mathieu_c

:thinking: This made me laugh so hard.:laugh3: I hadn't even noticed it at first.

It's not allowed at Werchter either. Just hide it in your bag. They usually don't do thorough checks. Especially if you're a girl.

Congratulations! What will you be doing?

The entire first album and the singles of the second one. The first one is really a fun summer album.

You should take line B at the train station in Leuven. It's right at the station. Line A will drop you off further from the entrance, so it's best to take line B. At night, you just take the same bus back to the station. Personally, I would take the bus the first day (avoid traffic) and then go by car the rest of the days. I think that would be the fastest option. It will be a bit tiring getting to Brussels every night, but on the other hand, you'll also sleep a lot better than you would at the camping site. So I guess that makes it even. :D That Kraftwerk gig was so cool. I was standing on an elevated stage outside the Marquee tent (there was no room left inside of the tent), and I was looking in awe at those special lightning effects. It really created a special atmosphere (especially during the song Radioactivity). And the moment they ended their set, all hell broke loose and I realised those weren't part of the show. Five minutes later, everyone was covered knee deep in mud. It was completely dark, everyone screaming. Ah, sweet memories... :P

Will you be staying at the camp site or do you plan on going to Leuven every night? It was hell trying to get there on Thursday last year by car. It took some people 5 hours to get there. In previous years, it was also pretty bad, but for some reason it was even worse last year. I don't know why. The other days, it shouldn't be much of a problem. If you stay on the camp site, you can leave your wellies in your tent I guess? There are lockers on the festival site, so you can leave your wellies there if you want. The weather is very unpredictable. I've had heatwaves, cold weather, light rain and torrential rain (legendary Kraftwerk gig in 2005 that ended with a huuuuge thunderstorm - at first I thought the lightning were special effects). And quite often, you get all kinds of weather during those four days. I do have to say that the rain has never ruined my experience. It's rare to have 4 consecutive days without rain here in Belgium, but it never rains 24/7. :P Prepare for the worst, hope for the best. :P By the way, I only wore my wellies one or two days at Rock Werchter. The last couple of years, I can't remember a lot of mud. Even after the rain. Some good (but not new obviously) shoes should do. We also don't have that wellies tradition they have in the UK. :-)

I quite like the list actually. Quite a good representation of the decade I guess.

So true! In fact, I think most of their music isn't depressing at all! Some of it is quite uplifting.

I always think Strokes shows are more about the way the crowd interacts with the band than vice versa. They've always been very focused and tight on stage. But the crowd response is usually amazing. I don't go to a Strokes gig to see the band members walk around on stage and throw kisses at the audience. I go to freak out over the music along with the rest of the crowd.

Hmm, still not sure if I want to see him this summer. Seen him twice and was a bit disappointed after both shows. Mediocre setlists. I know he won't play 10 Smiths songs at a show, but I also thought his selection of solo stuff was debatable. I also didn't really like his band. They made some songs sound a bit bland and not very subtle.

They've been friends for a very long time. Anyone remember that interview Chris Martin once did with Guy Garvey? It must have been somewhere at the end of the AROBTTH tour I think and during Elbow's tour for Cast Of Thousands. It appeared in a Coldplay.com newsletter (too bad they stopped doing these).

Are you going for four days or just Saturday? If you only go on Saturday, I would just park my car at a parking site in Werchter and would not take the train or bus. There are absolutely no traffic jams to get there on Saturday, and there's enough parking space available. You'll maybe have to walk a bit far (or you can bring along a bike), but I still think it's less hassle than parking your car in Leuven. I'm sure you'll still find a parking spot in Leuven though. But I do know someone who's car got stolen there during the festival. Of course, that can happen anywhere.

You don't really need to buy your foodtickets in advance, but they're cheaper if you buy them before the festival. Be warned if you want to exchange the food ticket vouchers on Thursday though! The scanners they use for the foodtickets are the same ones they use to scan the tickets. Two years ago, there was a huge chaos at the entrance, so they had to use all available scanners. As a result, there was only one counter left (far away from the mainstage) where you could exchange your vouchers. You had to queue for at least an hour to exchange your voucher. Last year, I don't think there were any problems. And if you only go on Saturday, there won't be a queue. In all the years I've been going, I never had any problems with bringing food in. And for girls, security is even less strict I think. Drinks can cause more problems, but they never took anything away from me either. I've never seen them take orange juice cartons, so that's what I always bring along. A camelbag is also an option. You can always fill that up on-site. They also distribute water at the front of the mainstage, but if it's cold or raining, they may not do this. But usually they do. I have never seen anyone sell wellies as far as I can imagine. There may be a stall outside that sells it, but I wouldn't bet on it. Anyway, even if you find someone who sells it, I'm sure it's much cheaper if you buy them now in a regular store. The same goes for ponchos! Always much more expensive if you buy them at a festival. I think the last shuttle bus runs one hour after the last gig, but I've never taken one myself. Keep in mind that it can take a while to leave the festival site after the last gig. It's always very crowded. Another random tip. If you want to be at the front of the mainstage, go queue at the right side of the stage. It's always less crowded. If you want to be at the front of the Marquee stage, go for the left side. If you want to know more, just ask.:)

Wow, five Achtung Baby songs at the start. Would be cool if they turned the Glastonbury gig into a tribute to that album.

You can't go wrong with that list!

I was wondering if there are people on here who downloaded their first ever single or album (instead of buying it). I guess if I were 13 or so right now, I'd be doing that instead of actually going to a record store.

I want to make one too. It's been quite some time since I last did one.

OK, the following reply was originally written in Dutch and then translated into English with Google translate. Just to make things more interesting and to keep it a bit in line with the rest of this thread. That seems to me really a violent idea. Perhaps realizing it is a kind of free online ghost map program? It must be a terrible muddle are as I can imagine that some took a pack of arrows will go!

Hi there! I guess Google translate still isn't working good enough to make sense of some mad ramblings. :) Carrie! How are you? That was such a legendary gig! And loads of fun meeting you and all the others! :)

Is this for real or just for laughs?

Sad to see the Big Man go. I really can't imagine the E Street Band without him. He provided the heart and smiles in that band. Glad to have seen him live a couple of times. Even during his last shows, where he was sitting down most of the time, he still sounded BIG. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH_NvYPBDY0]YouTube - ‪Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Jungleland‬‏[/ame]

Hurts Like Heaven still has some tiny bits of the Dancing In The Dark melody.

Hurts Like Heaven contains some ideas from the song.

They were X and M shaped? Damn, I really should have been closer to the stage. They looked like butterflies from where I was standing (the wind blew them away). There is a Dutch site, but most people on it are no longer Coldplay fans, unfortunately. It has a cool forum, but it's mostly about other music now. Hope it gets a bit more exciting again with LP5.