That’s a wrap! First year back as an independent festival completed ✅
We had the best weekend hosting you all in the peaks this year, and it feels so good to be back!
Everyone at Y Not HQ wants to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who sang/ate/drank/danced/laughed/partied/chanted IT’S COMING HOME and bought the good times along with them.
We hope to see you all next year, Super Early Bird tickets on sale this week 🐦
Quick question- as an independent festival why were you selling Coors as the Lager of choice …. I was so impressed last time around with Camden Hells … there’s are so many more impressive lagers around brewed locally. Shiny Breweryfor one …. Please pull this kind of thing out the bag, even if it costs the punter 50p a pint more ! And make flaming Jacks bigger like it was in 2019 !
This year was so good! Couple of points to improve on though. Walkway by club malibu needs to be wider. Club malibu, flamingo Jack’s and the hog and barrel all need to be bigger to accommodate the extra ticket sales and we need MORE TOILETS 🚻 otherwise an amazing year and we’ll done to the security team this year too, they were the best we’ve seen, didn’t feel like criminals going into the main arena, ca we have them next year too please. Obviously and more apple and pear cider would be nice
Brilliant!! Can we commend the staff on how good the toilets were, bar staff were, wristband checky guys, all the staff were hilarious and happy and lovely!! Was a lovely pint of Lager too, best ever! It was fantastic, best ynot ever! 🍻😍 So over the horrendous 3 and a half hour Q on the Thursday into family camp cos everything was soo much better this year! Fking brilliant!! 👏🏼
Had an amazing time! Only let down was the 3.5 hr wait to get in on Thursday at family camping 👀 with no toilet in sight 😬 (only 1 person checking tickets.. They got let down by volunteer no-shows)
We had a great time! Only downsides were the sat nav directions didn’t take us to the actual event 🤣 a 2.5 hour took us about 4 and then there was a massive waiting time & it took us an additional 3 hours to get in (VIP que!!) We paid extra for VIP and didn’t feel it was worth the price from the start throughout the festival. The showers didn’t work/there was only one coffee van which was busy all the time. The only plus was that we were slightly closer to the festival – shame really! Other than that, it was really good!
Agree with everything Shannen says above about VIP. My only other gripe with it was the Project D music! Way too loud and too close to the VIP tents. Other than those things, we had a great time at our first festival. 😊
Really enjoyed it. Shame about the bag and body searches on the Sunday though. Made no sense that freely letting everyone in with own alcohol all weekend but then decide to stop it on the Sunday. Even the staff had no idea what was going on???
Had an amazing weekend . Your staff were a credit to you , they were all lovley and happy . Definitely need more toilets though and urinals away from massive toilet queues
1st time for me! Came down from Scotland and I had the best weekend! Definately be back next year and bringing the wee one. Great family atmosphere , well done guys!! 👏 Urinals at the loo’s were not great though, maybe have a separate part for them next time! More toilets in the arena is also a must! Reytons need a bigger stage..best band of the weekend 🎶🎶❤
Epic weekend. First attempt at a camping festival with our 1 and 4 year old. You made it a weekend to remember forever. Thank you for the memories, clean toilets in abundance and incredible line up of such a wide range of artists. Excited for 2023 🥳✌️
First time at this festival and really enjoyed it. Kelis was amazing! One of the best gigs I’ve been to. I agree with others on here saying the urinals would be better separate form the portaloos. Water points ran dry a bit too often, but other than that it was great and will be coming back again 😃👍🏼
Urinals out of the way please I didn’t see anywhere to refill water bottles The music blasting out over glamping until 3am was annoying Kelis was amazing The musical bingo was brilliant
I’ve not seen anyone else gripe about this so maybe I’m the only one. One of my great delights at a festival is buying a program and planning how I’m going to fill the gaps around all the main bands. Stage times and a bit of bio on the bands. Now I realise all this was available on the App and very good the App is/was however I had no internet the whole time I was at the festival. There was also the lanyard but it had no band bios. Next year I guess I will have to have planned before I come.
Had a great time at the festival, the music was amazing! They really need to sort out the toilet situation though, not enough toilets for that many people and the urinals in the middle were just wrong on so many levels! Also the flamingo jacks stage was not big enough for the acts that were on it so caused massive queues and dangerous crowds
My kids loved their first festival experience! Great music, well-organised, the cleanest festival toilets I’ve ever seen! Such a relaxed and fun atmosphere as well. Please please don’t allow those without children to camp in the family camping fields though (or to pitch gazebos etc right next to their tents) – we were kept awake most of Saturday night by ridiculously loud people in the ridiculously large gazebo next to us. And I agree about the placement of the urinals! My kids can’t wait to go back next year though and haven’t stopped thanking me for taking them! 👏
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Quick question- as an independent festival why were you selling Coors as the Lager of choice …. I was so impressed last time around with Camden Hells … there’s are so many more impressive lagers around brewed locally. Shiny Breweryfor one …. Please pull this kind of thing out the bag, even if it costs the punter 50p a pint more ! And make flaming Jacks bigger like it was in 2019 !
