Summer Festivals and various other outdoor activities

7 Dying Trees · #1 05-02-2002, 11:12 AM

Summer is almost upon us, and as a result there's going to be several lovely opportunities to spend a day or several days in a field lying in grass and/or rolling in mud listening to bands.

Is anyone going to any? I know I am going to Wacken(Germany, in august) and to Graspop(Belgium, July)

Dream Theater are playing at Graspop, and they were really good last time I saw them there, so I am looking forward to that, which makes me wonder if anyone is heading to graspop to see them as it looks like it's there only show there.

I may be going to ozzfest for ozzy/zakk/slayer but don't know yet.

Dynamo looks out because of the lack of bands and days(only 1 day, not worth travelling for)

So, Is anyone else going on travels to any of these, or are there some I have missed out that people are going to? If so, I'd be more than happy to meet somewhere for several beers...

**cerealk** · #2 05-02-2002, 11:37 AM

I might be going to these-seems like a good idea.

Wake up
Dress for Metallllll!
Drink
Stand around in the mud and rain watching METAL, while drinking
Drink
Collapse in tent

Wake up...
etc.

I might be convinced to trek across the water for a little metal-mud-fest but I may also be keen to go to Osmondfest in May

Cheers

Simon

pawel · #3 05-02-2002, 01:31 PM

I'll be at Rock am Ring/Ozzfest in three weeks, besides that i don't have any plans...who's playing at Wacken?

7 Dying Trees · #4 05-03-2002, 08:25 AM

not a bad line up for wacken, but I guess I'll spend a large part of it inebriated again, like last year. But Doro's playing, as is UDO, which should provide much cheese and entertainment!!!

Here's the line up for two festivals, both have their moments, and both have the usual "hang around the beer tent and get slaughtered" bands as well

Graspop looks like having more top prog bands with symphonyX and dream theatre, but both look good.

Here they are (in not much particular order)

http://www.wackenopenair.com/
Wacken Line Up (thus far):
ALABAMA THUNDER*****
AMON AMARTH
ANGEL DUST
ANGRA
AVALANCH
BLAZE
BLIND GUARDIAN
BLITZKRIEG
BORKNAGAR
BRUCE DICKINSON
CANDLEMASS (Reunion)
CANNIBAL CORPSE
CHILDREN OF BODOM
CRIMINAL
DEBRIS INC.
DESTRUCTION
DIMPLE MINDS
DOMINE
DORNENREICH
DORO
DREAM EVIL
DYING FETUS
EDGUY
EISREGEN
EVERGREY
EXODUS
FALCONER
FLESHCRAWL
GREEN CARNATION
HAGGARD
HEATHEN (Reunion)
HEAVENLY
HOLLENTHON
HYPOCRISY
IMMORTAL
IN EXTREMO
IRON SAVIOR
J.B.O
KALMAH
KREATOR
LOCK UP
MACABRE
MEZARKABUL
MOB RULES
MY DYING BRIDE
MÖRK GRYNING
NECROPHOBIC
NIGHTMARE
NOCTURNAL RITES
NUCLEAR ASSAULT
ONKEL TOM
PRETTY MAIDS
PRIMORDIAL
PUNGENT STENCH
RAVEN
REBELLION
RED AIM
ROTTWEILLER
SAVATAGE
SINERGY
SUIDAKRA
TORFROCK
U.D.O.
VICIOUS RUMORS
VISION DIVINE
VOMITORY
WARLORD
WIZARD
WOLF

http://www.graspop.com/ Graspop Line up:
Slayer
Dream Theater
Machine Head
Bruce Dickinson
Halford
Tristiana
Symphony X
Calibre
EverGrey
My Dying Bride
Immortal
Cannibal Corpse
Hypocrisy
Arch Enemy
Dismember
Slapshot
The Vandals
DRI
Deviate
Integrity
Saxon
Anathema
Kreator
Doro
Rage
Agnostic Front
After Forever
Less than Jake
In Extremo
Skarhead
Xeah

http://www.dynamo-open-air.com/ Dynamo
Within Temptation
Children Of Bodom
Opeth
Zimmer & Hole
Pain of Salvation
Peter Pan Speedrock
Finntrolz

Dynamo is still not near what it was, maybe next year?

**cerealk** · #5 05-03-2002, 08:57 AM

hmmm Gasssplop festival looks good....

I'll give you a call next week James...

METAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!

:too-much-metal-for-one-hand:

pawel · #6 05-04-2002, 08:34 AM

Wow so many metal bands in one place

!!!

Grasspop DOES look good... Slayer, DT...Wacken isn't bad either (Children of Bodom, Kreator) but i don't think i'll be up for more than one festival this summer...

7 Dying Trees · #7 05-23-2002, 08:46 AM

If anyone is going to ozzfest this weekend, let me know. I will be meandering about there, quite possibly drunk...

**cerealk** · #8 05-23-2002, 09:28 AM

how are you getting there James?

give me a call

Cheers

Simon