The venue itself, and the lawn
Entering the venue itself was an eye-opening experience, with the main stage being housed in a lovely neo-classical pile, possibly a former orangery, while traders, beer tents, and a well-organised barbecue occupied either side of a wide lawn facing the building. The main chatteau was out of sight beyond a bank of trees, but still accessible, and we had the freedom to wander over a large part of the estate. It was a truly magnificent setting for what proved to be a truly magnificent event!
The venue itself, and the lawn
The traders' tents
A distant statue looks on
Didn't I see this lot at Gotham?
Shortly after arriving I got chatting to these Cruxshadows fans from Germany, who'd driven down for the gig the previous day. I like the idea of unofficial "Quote" t-shirts!
Wandering into the venue itself found the
Tors of Dartmoor on stage, they played a
dark, heavy and atmospheric sound, and it
sounded very good indeed!
Rangerchris and Avaritia
from Sheffield and Edinburgh
Theese Sheffgoths don't half get around!
Why can't we have venues like this in the UK?
Sound engineers at work
The sound was superb for the whole festival
I'm not a Goth, honest!
All the traders were really friendly, from these two
I bought a pair of lace-and-chain gloves for m'lady.
And then we got word that Inkubus Sukkubus had arrived, and headed back-stage, where we got a truly enthusiastic welcome from the band. Needless to say, the party was by now well and truly under way!
Inkubus Sukkubus with DJ Titoon (centre), and Sam (right)
who very kindly drove Clare and I back to the station
in the small hours of the night.
Watch out, Rob's got hold of the wine,
while Jaymz and Candia have the Jaegermeister!
The goregous venue, between bands.
"One for the show!" Jaymz polishes off the Jaegermeister
Adam's magnificent headless bass
This is Candia's view from centre-stage
Avaritia and Candia
The tune-up - this was seriously LOUD!!!
And the crowd came surging in to hear them
- yet again, one of the truly magick times was beginning...
Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Inana...
select "Page Cinq - Inkubus Sukkubus Rock!" to find out just how hard
they rocked this time!
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