End of the night...?

[Christoph]

This is a question for the people who travel to London to go to Bangface, or indeed anywhere else.

As we are unable to crash round our mates house in London, we are wondering whether its best to try and stay up all night and get the earliest train back (which would be an amazing achievement for us sleepyheads) or to book a hostel (which will damage our wallets somewhat). We are going, one way or another, but I just wondered what other people do in this situation, as we don't very often venture away from home and could do with some advice!

Cheers
x

[fletcher]

Stay until the end and grab an early train home, its the best way as long as you dont over-do it too early on in the night

which actually for bangface, is quite difficult as its bloody good fun what what

[Christoph]

Well that's exactly the point, if it gets to, say 3 oclock and we have had our fill we are stuck there whether we like it or not - I like having the knowledge that Ive got somewhere to go if I get too sleepy/messy

[Magma]

Get the first train. BF kicks out at 6am and by that time Angel Tube is just about open and you can get yourself to a station. I have a bit of a homing instinct when the sun starts to come up... anything else but my own bed simply isn't good enough!

[acid]

[Benwrongun]

stay up all night and getting the first train back is how ya do it! i do like to go for breakfast somewhere usually.

[lahmjpowder]

How can you even contemplate food at a time like the end of bangface?

[boki]

The first train thing's not that bad so long as you go easy on the booze. When I used to get early trains back from St Pancras I'd often not bother with the tube and just walk straight down Pentonville Road to the station, which is a good way to bring yourself back into the real world from the Inflatable Technicolour Bangland Experience. It's also fun to observe the end-of-night zombies vs beginning of day joggernutters culture clash at early o' clock. Having a clean top to change into can do wonders in terms of making you feel a bit more human and presentable, and it's a good idea to have some less mental music handy on a li'l mp3 player if required.

[SoloStrike]

First train back, can lead to some interesting incidents though. On the way back from the Rephlex night I got stuck in Tring station with a massive synth I'd bought before going to the show and a rucksack. For 2 hours. On my own, feeling like death. It was truly, truly horrible

Most of the time it's all good though, find a seat, hood up, sleep until home, taxi, bed, done!

[Dominick Destruction]

Well that's exactly the point, if it gets to, say 3 oclock and we have had our fill we are stuck there whether we like it or not - I like having the knowledge that Ive got somewhere to go if I get too sleepy/messy

...How can you have possibly have 'had your fill' of Bang Face by 3am?! .....

Stay until the end & stop being a pussy innit

[WaveyRaveyDavey]

Aye, there's an excellent cafe 5 minutes away from Electrowerks just off Chapel Street market, down the road opposite Angel tube and first left. (There is also a cafe on Chapel Street itself but this is frequented by Electrowerks security and Islington Green police station on duty turnround !)

A coffee or two and an egg roll to set you up for the trials and tribulations of the homeward voyage...home in 50 mins!

[ThE99THReDBallooN]

how you can leave at 3am i have no idea, sometimes thats when it just starts to kick off

but

for us its tube to victoria at 6am

national express to brum at 7am

train from brum to kidderminster at 10-11am

taxi at kidderminster to home, bk by about 11-12ish

vicious is not the word!! but my god tis worth it everytime

davey i met you at the end of bf 61 didnt i, outside angel?
who was the guy in the pink, raved a fair few times with him that night

[aura]

First train back is the best way. Its not too long to wait as BF finishes at 6am. Why would you ever consider leaving at 3am? There's actually no need for it.

[Christoph]

Hehe that was just an example, Im sure I can stay up till at least 3.30 . Well I think that decides it, first train back in the morning it is, thanks for your comments

[lahmjpowder]

My 40 minutes back on the northen line is hard enough. Dont know how you lot do it

[Dominick Destruction]

My 40 minutes back on the northen line is hard enough. Dont know how you lot do it

I know! I have to norm get to Wood Green if I'm staying at my mates (then a nice 15-20 min walk from the station to their house!...that norm sobers me up a bit)
It's easier I think to get 1st train home from liverpool st to Norwich though 'cos then can just sleep on the train for the way back...I rarely have this one though as norm stay in London

[leah]

clearly bf needs a bangdormitory with bunk beds for people who need to rest their eyes for a couple of hours before the journey home. with a matron

[ThE99THReDBallooN]

ye buy out the restaurant in the old smokin area, boomshanka

[acid]

Well that's exactly the point, if it gets to, say 3 oclock and we have had our fill we are stuck there whether we like it or not - I like having the knowledge that Ive got somewhere to go if I get too sleepy/messy

...How can you have possibly have 'had your fill' of Bang Face by 3am?! .....

Stay until the end & stop being a pussy innit

take the words right out of my mouth, why dont you? (less of the wink and more of a frown)

[dj_nuh]

I think a Bangdormitory would be great! In fact, it should be a total fuckin party zone! Carry on the night in good style! IMHO, BF61 was my first Bangface expo and the night ended too quickly! I could've partied on for longer, although I probably would've been reduced to a dried-up, fucked-up husk.

[ThE99THReDBallooN]

I think a Bangdormitory would be great! In fact, it should be a total fuckin party zone! Carry on the night in good style! IMHO, BF61 was my first Bangface expo and the night ended too quickly! I could've partied on for longer, although I probably would've been reduced to a dried-up, fucked-up husk.

you comin to the weekender???

[boki]

I think a Bangdormitory would be great! In fact, it should be a total fuckin party zone! Carry on the night in good style! IMHO, BF61 was my first Bangface expo and the night ended too quickly! I could've partied on for longer, although I probably would've been reduced to a dried-up, fucked-up husk.

Well, there's a St Christophers just down the road in Camden, so if there was enough interest, a group of bangers could look into booking a dorm room to crash in. If you're intending it as a bit of continuation/wind-down, though, do show some respect for folks in the other rooms, won't ya?!

[tangofingers]

You could always ask your mates in London to stop being such fannies and let you have a couple of hours kip...or there is that cafe that someone else was talking about in Angel...always the more 'composed' of the BF Hard Crew enjoying a cup of tea at 6.30am...

[baldmosher]

I think a Bangdormitory would be great! In fact, it should be a total fuckin party zone! Carry on the night in good style! IMHO, BF61 was my first Bangface expo and the night ended too quickly! I could've partied on for longer, although I probably would've been reduced to a dried-up, fucked-up husk.

you comin to the weekender???

He knows who to ask, if he wants to

[WaveyRaveyDavey]

You could always ask your mates in London to stop being such fannies and let you have a couple of hours kip...or there is that cafe that someone else was talking about in Angel...always the more 'composed' of the BF Hard Crew enjoying a cup of tea at 6.30am...

Composed? Composted?

How are ya?