| non qpr - any advice appreciated for Isle of Wight festival and Edinburgh fringe 11:48 - May 6 with 3457 views | merseyhoop |
Looking at surprising the wife this year and go to the fringe, are tips & advice welcome for trying to get to see the good comedy acts but also the unknowns, also for the music as well, when to book, hotel recommendations etc
Also while I am at it, I would love to go the Isle of Wight festival 2020. We don't do camping so any advice on hotels on the island. Cannot do this year as off to see Courteeneers & James in Manchester the same weekend.
Thanks in advance,
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| non qpr - any advice appreciated for Isle of Wight festival and Edinburgh fringe on 14:38 - May 6 with 3410 views | Boston |
It’s a good move not to get attacked by a gang of lesbians at the Fringe. | |
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| non qpr - any advice appreciated for Isle of Wight festival and Edinburgh fringe on 14:44 - May 6 with 3404 views | kensalriser |
Bad experience, Bos? |  |
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| non qpr - any advice appreciated for Isle of Wight festival and Edinburgh fringe on 15:39 - May 6 with 3380 views | FDC |
Been to the Fringe a few times, love it. By breaking up the drinking when you go to watch a show it he has a decent break on getting too pissed built in.
The Pleasance Courtyard tends to have decent shows, the right mix of fairly well known and up and coming. I saw Rangers own Seann Walsh there any while back. There's usually a show that gets a buzz about it during the festival, which you just have to pick up on whilst you're there. There was a sketch show we saw one year, which isn't usually my thing, but which was brilliant. It was in a tiny upstairs room of a pub, and was absolutely rammed the night we went because word had got round.
Edinburgh is crazy expensive during the festival. No tips on getting round it unfortunately. We stayed in some student halls one year, but it was minging - the wardrobe literally smelt of piss. |  | | |
| non qpr - any advice appreciated for Isle of Wight festival and Edinburgh fringe on 15:48 - May 6 with 3370 views | FDC |
Thinking about decent free stuff, we saw some good free shows at the Three Sisters pub one year, which is pretty lively and just up from the Grass Market. We saw Janey Godley there one year, had me in pain from laughing so hard.
We've also seen some extraordinarily bad stand up by being talked in to going in to see a show by one of the 537 million flyers, but its all part of the fun i guess -- you never know if you're about to see the next Billy Connelly. | | | |
| non qpr - any advice appreciated for Isle of Wight festival and Edinburgh fringe on 16:24 - May 6 with 3347 views | merseyhoop |
| non qpr - any advice appreciated for Isle of Wight festival and Edinburgh fringe on 14:38 - May 6 by Boston |
It’s a good move not to get attacked by a gang of lesbians at the Fringe. |
Great advice, I would let the missus fend the butch looking ones off and I would contend with the others in a mud wrestling bout (getting carried away there) | | | |
| non qpr - any advice appreciated for Isle of Wight festival and Edinburgh fringe on 19:16 - May 6 with 3302 views | Boston |
| non qpr - any advice appreciated for Isle of Wight festival and Edinburgh fringe on 14:44 - May 6 by kensalriser |
Bad experience, Bos? |
Lucky not to go out a second storey window, old chap. | |
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| non qpr - any advice appreciated for Isle of Wight festival and Edinburgh fringe on 21:08 - May 6 with 3263 views | aston_hoop |
Have been a few times the last few years, nothing planned and no expectations. Just turn up, read the programs and see if there is anyone/anything we wanted to see. Half of the fun was just sitting out in the sun with a few beers waiting for people to come and pitch their shows, 9 times out of 10 you'd go along and it'd be average but then every now and then, there would be a gem. As mentioned above, the free shows with multiple comedians late at night were great for getting a taster too. Careful with getting too pissed too soon though, I stayed in some student accommodation a few years back and was so pissed, I kept getting up and pissing in the wardrobe.
Have fun, I'll probably go again this year too. |  |
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| non qpr - any advice appreciated for Isle of Wight festival and Edinburgh fringe on 21:49 - May 6 with 3241 views | PeterHucker |
Loads of good stuff gets listed on the PBH Free Fringe website.
Some great comics / poets / singers usually involved in that.
Don't know if they're going to be up there this year but I definitely recommend catching these if they are:
Kriss Foster
Mik Artistik
Mark Hibbett
Check that link out again nearer the time to find loads of good stuff. |  | | |
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| non qpr - any advice appreciated for Isle of Wight festival and Edinburgh fringe on 06:07 - May 7 with 3182 views | merseyhoop |
| non qpr - any advice appreciated for Isle of Wight festival and Edinburgh fringe on 21:49 - May 6 by PeterHucker |
Loads of good stuff gets listed on the PBH Free Fringe website.
Some great comics / poets / singers usually involved in that.
Don't know if they're going to be up there this year but I definitely recommend catching these if they are:
Kriss Foster
Mik Artistik
Mark Hibbett
Check that link out again nearer the time to find loads of good stuff. |
Thanks for the replies, some good info there.
hope you all enjoy a QPR free summer, its been a tough season | | | |
| non qpr - any advice appreciated for Isle of Wight festival and Edinburgh fringe on 07:58 - May 7 with 3160 views | kingshill |
We found the official fringe app brilliant.
As soon as you come out of a show you can search shows near me and you get a load of stuff within a short walk so can just hop from show to show. | | | |
| non qpr - any advice appreciated for Isle of Wight festival and Edinburgh fringe on 15:08 - May 7 with 3093 views | Boston |
| non qpr - any advice appreciated for Isle of Wight festival and Edinburgh fringe on 21:08 - May 6 by aston_hoop |
Have been a few times the last few years, nothing planned and no expectations. Just turn up, read the programs and see if there is anyone/anything we wanted to see. Half of the fun was just sitting out in the sun with a few beers waiting for people to come and pitch their shows, 9 times out of 10 you'd go along and it'd be average but then every now and then, there would be a gem. As mentioned above, the free shows with multiple comedians late at night were great for getting a taster too. Careful with getting too pissed too soon though, I stayed in some student accommodation a few years back and was so pissed, I kept getting up and pissing in the wardrobe.
Have fun, I'll probably go again this year too. |
You want to try going with someone who pisses in your tent. | |
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