And this isn’t just on the musical level. There is an increasing crossover between the art installations found at the two events – and these video clips taken straight from this year’s Glastonbury give you a taste of the kind of things to expect at Glade Festival in a couple of weeks’ time:
Glade will feature some of the creations of Arcadia, the scrap yard wizards who showcased some of the most off-the-scale art installations at this year’s Glastonbury.
Ravetalk has just published a preview piece about Glade Festival 2009 and how this year it’s going to be like the first time for everyone (fear not, there are no rumours of a guest appearance by Madge).
There are some exclusive hints in there by Glade creative director Nick Ladd about some extra surprises too, which will be of interest to veterans and newbies alike.
Also check out this promotional video if you haven’t seen it before, this sums up pretty much what Glade is all about:
An enterprising Glade Festival ticket holder has sold their camper van ticket on eBay for a staggering £492 – that’s a profit of 993%!
That’s without any help from us – we pulled a post linking to the auction within minutes of it appearing on our forum as we only let people trade at face value through our site. But it does go to show how keen people are to get to the Glade. Tickets for the event itself are selling fast, so don’t dither – when they’re gone, they’re gone.
And don’t forget the special How To Thrive At Festivals guide that Glade Festival director Nick Ladd has kindly written for us all. It’s not like any other festival guide you’ve ever seen – it’ll blow your socks off in more ways than one.
Hot on the heels of Tuesday’s announcement that Glade Festival camper van tickets had sold out (which has already caused a mad dash for camper tickets on our Glade forum) comes news that the remaining tickets for the actual festival itself are selling fast.
Glade Festival co-director Nick Ladd has revealed to Ravetalk that they have already sold more tickets than last year’s total. He adds that teepees are still available for those who lack the energy to trudge through the fields with all their camping gear.
If you’ve been dithering about getting a ticket, now is the time to grab them before they’re gone!
There’s a crap joke doing the rounds in drum & bass circles:
Q. Why did the lion get lost?
A. Because Jungle is Massive.
But when you’ve finished groaning, the jungle is certainly massive at this year’s Glade. In addition to an already sizzling Glade drum & bass lineup, a whole new set has been announced for Sunday in the Vapor Tent:
ANDY C | MARKY | NOISIA | FRESH | CYANTIFIC | PHANTASY / MR NICE / MAXXI P
MCs: GQ | IC3 | BENSTA / SCRIPT / JOHNNY G
The idea of having a separate drum and bass stage in the Vapor Tent (which is a techno stage throughout the Friday and Saturday nights, run by BLOC) was put forward and booked by Mr Nice (no, not that one!), the DJ and promoter of Rinseout in Exeter, who said “I find the prospect of the drum & bass tent at this year’s Glade Festival extremely exciting.
“It makes us very proud to bring together the scene’s biggest names alongside some of the UK’s most in demand breakthrough talent. We hand-picked artists who have done us proud time after time – bringing electric vibes and real passion for the music.” Continue reading ‘Massive jungle boost for Glade’
The Glade Festival organisers have issued a quick reminder that there’s only one time and place in the UK that you can catch the mighty Underworld playing LIVE this year – and that’s on the main stage at Matterley Bowl, Winchester on the weekend of 16-19 July.
It may be a month since nearly four thousand happy ravers doubled the population of the normally sleepy seaside town of Camber Sands, but the force of Bang Face Weekender is still strong with them.
Two ravers have submitted their reviews for posterity here, one of them was even part of a student’s dissertation. And the other came from a man whose love of everyone and everything stretched to yellow smiley balloons.
This launch of our new reviews section comes as Bang Face releases its official Bang Face Weekender photographs. We hope to be featuring a lot more reviews over time, so if you’d like to submit something to be considered for publication please contact the webmaster. You don’t have to be a member of the Ravetalk forums to write for us, although obviously you’re welcome to join.
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