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Big Chill Herbage?

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:09 pm
by kenny_bubb
Making my debut at the Big Chill in August for (hopefully) a dubstep line-up to rival last year's and to marvel at Orbital's return.

What's the attitude towards smoking herbs?

Many thanks.

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:21 am
by caunterstrike
ha ha the big chill is a shitty family orientated festy where everyone goes to sit down and thrown upon anyone having fun. if you manange to avoid getting your herb confiscated by security during one of the many searches you will encounter then you can get away with it like any other festy but be prepared for some hardcore being throwned at

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:24 am
by miscreant
caunter wrote:ha ha the big chill is a shitty family orientated festy where everyone goes to sit down and thrown upon anyone having fun. if you manange to avoid getting your herb confiscated by security during one of the many searches you will encounter then you can get away with it like any other festy but be prepared for some hardcore being throwned at
never been throwned on before. sounds pretty shit...

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:38 am
by reptilian
Its what happens when someone literally throws their own angry eyebrows at you in disgust

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:55 am
by axel
Nah, not at all. i went to big chill last year and it was sick. Last year Caspa and Rusko and Benga played the sunday night and it was mental. Just full of fucked up hippies going for it haha.

Although there are quite a few familys there, there is differnt activitys for the kids to get on with so you dont really notice that they are there. And at night its pretty mad.

As for drugs, they are well chilled about people taking drugs there, a security guard even help us to find shrooms :wink:

Its a sick festival, definatly going again this year, and definatly hoping for a bigger dubstep line up then the last.

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:02 pm
by runner
caunter wrote:ha ha the big chill is a shitty family orientated festy where everyone goes to sit down and thrown upon anyone having fun. if you manange to avoid getting your herb confiscated by security during one of the many searches you will encounter then you can get away with it like any other festy but be prepared for some hardcore being throwned at
you obviosuly haven't got a fuckin clue about BC
you haven't seen Skream, Mala & Loefah killin it there two yrs ago

or massive 10K crowd in a valley skanking big time to guys like Mr. Scruff or bands like Cymande..

as for herbs you can smoke the fuck out of everythin, it's a vast space, security is only around for protecting belongings on dense camping spaces and generally if the weather is good it pisses on anything else going on in the summer in the UK if you ask me.

so yes, whoever is going there for the first time be prepared for a reaaaaaaally cool and eclectic but hectic weekend... was there in 07'. memorable is an understatement

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:17 pm
by oddfellow
caunter wrote:ha ha the big chill is a shitty family orientated festy where everyone goes to sit down and thrown upon anyone having fun. if you manange to avoid getting your herb confiscated by security during one of the many searches you will encounter then you can get away with it like any other festy but be prepared for some hardcore being throwned at
What waft is this?? The Big Chill is unreal! I think having a good range of people there really adds to the atmosphere. Security seemed to be better than any other festival I've been to aswell.
What's the attitude towards smoking herbs?
Not a problem. The festival would be pretty badly named if you couldn't do that. I wouldn't go blowing smoke in a security guards face (unless its requested) but apart from that its all good.

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:43 pm
by mrd
caunter wrote:ha ha the big chill is a shitty family orientated festy where everyone goes to sit down and thrown upon anyone having fun. if you manange to avoid getting your herb confiscated by security during one of the many searches you will encounter then you can get away with it like any other festy but be prepared for some hardcore being throwned at
back to school for you mate

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:17 pm
by rhea
Warp films and Film4 shooting an audience participation zombie movie over the four days of the festival. Should be interesting ...

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:42 pm
by neka
nah big chill is good, was working on a commission there last year, didnt think id particularly enjoy it but the lineup was suprisingly good, lots of variety and plenty of dubstep and the location was sick.

highlights included;

dusk and blackdown to playing a set at lunchtime whilst playing mario kart on my ds in the sun.

flying lotus

bengas set with this massive wooden building on fire behind everyone.


definitely up for going this year :)

Truth

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:36 pm
by taters99
Axel wrote:Nah, not at all. i went to big chill last year and it was sick. Last year Caspa and Rusko and Benga played the sunday night and it was mental. Just full of fucked up hippies going for it haha.

