Festival 24........
This event was to be the start of something new, for the people by the people, highlighting talented DJs from the very best of London's underground scene catapulting them into the limelight and positioning them alongside prolific international artists. Great for them but even better for the ravers, who travelled from near and far to show their appreciation and loyalty for house music and what it stands for.
I arrived just before noon to catch headliners, The Martinez Brothers play a brilliant set to a handful of dedicated music lovers. You know, the ones who dance like no one's watching? The ones who are at the core of the house music movement and are all about peace love and humanity? Foot stomping on the grass, smiles beaming all round and dressed in true festival style, these ravers showed how grateful they were to hear these young artists spin musical magic for well over an hour.
Talent after talent after talent graced the decks of the main stage with Audiowhores, Zepherin Saint from Tribe, Rocco and Manoo keeping it moving, while in the teepee DJs Leon Paul (Nyumba Deep), One Ohm, Lady T and At One took us on a deep and soulful journey paving the way for Dominique Danielle to jump on and take it a little bit deeper with her techy minimal beats creating that intimate party feel. By this time the party was popping off and by 9pm it was fully loaded and even the food vendors were getting itchy feet wanting to skive off in order to join the fun.
The sun might not have had his hat on but this didn't stop dancing from the delectable and very sexy iWhore Tee ladies and face painters, who did great jobs on pitching their tents by themselves without any men helping! Even as the rain started to fall, DJ Petite's set smashed the tent and people flocked to listen to the hard beats she threw down as they continued shuffling, shoulder to shoulder, cutting shapes. All in all, I and the others, who had arrived from earlier on in the day had a fantastic time with the great choice of tracks delivered by serious music producers, who are truly gifted.
As darkness fell the weather began to take a turn for the worse and so did the crowd. More and more drivers arrived ignoring the rules and parking on neighbours' lawns disregarding the neatly trimmed foliage and fauna. Bit of a shame when you think how much time and effort was put into the whole orchestration of the event. SW4 and Lovebox had their problems at the start as did Glastonbury.
But what I find really funny is the people complaining about the rain- like anyone could control the weather. Yes perhaps there should have been a marquee, but last year when I attended SW4 and it rained cats and dogs we were all still dancing in the rain without any shelter in sight! Besides there were no restrictions about bringing an umbrella LOL!
What else can I say?? I had a great time, met fabulous people as well as seeing some old faces, the music was on point, except for the presence of an MC, who in my opinion should not have been on stage at all. But yes, I hope those idiotic, troublemaking, poverty stricken fools, who ruined it for the majority of the ravers who attended with good intentions get their karma.
I feel for those who were refused entry and who were violated by the sudden closure of the event but this was due to the pathetic losers, who barely had enough money to make it to Radlett, let alone buy tickets, NOT the organisers who worked hard to pull it off even if it was for only 12 hours. I also feel it for the DJs who never got their time to shine but I'm equally appalled at the one who strolled in an hour late for his set and didn't even blink. He made sure he brought his 3 guests, absolutely free of charge though didn't he? So if you want to get mad, get mad at the opportunists who turned up expecting a freebie, get mad at the person who felt the need to exert his physical strength on a poor female. Something needs to be done and it needs to be done quickly. If this shit had happened in south London, the party probably would have gone on- BUT this was a respectable area in which people should have left their stink attitudes at home. Will they never learn?
I am now a definite convert for photo ID and raver profiling. Forget calling it discrimination. Call it what you want.
On entry you show your ID and have your photo taken- If you refuse you should not be allowed in the club or venue- SIMPLE. I have nothing to hide- DO YOU?
I want to know that my raving experience and that of my friends will be safe and under no circumstances would I want to attend an event where I'm in the vicinity with fraudulent partygoers, who came to Maim, Kill and Rob.
All club and event promoters must liaise with each other to run these troublemakers away from the scene, music and what it stands for, which is:
Peace, Love and Humanity.
