Spain Festimad

Just my fear also. Flying from Amsterdam on saturdaymorning, land around noon. Then rapidly get my tickets. Studied the Madrid plan and subway and all, but if anything goes wrong...

jamie uk wrote:

Good to hear that reassurance. I only got 1 ticket, though it does say that it is for 2 days-but it seems strange to have to hold on to a flimsy paper ticket whilst at the 1st day, I thought maybe they would issue a wrist band when we got there-or something along those lines. The tickets were very lowly priced for a 2 day festival, maybe it's because of the local bands you anticipate-rather than any big names. I have to say I was crossing my fingers for Smashing Pumpkins, as I read that they are in Europe this summer-it seemed the obvious choice. Just my wishful thinking I suppose. There's plenty of BIG names going around this summer, it seems odd that they couldn't pick another one up to go alongside PJ. Let me know all the info about Madrid that I need if you would, I have booked a hotel near Puerto Del Sol-is that a good choice? I know it's a journey to the gig, but it seems a good central point for the city. Love to all, JUK

Smashing Pumpkins are playing a mini one day (well, one evening!) festival in the Madrid bullring, with The Killers and Kasabian on the Tuesday before Festimad. I was also hoping for them to play Festimad....the other band I thought would fit in (and are doing festivals this summer) is Queens of the Stone Age, but no, their tour schedule now wouldn´t allow for the Fri in Madrid.

Puerta del Sol is fine, very central and in the middle of everything. There´s no way you would have wanted to stay near the festival venue; it´s a bit of a dump....

If you´re interested, Ash are playing a tinnnnny venue in Madrid on the Thursday before Festimad Friday...

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StevenC wrote:

Smashing Pumpkins are playing a mini one day (well, one evening!) festival in the Madrid bullring, with The Killers and Kasabian on the Tuesday before Festimad. I was also hoping for them to play Festimad....the other band I thought would fit in (and are doing festivals this summer) is Queens of the Stone Age, but no, their tour schedule now wouldn´t allow for the Fri in Madrid.

Puerta del Sol is fine, very central and in the middle of everything. There´s no way you would have wanted to stay near the festival venue; it´s a bit of a dump....

If you´re interested, Ash are playing a tinnnnny venue in Madrid on the Thursday before Festimad Friday...

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Thanks for that, but I'm arriving Friday morning-pity that, I quite like Ash. Maybe see you there.JUK

Well, I'm not big on Ash-but they're ok, I have to say Keane are a little tiresome, I wouldn't argue with Stereophonics as another choice. Manic Street Preachers are on the road, I'd be well impressed if they were named-but to be honest I'm not that bothered, I'm sure all of us are going for one reason. Anyone reading who lives in Madrid? Let us know a good bar for the Sunday, as we don't fly home 'til Monday morning. Cheers JUK

FINSBURY PARK 1992
CARDIFF 2000
BERLIN 2006
MADRID 2007 !!!

The only thing I see as usual POR CONFIRMAR. It takes them a long time...

Rocks wrote:

The only thing I see as usual POR CONFIRMAR. It takes them a long time...

The site is now updated. Slayer will officially headline day 1-Now I can bore all you lot with a tale about how I once met Slayer after a gig in Newport, Wales in 1988-nah I won't bother. May be a totally different audience on Friday to Saturday, not many Slayer fans into Pearl Jam or vice versa-or am I wrong? JUK

Rocks wrote:

Thanks, this morning when I checked it wasn't!
Well, you can always tell a nice story, but I'll go for saturday! I personally don't like Slayer...

Yes, I have to say I'm slightly dissapointed as I bought a 2 day ticket already. I quite liked slayer when I was a teenager, they're not my bag at all nowadays but I do respect them massively-and once in a while the 'reign in blood' cd can get a spin in my car, as a real thrash metal record it really was ahead of the pack. I saw them in Newport 2 years later('88), when they toured 'south of heaven'. To be fair they can be a lot of fun, but some of the lunks that go to their gigs can be a little 'over enthusiastic'. Saying that, the most revved up I ever saw a crowd was the Pearl Jam gig in Cardiff 2000, the roof almost came off the arena and it will live long in the memory. JUK

Rocks wrote:

Ha! My first encounter with Pearl Jam in '93 was the crowd, not the band. Shoes and knees were flying down my neck, pushing pulling, almost falling, going backwards to save my *, that was scary. I wondered if those people were there to enjoy the concert or just hurting as many as they could with their drunk bodies. This wasn't enthousiasm, this was violence.

Yes, around the late 80's/early 90's there was deffo a culture of misbehaving along those lines whilst at a concert. The Cardiff 2000 PJ crowd was simply over excited, it was quite a crush at the front. Thankfully most large concerts now have the second barrier, which cuts that out to an extent. Without sounding like a grouch tho', there is really something about fans of Slayer and their like that comes across as misplaced machismo. Anyhow, maybe my analyzing is just showing my age-so I'll give up. I may well just give that Friday a miss now, explore Madrids nighlife instead-I don't think Slayer can 'reach out' to me the way they could when I was 17!
All together now..."Strangulation, mutilation, cancer of the brain-Limb dissection, amputation, from a mind deranged....Asphyxiation, suffocation, gasping for air, explain to me the feeling after sitting in the chair." Ah, the memories of my teens come flooding back! Love to all, JUK

jamie uk wrote:

Yes, around the late 80's/early 90's there was deffo a culture of misbehaving along those lines whilst at a concert. The Cardiff 2000 PJ crowd was simply over excited, it was quite a crush at the front. Thankfully most large concerts now have the second barrier, which cuts that out to an extent. Without sounding like a grouch tho', there is really something about fans of Slayer and their like that comes across as misplaced machismo. Anyhow, maybe my analyzing is just showing my age-so I'll give up. I may well just give that Friday a miss now, explore Madrids nighlife instead-I don't think Slayer can 'reach out' to me the way they could when I was 17!
All together now..."Strangulation, mutilation, cancer of the brain-Limb dissection, amputation, from a mind deranged....Asphyxiation, suffocation, gasping for air, explain to me the feeling after sitting in the chair." Ah, the memories of my teens come flooding back! Love to all, JUK

change you flight, come to Lisbon on the Friday to see PJ, then to Madrid on Saturday.
Lisbon rocks!

Rocks wrote:

Time will be important on saturday cause we have to get the tickets 2 hours before entrance...
Anyone knows how it works when you can't be in time at Butarque to pick up the tickets?

Why do you have to pick up tix 2 hours before entrance? Personally I chose pick up at the venue option at ticktackticket but still have no idea what time we should arrive at Butarque... Anyone have info on that?