it was definitely getting to me on Saturday and when packing up yesterday I did tell the kids Im not doing it again unless I can have a guarantee of good weather, but Im already putting in my request for Roy to play next year.

Nicks set was brilliant, Simon Friend was stood next to my kids while watching and they were totally oblivious,he really enjoyed Simple and was bopping along to it.

The duet was Dont you Grieve which the Levs covered in the nineties, I have a copy of their version,and I managed to get a (very poor video) of it this weekend.

photos to follow, I havent had time to look at them yet

[just jane]

I dont know Dim, so dont know if he made it to Nick in the afternoon but have just read his post on the BD board http://www.virtualfestivals.com/myfests/index.php?showtopic=111857 :grouphug: hope your feeling better now and it didnt completely spoil your weekend.

[HarperPR]

It was indeed a muddy one - I have unblocked the filter on my washing machine now and am on my second time of washing most of the clothes. After doing the last four Beautiful Days the mud was the worst I have seen ( verging on Glastonbury proportions)it was definitely getting to me on Saturday and when packing up yesterday I did tell the kids Im not doing it again unless I can have a guarantee of good weather, but Im already putting in my request for Roy to play next year.

Nicks set was brilliant, Simon Friend was stood next to my kids while watching and they were totally oblivious,he really enjoyed Simple and was bopping along to it.

The duet was Dont you Grieve which the Levs covered in the nineties, I have a copy of their version,and I managed to get a (very poor video) of it this weekend.

photos to follow, I havent had time to look at them yet

Will that vid be going up on YouTube?:D

That weather sounded the pits. Glad I wasn't in it, but sad to have missed some good performances. Hope BDays doesn't cross with V next year.

[scotpaulabear]

Thanks sooo much for the info Jane! I'm kicking myself all the harder now for not making it LOL...

And poor Dim! :bored: I hope you are feeling better now luv...

[just jane]

Will that vid be going up on YouTube?:D

That weather sounded the pits. Glad I wasn't in it, but sad to have missed some good performances. Hope BDays doesn't cross with V next year.
I will try to You Tube it but I cant seem to get my camera to do it , somehow the video seems too quick.:confused1:

[HarperPR]

...or we could all come round yours for the evening and watch it!:biggrin:

I'm sure someone on here will be able to help you sort it out though.

[wessexy witch]

I am extremely fluffy :D
but I'll keep that in mind LOL... am on too many forums already though!

And I found that all by myself in Google! I'm not on Flickr sadly but was considering joining to email the photographer haha...

Mr Landells is aka Mr Wessexy !!
:biggrin:
You met him many moons ago !
:biggrin:

[scotpaulabear]

Wicked! :biggrin: it's hard to remember sometimes, when you're a little bear with a small brain...
Well Mr. Wessexy takes fab photos, tell him I said... :wink:

[wessexy witch]

Holy shiz. Just seen a pic from the Levs board, and damned if it doesn't look like the Somme :svengo:

Maybe it's a good thing I didn't go haha...


It was slightly damp underfoot,yes,ever sooo slightly !!

:wink:

[wessexy witch]

Wicked! :biggrin: it's hard to remember sometimes, when you're a little bear with a small brain...
Well Mr. Wessexy takes fab photos, tell him I said... :wink:


Will do !
:D

[wessexy witch]

Big tall bloke,from Chippenham,small daughter,down the front for Nick ??
Chatted with me and Landells for a while before Nick started ??

Hulloooo !!!!!

:biggrin:

[HarperPR]

Mr Landells is aka Mr Wessexy !!
:biggrin:
You met him many moons ago !
:biggrin:

Did I meet him too? Was he the nice Mr Wessexy who bought me a drink once, or another Mr W, or am I thinking of someone else entirely! :confused1:

Nice pix anyhow.

[wessexy witch]

Did I meet him too? Was he the nice Mr Wessexy who bought me a drink once, or another Mr W, or am I thinking of someone else entirely! :confused1:

Nice pix anyhow.

Prolly,yes.
We met you for the first time, in a pub courtyard in Glooooster with Moth,Jane and the Munky !
:cheers2:

[scotpaulabear]

Good review and photies up on Efestivals :thumbup1:
http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/beautifuldays/2008/review-saturday.shtml
http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/beautifuldays/2008/photos-NickHarperAndMarkChadwick-BeautifulDays2008-KW.shtml

[HarperPR]

Some more:

http://eu.virtualfestivals.com/index.cfm?section=photos&method=eventslist&id=1106&page=5

only that link's not opening up to the page for me. But there are 5 of Nick if you search Beautiful Days 2008

[just jane]

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/8442/dsc5334eh0.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2613/dsc5374fo5.jpg

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/8265/dsc5352ko1.jpg

some photos
http://img1%5BIMG%5Dhttp://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2613/dsc5374fo5.jpg

[just jane]

http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/3323/dsc5342oy4.jpg
some photos

[scotpaulabear]

Thanks Jane! Very artful light and smoke effects there :thumbup1:

Oh and I figured this would show on YouTube eventually - is my computer totally out of sync or is this a music dubbed over video job? Regardless, I enjoyed the hell out of it :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh278jpU7_k

[just jane]

That is my very bad video,Ive just put up(you were quick spotting it).
Like I said something seems to got wrong with my uploading,the frame rate seems to speed up.

[scotpaulabear]

Hmmmm. That's really odd :confused1: I'd love to play tech support but I'm not terribly experienced with this sort of thing!

[SHAUN I]

Thanks Jane! Very artful light and smoke effects there :thumbup1:

Oh and I figured this would show on YouTube eventually - is my computer totally out of sync or is this a music dubbed over video job? Regardless, I enjoyed the hell out of it :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh278jpU7_k
I enjoyed this too Jane, Don't You Grieve, a classic Roy Harper song. One consolation was that the sound was spot on. :thumbup1:

[Shortcake]

Lovin all these photies and the vid!

[scotpaulabear]

Wait a freakin' second, Harpic was wearing BLACK LEATHER TROUSERS at BDays?!?

HOW DID I MISS THIS?!? :blink:

I just saw the spread-eagle pic around the middle of this page and seriously this was me --> :svengo:
http://web.mac.com/neil.pilkingtn/iWeb/Site/nick%20harper.html

(I'm not shallow, oh no, never :D )

[HarperPR]

Ha! Sort of looks like it from these, but could have been a trick of the light? I think I know this guy if he's the one I'm thinking of who sent me some pix awhile ago. I will ask him, although probably someone else who was up close and personal on the day can verify!:biggrin:

[pixiefitz]

...oh dear Paula, yes, I missed it too. They are definitely black leather trousers of the biker variety.:(

[neilp1960]

yes - biker's leathers - unfortunately i didn't get a pic of Nick with the jacket on too.

Neil
www.npphoto.co.uk

[HarperPR]

Haha! Thanks, Neil, got your mail but you beat me to it! That's one mystery solved.:)

[scotpaulabear]

Thanks Neil, and welcome! As I said to ya before, love your photos, thery're fabby :biggrin:

[neilp1960]

Paula

Thanks - hope you like the other pics of Nick and Roy on my site

Cheers
Neil
www.npphoto.co.uk

[wessexy witch]

I was right at the front.
Yes.They were leather.Tight black leather.

:blushing: