Brockwell Park: Annual Cannabis March & Festival 5th June 2004

[editor]

(forwarded press release - wooohoo! Nice work Shane!)

The 6th Annual Cannabis March & Festival.
Saturday May 8th 2004 - London and worldwide

On Saturday May 8th the 6th Annual March and Carnival to Re-Legalise
Cannabis will be happening in London and an expected 280 cities worldwide.

Many thousands of people have attended in previous years, to show their
support for the re-legalisation of the law on Cannabis. The day will begin
with a carnival style march from Kennington Park (assemble 12pm) with
floats, banners, costumes and samba beats leading to an all day free
festival in Brockwell Park, Brixton - licence permitting. The festival will
present an educational, entertaining global perspective on cannabis, whilst
calling for the re-legalisation of the drug in the UK.

There will be a main stage with prominent pro-cannabis personalities as
speakers, as well as bands & musicians. A second stage will showcase local
bands, poets & rappers. Soundsystems present on the day will include
Brixton dub sounds RDK Hi Fi, SQUALL, Brighton Alliance of Soundsystems
(BASS) & Negusa Negast, with more to be confirmed. There will also be a
live acoustic stage, run by Small World & powered by wind, sun & bicycles.
This year's event promises to create a genuine large scale community event
with a grassroots mixture of music, culture, dugs info, hemp products,
debate and live performance.

Stewarding and volunteering contact Rachel Zatz on ray@zatz.fsnet.co.uk.
For a Stall contact Nadine 0117 963 8815.
Media: Shane Collins 0208 671 5936
Email: info@thecannabisfestival.co.uk
www.thecannabisfestival.co.uk

[milesy]

nice one

[newbie]

There will be a main stage with prominent pro-cannabis personalities as
speakers, as well as bands & musicians. A second stage will showcase local
bands, poets & rappers. Soundsystems present on the day will include
Brixton dub sounds RDK Hi Fi, SQUALL, Brighton Alliance of Soundsystems
(BASS) & Negusa Negast, with more to be confirmed. There will also be a
live acoustic stage, run by Small World & powered by wind, sun & bicycles.

Didn't I read somewhere that the caucophany last year wouldn't be repeated? 3 stages and 4 soundsystems with more to come rather implies that's not the case.

[Choc]

cool,... it is also my birthday

[William of Walworth]

Didn't I read somewhere that the caucophany last year wouldn't be repeated? 3 stages and 4 soundsystems with more to come rather implies that's not the case.

Maybe the volume levels will be somewhat reduced. And most of the soundsystems are inside tents, which will inhibit the sound from carrying to some extent.

OK so yes, it is quite noisy (it's a FESTIVAL!! ), but so were the fireworks, and not many locals were complaining about them I shouldn't think, and they were later at night.

For a Glasto regular such as yourself, newbie, to use the word caucophony sounds just a little surprising -- a bit judgemental-looking don't you think? And I know you're not like that really.

It's only for ONE DAY and finishes at 8 pm.

In my opinion Shane and the other organisers have bent over backwards generally over the years to mollify local objections, the more reasonable of them anyway -- but then some people (I'm sure not you newbie) would object to an event like this on any and every ground they could find.

Edit to add this from the festie website :

That said it is fair to say that many of the organisers felt (something feedback confirmed) we do need to make changes to the festival. Overall the level of sound from about 12 sound systems and five music/dance stages was too much. This year we are cutting back the number of sound systems to four, with a dance tent, hip hop stage, and main music stage.

[William of Walworth]

Can it be inferred from this Press Release that they now have a LICENCE?

Edit to add : Not yet -- this from the festie website :

The festival has not yet been confirmed for Brockwell Park, Brixton.
Applications are in and we will know soon.

I will spread the word though that this is very likely to be happening ....

We will next week get in touch with that stewarding email address -- we have already promised Shane that we'll be volunteering for stewarding on the march.

After the march we'll be free to enjoy the

First festival of the summer!!!

[SwizzleStiX]

Errm, jezza here, posting from me mate Rad Nance's access (and, just to complete the hat-trick, The Doctor's PC), and if some kind person can PM me on how to do the log out/separate user log in thing, it would really help...
FUCKIN' BRILLIANT! WOO HOO! One of the best days of the year! And, whilst I know it's important to make the campaign the central focus and point of this, I love the fact that it's also a celebration of a certain culture
having missed last year's, I can't bleedin' wait....
on the point of the licence; shane's experienced in these sorts of things. If he's reached the point of a press release that definite, it's a done deal.
bloody well done that shane!!

[Bond]

Can't wait.

[newbie]

Woah William. I'm not objecting to the day. Why would I?

As to 'caucophany', that's what I came away from last year thinking. Competing sound systems in a ring around a smallish space led to a loud, messy and rather unpleasant noise in the middle. Within the sphere of each system it was fine, but the sound in the common area in the middle was too messy to be fun.

That many systems spread out over a larger area, or pointing the noise out rather than in would work much better. But licence conditions would preclude that. So, for my taste, fewer competing systems would make for a better day.

I thought other people said similar after last year?

[dervish]

Agree with newbie the noise was a bit much at times. It's not much fun when you have 4/5 competing sound systems in a small area. It's fine if your in the tent but for anyone outside it makes it quite difficult.

That said last year was wicked, definatly up for it this year!

[Pickman's model]

what i don't like about free festivals is the way the price of food sold at them seems to increase as if to compensate...

[editor]

I wonder if the Synergy Project will be there

[the B]

I wonder indeed...

[Streathamite]

what i don't like about free festivals is the way the price of food sold at them seems to increase as if to compensate...

true in general - this one seems to be better than most on that score

[Rollem]

sound systems competeing for ear space is half the fun as for the expensive food stalls, take a packed lunch innit

i shall be there, though i may, for the first time in a long time, give the march a miss...bit of a trek for me at the mo. will head to the hob and join it from there no doubt (well, you gotta do a little bit of the march innit, else you're just free-loading on the fun )

stewarding (in the park) could be an option though... will have to think on....

free the weed!

why can I never find the walking leaf gif when I need it….

[han]

First festival of the summer!!!

YAAAAAAYYY!!!!

Definitely am up for going to the march this time as well

[hatboy]

Didn't I read somewhere that the caucophany last year wouldn't be repeated? 3 stages and 4 soundsystems with more to come rather implies that's not the case.

It's only one day Newbie!!! Go there, lots to see and do for everyone. Lovely day. Enjoy it.

[Rollem]

just taken a fresh look at the webiste.....lmao of the piccie of urbanites giving it "yay"

[Brixton Hatter]

YES! Great to see that it's confirmed for Brockwell Park after all - a feat to be proud of I think, esp after the tories wasted loads of public cash on trying to prosecute Shane for last year's festival. The Tories don't want the festival in Lambeth but we've got it, hahaha!

Coming down for a smoke with us, Mr BC?

[Streathamite]

Now come on BH, mr BC's one of their more reasonable people!

[Blagsta]

Just a shame its not on Bank Holiday weekend. I guess I'll have to book Monday off work then.

[newbie]

It's only one day Newbie!!! Go there, lots to see and do for everyone. Lovely day. Enjoy it.

I go most years. I enjoy it. But, like I already said, standing in the space in the middle with heavy bass coming at you from umpteen places at once is just messy.

[hatboy]

Oh I see. Well that's fair enough. Thought you were doing a "Herne Hill Society" on me!

[newbie]

I know. 'Salright, I'm used to being misunderstood

[Ol Nick]

Oh I see. Well that's fair enough. Thought you were doing a "Herne Hill Society" on me!

Quite. What about the effect on house prices in Brockwell Gate, hmmm?