Soul Weekenders.

[Guest BabyBoyAndMyLass]

It'll soon be time to think about your weekender tickets for 2019, or maybe you've already got yours for the big sellout events.

What do we think about the whole weekender concept?

Do you do the same ones each year or shuffle them and try them all over time?

Any faves that you can't miss and do every year?

[hullsoulie]

I really love the concept of a 'weekender' mate - to me it is like an all you can eat buffet on an all inclusive holiday - it's THERE, and you can choose how much or little you indulge, from dipping your toe in occasionally to over-indulgence on a Mr Creosote scale - the ones I have particularly enjoyed over the last couple of decades were Fleetwood (Cala Gran), Cleethorpes & Brid - live acts at many, DJs you wouldn't often see, and the opportunity to frequent some different 'rooms' like the rare and underplayed and club rooms at Brid, chance to hear stuff you haven't heard played out for an age AND some new 'stormers' - the ones where you think 'where have you been all my life'.
I'm normally the one who was straight back in Sat lunchtime when doors opened after a Fri nighter and never wished to leave until the last track had been played (not always possible as I was normally there due to the kindness of someone elses driving and they dictated the time to go home)
All in all, a massive fan of the concept.....as you could probably tell from my post

[Speedlimit]

Love them original Skegness weekend . Prestatyn first few years till the oldies fully took over the main rooms. Dab of soul .souls unite Eastbourne.  Cleethorpes u till last 4 years. And the crown jewel  skeggy .not a great lover of the big 5-7room weekenders usually full of market stalls prefer the smaller it's about the quality of the music not the amount of £'s venues

[Geoff]

I've been to the Cleethorpes weekender for several years now, sorry that there weren't so many attending in 2018, perhaps late publicity. This year's will be the first without Ady being in control, interested to see what it's like, will there be changes? Cleethorpes is as much a social event as a musical one I think.

Did Blackpool Soul Festival last year after Cleethorpes, really enjoyed it, apart from the journey. Going again this year and must get into the Modern rooms too. But the Northern room seemed a bit predictable when I popped in there a couple of times. Rare room was superb. Was good to meet friends I'd not seen for ages.

Haven't been to Bridlington for ages, simply due to clashes with nights I like, plus getting accommodation has been difficult. Loved the rare and underplayed room in particular, especially when it was ordinary soul lovers playing their favourites. Sometimes "big" DJs simply play their current biggies. The main room dance floor is very good but again a bit predictable.

I loved Prestatyn but gave up a while ago, again rare room good but the rest was disappointing. When I first attended you had a really wide selection of NS played in the big room the last few times it was the same old stuff. It's a long way to go for a small amount of music.

I've done most of the MonuMental weekenders in Clacton but not so sure this year.

I wish I'd attended the Lifeline weekend a few years ago, got the DVD and it would have been just what I like. Something on those lines would be nice but I'm probably in a minority.

Are there any weekenders that specialise in R&B? Not for me but my friend loves it.

I should look a bit further at weekends available but don't want a whole weekend of top 500 oldies, a few are okay but not ad nauseum. Again I'm sure I'm in a minority.

[Bbrich]

46 minutes ago, Geoff said:

I've been to the Cleethorpes weekender for several years now, sorry that there weren't so many attending in 2018, perhaps late publicity. 

 

46 minutes ago, Geoff said:

Did Blackpool Soul Festival last year after Cleethorpes, really enjoyed it, apart from the journey. Going again this year and must get into the Modern rooms too. But the Northern room seemed a bit predictable when I popped in there a couple of times. Rare room was superb. 

 

47 minutes ago, Geoff said:

I wish I'd attended the Lifeline weekend a few years ago, Something on those lines would be nice but I'm probably in a minority.

 

47 minutes ago, Geoff said:

I should look a bit further at weekends available but don't want a whole weekend of top 500 oldies, a few are okay but not ad nauseum. Again I'm sure I'm in a minority.

I could have said those exact 4 quotes from 'Geoff'!  To add I just love the way cleethorpes to me seems so casual and yet everything just works. I dont really go for the live acts but Patti Austin was amazing at blackpool. The dancefloor in the modern room at blackpool was not good for dancing, some great sets in the daytime bar, 

so this year Cleethorpes (always on my own), Blackpool (with missus who likes more oldies). Plan to do more european weekenders in future (going to the modsoul weekender in ibiza this year mixing it with house event).

Prefer the format cos it doesn't take me any longer to get over a weekender than it does an allniter!! (more music for the same payback)