It has never rained at the isle of wight festival can i just add!!!!!!!! and i dont believe it rained in 69 and 70 either!



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mainland source Wrote:
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> Am new to this site, but i am surprised at the
> general attitude of "stones fans" posts. All of
> you seem happy about the stones being at a
> festival, but i don’t mean to be rude but you all
> seem soooooo boring.
> I thought it’s meant to be rock and roll yet
> you’re scared of sleeping in a tent. I can just
> see it now at the stones stadium gigs all nicely
> sat in your designated seats with a warm hot
> chocolate and a cushion for comfort!
>
> Come on you guys give the whole festival
> experience one more go! Most of you seem to of
> given up and are happy watching in a mild manner!
> The Stones are going to blow the Isle of Wight
> away and i want everyone to be involved so come on
> people!!!!!!!!!!!!!


We're people ion our 40s here, mate.
Loads of muddy waters have flown since last time I stated:
"Never again!" Done my last nite.
Wild horses couldnt drag me there.



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bv Wrote:
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> Both St Petersburg and Moscow is Russia as far as
> I know. The fact that they claim it is the first
> show in Russia doesn't worry me that much. May be
> they got it from some P.R. person that did not do
> their home work. Or may be they are just creative
> and don't know every little detail like you and
> me.
>
> Fact 1 : They will be at IOW
> Fact 2 : It is sold out
> Fact 3 : Bring a tent
> Fact 4 : It will be a great show

Hmmm ... Fact 3 ??? OK then, I'll bring a tent, even though all I'm gonna do with the bastard thing is set fire to it. Suppose I can always toast the marshmallows over the smouldering ashes !

mainland source Wrote:
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> It has never rained at the isle of wight festival
> can i just add!!!!!!!! and i dont believe it
> rained in 69 and 70 either!

Just don't apply for a job as a meteorologist.

Some comon sense tips can be found here:
[camping.uk-directory.com]

oh dear, that only applies to Glastonbury...

>>It has never rained at the isle of wight festival can i just add!!!!!!!! and i dont believe it rained in 69 and 70 either!<<

There's always a first time

Forty Niks Wrote:
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> what's more rock n roll than staying in - and
> trashing - a hotel room?

Quite !! I shall make sure ours is trashed to perfection !!

Maybe our "boys" are happy to don't have all us old stones-fan farts there..in their audience. Not the same faces in front row. Some young blood there. Maybe some young fans for the next couple of tours....

LOL

(I don't have a tent.. )

so---go---Stones -fans, to support "our boys"

pics and stories about past Isle of Wight festivals
[www.ukrockfestivals.com]


IOW '70

by Jaap van der Galiën

Drove past the site only yesterday! Such a peacefull place its hard to believe so many people were there! A large group of trees sit exactly where the main stage was in 1970.

Thanks for the website full of good info and some great pictures.

I have a boat so I may take it down to the solant and go over on the off chance, I would sleep on it, does anyone know how far inland the festival is from the nearest port? And most importantly, do you think I'd get a ticket outside if I just turned up on the Sunday?

Its about 5mins from medina quay, go down river medina and carry on right into newport. There's been tickets beforehand at every festival since 2002 and often for cheaper than normal price but it could all change with the stones being there.

Saying that if you try on the Sunday the touts will be trying to cut their loses by letting them go for what ever people can afford. Its worth a go and if you dont get a ticket sit the other side of the river and listen and kinda watch like many others .

StonesTod Wrote:
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> Gazza Wrote:
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> > little queenie Wrote:
> >
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>
> > -----
> > > i'm not a fan of festivals because of all the
> > > bands you have to sit through to see the one
> > you
> > > want plus the one you want usually don't play
> a
> > > full set...
> > >
> > > do you think the stones will play a full,
> > 2-hour
> > > long set???
> >
> >
> > No.
>
> Could i interest you in a 1-hour, 55-minute show?


close enough...but really, how long do you think they'll play at this festival? most bands i see at festivals don't play more than an hour...

Just checked out my cd from when 'The Who' headlined the Saturday night at the IOW in 2004 and they played for over two hours.

I would expect the stones to play for the best part of a couple of hours.

monkeymark Wrote:
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> Just checked out my cd from when 'The Who'
> headlined the Saturday night at the IOW in 2004
> and they played for over two hours.
>
> I would expect the stones to play for the best
> part of a couple of hours.


Yeah but a Who show tends to be a bit over two hours anyway. The Stones usually clock in about 5-10 minutes short of two hours.

Inspite of having been there, I have no recollection of how long they played for at Knebworth in 1976. I additionally have no recollection of a lot of other things from that period of time, so for those of you with a slightly better memory than I ... anyone recall how long they played for ?



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F*ckin'ages ..till about 2am if my creaky memory serves. I was only 16 at the time but to this day, I've never been so knackered in my life as I was after kipping on Stevenage railway station that night.

mainland source Wrote:
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> Well i will wait and see gazza, but there is a lot
> of moaning about the tent situation and it just
> sounds like a group of moaning old people waiting
> for a bus!
>
> I think the Stones will love being at a festival a
> whole new crowd to play to (with the majority not
> knowing that much about the stones) and i think
> the crowd will love them!
>
> And i salute those stones fans that have got a
> ticket and willing to give the whole experience a
> go! You won’t be disappointed iow fest is just
> phenomenal!

I already got my IOW festival been there, done that, got the T-shirt bit 27 years ago but I had no tent then - and no hotel either. Just open skies (and ditto at Glastonbury). Tents weren't for me then and they ain't for me now (unless under African skies).

