Graspop Festival 2023 - How are we now VIP'S?! - Sunday PART 10
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In this series of upcoming Videos I have tried to show what a FULL Graspop Festival experience is like (in 32°c heat) from Start to finish. I'll be posting 1 video every other day at 7PM until we are out of footage & these will be "Premieres" so we'll have a Livechat along the way if thats your thing & yes it's really me typing! ha!
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🤘🏻Graspop 2023🤘🏻
Well that was one of the best weekends I've ever had!
In terms of a "Perfect Festival" it's an 11/10!
I tried all weekend to find at least one fault and it was borderline impossible! A true credit to Belgium 🇧🇪🖤
So to start, we left Download (and you'll see the absolute state we were all in in a few videos time 😂) & we had literally 12 hours to do all our washing, get Bartek back to our place in Folkestone and get on the Ferry to France to drive to Belgium. I had never driven a right hand drive car on the "right side of the road" either. But yeah we somehow pulled it off. (Cheers to Ruby Dad for letting me borrow one of his cars because of the Hearse fail)
For comparison, We got on the Ferry, drove through France & into Belgium, parked up at Graspop and had 2 beers in QUICKER time than it took to leave the carpark at Download!
I really had concerns about not speaking the language but this is the weirdest thing in every direction theres another conversation with another language! So at all times you'll be hearing syllables and pieces of words from 5+ cultures and yet everyone knows perfect English and makes the effort with us. - it made me feel insanely uncultured and thick knowing 1. But it didn't hinder us at all.
Band/crowd wise, you REALLY notice a difference between foreign gigs and London gigs!!! It's ridiculous! People have manners and ask to get by with pleases & thank yous thrown around all the time. & The crowd is less Vocal/rowdy. But they just seem more respectful to the music.
Band Highlights
Pantera!!!! FINALLY!!! - It's a tribute, treat it as a tribute! But they did everything right. It was cool to see what it could have been & the Solos were done as a tribute not a like for like carbon copy, it's exactly what I wanted to see. (& Yeah I choked up) 🖤 - (People at DL were asking for the Southern flags to be taken down & arguing about it etc, but musically it was perfect).
Avatar - VIP!!! It'll be on yhe Vlog as to how I got our group there! 🤣
Deathstars - it's been forever, I love them but they Keep cancelling tours & gigs in London so was about 10years or so since the last time.
Watain - I love that show!!! - Cool to see Rubys reaction to a satanic Death Metal band 🤘🏻
Amon Amarth - You'll have to see the Vlog as to why! 😂
Behemoth - We were front row/ pit and they are perfect!!! Good set list too.
Motley Crue - John 5 has totally changed this band!!! It was a cool new direction & the best I've seen them for ages!
Obviously Guns n Roses!!!! 3 hours of classics! 🖤
Machine Head - Always
Skindred...I absolutely love them
Not Bad...but kinda disappointed
Slipknot! NO CLOWN 😔 I get the reasons why, but man you miss his stage presence/performance as a hype guy as well. - that said we saw them like days before & it was still cool & a permanent favourite!
Motionless in White - purely a visual thing but I miss Chris old stage gear 😆 the rest of the band still tart up but the hoodie just feels kinda flat.
I know I'm REALLY clutching for those negatives too!! 😅 But it's nearly impossible! There's so much good & that thats the Best/Worst I could come up with.
But yeah doing this roadtrip with my Best mate & Girlfriend (+ meeting the others) was one of the best experiences I've ever had personaly but absolutely Exhausting!!! I know that you know we go hard, but 14 days in tents, with 30°c heat + the rest is tough! - to the point I'm only just coming too now 😂
So yeah, this Festival🇧🇪...
EVERYTHING is Fucking Perfect! The people, the Organisation, the polite multilingual Staff, the food & drink prices, how clean & respectful it was, the town/area it's in & obviously the line up! I literally can't put that all in to words....
All I can say is DO IT!
Absolutely Loved it!
