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Rock the Castle at Himley Hall
Saturday 7th July 2007, 8:50AM BST.
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totally raving!!!!! and no we didnt actually think we were at Glastonbury!!!
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An excellent festival.Enjoyed it all immensely. Well done to DPA for the organisation of the weekend – from the first class music right down to all the housekeeping facilities!! Just an observation, though. The voting system for the ‘Rock the Castle’ seems very unfair. It seems to me that as long as a band have enough people there to vote for them, then they will be selected for the next round, with the further possibility of appearing at The Robin 2 Club in Bilston. The quality of the music and the talent of the band seems to count for very little. Also the last band played at 10pm but voting closed at 9.30pm before the last two bands had played. This suggests that people were only voting for their friends or school and not on the music itself. Is this just a financial gain for DPA?
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i don’t like the voting system. by band was automatically put through even thought we was no were near going to win the radio comp. However JJK won…they are not even n education! they should not be at RTC! bands can’t do it unles they r ALL in full time ed but somehow they got the leading slot and te radio winners the next day…hmmm
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Best Band i saw all day Was Sound/Check!!!!! OMG they were emense but had to big of a sound for that litttle stage i look forward to comming back next year and seeing them on the marquee or Main Stage
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The pictures say it all
INFERNO CASINO
best band there by far they not only sounded but looked the business will definately be seeing them again!
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hey rock the castlee was amaizng and thats cumin from a 12 year old inferno casin best band there no doubt about it but also highway the were amazing and the guitarist ad barker isss soooo fit and luked ace lol i relli cant wait to see them play again
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I would like to say that there was no actual voting process for this years Rock The Castle and that there was no next round to be achieved. The voting process was for bands to take part in a seperate show. This show was organised by Radio WM as part of their “talent search”. DPA had automatically put through 5 bands, all of which were the last bands on each stage, in order for the voting process to be finished by 9:30pm so that voting slips could be counted and the results announced. Therefore, the bands who played after 9:00pm didn’t need votes!! Yes, bands who had more people with them obviously recieved more votes but as voting goes this is what generally happens. I must point out that there is no financial gain for DPA at this event!!
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well done dudley council and himley, and what do we get in sandwell a 70 million pound tin shed in west bromwich {the public},ho we do have a brass band every now and again in victoria park tipton wow thats rock n roll useless sandwell.
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No no no.
For me and alot of people around me it was ASBO all the way, they were really good. It was a shame they were on first. They deserved top of the bill
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In ruin was my favourite band there easily.
they had the best crowd reaction. when JJK were on ppl were still watching in ruin! the pit was huge!
apart from the stench of horse poooo… great day (Y)
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yes organizer but JJK aint in full time education. just because one of their moms is a teacher…yeh i think its abit obvious i thought last year it was fair but this year…no way. fixed. deadweights guitarist couldn’t play last year coz he was in education but alll of JJK can… answer that plz? n dont say they r in education…they aint. 1 or 2 of em r
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Have been going to RTC for years and would have loved to play something like this when I was younger (or now!).Don’t know what’s rattled anonymous but WHO CARES!!! It’s a great event, and like besty sais, we’re dead lucky to have it. STOP MOANING.
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I really enjoyed Arcadian Kicks and ASBO. When they went on the atmosphere was a bit crap but they were both excellent. I.’ll look them up.
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Just found this site, what a great event, took me back to the Monsters of rock at Donnington, many years ago. I have to say best band by far..Highway these guys are going places only 13 and so much talent. God i wish it was me.
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Severe myopia kicks ass they were ACE also sound check were good i guess whoooooooooo!!!
Jaz is very HOT indeed
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SUMMMOOOOOOOOO u LEGEND
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