Do., 3. Jul. – Roskilde Festival RF Website says:"A much needed sunny year. As it is often the case when following a rainful year, it was difficult to sell tickets to Roskilde Festival in 2008. 2007 had flushed many people away, and the result was that only 68,000 of the 75,000 available tickets were sold.
This did not put a damper on the party, though. In the camps there was persistent talk of a "party revenge". The weather helped with lots of sun from the first Sunday and all the way through the week until the final Sunday when a paltry 3.5 mm of rain fell. That may explain the impressive sale of ice cream at the festival – more than 80,000 stick ice creams were sold.
”Roskilde rocks! The best festival in the world!” Neil Young declared during his concert on the Orange Stage Saturday night. He scored raving reviews. So did Radiohead, Nick Cave's band Grinderman, the revived noise kings My Bloody Valentine and The Streets who – lead by a small Englishman on the Orange Stage – got 60…
This did not put a damper on the party, though. In the camps there was persistent talk of a "party revenge". The weather helped with lots of sun from the first Sunday and all the way through the week until the final Sunday when a paltry 3.5 mm of rain fell. That may explain the impressive sale of ice cream at the festival – more than 80,000 stick ice creams were sold.
”Roskilde rocks! The best festival in the world!” Neil Young declared during his concert on the Orange Stage Saturday night. He scored raving reviews. So did Radiohead, Nick Cave's band Grinderman, the revived noise kings My Bloody Valentine and The Streets who – lead by a small Englishman on the Orange Stage – got 60…