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-Thanks for reading this & Watching! It means the world to our little group of craziness that you'd come up at the festival & say Hi or whatever we all chatted about. We are all real approachable people! 😂 We all exist in real life & you'll never be tuned away. Really appreciate the feedback!
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If you have your own Festival Vlog (Or know of any others) Please feel free to drop a link in the comments!!! I absolutely love checking these out! Especially those who have different opinions, use different campsites and see different bands!
These vlogs just keep getting better and better! Just be you Billy and it will just continue on this path! Luv it! \m/
We'll see what ye old Bankroll can do in the next few months eh 😅🤘🏻 Thanks for watching our shit!! Ha!!
I really love your videos
Thank you so much for watching them mate!!!
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@@billymayhem any time
Epic vids me hearty! Really entertaining! A thousand yaaaarrrhhs to Bartek for smuggling the ale through security! Shiver me timbers, a metal detector at a metal festival! 🤣🤘
He's exactly as you remember him bro!!!
Hope to see you soon man!!! It's been forever!!!
How's everything going????
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@@billymayhem Great to hear! What an epic adventure ye be having! Nicely done with the VIP platform! 😉☝🏻 I be good and groovy cheers! Planning NYE metal warriors. Fancy joining the grog fest? 🏴☠️🍻⚔️🎸
It could happen man!!!
Life's been absolutely crazy the last few months!! Ha
I hope we can do something soon! It shouldn't have been this long!! 🤘🏻😎🍻
This was so funny 😂 we just walked up to VIP i couldn't believe you Bill 😆 jammy bastard hahaha
You knew what you signed up for!!
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Yours n Jess face when they opened that gate was fucking priceless! I wish I had that on camera!!! 🤘🏻
Love how they ask,"you're VIP?" And you guys were like, "yeah!" -"on you go, then." 😂😅👏🍺🍻
In fairness I did talk to the guy for a while and he was absolutely fucking awesome! 😂
But yeah VIP...kinda haha
They are all so positive over there man, totally changed my outlook about European festivals!!
Dude this has been a perfect series to get me hyped for Bloodstock, hope to catch you for some of my home brew. 🤘
Totally onboard with this!!!
Follow the noise in Midgard, that'll be us!!
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Bartek is The World's Most Interesting Man.
Mysterious huh!!! 😂
Another great vid Billy, top draw blagging to reach the literal heights of VIP! I think it’s probably for the best Bartek wasn’t on that platform after a bottle of vodka 😂
It'd definitely be a Glass bottle too knowing Bartek!! 😂 Haha
Cheers for checking it out!! 🤘🏻
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Trademark this!! Ha
@@billymayhem 100%!! 🐐 Billy if I ever see you im just going to show you this goat emoji 😂🤘🤘
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Would be so funny!
Fuckin badass, mate! How epic to get the footy of the Bartek smuggle!! 👏🍺🍺🍺
The hardest thing was is switching from Phone to GoPro as the Gopro wasn't allowed on site!
So I had a choice of bad sound or Shaky footage 😂 so ended up with both!! Haha
Luv Deathstars too
They were amazing!!!
It's been years since I've managed to catch them too, not through lack of trying either!
Have to see them on a proper tour again soon!
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Bartek is an absolute DUDE!!!!!!! LOL!!!
He didn't even know he'd done it!! 😂🍻
Love Avatar. Couldn't believe they got such a tiny set at Download this year. Nice blag, I'd never get away with that, they don't believe I'm allowed in anywhere even when I have paid 😂
Exactly that, Download gave them what 30mins! 😂 They could easily headline something the size of Bloodstock as the stage show has been top notch for 10+ years and they have perfected audience participation. Absolutely Love them!!
& Yeah that VIP thing! I was chatting with the guy for a while and he was so awesome man! Literally no staff member was rude the whole weekend!!!
