Uncle Liam wrote: No. Apparently there are still 12 or so bands to be announced. Unless its a smaller line up than alst year.
Better be 12 good ones. And yes, we do need some electronica announced in the line up.
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Summercase. Barcelona. 18th and 19th July.
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Uncle Liam wrote: No. Apparently there are still 12 or so bands to be announced. Unless its a smaller line up than alst year.
Better be 12 good ones. And yes, we do need some electronica announced in the line up.
El Jarvo wrote: Oh, and Nick - what's the hotel like then?
Hotel's not bad, although the bar doesn't open until 5pm, and there's no pool...
It is, however, very close to the beach (about a 5 minute walk), where there are a couple of bars! :)
Oh, and the best bit - the venue is within 10+ minutes walking distance, so no more walking for a couple of hours in Barca trying to locate taxis! 
However, there's a shopping centre that isn't that far away (the one opposite the venue), and there is a bus stop just up the road, a cashpoint machine virtually next door, and a tram stop about 10 minutes walk away...
Venue seems to have changed slightly, too - I don't remember these pillars? I also hope they replicate the chairs/foodstalls for Summercase (lots more variety)....
And, yeah, I hope they announce some decent acts... 
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Good work Nick. Very considerate of you to donate a weekend of your time to go and do some research for the benefit of everyone else! 
I dont remember that pillared thing either. But I never even saw anywhere to get anything to eat at the venue last year either.
only a few weesk t go. I'm really fucking excited for this now. And if i'm saying something positive on this board, well, i dont know exactly what that means, so rare does such an event happen.
just to satisfy my own curiosity, who all is actually coming to this:
I've got: Me, Al, Gemma, Mark, Gordie, Ally, Nick King, Darren, Mrs Darren, Jert, Jerts Mate, Tim, Vinnie, Greg, Norbert, Mathias, Alex, Jemma, Jemmas Mate, Emily, Dave, Sandra.
Anyone else?
Oh, and both of my Hulk Hogan to shirts, and m ludicrously bright Croatia top will be in attendance! So i'lkl be easy to find!
Uncle Liam wrote: Good work Nick. Very considerate of you to donate a weekend of your time to go and do some research for the benefit of everyone else!
Well, someone had to! 
Oh, and this time I actually saw a bit more of Barca... Granted, it was only the Tourist Bus round the city, culminating in the Neu Camp stadium!
Well, before the rest of you arrive on the thursday, I'll be doing the tourist thing, before heading off to the bar and getting a good start on the booze.
Uncle Liam wrote: just to satisfy my own curiosity, who all is actually coming to this:
I've got: Me, Al, Gemma, Mark, Gordie, Ally, Nick King, Darren, Mrs Darren, Jert, Jerts Mate, Tim, Vinnie, Greg, Norbert, Mathias, Alex, Jemma, Jemmas Mate, Emily, Dave, Sandra.
Anyone else?
ahem 
and isnt Shug and John going?
Burt Reynolds wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: just to satisfy my own curiosity, who all is actually coming to this:
I've got: Me, Al, Gemma, Mark, Gordie, Ally, Nick King, Darren, Mrs Darren, Jert, Jerts Mate, Tim, Vinnie, Greg, Norbert, Mathias, Alex, Jemma, Jemmas Mate, Emily, Dave, Sandra.
Anyone else?
ahem
and isnt Shug and John going?
PompeyOrder, Donato and Wolfram all in Der Haus too.
I think Mr & Mrs Danny 'Die Wikinger' are coming as well?
On the subject of food, when we first did this a few years back they had an excellent choice of grub - everything you could imagine, lots of choice. Last year though, they streamlined it down to just chips and er, I think it was a hotdog or burger. AND you had to queue up for about an hour to get served. Ridiculous set-up.
Mind, lots of people seemed to have taken packed lunches in last year!!!
Burt Reynolds wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: just to satisfy my own curiosity, who all is actually coming to this:
I've got: Me, Al, Gemma, Mark, Gordie, Ally, Nick King, Darren, Mrs Darren, Jert, Jerts Mate, Tim, Vinnie, Greg, Norbert, Mathias, Alex, Jemma, Jemmas Mate, Emily, Dave, Sandra.
Anyone else?
ahem
and isnt Shug and John going?
I am mate, nae Uncly John though.
El Jarvo wrote: On the subject of food, when we first did this a few years back they had an excellent choice of grub - everything you could imagine, lots of choice. Last year though, they streamlined it down to just chips and er, I think it was a hotdog or burger. AND you had to queue up for about an hour to get served. Ridiculous set-up.
Mind, lots of people seemed to have taken packed lunches in last year!!!
At Primavera, they had about 10 different stalls selling various different foods from burgers, pizzas, noodles, somasas, crepes, etc... Those stalls you see at the back of the tables in the second pic...
Fingers crossed, this is the same for Summercase!
