Went last year and it was excellent. Well laid out, great vibes and although slanted towards a young ish crowd, there was also a fair few older ravers too (inc me). No kids tho which means that people do tend to be going for it & it can be quite full on.
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Thanks mate. TBH no kids sounds like heaven 
Just not into being around gangs of skin fade/NF Puffer/little chest bag/balloons and ket boys and girls you know?! 
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Iâve been to every Houghton so far. Went by accident the first year whilst I was on a family camping trip in Norfolk.
Had a great time, every time. Beautiful location and a good size of festival.
Thereâs enough variety of stage/tent/sound that you can find stuff you like.
Itâs quite a young crowd generally. But definitely a crew of olders too and all ages seem to be proper music heads. Iâve tended to gravitate to Cosmo/Bill Brewster/Optimo/Felix D/Giant Steps and the like.
I highly recommend it. That being said, Iâm not going this year. Feel like Iâve done it now tbh.
The only downside has been when it was very, very hot there wasnât much shade outside of the woods. And the woods were very, very dusty.
Thereâs a lot to love about Houghton. Youâll have a great time.
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âWent by accidentâ
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Gotcha. Just fancy a few bands in the mix and there doesnât seem to be anything like that
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True story! Mate got 2 tickets at last minute and we managed to swerve our families at 4pm Saturday, returning to our glamping site at 6am Sunday, absolutely twatted obviously.
Spent most of the time in The Quarry at Houghton that first time: Mr Scruff followed by Weatherall and then Optimo. Four hour sets. Epic. Last time I properly heard Weatherall doing his thing.
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Yeah itâs pretty much all electronic.
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Said it before but anyone looking to get their rave on in September should come to Nous in SW France. You wonât get ephemeral balearic soundscapes and can get pretty dark - but it is a lot of fun, very cheap and the Basque crew are really nice. 50 bucks for weekend (camping included)
Still torn on whether to go to Loganâs thing in Romania. It is very tempting
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Whatâs the Romania thing?
International Training Camp (Bucharest) July 5-7
Yep, with you! Definitely some of that around but IMO enough of a wider good vibe for it not to be too overpowering.
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Ah. Looks fun. Iâm in that Facebook group but never look at Facebook. Is Bucharest the ânewâ [somewhere]?
Not massively clued up tbh. I got tipped off about it last week and am guessing more info will come out soon. Been looking at maps and watching videos on YouTube of night trains getting stopped on the Hungarian-Romanian border and wondering if such a journey could be justified. Musicwise I only really know Khidja off that scene who I really like (and maybe they opened doors?) Whereas the âRominimalâ guys Rhadoo and the others always left me a bit cold.
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Hi all - if you happen to be in Los Angeles tonight, myself and Michael David (whoâs last EP was one of my favourites of last year) will be playing all night at Homage in Chinatown! 10 PM to 2 AM!
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Just back from the Spirit House in Brighton, itâs open tomorrow & then again in May he said. Immersive shamanistic music performance too. Highly recommend if youâre down this way, youâll never forget it.
Insta Jim Sanders on Instagram: "This Weekend Spirit House 9 Immersive Experience With special guest performers and musicians Sat 23 - Sun 24 March 2-9pm, 2-7pm Tickets available - Link in Bio 12 Bear Road, Brighton BN24DA Come restore your balance and celebrate the Spring Equinox by submerging yourself into the world of Artist Jim Sandersâs extraordinary home and ever-evolving fully immersive environment. As day and night are of equal length and the earth is resurrected, spring clean your senses in a place full of magic and mystery, where the imagination and subconscious can run free and we can return to our primal selves. Enter a space enclosed by veils representing the forest of the unconscious and experience a journey for the senses. A transportive installation of Art, Live Performance, Sound, Film & Scent Entrance ÂŁ10 (+Eventbrite fee) Tea & intoxicating drinks available . . . #spirithouse #immersive #installation #experience #magic #beyond #blackandwhite #brighton #mystery #artbrut #outsiderart #artsingulier #contemporaryart #primitive #ancient #nature #pattern #time #abstract #spirit #otherworld #ritual #symbol #sacredgeometry #veil #painting #transportative #atelier #studio #journey"
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When is Sep is Nous?
Wondering if combining it with Convenanza Might be feasibleâŚ
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Roisin Murphy in Toronto in June!
Although she (or her socials people) need to get their shit together and not say sheâs coming stateside for Canadian shows⌠oops.
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Sept 6-8 - a few weeks apart
Saw Air perform at the London Coliseum last night on their Moon Safari 25th anniversary tour.
It was a fantastic show; a mix of art installation and a pop concert rolled into one. Superb staging and they were amazing performers. While a small number of tracks strayed a little too far into the outskirts of prog-rock for my liking, others were more dubwise - and all the better for it.
Well worth seeing over the Summer (if you like their music, dâaccordâŚ).
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