Off Topic Hull: City of Culture

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The Giraffes, Saurus, dancing grannies, tightrope and the hoola hoop comedy about Brexit were all really good and the type of things which have made Freedom Festival an exciting and intriguing event over the years, but this year seemed very much like 1 person had selected a few of their own personal favourite things and ran with it. It all seemed very heavy on contemporary dance.

I think there needs to be a formula to success for Freedom - work out what people enjoyed most of over previous years. I get the reason for not focussing on music, purely because it's deemed popular, but previous headliners like Foals, Florence & The Machine and The 1975 are hardly the corporate mainstream, and definitely weren't at the time of performing at Freedom - it was quite nice knowing a left-field music act from the festival would go on to headline huge established music festivals in the future.
 
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steverico said:
I would keep it all on the South side of Castle Street it was fine there in the past, they didn't even use that massive area near the Humber Quays offices, that's were the main stage used to be for the headline acts, and who owns Zebedees Yard because that seems to have priority in everything this year?
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Trinity House owns Zebedee's Yard.
 
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Chazz Rheinhold said:
Do they? Oh so,e backhanders going in there then.
Extortionate rents from them is what is killing white frigate isn't it,
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Extortionate rates are currently killing Whitefriargate, there are units down there where the rates are actually more than the rent (its demise was originally caused by high rents, particularly on Trinity House properties, but they've subsequently dropped).
 
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Extortionate rates are currently killing Whitefriargate, there are units down there where the rates are actually more than the rent (its demise was originally caused by high rents, particularly on Trinity House properties, but they've subsequently dropped).
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Set of ****ers
 
TwoWrights said:
If you don't think (nothing unusual there!) it was culture why use the term "culture my arse" in your original diatribe? We saw the excellent tightrope act, funk band, Zumba dancers, dinosaurs, the band on the stage near the dock, the Bleached sculptural work, and the International Carnival procession, all for the sum total of £0. You are FG Johnson and I claim my £0.


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I forgot to mention we also went in Hull Minster and saw the last day of the Fisherman's Mission exhibition. Much like FG Rico has forgotten to provide an answer to my question!



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TwoWrights said:
I forgot to mention we also went in Hull Minster and saw the last day of the Fisherman's Mission exhibition. Much like FG Rico has forgotten to provide an answer to my question!



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Is a festival supposed to be cultural? I don't know, but it seemed the Freedom Festival has changed the last couple of years maybe to appeal to a more sophisticated person rather than a pleb like me, anyway I thought the bit I saw was ****e.
 
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steverico said:
Is a festival supposed to be cultural? I don't know, but it seemed the Freedom Festival has changed the last couple of years maybe to appeal to a more sophisticated person rather than a pleb like me, anyway I thought the bit I saw was ****e.
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Fred Pontin next year! ;-) The festival may have changed, but I'm in no doubt there's still something for everyone.



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TwoWrights said:
Fred Pontin next year! ;-) The festival may have changed, but I'm in no doubt there's still something for everyone.



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I've enjoyed all of them apart from last 2.
It's seems that the council now would rather see boat loads of food and beer stalls.
If it's £1200 a pop no wonder.
I know Minerva takings where considerably less than last year's.
People where heading over there , seeing nothing was there and coming away .
Everybody I spoke to left pier area quite quickly.
 
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