Spud Wrote:
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> F*ckin'ages ..till about 2am if my creaky memory
> serves. I was only 16 at the time but to this day,
> I've never been so knackered in my life as I was
> after kipping on Stevenage railway station that
> night.

Indeed, that does ring a bell. They came on late, and I also seem to recall now that they had dreadful sound problems at the beginning. The first song I heard properly with good sound was Fool to Cry. As for where I slept that night ... I genuinely can't remember. I do remember the friends I was with, but where we slept and and how & when we got home ... er ?

Why don't all you tent haters club together and hire out a luxury yacht and moor it off of the IOW for the weekend and then sleep in it. Hey, ya great party but be sure to invite me!

sjs12 Wrote:
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> Why don't all you tent haters club together and
> hire out a luxury yacht and moor it off of the IOW
> for the weekend and then sleep in it. Hey, ya
> great party but be sure to invite me!

Nah ... wouldn't work. All that melted nylon all over those nice teak decks. Besides, just think of the fire risk ? One moment you're rockin' n' rollin' on the ocean waves, and the next it's ABANDON SHIP ... cos' some bastard has set a tent on fire !



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paulywaul Wrote:
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> Inspite of having been there, I have no
> recollection of how long they played for at
> Knebworth in 1976. I additionally have no
> recollection of a lot of other things from that
> period of time, so for those of you with a
> slightly better memory than I ... anyone recall
> how long they played for ?


Two and a half hours. Their longest show (at that time) and, to date, the most songs theyve ever played at any show (30, if ya count the brief 'Country Honk')

Gazza Wrote:
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> paulywaul Wrote:
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> > Inspite of having been there, I have no
> > recollection of how long they played for at
> > Knebworth in 1976. I additionally have no
> > recollection of a lot of other things from that
> > period of time, so for those of you with a
> > slightly better memory than I ... anyone recall
> > how long they played for ?
>
>
> Two and a half hours. Their longest show (at that
> time) and, to date, the most songs theyve ever
> played at any show (30, if ya count the brief
> 'Country Honk')

You absolute hero you, thanks for reminding me. You haven't got the setlist on record by any chance ? Songs I definitely recall are:

Fool to Cry
Star Star
Wild Horses
Little Red Rooster

F*** ... that's about it !

paulywaul Wrote:
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> sjs12 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Why don't all you tent haters club together and
> > hire out a luxury yacht and moor it off of the
> IOW
> > for the weekend and then sleep in it. Hey, ya
> > great party but be sure to invite me!
>
> Nah ... wouldn't work. All that melted nylon all
> over those nice teak decks. Besides, just think of
> the fire risk ? One moment you're rockin' n'
> rollin' on the ocean waves, and the next it's
> ABANDON SHIP ... cos' some bastard has set a tent
> on fire !

Paulywaul, your obsession with setting fire to tents is a little alarming...

You're the firestarter, twisted firestarter..... aho aho aho aho.....!

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What's your favourite flavour?...........Cherry Red!!

He should calm down.....wait for it.......he's too tense!

Mr Jimmy Wrote:
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> paulywaul Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > sjs12 Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Why don't all you tent haters club together
> and
> > > hire out a luxury yacht and moor it off of
> the
> > IOW
> > > for the weekend and then sleep in it. Hey,
> ya
> > > great party but be sure to invite me!
> >
> > Nah ... wouldn't work. All that melted nylon
> all
> > over those nice teak decks. Besides, just think
> of
> > the fire risk ? One moment you're rockin' n'
> > rollin' on the ocean waves, and the next it's
> > ABANDON SHIP ... cos' some bastard has set a
> tent
> > on fire !
>
> Paulywaul, your obsession with setting fire to
> tents is a little alarming...
>
> You're the firestarter, twisted firestarter.....
> aho aho aho aho.....!

Say, you're a good man to have around when you get overcome by the desire to rid the world of a tent or two. A liberal teaspoonful of JD - of which there always seems to be a copious quantity around whenever you're in the vicinity - strike a match ... VOILA !! Ten minutes later, one incinerated tent. You comin' to the IOW Mr Jimmy ?

I'd love to be there, but I don't have a ticket...

By the way, Jack Daniels is for drinking only! Such a waste to use it as fuel for your psychotic arsonist rituals!

Mind you, I hate tents as well. Burn baby burn, nylon inferno....!

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What's your favourite flavour?...........Cherry Red!!

Mr Jimmy Wrote:
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> I'd love to be there, but I don't have a
> ticket...
>
> By the way, Jack Daniels is for drinking only!
> Such a waste to use it as fuel for your psychotic
> arsonist rituals!
>
> Mind you, I hate tents as well. Burn baby burn,
> nylon inferno....!

Mr Jimmy ... REALLY !!

Do NOT let the trifling matter of not having a ticket at this particular moment in time prevent you from attending the Isle of Wight. Tickets can ALWAYS be obtained. Out of mere idle interest I looked on e-bay yeterday I think it was, there's at least 50 or so different ads, either for single tickets, pairs of tickets, all three days, only the weekend, camping, non camping - every bloody variety basically. And as someone else pointed out, there will always likely be people selling them there on the IOW itself come the time. Nah ... if they confirm it in this press con on Thursday, you should give it a thought.

I'd rather go to a nice city, hotel, only the stones,...

Kebworth is on bootleg but not complete mine is called ''Stoned'' its a double lp...last year they posted Knebworth on ''Hot Stuff'' and those recordings are better..uhh i have a video from the show to...that you was there...lucky you!!And put your tent on a hill Pauly...have a hell of a time!



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