Flags banned at Reading - Glasto to follow???

[free spirit]

those sodding paper lanterns

?

are we talking the ones what fly up into the sky mini hot air balloon style or some new fad of which I have yet to become aquainted?

btw I'm leaving bristol, was thinking about stopping by for a cup of tea if I get chance???

 

[wiskey]

yeah the ones that burn fire lighters and go every which way but up.

and yes, do stop in

 

[internetstalker]

BBC news story

Looks like uncle Melvin is chucking his weight around again. Can't say I'm particularly fussed one way or another about flags at festivals but I expect the security goons will have a field day if they try to enforce this next year at Glasto.

So this is a ban on flags waved from people in the crowd, not a ban of flags on the campsite


seems fair to me, why on earth anyfucker wants to take a flag into the front of a mosh pit os beyond me

whats more it does obstruct the view to the peeps that wanna hang back and watch the bands

 

[Onket]

It's just sheep isn't it. It'll pass once people realise how unoriginal they're being.

Maybe I'me giving them too much credit actually.

 

[free spirit]

yeah the ones that burn fire lighters and go every which way but up.

and yes, do stop in

ah them

I shall attempt to stop in on one of my 6 eek bristol - leeds - bristol trips if I get chance

btw did you hear about the campsite tent fire at big chill? dealt with by the network recycling campsite litter picking team who legged it across the field to the stewarded fire tower to get the extinguishing equipment and back to the tent fire, put the fire out and dealt with the occupiers of the tent while the big chill campsite stewards sat there at the fire tower completely oblivious to the fire.......... + 1 brownie points to network, -1 brownie points (and potential crispy big chill campers) to big chill stewards team

 

[belboid]

this.

more trouble than its worth at glasto though.

not entirely. More and more flags appear as the festiw goes on - due to them being sold. Ban on-site sales and the numbers would drop significantly.

Likewise taking them off people as they wander round with them would help.

Getting acts to lead a chant of 'flags are for wankers' every time more than two are displayed would help too.

 

[dweller]

those flags at glasto were exceedingly inappropriate and naff,

I hadn't been for ten years and didn't realise the extent to which they had taken over like algae in a pond...

 

[The_Reverend_M]

This year at Glasto seemed to be the tipping point, don't remember it being as bad last year...

 

[wiskey]

not entirely. More and more flags appear as the festiw goes on - due to them being sold. Ban on-site sales and the numbers would drop significantly.

ban all non home made ones and things would improve.

why pirate flags anyway? what's the connection with festival and pirates

 

[wiskey]

btw did you hear about the campsite tent fire at big chill? dealt with by the network recycling campsite litter picking team who legged it across the field to the stewarded fire tower to get the extinguishing equipment and back to the tent fire, put the fire out and dealt with the occupiers of the tent while the big chill campsite stewards sat there at the fire tower completely oblivious to the fire.......... + 1 brownie points to network, -1 brownie points (and potential crispy big chill campers) to big chill stewards team

we don't do that one, sometimes I do wonder what people think they are doing up a fire tower though

 

[Badgers]

Pigeon on a stick anyone

 

[skyscraper101]

I'm all for this.

Bans on flags in front of the stage. They get in the way, and are well unoriginal. Back in the mid nineties when there were just one or two - fine. But now its just stupid. Who cares if you got an England flag? Or a Wales flag? Or any flag these days? They're just dumb and get in the way of the TV coverage and the view of anyone who's not immediately in front of some flag waving moron.

More giant beach balls instead. Flaming Lips style.

 

[free spirit]

we don't do that one

ay, I know

sometimes I do wonder what people think they are doing up a fire tower though

IME they're mostly wondering the same thing themselves.

 

[Clint Iguana]

Gave up on Glastonbury a few years ago and Reading a long time ago.

I find flags handy for finding your caravan/tent but when i used to go to Glastonbury and Reading, I also found them handy for finding your mates after nipping off for a piss. Not many had flags then though, so it might not be as easy these days.

The alternative (particularly at Reading) was to just piss in the bottle you had just emptied and throw it (thus avoiding the need to loose your mates in the first place).

I would suggest the best alternative is go to a smaller festival where no-one feels the need to fly flags.

 

[pennimania]

ban all non home made ones and things would improve.

why pirate flags anyway? what's the connection with festival and pirates

That's the stuff

I have a special 'Lovecats' flag which I made. Didn't use it this year, was intending to next year.

As for being on telly, Miss Mania was in the front row for VV Brown at Glastonbury and is very visible on that highlight show

but she had no flag.

 

[kenny g]

Back to whoever was talking about banning gazebos. I clearly remember people putting a nice barbed wire fence at ankle height around their gazeebo complexes one Glastonbury. I suppose the next step would be a couple of pit bulls, razor wire, a searchlight and a really big fuck off flag. Then people would feel ready to really back and relax.

 

[William of Walworth]

As El Jefe and wiskey said a flag ban would probably be unenforceable, but let's at least see some serious discouragement ....

 

[Flipp]

Don't do Glasto anymore but yes, ban em before it spreads to smaller festies.

An easy way to enfoce would be to rig up a horizontal line of piano wire to run over the crowd (above head height) and collect all the flags...

 

[The Octagon]

Don't do Glasto anymore but yes, ban em before it spreads to smaller festies.

An easy way to enfoce would be to rig up a horizontal line of piano wire to run over the crowd (above head height) and collect all the flags...

And those people on their mates shoulders....

Actually, I approve this plan

 

[William of Walworth]

Bump cos Octagon has just picked up from a story on the main Glasto thread that flags are NOT to be banned at Glastonbury 2010 ....

Efests link (mostly about Muse and Stevie Wonder headlining)

Relevant bit on flags :

He [Michael Eavis] also revealed that flags would not be banned at this year's event. Revealing there were discussions to ban large flags at the event in the area in front of the stage, however his daughter, Emily, who also runs the event, wanted the flags to stay.

 

[belboid]

Emily can fuck right off n all then. One thing saying 'its just not practical' but completely different to say you actually want the vile things.

 

[William of Walworth]

I can only agree with that -- big blocking flags are a PITA but should be brown bread

 

[belboid]

and it must be just great for a performer, if the first thing you see when coming on stage is a massive 'I Love Sausages' banner being waved in your face

Sounds like Emily only gives a fuck about the TV audiences

 

[Tort]

Vote here if you give a fuck http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/news/should-flags-be-banned-from-glastonbury

 

[FunkyUK]

Can't believe the vote stands at practically 50/50

 

[skyscraper101]

Dickheads waving flags. More reasons not to do Glastonbury.

 

[belboid]

'we think they add to the magic of a big Pyramid stage performance (as for Bruce Springsteen, above)' - whoever wrote that should be fucking ashamed of themsleves. Amore blatant statment that they care more about them sitting at home than they do about those of us who bloody well paid could not be clearer.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I'd vote for a ban personally, they look cool for the sweeping crowd shots on TV, but are a fucking pain in the arse for anyone there.

 

[mysterygirl]

Flags have been banned at Download too for this year, not necessarily of interest to anyone here but another festival going down the flag-banning route.
I used to like the flags but in moderation, I've used them on numerous occassions to find friends but they're getting bigger & there are more of them, where they were once bearable now they're just a pain and I won't be sorry to see them gone now.