blackbob said:

no zzzzzing about it man. I saw him in 92, then 95 (i think, at nynex in manc) and since then have been too poor to see him. Whilst spoilt for boots (audio and vids) I will get to see the man live, the setlist will not matter, nor will who is supporting him - I just hope he shows up, and gives it his all and even if he doesn't him on a bad day is better than most others on their best. shame he couldn't come up north but now I have a trip to plan and all the excitement around that. If I get a ticket like! I'd love to go with a few all dressed as different eras!

Tickets will be sold "exclusively" via http://www.eventim.co.uk/hopfarm

catpark said:

blackbob said:

i checked the trains back to london......dont see any after 11 unless someone else knows something i dont...

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I can see from Uniques's post the tickets are £70, and yes your right there will not be any trains back to London after 11. So yep its either cab back or a tent then. Jesus the things i do for Prince.

the thought of a night in a tent didnt appeal to my other half so i have booked a hotel at the ramada tunbridge wells...about 6 miles from the site so will try and get taxi there...hotel was only 73 quid ...would have cost 50 pounds to pitch a tent so even if the taxi is 20 quid ....still worth it for a comfy bed...i aint 21 anymore...

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blackbob said:

catpark said:

blackbob said: I can see from Uniques's post the tickets are £70, and yes your right there will not be any trains back to London after 11. So yep its either cab back or a tent then. Jesus the things i do for Prince.

the thought of a night in a tent didnt appeal to my other half so i have booked a hotel at the ramada tunbridge wells...about 6 miles from the site so will try and get taxi there...hotel was only 73 quid ...would have cost 50 pounds to pitch a tent so even if the taxi is 20 quid ....still worth it for a comfy bed...i aint 21 anymore...

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So does that mean we get to meet the evil minx ? lol

TheFreakerFantastic said:

blackbob said:

the thought of a night in a tent didnt appeal to my other half so i have booked a hotel at the ramada tunbridge wells...about 6 miles from the site so will try and get taxi there...hotel was only 73 quid ...would have cost 50 pounds to pitch a tent so even if the taxi is 20 quid ....still worth it for a comfy bed...i aint 21 anymore...

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So does that mean we get to meet the evil minx ? lol

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she is lovely.....most of the time.. ....

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blackbob said:

TheFreakerFantastic said:

So does that mean we get to meet the evil minx ? lol

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she is lovely.....most of the time.. ....

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Only joking.. we can tell her to quit smoking though!!!

.my mate stayed at that hotel before, its got a pool too i think, its the nearest one to the place I think.

Not being a prince fan my self (only on here as my gf is) whats it normally like getting tickets for a prince show in the uk? I have many a time in the past go tickets for oasis gigs which has not been a great expereince with websites crashing etc due to demand. Is that something i can expect tomorrow?

I see the capicity is 53k so hopefully that should be plenty?

ashleigh25 said:

Not being a prince fan my self (only on here as my gf is) whats it normally like getting tickets for a prince show in the uk? I have many a time in the past go tickets for oasis gigs which has not been a great expereince with websites crashing etc due to demand. Is that something i can expect tomorrow?

I see the capicity is 53k so hopefully that should be plenty?

Ah, a closet Prince fan eh?

Probably going to be tricky as most of the existing ticket holders for the weekend are likely to upgrade for it too.

However we can hope!!!

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ashleigh25 said:

Not being a prince fan my self (only on here as my gf is) whats it normally like getting tickets for a prince show in the uk? I have many a time in the past go tickets for oasis gigs which has not been a great expereince with websites crashing etc due to demand. Is that something i can expect tomorrow?

I see the capicity is 53k so hopefully that should be plenty?

i wouldnt hang about...demand to see him live in the uk is usually pretty high...he sold 400,000 tickets for the o2 in 2007 so i would get on to the website around 9am tomorrow morning.. http://www.eventim.co.uk/hopfarm

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blackbob said:

ashleigh25 said:

Not being a prince fan my self (only on here as my gf is) whats it normally like getting tickets for a prince show in the uk? I have many a time in the past go tickets for oasis gigs which has not been a great expereince with websites crashing etc due to demand. Is that something i can expect tomorrow?

I see the capicity is 53k so hopefully that should be plenty?

i wouldnt hang about...demand to see him live in the uk is usually pretty high...he sold 400,000 tickets for the o2 in 2007 so i would get on to the website around 9am tomorrow morning.. http://www.eventim.co.uk/hopfarm

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The price will put the casual concert goers off.

Premier inn at leybourne is only around 5 miles away and bloody cheap too! Better than a tent anyway!

blackbob said:

catpark said:

blackbob said: Is that how much it is? £50? I aint staying in no tent, not with all them insects and foxes! I'll walk back to London if I have to

i checked the trains back to london......dont see any after 11 unless someone else knows something i dont...

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In Arras last year they put on special late night trains back to Lille - although that may be to much for British Rail to consider!!!

grizzy said:

blackbob said:

i checked the trains back to london......dont see any after 11 unless someone else knows something i dont...

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In Arras last year they put on special late night trains back to Lille - although that may be to much for British Rail to consider!!!

For the O2 gigs they put on additional water taxis... u never know! If u considering the hotels u might want to book now... they might be quite full already...?

FuzzyD said:

grizzy said:

In Arras last year they put on special late night trains back to Lille - although that may be to much for British Rail to consider!!!

For the O2 gigs they put on additional water taxis... u never know! If u considering the hotels u might want to book now... they might be quite full already...?

I reckon they will fill up pretty quick too, any Hotels around 10 miles should be pretty easy to get to the site. They have a taxi drop off and pick up point as well as taxis on site i think to get you home

It will be interesting to see how sales go.

I have phoned around 5 of my mates who all came with me to the O2 in 07 and all of them have passed this time around.

They think £70 is too expensive, especially as its out of the way in a field.

SquirrelMeat said:

It will be interesting to see how sales go.

I have phoned around 5 of my mates who all came with me to the O2 in 07 and all of them have passed this time around.

They think £70 is too expensive, especially as its out of the way in a field.

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i am hoping for some resonable quality support bands..prince is highly admired within the music world so they wont be short of offers i would imagine ......its an all day thing so i dont think its too expensive....the tent pitch is a rip off....50 quid for a bit of grass for two ?...

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blackbob said:

SquirrelMeat said:

unique said:

Press release

PRINCE TO HEADLINE HOP FARM MUSIC FESTIVAL SUNDAY 3RD JULY 2011
Embargoed till 09.00 Wednesday 18 May 2011

Global icon PRINCE is confirmed to headline the Hop Farm Music Festival in his only UK show of the year.

I'm glad they have cleared that up so soon. Makes planning a lot easier. See you in the field!

i didn't even notice that bit. what's the bets he adds another show on the monday in a club that's not in the middle of a muddy field where it will be pissing it down like a tropical rainforrest, but without any heat, so we'll be standing getting soaked and freezing whilst prince plays a cover version of a song no-one knows that goes on for about 20 minutes with someone else singing whilst prince has a fag and a cuppa tea backstage where it's dry

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/may/18/prince-hop-farm-festival-headliner

it makes it sound like prince and morrissey are going to have some kinda jam session together. somehow i can't imagine prince doing his best johnny marr impressions in a 3 way guitar duel with don henley and joe walsh with morrissey moaning about his girlfriend being in a coma (even though he's gay), but then i never expected prince to cover creep and then radiohead cover lotusflower, so anything can happen

grizzy said:

grizzy said:

blackbob said:

i checked the trains back to london......dont see any after 11 unless someone else knows something i dont...

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In Arras last year they put on special late night trains back to Lille - although that may be to much for British Rail to consider!!!

Well, they do have special late night trains at 23:50 both on friday and saturday... so maybe they will have some on sunday as well... and if not, first train back to London will leave at 5:40... that's doable without a hotel!

Prince is set to play his only UK show of 2011 at Kent's Hop Farm Festival on July 3.

The singer will be headlining the newly-announced third day of the festival, which will now be taking place over three days: July 1-3. The Eagles are headlininig the first night of the bash while Morrissey will head up the second night.

Bryan Ferry, Brandon Flowers, Carl Barat, Iggy And The Stooges and Lou Reed are also on the bill for the event. More acts are due to be announced soon – see Hopfarmfestival.com for more information.

To check the availability of Hop Farm tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/TICKETS now, or call 0871 230 1094.

Prince's only other sche...n'er event, whch takes place on June 30-July 3.

PatrickS77 said:

grizzy said:

In Arras last year they put on special late night trains back to Lille - although that may be to much for British Rail to consider!!!

Well, they do have special late night trains at 23:50 both on friday and saturday... so maybe they will have some on sunday as well... and if not, first train back to London will leave at 5:40... that's doable without a hotel!

so what are you going to do for 6 hours in the cold and wet and mud in the middle of a field?

don't answer that...

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Your talking about Southeastern, Cant see them putting on extra trains.

Last train is around 22.30.

Maybe i should charge for some to stay at mine?

TheFreakerFantastic said:

OMG i'm so damn excited, this is half an hour from where I live :>) Much closer than London!!

In a typical Prince Fam way I'm gonna complain. You're 10 minutes nearer than me

blackbob said:

ashleigh25 said:

Not being a prince fan my self (only on here as my gf is) whats it normally like getting tickets for a prince show in the uk? I have many a time in the past go tickets for oasis gigs which has not been a great expereince with websites crashing etc due to demand. Is that something i can expect tomorrow?

I see the capicity is 53k so hopefully that should be plenty?

i wouldnt hang about...demand to see him live in the uk is usually pretty high...he sold 400,000 tickets for the o2 in 2007 so i would get on to the website around 9am tomorrow morning.. http://www.eventim.co.uk/hopfarm

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hopefully ill be straight on there for 9, im on a training course but will hopefully be have access to the net on my phone, if not ive got a mate whose ready and waiting online for me

unique said:

PatrickS77 said:

Well, they do have special late night trains at 23:50 both on friday and saturday... so maybe they will have some on sunday as well... and if not, first train back to London will leave at 5:40... that's doable without a hotel!

so what are you going to do for 6 hours in the cold and wet and mud in the middle of a field?

don't answer that...

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LOL Well, first of all trying to get to the trainstation and then I will see what happens!

powersoul99 said:

Your talking about Southeastern, Cant see them putting on extra trains.

Last train is around 22.30.

Maybe i should charge for some to stay at mine?

They do have extra trains for friday and saturday... what makes you think that that can't be possible for sunday? But then again... you're not the most logical thinker... so I shouldn't be surprised.

From their website:

You can book your train tickets, on the Southeastern website or at the station. As with most normal return tickets you will be able to return on any service, including the extra late trains that will be running specially for the festval.

The last trains from Paddock Wood to London are:

FRI 1 JUL
2350 and 0050

SAT 2 JUL
2350 and 0050

Who's to say that they won't add Sunday too... now that it is a 3 day festival??

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