Uncle Liam wrote: Well, before the rest of you arrive on the thursday, I'll be doing the tourist thing, before heading off to the bar and getting a good start on the booze.
Well, there's a Tourist Bus stop literally just round the corner from the hotel that costs 20 Euros for the day that allows you to go on different routes (Red, Blue, Green), interchanging where necessary... Not a bad ticket, and they all meet up at the Ramblas, so you can go for a beer or two inbetween!
And, if you're feeling especially lazy, you can get on the same tourist bus (before 9pm) that takes you from the hotel to just outside the venue! :p
Nick King wrote:
El Jarvo wrote: On the subject of food, when we first did this a few years back they had an excellent choice of grub - everything you could imagine, lots of choice. Last year though, they streamlined it down to just chips and er, I think it was a hotdog or burger. AND you had to queue up for about an hour to get served. Ridiculous set-up.
Mind, lots of people seemed to have taken packed lunches in last year!!!
At Primavera, they had about 10 different stalls selling various different foods from burgers, pizzas, noodles, somasas, crepes, etc... Those stalls you see at the back of the tables in the second pic...
Fingers crossed, this is the same for Summercase!
Primavera food:
I honestly cannot remember seeing any food stalls last year. I saw quite a few stalls on the way in, but nothing selling any grub. I remember the bar in the ampitheatre, the bar outside the tent where LCD played and thats it.
If Don is coming I'll have to try and remember those REM DVDs that i've been promising to lend him for years. If I can find them.
So yeah, should be good. As i told Darren last night, my plan is just to get wasted.
Uncle Liam wrote: Primavera food:
Yup, I remember that stall - it also sold somosas, and was just opposite "Nick's burgers"!
Considering they've now got the undercover section (with the pillars), I'd guess that there'd be more variety this year (i.e. the stalls will be in the undercover part and possibly the chairs and tables will also be there)?
Nick King wrote: At Primavera, they had about 10 different stalls selling various different foods from burgers, pizzas, noodles, somasas, crepes, etc... Those stalls you see at the back of the tables in the second pic...
Actually, what was the festival New Order played at that site in 2005? That was the year that had really good quality food across a broad range. It wasn't Summercase though.
Summercase started in 2006 - can't remember food that year at all (quick in/out for New Order was all I did) but last year it was diabolical. You'd have thought the Spanish would take a personal affront at having shite food served up at such a festival!
Nick King wrote:
El Jarvo wrote: Oh, and Nick - what's the hotel like then?
Hotel's not bad, although the bar doesn't open until 5pm, and there's no pool...
You didn't mention anything about the beds. It seems, the announced double rooms are with twin beds.
confus[gold]ion[/gold] wrote:
Nick King wrote:
El Jarvo wrote: Oh, and Nick - what's the hotel like then?
Hotel's not bad, although the bar doesn't open until 5pm, and there's no pool...
You didn't mention anything about the beds. It seems, the announced double rooms are with twin beds.
Well, I had a double bed in my room (which wasn't two singles put together)... I just asked at reception for a smoking room (which I hadn't booked at the time, as I was supposed to be sharing with someone else who bought a friend with him and, hence, they booked another room - with twin beds!)...
Oh, btw, there's a great Italian restaurant we found at the shopping centre - really top notch meals (we'd already done the tapas and paella meals earlier on)! Worth visiting, especially since the shopping centre is just opposite the venue! :-)
Nick King wrote:
The hotel's shit because the bar doesn't open until 5pm
I've corrected your post, Nick.
Well, its their own fault because they'll be losing custom.
I dont really like hotel bars anyway. Although last years was an exception, what with it being on the roof.
'WELSHCAKE' wrote: nevermind bout the food......what about the booze & drugs
Yeah, surprised anyone was hungry at all last year.
Uncle Liam wrote: Well, its their own fault because they'll be losing custom.
I dont really like hotel bars anyway. Although last years was an exception, what with it being on the roof.
And the barmaid 
Al's right about 2005 being Primavera. Think that area with the pillars was food that year but some kind of vip bit for summercase 06 and 07.
anyone had their tickets yet....???
theres still rooms available in hotel that most of us are booked into,althou Nick said it were'nt the best
We're in the Hesperia Del Mar, less than 5 mins walk away from the other hotel. We have a bar and a rooftop pool, you could all come and use our facilities.
How many of us went 'in the pool' last year then?
Our hotel's got darts and skittles, Darren. That should keep you happy!
was'nt it under repair last year,i'm a shite swimmer anyways so skittles & darts will do me fine.Hope Nobby has grasped the rules of darts after mine & Gordys lesson 2 him in Rio :D
'WELSHCAKE' wrote: think your fibbing bout the pool as i was originally booked in there.....shame on you
Blimey I think you're right. Must have got mixed up with the one I'm staying in in a couple of weeks.
Oh well, it's on the beach so I can still swim!
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