TW Classic 2009
I was at TW Classic this year, the 2009 edition. My first festival ever, and here's what I noticed:
- Motor (apparently it's a band) sucked. I don't know what these guys were on, but all I could here were the sounds of various electronic devices going haywire. Please never do that again, ever! Get a regular job or something.
- Why the hell is everyone running as soon as they open the doors? Oh, to get access to the Pit? I walked over there, while ridiculing all of you running lard-asses, and still made it in time to get a green wristband. Oh and that guy that lost all his food while doing something that resembles the act of running: thank you for making me laugh so hard.
- Toilets at concerts are like real-estate - well, before the crisis hit at least. For some reason these toilets do not have an indication whether or not they're occupied, which had me trying each door to find a vacant toilet. This left me with the picture of a half-naked lady, squatting on the toilet, who obviously forget to lock the door. Splendid, just what I always wanted: a startled, half naked woman grasping for the door handle.
- You really need earplugs at these things. I had a headache after Motor's so-called performance. There's really no need to play music *that* loud. And to the parents walking around with their children, who's ears were completely unprotected: don't be surprised if they ditch you in a home when you're old.
- This might be a hard concept to grasp, but if I put a towel or two on the grass, it means that it's my spot. I claimed it and you are to walk around it. That's not so hard, is it?
- If you're going to get beer, or any other liquid as far as I'm concerned, try not to spill all of it before you arrive back at your spot. Is it such a challenge to hold a plastic cup in your hand and walk several feet with it? Really?
- Sbarro sucks. Pizza is supposed to be warm, you morons. Also, it's supposed to taste like something, other than utter crap.
- What's with food- and beverage stamps? I can understand that it helps to speed things up, but why do you need to split them up?
- Put more trash cans dammit. People are just loitering like they're in the middle ages. Finished a drink? Just throw it on the ground. Done with the French fries? Chuck it somewhere. Savages.
I don't get what people find so special about festivals, at least not from what I've seen. Performances were not jaw-dropping in any way: I always had the feeling that I could just as well have popped a cd in. Perhaps the Basement Jaxx were different, but by that time, I couldn't be bothered anymore and just went home. The only two that made an effort, were Moby and Tom Helsen.
I think we can conclude that I'm not festival material.
