Melvins confirmed for Christmas ATP Festival

[Andy]

http://www.atpfestival.com/events/line_up.php?event=102&view=77

Nice up to date picture and bio!

Thurston Moore picked the bands this time around, so we have Sonic Youth, The Stooges and Six Organs of Admittance too. Looks quite quite good. I didn't know the lanky old bastard was a Melvins fan.

[norecess]

Alright, I'm going.

[klump]

WHERE THE HELL IS THIS???

Im going too!

[norecess]

It used to be held in London, now it's in Glastonbury. I have already figured out from outside the UK you have to travel to Bristol by plane, and then travel to a station nearby Glastonbury, that ride will take almost an hour.

Hey, if anyone wants to go to this and wants to share a chalet/berth, contact me. I hope I can find someone who's willing to pay 200 euro for a ticket plus over 200 euro for the plain ticket but it's hard to say. Although this little info could help convincing at least one person to consider to go.

Butlins Minehead looks out across a superb sandy beach. The new site not only has a supermarket, newsagent and cash points, it also has Burger King, Pizza Hut, Finnigan

[Andy]

The bands stay in the chalets too, so you will probably see Buzz and Dale playing crazy golf.

I would totally be up for this but it will be a month or so before I can buy a ticket. I have to sort out other things like some money, my job and where the hell I will be living when i'm kicked out of this place.

But if that all turns out ok i'm in.

themelvins.net chalet of love

[norecess]

Alright, cool. Let's hope this doesn't sell out too quickly.

[Candy-O]

 Holy shit! I'm down for going....How many days is this?

By the way does price include lodging and entertainment?

-Candy

[Candy-O]

Nevermind, I found out. Looks tempting but not sure if I can get away for more than three days around Christmas. This can easily turn into five days after flights in out of London and then to venue.....Anyone know for sure?

[Lunica]

damn, that means we would have to fly to london first, then change planes to bristol, THEN ride the train. and man, those are expensive tickets for just 3 days! should i get a license or do this? crap, i need a job!

[norecess]

damn, that means we would have to fly to london first, then change planes to bristol, THEN ride the train. and man, those are expensive tickets for just 3 days! should i get a license or do this? crap, i need a job!

Can't you fly directly tyo Bristol?

[Lunica]

i doubt it, not from the airport we usually travel from (its cheap, close, and has got ryanair). most other companies are really expensive, probably 500 euros or something for the cheapest tickets. but i wanna go! i should do some research! so is the airport just called bristol, or does it have another name?

would it be possible to go by train from stansted or somewhere in london?
where would we go? to bristol or glastonbury or what? (whats the station called)

[norecess]

http://www.atpfestival.com/events/event_information.php?event=102
The station is called Taunton.

Acocording to http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ the journey takes approx. 2 hours.

By train or rail If you are travelling by train, the nearest main line station to Minehead is Taunton. A bus transfer service is operated by Southern National between Taunton Station and Minehead. This service is available at an additional cost. On Mondays to Saturdays, there's approximately an hourly service, with the last bus leaving Taunton Railway Station at 10:15 pm. On Sundays and Bank Holidays services run every 2 hours from 9:35 am - 9:35 pm. For general information call Southern National on 01823 272033. Please note that National Express coaches stop inside the main entrance.

[Lunica]

great, they go directly from paddington! thanks

[CaptainPungent]

this sounds like the shittiest concert ever put together.
i hate you all.

[glen]

this sounds like the shittiest concert ever put together.
i hate you all.

no shit cap.  listen to these europeans! complaining about a little travel?  these are the same europeans who have gotten the big band tour, houdini live show, porn show, (soon) big business tour, etc, etc.

what have us americans got?  one or two shows in the last year all on the tight west coast. anymore it seems europe is the place of choice for melvins and melvins related to play. what ever happened to the good old U.S. of A?