flybikeslee
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I could have sworn i read something about this recently, but can't for the life of me find anything now..... it really wouldn't suprise me with health and safety etc
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Generation
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V fest banned them, I went reading this year and last night was not allowed any. Its only since chavs have started going to these festivals, thats its been a problem
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oceansoul
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yep. They were banned at download and sonisphere last year. As were gas canisters. We got round it by having disposable bbqs and throwing....well everything, on it. Not as impressive as a campfire, but still a laugh.
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flybikeslee
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yeah? So its more down to the actual venue as apposed to a new regulation/law?
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Generation
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Yeah,its because people lob chairs and tents on there like knobs, then stuff that blows up, which could properly injure people, no wonder H&S have steped up. That was one of the best things about festivals for me.
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James_DT
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A lot of camp sites ban it to stop the risk of tents catching fire, or you fucking the grass up, but it's not banned by law.
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John
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Never been allowed at T, there are a million tents literally pitched over each other, would start a fire instantly.
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Nismo
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Glastonbury will never ban them, its all part of the atmos.
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willay
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Originally posted by Generation
V fest banned them, I went reading this year and last night was not allowed any. Its only since chavs have started going to these festivals, thats its been a problem
didnt stop everyone from having fires on the last night though! i went to sleep at 4 and it was still going on... I got woken up at 8 by the sound of a spraycan exploding funny enough 
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Generation
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I know I was woking up, to "get out of your tent now) all my "neighbors" tnets were gone had been dragged on a huge fire, me and mates circled of out had massive argument there was group of about 100 people doing it, there was riot police fights loads, my tent was literrly closet to the fire now rest had been taken, Had nothing like it previous 3 years i went.
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Generation
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Originally posted by Nismo
Glastonbury will never ban them, its all part of the atmos.
Its part of the "atmos" at every festival, just because that one is most in the press with the garbage shit they play(im not getting into this now) does not been they won't be banned
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willay
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we had a small fire on the last night to stay warm, got put out about 3-4 times but we just put it back on. Any little cunts that got up close were told promptly to fuck off. On the last night we saw a security guy on a quad go up to a group of lads burning down a light pole, they pushed him off then drove the quad into the fire, was quite unreal really
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Generation
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You were luky probably most scariest thing in my life, be woken up to people pulling your tent towards a fire. Animals, its all this posh indie kids,daddy has let them away for the weekend and they have gone fucking mental at the thought of freedom
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Nismo
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quote:
Originally posted by Generation
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Originally posted by Nismo
Glastonbury will never ban them, its all part of the atmos.
Its part of the "atmos" at every festival, just because that one is most in the press with the garbage shit they play(im not getting into this now) does not been they won't be banned
Trust me I work for the fire service at Glastonbury, it will not get banned
They tried to years ago and nothing ever came of it, Eavis said without campiste fires and flares there is no Glastonbury, thus Somerset CC put no bans in place.
Its probally one of the only festivals where they provide all the fire wood for free too 
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willay
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my mate got chucked out of reading this year because he set off a sea-grade flare off in the campsite, lit up the field we were in and everyone went mental
was on the second night aswell, not fun 
[Edited on 18-01-2010 by willay]
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Generation
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quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
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Originally posted by Generation
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Originally posted by Nismo
Glastonbury will never ban them, its all part of the atmos.
Its part of the "atmos" at every festival, just because that one is most in the press with the garbage shit they play(im not getting into this now) does not been they won't be banned
Trust me I work for the fire service at Glastonbury, it will not get banned
They tried to years ago and nothing ever came of it, Eavis said without campiste fires and flares there is no Glastonbury, thus Somerset CC put no bans in place.
Its probally one of the only festivals where they provide all the fire wood for free too
Never knew about free firewood, thats good! I bet it does get banned though, eventually,might be a few years after reading what you said, but you know H&S it will probably become a law, when something really serious happens.
Won't stop me going back to reading though, wann go download too, but we will see
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willay
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That was on the first night of camping on thursday, when he didnt get chucked out.
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