I miss it so much 😭
See you there in a few days
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Definitely want to do this festival next year, hopefully we will get a good bloodstock weather pattern next week 🤘😁 loving the videos bro 🍻🤘
We'll be so shitfaced we won't even notice the weather!!! 🤘🏻😂
It's creeping up!!! 🍻🍻🍻🍻
@@billymayhem bring it on bro ❤️ can't wait to meet you for a beer or many 🤘🍻😁
Just follow the noise in Midgard!! 😂
That'll be us
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@@billymayhem duely noted haha just enjoying a hobgoblin gold whilst watching this current video 😁 also Bartek is a unit for getting through so much vodka and still being unphased by it haha bring on next week's festival adventures 😁
The best part was is that he was half way through when he realised it was proper Vodka!!! He thought as it was flavoured it was half %!!! But no 37.5% and drinking like water!!! 😂
There's some stories with that guy man! Haha
There's no metal detectors for VIP lanes 😛
Hahaha!!
Noted!!! 😂
Love Avatar Billy, saw them in Bristol earlier this year, absolutely amazing. As you suggest they will headline a festival one of these days and get the stage they deserve. On your recommendation I have just got tickets to see Deathstars in November, can’t wait. Hopefully see you at Bloodstock?
Ahhh amazing!!
I'll see if I can get down to that too!!!
It's been forever since I've been to Bristol!!!
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Come on down Billy, pint on me!
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Nahhhhhh i need a drink with you guys! Bartek is a class act XD
*Classless 😂
Graspop 2022 was terribly hot. It was like 31 degrees on Saturday, it was like hell.
Us Gothic types are not built for the sun!!! 😂
@@billymayhem hahaha true that. Are you going again this year?
@FlunxNL
Hell yeah!!!
And we're all coming this year!!!
A proper party!
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@@billymayhem Maybe I walk into you sir. I will say hi. Our second time but we skipped last year
Now i wanna go next year 😅 looks so good
10000% Do it!!!
It's absolutely perfect!!!
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After the shit show of DL defo need too
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I know right!! Haha I've tried to show how much better it could be done here ...
Could definitely try Hellfest too 🤔
It'll take a lot to get me back to Download!
Do you think you'll do another?
@billymayhem I wasn't even gonna go this year but my friends from home wanted to go so it was my first festival with home friends lol not going alone next year defo wanting to try somthing else hellfest wrecken rockamring somthing nuts just getting tickets is normally hard 😅
@@coolcat1408 I totally get that! It's tough even considering these things alone. But the mad thing is that after 30mins of the tent being set up you've probably met new people ya know ☺️ I absolutely love that social side of festivals.
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What I've found doing this for a while is I usually buy through Ticket resale sites, I've saved hundreds waiting right until last minute! But it's definitely a risky tactic!
It can give you serious anxiety!! 😂
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I've got them made now mate!! Haha
Billymayhem.com 🤣
I did download and graspop this year, I could manage the heat at graspop, but DL was a different story I end up having a mini heart stroke on the Sunday watching slipknot, 0:07
So glad you made it to Graspop after that!!!
The heat was so intense at both of these this year! Such a struggle!
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Yes, we are brilliant. But the idea was to keep it silent...
Why don't you like melon its the best thing ever for a hangover!! And you had a sick line up not gonna lie 🤘
Because I'm never Hungover!!!
I just remain drunk 😂🤘🏻
@@billymayhem yep absolutely best way i reckon
That vip platform reminds me of the Vodafone thingy at download.
Loving those vlogs from graspop, might have to get myself a passport and give it a try.
Question, I'm guessing these 'skullys' are their own currency but how much does it cost to buy 1?
The thing with the Skullys is it definitely distracts you from the fact you're spending real money! So easy to go crazy!!!
Rain or sun u think for bloodstock this year
Light showers 🤘🏻😂
But we'll be so shitfaced I wont even notice for a few days!
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Thinking to buy a bloodstock ticket what do you rekon just for the friday
Has to be the whole weekend mate!! Haha but you'll at least have a chance to sample it! Definitely better than nothing! 🤘🏻😎
@@billymayhem will have to see hopefully can get there for the whole weekend!🤘 iv just booked my early bird for download next year while I had the money 😂 its only about an hour away from me
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A risk this far out!
Before Headliners?!