Although there are quite a few familys there, there is differnt activitys for the kids to get on with so you dont really notice that they are there. And at night its pretty mad.

As for drugs, they are well chilled about people taking drugs there, a security guard even help us to find shrooms :wink:

Its a sick festival, definatly going again this year, and definatly hoping for a bigger dubstep line up then the last.
Axel is so right caspa and rusko absoultly killed the place and one of the best atmospheres aswell. Also just to finish of the perfect weekend we got sold a 1/4 for £1.50 :D

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:57 am
by jrj2020
The big chill is totally amazing every time.

As for smoking up its a-ok as far as ive seen. In fact last year one of the security guards gave me some green after I gave him a packet of chewing gum! They're more worried about alcohol getting into the main festie site, but even that is managable.

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:22 am
by MARCHMELLOW
smoke, drink, be merry! its all good there, it may have a few more families attending then some festivals, but they all hit the sack early!

lovely vibes there man, i'll be there this year ( free tickets 8) )

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:33 am
by huggy
caunter wrote:ha ha the big chill is a shitty family orientated festy where everyone goes to sit down and thrown upon anyone having fun. if you manange to avoid getting your herb confiscated by security during one of the many searches you will encounter then you can get away with it like any other festy but be prepared for some hardcore being throwned at
where were you brother i don't think your commenting on the correct festival some contriversial critisism you have made there, absolute awesome festival with a wicked line up ( just as good this year by the sounds of it!) so don't diss biatch!.. See loads of you people there no doubt?! ...

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:35 am
by huggy
neka wrote:nah big chill is good, was working on a commission there last year, didnt think id particularly enjoy it but the lineup was suprisingly good, lots of variety and plenty of dubstep and the location was sick.

highlights included;

dusk and blackdown to playing a set at lunchtime whilst playing mario kart on my ds in the sun.

flying lotus

bengas set with this massive wooden building on fire behind everyone.


definitely up for going this year :)
yes dusk and blackdown set the sunday mood, should be back this year i reckon!

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:44 am
by the wiggle baron
caunter wrote:ha ha the big chill is a shitty family orientated festy where everyone goes to sit down and thrown upon anyone having fun. if you manange to avoid getting your herb confiscated by security during one of the many searches you will encounter then you can get away with it like any other festy but be prepared for some hardcore being throwned at
lol that sounds like the half truth based ramblings of someone who has never been to the big chill :)

Yeah the whole family thing is a bit weird, and youve just got to block out the lawyers-by-week/pink-winged-fairy-fucking goblins by weekend or some shit.

But the music is amazing, every time. Literally nuff said. Unless youre someone who can't have fun without being an absoloute mess, its a sick festival.

Oh, and I have no idea where youve gotten this idea of high security from?! Literally the most chilling security ive ever seen at a festival (far, FAR more relaxed that glade/bloc...) never known anyone to have anything confisicated there or anything (from 5/6 years of going with normally like 10-20 people)

big boy festival :D

Oh, but the stages shut too early...which is the whole family thing

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:51 am
by jrj2020
The Wiggle Baron wrote:Oh, but the stages shut too early...which is the whole family thing
dance tent is open till 4 or 5 if i remember rightly!

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:05 am
by Hide_One
big chill rocks it. Been the last 2 years and its was sick, '07 was best with the dub shack and the friggin strong rum!!!
Security are pretty relaxed there although I did see some drunk kid get Pwned by a steward.
Last year it tagged up with some proper hippy fest, full of naked people and drum circles and shit.
UK festivals need to sort out how much they're charging tho!

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:12 am
by joey snack
sick festival and was pretty slack on the drugs front.

smoking herb is not a problem but if you plan to get anything else dont buy in there as there were tons of guys last year selling plaster paris pills and fake bags of md, coke and ket. not that i or any of my friends would buy any of those horrible things.


big festival.