Graspop Festival 2023 - Entry to the Campsite - Wednesday PART 2
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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!
SO
🤘🏻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!
This is great! Many thanks for documenting and sharing your journey 🤘🏻
Cheers!!!
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Got a few more of these & things get absolutely mental!!
Thanks for the video Billy, typical Bartek 😂 🤘
Truly 1 of a kind!!
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That Argus beer looks good. Your videos are great!!! Cheers!!!
It was alright ya know!!
But most importantly CHEAP!!! Haha
Cheers for checking the vids out!
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Holy heck that was me at 12:21 with the download top XD. However Bloodstock is better. download is awsome tho ;)
Haha!!
Jamie Spotting!!!
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They have the exact same airbeds with a small built in pump, it's simple, takes a while, but it works, and they just don't sell that so they can also sell you an overpriced pump XD
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Now we know! Haha
Sneaky Sales tactics!
Finally found your vlog with me in it. Unfortunately we quickly got separated. Had a wonderful Graspop though, how did you experience it?
Ahhhhh yes mate!!!
Gutted we lost you!!! Only cause I had to go back for Bartek!
It was absolutely fantastic!!! Everything you said was spot on!!! 🤘🏻
9:22 Enter the T-1000 Terminator 😎
Pahahahaha!!!!!
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We've said that for years!!! It's spot on right?!!!
Reminds me of when we first met as I walked around the pilot looking for a pump cos mine broke and I had a flat inflatable tent! 😂
Hahaha!!! What a situation 😂
Those tents are becoming crazy popular now! Are they actually any good?
@@billymayhem because of that I sold it and bought a poled version in black out fabric instead. They're OK, but can be popped or let down plus if your pump breaks that's it. Piss easy to put up though
At what time u arrived at the camping? I am not sure when i can arrive and i am stressing about my spot
I think around Lunchtime,
But don't stress, it'll be fine. You'll have a couple of beers and Party times!!! 🤘🏻
I love your videos, bro! You present them like we're partying with you. I usually don't like cheesy couple shit, but you and Ruby remind me of my wife and me, and we all think Ruby is hot, so its cool, and you did good! Cheers from California!
Thanks Mate!! I'm exactly the same with the couple bullshit!! 😂🤘🏻 So many cringey, faked videos with this kinda stuff out there & we're literally just us...but on camera. So it means a lot you actually see that!
Ruby said "That's unexpected" when I showed her the comment 😂
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@rubymirandaxo
🌿 FIFTY FIVE YEAR OLD VIRGIN LISTENING AND WATCHING 🌿
Have to see the rest of gmm video's. Bud are you guys coming back next year. And are you going to alcatraz metal . It's smaller than gmm bud even nicer 🤘🤘
I would absolutely love to do this festival again!! It's worth every penny & I'm still buzzing weeks later.
I'll check out Alcatraz and see what we can make work; we're all game for anything! 🤘🏻
Hi Billy, love your videos with you, Ruby and Bartek. Are you guys going to Bloodstock?
Cheers!!!
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We'll all be there mate!!
& We'll have the rest of the crew too!!
Slipped up and I'm watching this one on the eve of Bloodstock, I'll say hi if I spot you ( fat chance of bumping into Bartek if you can't find him 😂😂😂)
Yes Mate!! Haha
It's super easy to find us!! 90% of the time we'll be at Lemmys bar 😂
That could be a safety issue if in the UK as people would just go and steal from the camp site! Great series so far 🍾
Definitely!!!
It's kind of shocking really! But you just dont have the same level of idiots in the crowd there.
We all felt so safe and loved by that crowd & It was perfect! The behaviour would be totally different here, and make it an issue...
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One of the reasons why I’ve never bothered with festivals, especially in the UK, you can’t just leave a tent and expect to come back to it, with how you left it. You have that feeling in the back of you’re mind for the time you’re there.
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Exactly!
I've had my tent stolen from at both Download & Bloodstock and twice by security!!!
One of the years I'd padlocked my tend & came back to it being cut off... Is That is just a UK thing? I'd love to know, but it's happened to me a few recent times
I beg to differ sir! Ye be a professional at being masterful ,wise and true! 😁☝
Cheers Matey!!!
Yaaaaaargh!!!! 😂🍻
Miss you bro!!! Ha
@@billymayhem MIss ye too matey, have a great time! :D
@@captainwozza5306
We'll have to do something soon!!
Grab a boat & sail the Thames!?!!
Should be a right giggle!!
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@@billymayhem Yaaaaarrhhh!!! 🏴☠
7:52 Haha
That Dildo Has done 3 festivals & been to 4 countries haha 😂🤘🏻
The Dili has done the rounds 😂😂
@@mattscfc849
Lost the Big one to Machine Head last Bloodstock!
Absolutely gutted 🤣
Bartek is the owner of the dilli on episode 3. Sorry if I’ve murdered the spelling 🤷♂️. I’m only taking the piss, I expect it back anyway.
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I think I will get him his own one! 😂
He deserves it!
Haha
when is the next video it has been over 1 day
10AM tomorrow 😂👍🏻