What the many fans had to say about the Rebellion Festival 2009 in Blackpool, UK

It's hard to know how to write up something as monumental as Rebellion, and I'm not even coming home for another two weeks, so I'm stealing internet access outside hotels and cafes across Europe and attempting to describe what is really an indescribable experience. For a start, I asked a load of people, both fans and musicians, for their favourite memories of the weekend. Here's what some of them had to say.

 

 

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"Seeing the Subhumans for the first time after waiting 10 years" (Dave, Columbus)

"Outl4w and Cookie and getting pissed" (Jamie, Fraserburgh)



"Bands, beer, and Davie!" (Martin, Fraserburgh)

"Going on stage with the UK Subs" (Mike, Scotland)

"My son Mike singing backing vocals with the UK Subs, and seeing old friends" (Margaret, Scotland)

"The Adicts, Deadline, and drunken pestering" (Louise, Fraserburgh)

"Bands, seeing old friends again, and meeting new ones." (Alison, Fraserburgh)

"The Business, as always, and meeting mates" (Snaba, Scotland)

"The Adicts for the second time!!! Too much beer, but not enough... hehe." (Noc, Italy)



"Dancing like a T-rex during Section 5 and the Adicts. Everybody do it!" (Emily, Los Angeles)

"Watching the UK Subs. Spot on as always." (Paul, Ipswich)

""Hungover... again." (Jake, Sheffield)

"The beer." (Josh, Stafford)

"Going to see the Restarts, and crowd surfing constantly. Oh, and getting pissed." (Alex, Birmingham)

"Hardly any gay punks, I could not get laid :( The Restarts were good though!" (Boiz, Dudley)

"Channel 3 were great! Can't really remember much else, sorry." (Luke, Birmingham)

"Watchin' my mate throw up on his own face." (Gavin, Glasgow)

"Your [Zeros] t-shirt, and the Adolescents." (Rikki, UK)

"Can't remember nothin'" (Del, Test Tube Babies/ Brighton)



"My altzheimers." (Paul H., Brighton)

"The Freeze" (Janne, Sweden)

"The Adicts." (Paula, Portugal)

"Everything was just fuckin' ace!" (Andy, Nottingham)

"The Dead Pets mosh pit" (Matt, Sheffield)

"Max Splodge officially baptised me 'Mongul McGill'" (Ciaran, Sheffield)

"Nothing, too much fun." (Ferris, London)

"T.V. Smith" (Ken, Leicster)

"Seeing the Dead Wretches" (Stuart, Leicster)

"The Subhumans." (Dave, Nottingham)

"Not remembering anything." (Stash, Leeds)



"Being woken up by a cop's boot shaking me on the shoulder." (Kim, Manchester)

"Hotel squat!" (Dean, Manchester slit.mt.uk)

"A guy naked on stage doing penis puppetry." (Jake, Blackpool)

"Chron Gen." (Andrea, London)

"Having a great time, as ever!" (Dave, Wrexham)

"Stza crack playing a drunk acoustic set." (Feet, Sydney)

"Random Hand" (Matthew, Edinburgh)

"Charlie Harper still does it!" (Cash, Twiddersfield)

"Riot Squad" (Guillaume, France)

"The Last Resort! Oi oi!!" (Skinny, France)

"The Agitators" (Julia, France)



"The Business" (Boye, France)

"CREEPSHOW!!!!!!!!!!!" (Sarah, The Willal)

"Urinal splashback" (Mike, Deeside)

"We were real drunk" (Hannibal, Kaviar)

"Goldbalde rules!" (Jane, Sweden)

"Bingo and the UK Subs" (Geordie, Jarrow)

"All of it!" (Decca Wade, Jarrow)

"Max's bingo, 999, Splodge, and hopefully the Dipsos" (Carolyn Wade, Jarrow)

"Splodge, yes!!!" (Hannah, Corby)

"T in a phone box" (Jack, Corby)

Playing with my mates PFS" (Keith, Wales)

"Random Hand in the Arena, hairs up on the back of the neck!" (Griff, Wales)



"PFS, awesome!" (Anj, Gloucester)

"Subhumans" (Fish, Yorkshire)

"Max's Bingo" (Flap, Bridlington)

"Dick saved the day again - Subhumans, Citizen Fish- tip top. Also Charlie, UK Subs." (Dave, E. Yorkshire)

So there you have it. As for my favourite memory, I don't think I can choose just one. The impromptu sing-alongs in pubs and on street corners (England does belong to me, after all), spending time with the boys from Mouthgaurd, rocking out to Stomper 98, and just basking in the glow of a full weekend of 100% Punk and no excuses, Rebellion as a whole is my favourite time of year.

-Jo Problems-
Big Wheel Music Scene Reporter
 

More photos of the crowd at Rebellion Fest 2009 can be seen HERE

 
A review of all 4 days of coverage HERE



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