I don't even know where to begin with explaining my time at Leeds Fest. I shall start with saying that there are a hell of a lot of positives and a hell of a lot of negatives about going to a festival.
Part one. Arrival
My journey there was the most exciting part; i had climbed onto the train that took us to Leeds with a huge rucksack, a Gola bag that had a plastic bag attached to it and then a sleeping
bag.
We paid £4.50 for the train to Leeds and then we ran down to the bus stop that would take us to Bramham park and paid another £4.50 for the bus.
On the bus i was freaking out because we were on the top part of the double decker bus and i hate being on the top, however i was constantly taking photos and being captured by others.
When we arrived it was 21:00 and we had until three in the morning to wait until we could go in.
Then something wonderful ( for me ) happened, a stranger came over to our group and offered us a free early entry ticket, however we couldn't just let one person have it, so i told him we couldn't take it.
Then our group decided to buy early entry tickets anyway so i caught up with this man and asked him for his ticket, so whilst everyone was paying an extra £20 to get in right then, i got in for free.
Our mission was to find where our friends were camping and this took a long time to do. Nobody in our little group had any idea what to do, it was really loud and filled with thousands of drunk people who were laughing at us for arriving so late.
And we had to walk for ages with our bags without having made any contact with our friends on where they were camped. Though we knew they were camping in Orange Campsite so we headed to there.
The only reason we found it was because of the huge banners that advertised the different campsites and then luckily just as we climbed up a huge hill my friend made contact and came to meet us.
She then informed us there were no free spaces near our friends so we had to camp somewhere else, though we were still close to them.
Once we set up our tent we laid our sleeping mats and sleeping bags out and then got our alcohol and went to have fun.
Part two. Thursday
We awoke fairly early on Thursday to find one of our friends hadn't returned to the tent that night and to find our tent had been flooded by the huge rain pour that night.
Seeing as the bands didn't start until tomorrow our mission of the day was to find a programme.
These were tags that went around your neck and had a small booklet on the end that told you all the times the bands were playing each day.
We were told that people who worked at the festival walked around all day selling them for £10 however it wasn't until 19:00pm that we actually purchased one.
They came with a book as well which was cool.
That day i also bought a hat that dangles over your ears in the shape of a lion, i love that hat.
Basically this day was chilling in the sun and waiting for night time for me as my boyfriend was going to arrive at night.
Then night time came and i was on my way to meet him, when i found him i was drunk and so was he. We were heading to show him where our tent was until i was silly when i heard an MGMT song come on and i ran into a party, then i lost him and didn't see him again that night.
So i drunkenly went to sleep after an hour searching for my tent in the dark
Part three. Friday
This was a good day, i managed to find everyone i wanted to even though everyone's phones had died.
Today i was going to see Panic at the disco and Muse!
Whilst i was waiting for Panic at the disco i managed to get to the barrier even though i had to be dragged out of the crowd because i felt like i was going to pass out.
When i was at the barrier a man who towered over me and was clearly very drunk pushed me out of the way and tried to steal my place, i tried to hold on for a while but then i turned to him and shouted at him because i was much smaller than him, eventually he left.
Therefore i was able to enjoy Panic and it was great.
Muse was one of the best bands i saw, they were really good and put on such a show.
However it rained constantly on Friday so leaving Muse at midnight was horrible, the mud was knee deep and the crowd was all heading to the same place.
It took an hour to get back to our tent.
Part Four. Saturday
Saturday was by far the best day!
I was so excited for 30 seconds to mars and MCR that i was thinking about it all day long.
I also went to see Tim Minchin in the comedy tent and that was hilarious.
The sun was out this day and it was insanely good.
When 30 seconds to mars came on i went crazy and was so happy to be there. Then Jared Leto invited some of the crowd up on to the stage.
I was barrier for this band and the security asked me if i wanted help getting over the barrier to get on stage, but i was undecided whether to go or not because i wanted to be at the front for my chemical romance.
Then just as i decided i went to climb up then this girl dived on my head and pushed over me to get over the barrier, when she left i began getting over again and then they closed the stage.
If only i had decided to get over quicker.
Then My Chemical Romance came on, this was the band i was most looking forward to and they were crazy i loved there set and i was extremely lucky to be barrier for it.
That performance made my Leeds Fest.
After that i went straight to bed as i was so tired.
Part five. Sunday
Sunday was a tad disappointing for me because i literally didn't want to see any bands.
However i planned to go to the main arena for a while and try and find my boyfriend then get drunk until the morning, this was because we couldn't sleep in our tent because on the last night most tents get set on fire.
I got cleaned in the tent and just as i stepped out i saw my boyfriend and friend walking around, so i shouted them and they had been looking for our tent.
Then we went to visit some friends in other campsites and then headed to main arena.
After a few hours me and my boyfriend decided to go home and at six we headed to my tent to collect all my things.
My friends weren't too happy that i was leaving but i was ready for home.
Then i waited near the bus pick up for him to come out of guest camping and then we got the bus into Leeds, the train to Steeton and then a taxi to my house.
The night then consisted of proper food, which was a Chinese takeaway, a wonderful shower and then a comfy sleep.
I was very happy i had decided to come home and i realize now i am back just how much i loved Leeds Fest.
The Positives <3
1. The bands
2. The people i was with
3. The amazing atmosphere
4. The experience
5. Being somewhere different and new
6. The wristband
7. Getting a free early entry ticket
8. My lion hat
9. Being introduced to new bands
10. Meeting new people
11. buying my Leeds fest 2011 t-shirt
12. The sunshine
13. Going home early
The negatives :(
1. The crowd pushing into you
2. Being punched by a women
3. My phone dying
4. Seeing people break their arms
5. Seeing people pass out during bands
6. Missing Ed Sheeran
7. The tent getting flooded
8. Getting cold during the night
9. people trying to set our tent on fire
10. The toilets werre disgusting and made me feel sick
11. Not getting on the stage for 30 seconds to mars
12. The overly priced food.
13. Leaving.
The bands i saw:
Best Coast
Cage the elephant
Chapel club
Warpaint
Panic at the disco
Elbow
Muse
The Blackout
New found Glory
The architects
Tim Minchin
Deftones
Offspring
30 seconds to mars
My chemical Romance
Two door cinema club
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