You would be fine, the entertainment is all free, lots visit just for the day. The wristband is just for the camping.
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It is ginormousWe have booked.
Web site says there is room for 2,500 units in the camping section so it's obviously a ginormous field.
As @carolyn said, it's only for camping. We stayed in the field next door with the MCC last year and enjoyed the same entertainment access as everyone else.just a question if you camp elsewhere and you don't get a wristband band does it stop you doing or accessing any entertainment ?
Thats good but if it is popular Dave could it sell out so no spaces on the day ?
As our circumstances still make us wary of booking stuff
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Thanks for that Janine I appreciate what you say about being a past and present organiser and i know how hard you and Barry work and i think you are fantastic in what you two do and what you do for charities I also understand funding comes from people paying the camping and helps towards the organising ect .I will take that on boardAs a past & present organiser of music festivals, I know how much effort goes into making this an amazing event.
Furthermore it is free to attend the gigs only because funding comes from people paying for their camping so I would consider this when you choose where to stay.
More info here:
http://uptonbluesfestival.org.uk/funding-a-free-festival/
I am sorry if i have offended you .Kate xxx
Having helped organise several events over the years (not quite on the scale of the Blues Festival) I also know how much work it takes.As a past & present organiser of music festivals, I know how much effort goes into making this an amazing event.
Furthermore it is free to attend the gigs only because funding comes from people paying for their camping so I would consider this when you choose where to stay.
More info here:
http://uptonbluesfestival.org.uk/funding-a-free-festival/
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I am sorrry if i have offended you .
Kate xxx
Having helped organise several events over the years (not quite on the scale of the Blues Festival) I also know how much work it takes.
However, as the page referred to makes clear, people paying for camping is only one source of funding and that funding is for the acts on the main stages. A huge part of the weekend is the many bands booked and paid for by pubs which receive none of the camping income
If the two are separate, yes. In the case of Upton, though, they are each parts of a whole which make it what it is. Personally I found the bands in the pubs more enjoyable because watching them didn't involve being so much of a hemmed in crowdTotally agree but there is a world of difference between a group of pubs putting on live music - something that happens in our town every weekend - and an organised festival with a main stage etc.
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Thanks for that Joy . XxxKate, each to their own...... That is a lot of money to me too and I understand where you are coming from .. but fortunately as a solo it is lot less isn't it just one person... I didn't go with the big camp site... and before I am jumped on, we wild camped but paid more than it would have cost us to park in the car park .. just up the road from the main campsite ... We paid two pound each per night MORE than it would have cost in the car park, to one of the town's voluntary charities for their young people ... (The car park is cheaper than the campsite but I think they may have put a height barrier on it for the weekend). We also collected bags of litter from the area we camped in and the local park where groups were playing .. The litter was there when we arrived obviously dropped by locals ... I often go to Upton throughout the year as I just love the little town ... and, as at the festival, pay money for charity shop goods, coffee shops, bars and the supermarket. I don't feel guilty at all. We all do what we feel is right.
If it doesn't clash, and you decide you want the car parks, I'll point them out to you sunshine.
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Is it cheaper with the MCC or somethingWe stayed with the MCC ,
All the big events centers were over subscribed , as in packed , so we only ever saw the local pub venues and the occasionally stage by the river ,
We then went onto the welland steam rally the following weekend , again with the MCC , saved a fortune again .
We along with others , are living on a very limited budget ( and living off one pension .)
Got to look after the pennies ,
I've hear d more Blues music from you in an hour than in upton all week end .Is it cheaper with the MCC or something
And if everything is over subscribed is there much point in going Graham me old fruit!
If the weather is dry you cannot fail but to enjoy it... see you there.We've just booked
4 nights camping
Hope it lives up to all the hype
P.S. Thanks for the heads-up
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I can't remember the exact amounts but it was a bit cheaper with the MCC, especially with the premium for not booking on the official field.Is it cheaper with the MCC or something
And if everything is over subscribed is there much point in going Graham me old fruit!
There were also a couple of bands this year that were more jazz than blues ........... but still really enjoyable ... and the pubs and clubs had a lot of folk type music ... The fact is that if you enjoy music then this is a brilliant weekend. .I've hear d more Blues music from you in an hour than in upton all week end .
It is mainly 70 to 90s rock n pop . Which i like but i went to upton expecting a full on blues experience .
Still enjoyed it .for the street music .
There were also a couple of bands this year that were more jazz than blues ........... but still really enjoyable ... and the pubs and clubs had a lot of folk type music ... The fact is that if you enjoy music then this is a brilliant weekend. .
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