Shambala festival music types, from when i went last year, were reggae, jungle breakbeat bit of techno dubstep disco, world, psychedelic rock, some crap rock, i saw some latina at one point, jazz some groove
the main stage is usually the more friendly music, but i think the dance dome is where its at its a big undercover stage and shuts at 4 am, they have the bedouin lounge whitch is chillout( very chillled out if u get what i mean :wink:) and orientates round acoustic
shambala is less of a music festival and more of a way of living, both in way of friendlyness, sharing a moment and, exploring new things, last weekend there were no police on site and the festival organisers want to keep the no authority and freedom to party how u please
the place has to be kept a secret and if anypone went last year, please dont put it on the net
tickets are slowly increasing untill the festival moves again i would bet
as well as having music a large part is arts and crafts offering alot of different experiances(kite flying, bushcraft, spoon making, painting, exploring, drawing, there are even some hot tubs, unfortuantly the lake is out of bounds (well it was last year:laugh_at:)
there is a spiritual side and they have many spiritual healers in the shrine section including massage dancing meditating and so on and so fourth
the part i enjoyed the most was the organised debates and conversations about hot topics eg politics, enviroment, ways of living, religion, war, peace and so on
this is a festival of freedom, i dont wanna unleash any more cos its one of those things uve gotta experiance
also theres a fanc dress on saturday, and EVERYONE dresses up!
The Shambala festival is small family-friendly festival based in Bristol, Avon. It focuses on environmental issues and offers the chance to learn new skills and crafts. There are also independent films, workshops, talks and debates, comedy, a fresh organic market, fair trade coffee, practical demonstrations, a speaker’s corner, site art (a new art trail and a range of get-involved sculpture) and ‘music with a mission’. The Bristol Permaculture group create a garden space incorporating art, crafts and sounds.
On the Saturday night there is usually 7000 people in fancy dress. DJs and speakers headline a green venue, which hosts talks about world issues, an anti GM opera, workshops and independent films.
Kids activities include a full and diverse program of activities for all ages, such as creative workshops (shadow dancing), trampolines, circus fun, games, music, performances from Helen the Hat and others, and a samba procession on Sunday. Many activities have themes around cultural awareness, the environment and rights. Children are be able to add their messages to the Rights Tree, to be posted on the website for the world to see.
Venue details aren’t available until you buy a ticket and band line-ups aren’t made public in advance. Ticket holders find out who’s performing when they get there.
