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Lost In Vagueness are snubbing Glastonbury |
Camden Music Preview | Lost Vagueness | Lost in Camden
PREVIEW: LOST VAGUENESS
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THEY were the stalwarts of the world’s biggest music festival, running the area at Glastonbury that gained a reputation for the most cutting-edge of acts.
But this year Lost Vagueness, the field of fun at the Somerset show whose attractions include a Chapel of Love and Loathe, a ballroom, casino, 1950s-style “Dodgem Diner” and cabaret acts, have turned their back on the three-day shindig and instead are planning a “rock’n’roll carnival” in Camden Town.
Called Lost In Camden, the three-venue festival will have all the trademarks of a night out with the Vagueness crew. Rumours have been buzzing around the festival world and music scene regarding the line-up which is set to include some of rock’s biggest names.
Noel Gallagher, Razorlight, Babyshambles, the Scissor Sisters and the Kaiser Chiefs are possible headliners, while other acts including cabaret, Vaudeville performers and aerial circus shows will bring the Vagueness creed of fun and frolics to NW1.
Venues and dates are currently being confirmed and are said to include The Monarch, The Enterprise and Proud Galleries, with details due to be made public during the Glastonbury weekend. The organisers have earmarked July 19 for the shows, which will kick off at midday and end at 6am the following morning.
Vagueness parties in Glastonbury are legendary, but the organisers say they had to step back from the festival after it became too commercialised and moved away from its hippie roots.
A Vagueness spokesman said: “Glastonbury has simply become really sanitised, commercialised and not what it used to be. We were the last Travellers involved with the festival, but it doesn’t feel like there is room for the sort of things we did at Worthy Farm anymore.
“We have been doing other events and we were looking for something to do instead of Glastonbury this year. Camden is perfect – we are going to do the whole Vagueness shebang.
“Camden is the home of rock’n’roll, the heart of the music scene, and is the perfect place to show what Lost Vagueness is all about.”
The Vagueness field at Glastonbury was known as a festival within a festival, and has spawned many imitators. It was started by Traveller and Glasto regular Roy Gurvitz in 1998. He decided to run a small casino with a few sideshows and its popularity meant Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis asked Roy to increase Lost Vagueness in size. They were soon running an entire field and their attractions became the most popular shows at the event.
However, after disagreements with festival organisers over what they saw as the rampant commercialisation of the Glastonbury brand, Roy decided to walk away.
But it seems Glastonbury’s loss is Camden’s gain.
The LV spokesman added: “We plan to announce the full line-up on the Glastonbury weekend.
“We’ve had great support from bands and performers and we’re excited to be bringing Lost Vagueness to the streets of Camden Town. It’s going to be special.”
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