Roskilde Festival 2010
Posted by Vuzman on December 18 2009 13:35:20
In the summer of 2008 we had our first official Camp Gongumenn at Sweden Rock festival in Sweden. Last year the Gongumenn Festival Train went to Rock-Im-Park in Nürnberg, Germany, and we had a very successful Camp Gongumenn.
Next year we should go to Roskilde Festival. Competing for the title of biggest and best European Festival, Roskilde Festival is something quite special.
So, who's up for Camp Gongumenn at Roskilde 2010 ?
Extended News
We didn't go to a festival this year, but we did go to a lot of concerts. Next year I think we should have a new Camp Gongumenn at Roskilde Festival. For those of you that haven't been to Roskilde I can say that it is quite different from the other festivals. Size is obviously a factor, but Roskilde feels much bigger than Rock-Im-Park, which has almost as many attendees.
The difference lies in several other factors beside the people count. There are many more bands (100+), lasts 8 days, the first four is 'warm-up' with camping fun and upcoming bands, and the last four with a full program of music, and much more extra-curricular activity than e.g. Rock-Im-Park (which almost didn't have any). The atmosphere is quite different, and better, which I presume is due to the longer duration.
The band list has not been revealed yet; bands will be confirmed every 1-2 weeks from now on. It will not be fully revealed until about a month before the festival starts. This is tradition, and Roskilde usually does not need to advertise; it is almost always fully booked. They have had a bit of problems the last couple years, due to weak program and the financial crisis. This means, however, that this year they have decided to go back to a more traditional program with big festival names, and they have even lowered the ticket price.
About 10 bands are confirmed for 2010 so far. The biggest are
MUSE
DIZZY MIZZ LIZZY
NEPHEW
I have heard rumors of other bands; Iron Maiden, Rammstein and Metallica. Interestingly, the rumor about Metallica is the one I believe the most, since I have it from insiders of the Roskilde booking team :)
As you may have guessed by now, I'm *completely* psyched to go to Roskilde, and have decided to go no matter what. The previous three times I have been to Roskilde I have been with the same camp; it is some guys I know from Engineering school and their friends. They are a great bunch of guys which I know will fit well with the Gongumenn. We should of course have our own camp, but I suggest we set up camp next to them, in order to kickstart the party. They also have a great festival sound system ;)
Roskilde Festival will take place 27. juni - 4. juli 2010. Mark your calendars and voice your support!