You don't get this happening in clubs or venues abroad. It just DOESN'T happen. Soon, if these animals aren't careful, international DJs will boycott the scene over here and where will that leave us?
Anyway I'm off to go and brush my teeth. The whole affair has left a somewhat nasty taste in my mouth.
Bless x
This event was to be the start of something new, for the people by the people, highlighting talented DJs from the very best of London's underground scene catapulting them into the limelight and positioning them alongside prolific international artists. Great for them but even better for the ravers, who travelled from near and far to show their appreciation and loyalty for house music and what it stands for.
I arrived just before noon to catch headliners, The Martinez Brothers play a brilliant set to a handful of dedicated music lovers. You know, the ones who dance like no one's watching? The ones who are at the core of the house music movement and are all about peace love and humanity? Foot stomping on the grass, smiles beaming all round and dressed in true festival style, these ravers showed how grateful they were to hear these young artists spin musical magic for well over an hour.
Talent after talent after talent graced the decks of the main stage with Audiowhores, Zepherin Saint from Tribe, Rocco and Manoo keeping it moving, while in the teepee DJs Leon Paul (Nyumba Deep), One Ohm, Lady T and At One took us on a deep and soulful journey paving the way for Dominique Danielle to jump on and take it a little bit deeper with her techy minimal beats creating that intimate party feel. By this time the party was popping off and by 9pm it was fully loaded and even the food vendors were getting itchy feet wanting to skive off in order to join the fun.
As darkness fell the weather began to take a turn for the worse and so did the crowd. More and more drivers arrived ignoring the rules and parking on neighbours' lawns disregarding the neatly trimmed foliage and fauna. Bit of a shame when you think how much time and effort was put into the whole orchestration of the event. SW4 and Lovebox had their problems at the start as did Glastonbury.
But what I find really funny is the people complaining about the rain- like anyone could control the weather. Yes perhaps there should have been a marquee, but last year when I attended SW4 and it rained cats and dogs we were all still dancing in the rain without any shelter in sight! Besides there were no restrictions about bringing an umbrella LOL!
What else can I say?? I had a great time, met fabulous people as well as seeing some old faces, the music was on point, except for the presence of an MC, who in my opinion should not have been on stage at all. But yes, I hope those idiotic, troublemaking, poverty stricken fools, who ruined it for the majority of the ravers who attended with good intentions get their karma.
I feel for those who were refused entry and who were violated by the sudden closure of the event but this was due to the pathetic losers, who barely had enough money to make it to Radlett, let alone buy tickets, NOT the organisers who worked hard to pull it off even if it was for only 12 hours. I also feel it for the DJs who never got their time to shine but I'm equally appalled at the one who strolled in an hour late for his set and didn't even blink. He made sure he brought his 3 guests, absolutely free of charge though didn't he? So if you want to get mad, get mad at the opportunists who turned up expecting a freebie, get mad at the person who felt the need to exert his physical strength on a poor female. Something needs to be done and it needs to be done quickly. If this shit had happened in south London, the party probably would have gone on- BUT this was a respectable area in which people should have left their stink attitudes at home. Will they never learn?
I am now a definite convert for photo ID and raver profiling. Forget calling it discrimination. Call it what you want.
On entry you show your ID and have your photo taken- If you refuse you should not be allowed in the club or venue- SIMPLE. I have nothing to hide- DO YOU?
I want to know that my raving experience and that of my friends will be safe and under no circumstances would I want to attend an event where I'm in the vicinity with fraudulent partygoers, who came to Maim, Kill and Rob.
All club and event promoters must liaise with each other to run these troublemakers away from the scene, music and what it stands for, which is:
Peace, Love and Humanity.
You don't get this happening in clubs or venues abroad. It just DOESN'T happen. Soon, if these animals aren't careful, international DJs will boycott the scene over here and where will that leave us?
Anyway I'm off to go and brush my teeth. The whole affair has left a somewhat nasty taste in my mouth.
Bless x
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