Deptford Urban Free Festival...
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ddraig
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ruffneck23
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used to go from about '91 , one of my favourite free festies
ska invita
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this new party was on last year too iirc..,i think it rained a lot so didnt make it...its not really the same thing as the original, though it is in fordham park (eta: the website says it IS a revival of the original festival, though times have changed of course)
this is the official website
http://pitpnxd.co.uk
this is the official website
http://pitpnxd.co.uk
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ska invita
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the excellent Soft Wax reggae crew are in the SELFE marquee from about 6 til 8 supposedly
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Are you heading down Ruti? Im hoping to make the last couple of hours at least....
gaijingirl
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This used to be my local... I really need to dig up some photos. Anyway, some of the old crew are getting together to go this weekend.
ska invita
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Did anyone go down? Punk vibes were definitely running the whole affair... it was like the New Cross of old... delicate head meant i couldnt stay long though
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Wanted to go, but didn't fancy trying to get across Blackheath while On Blackheath was, well, on Blackheath.
Hope it was a good 'un though
Hope it was a good 'un though
Bugger, only just seen this. Used to be a blast, found memories of this on acid 
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Cider was running things todayBugger, only just seen this. Used to be a blast, found memories of this on acid
I expect it would've been for me too, that was a long time ago and I thought nothing of dropping acid in some very questionable surroundings
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yeah different timesI expect it would've been for me too, that was a long time ago and I thought nothing of dropping acid in some very questionable surroundings
its a nice thing theyve got going on here - it would be nice to see it grow just a little, but definitely not too much
I remember getting a bit lost one year whilst off my nut a losing all my mates, my acid logic told me "don't freak, just sit down in the middle of one of the main walkways until someone you know goes past" totally worked and later employed the same tactic at other events. It even works at Glastonbury FFS! 
E2A: never taken more than 45 mins to work either.
This will be in calendar for next year
E2A: never taken more than 45 mins to work either.
This will be in calendar for next year
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It even works at Glastonbury FFS!
i went to glastonbury one year (1995 i think) with one friend - a real space cadet (takes one to know one probably) - the whole thing was last minute, no tickets, no tent, got there on Saturday night, got in and immediately got separated - had a fun 24 odd hours and then just as it was time to think about getting back bumped into him! Perfect timing too
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boohoo
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Cpatain Rbubish you weren't the crazy man we met on a hill in 1993 at the urban Free festival? He was so wasted all he kept saying was "nice people, going out, doing it" on repeat...
ska invita - no ticket, no tent - the good old days.
He was so wasted all he kept saying was "nice people, going out, doing it" on repeat... ska invita - no ticket, no tent - the good old days.
Sirena
Don't monkey with the buzzsaw
I went down. It was small (1000-2000 at a guess) compared to how it used to be (10,000). Blurt were good and I loved Back to The Planet....
I left around 7 because I was dressed for sunshine and it started to get chilly in the evening.
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Treacle Toes
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I got down there at about 6:30pm and it was much busier than last year with a good atmosphere. The increase of music options was good and made all the difference IMO. I immediately bumped into friends and then some urbanites that I haven't met before and one I had so that was cool!
I had a nice few hours chatting to people I haven't seen in a while, some cider, some dancing and then home as I was pretty drunk on account of not eating after I finished work. Most people were planning on going to the beach party after...I was imagining carnage
I had a nice few hours chatting to people I haven't seen in a while, some cider, some dancing and then home as I was pretty drunk on account of not eating after I finished work. Most people were planning on going to the beach party after...I was imagining carnage
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spliff
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Oh Yes!!, free festivals in London parks, I remember them.Such a shame that these little festivals are few and far between these days.
I went to this one, funded by the council. Here we see Jefferson Airplane Drummer Spencer Dryden trying to stay awake.
Cpatain Rbubish you weren't the crazy man we met on a hill in 1993 at the urban Free festival?
Mmm, I can neither confirm or deny that
It doesn't ring any bells though Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
Enjoyed that. There was a real old style festival vibe about it - we even saw a dog on a string!
Sirena
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- we even saw a dog on a string!
That's nice to know... It gives one a feeling of solidarity, almost of continuity with the past, that sort of thing......
ska invita
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love that posterOh Yes!!, free festivals in London parks, I remember them.
I went to this one, funded by the council. Here we see Jefferson Airplane Drummer Spencer Dryden trying to stay awake.
1969....a good vintage...
Sirena
Don't monkey with the buzzsaw
love that poster
1969....a good vintage...
Even the early Fordham Park festies were 20 years ago now.....
There are grown men, with full beards, who weren't even alive then....
ska invita
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my experience of the music options was straight up punk, indie dance punk, live acid techno, folk punk, and folk. Seems like Soft Wax werent allowed or able to bring a sound so were playing from a couple of bedroom cabs, and the small but sweet reggae sound in the corner was pretty much abandoned. I did like the sign stuck on the sound saying "specialists in christenings, weddings and birthdays"!
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Even the early Fordham Park festies were 20 years ago now.....
there were a lot of old punks there - old skool crowd all round
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
PS Whatever happened to Bender?
Enjoyed that. There was a real old style festival vibe about it - we even saw a dog on a string!
There were many dogs on sting!
gaijingirl
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Loved it... lovely to see not all the South London crusties/punks etc are dead! Loads of familiar old faces. It was very very quiet though but I quite liked that. Same but different. It made me feel really happy.