This year was so good! Couple of points to improve on though. Walkway by club malibu needs to be wider. Club malibu, flamingo Jack’s and the hog and barrel all need to be bigger to accommodate the extra ticket sales and we need MORE TOILETS 🚻 otherwise an amazing year and we’ll done to the security team this year too, they were the best we’ve seen, didn’t feel like criminals going into the main arena, ca we have them next year too please. Obviously and more apple and pear cider would be nice
More portaloos in Main area and only 11 loos in the Live in field!!!! Ridiculous for how many people there were!
Fabulous weekend. A really well organised festival. Well done!!
Brilliant!! Can we commend the staff on how good the toilets were, bar staff were, wristband checky guys, all the staff were hilarious and happy and lovely!! Was a lovely pint of Lager too, best ever! It was fantastic, best ynot ever! 🍻😍 So over the horrendous 3 and a half hour Q on the Thursday into family camp cos everything was soo much better this year! Fking brilliant!! 👏🏼
Had an amazing time! Only let down was the 3.5 hr wait to get in on Thursday at family camping 👀 with no toilet in sight 😬 (only 1 person checking tickets.. They got let down by volunteer no-shows)
We had a great time! Only downsides were the sat nav directions didn’t take us to the actual event 🤣 a 2.5 hour took us about 4 and then there was a massive waiting time & it took us an additional 3 hours to get in (VIP que!!) We paid extra for VIP and didn’t feel it was worth the price from the start throughout the festival. The showers didn’t work/there was only one coffee van which was busy all the time. The only plus was that we were slightly closer to the festival – shame really! Other than that, it was really good!
Link for the early bird 🐦 please, I can’t wait please can you try and get the Sawdoctors and KT Tunstal for next year pretty please 🙏
Agree with everything Shannen says above about VIP. My only other gripe with it was the Project D music! Way too loud and too close to the VIP tents. Other than those things, we had a great time at our first festival. 😊
Had an absolutely amazing time, and great to see the place clean again every morning…even though only for a short time lol.
Thanks Guys for a brilliant weekend,we all had an amazing time 👍
View from the big wheel
Had a fantastic weekend great music great people
Amazing! Thank you so much to the whole team for making the weekend such a success! 🤩
We managed to pitch up at farthests away from the main stage didn’t we Amanda Bax . Aching feet but fantastic memories
Really enjoyed it. Shame about the bag and body searches on the Sunday though. Made no sense that freely letting everyone in with own alcohol all weekend but then decide to stop it on the Sunday. Even the staff had no idea what was going on???
Had an amazing weekend . Your staff were a credit to you , they were all lovley and happy . Definitely need more toilets though and urinals away from massive toilet queues
1st time for me! Came down from Scotland and I had the best weekend! Definately be back next year and bringing the wee one. Great family atmosphere , well done guys!! 👏
Urinals at the loo’s were not great though, maybe have a separate part for them next time! More toilets in the arena is also a must!
Reytons need a bigger stage..best band of the weekend 🎶🎶❤
Scruff of the neck stage was next level!! Tidepool and eevah were amazing
Was absolutely fantastic 🤩😍❤️
Please offer a better selection of drinks. No plain cider and a poor choice of lager. I’d happily pay more for a local brand.
Urinals next to the loos with no space for queuing?! Dreadful idea.
Project D rave van on till 3am a short distance from VIP tents wasn’t good.
The stage security did a fantastic job there were a few issues but they acted quickly.
Epic weekend. First attempt at a camping festival with our 1 and 4 year old. You made it a weekend to remember forever. Thank you for the memories, clean toilets in abundance and incredible line up of such a wide range of artists. Excited for 2023 🥳✌️
Was amazing. Lost my voice but hey, that’s a sign of a good time ❤
First time at this festival and really enjoyed it. Kelis was amazing! One of the best gigs I’ve been to. I agree with others on here saying the urinals would be better separate form the portaloos. Water points ran dry a bit too often, but other than that it was great and will be coming back again 😃👍🏼
It was fantastic, my kids loved every minute of it, see you next year Ynot.. 🤗
Toilets in the children area please!!!!!!!!!! And families ONLY in family area!!!!!!!!!
Urinals out of the way please
I didn’t see anywhere to refill water bottles
The music blasting out over glamping until 3am was annoying
Kelis was amazing
The musical bingo was brilliant
A Brilliant and friendly festival. Well done all.
I’ve not seen anyone else gripe about this so maybe I’m the only one. One of my great delights at a festival is buying a program and planning how I’m going to fill the gaps around all the main bands. Stage times and a bit of bio on the bands. Now I realise all this was available on the App and very good the App is/was however I had no internet the whole time I was at the festival. There was also the lanyard but it had no band bios. Next year I guess I will have to have planned before I come.
Had a great time at the festival, the music was amazing! They really need to sort out the toilet situation though, not enough toilets for that many people and the urinals in the middle were just wrong on so many levels! Also the flamingo jacks stage was not big enough for the acts that were on it so caused massive queues and dangerous crowds
My kids loved their first festival experience! Great music, well-organised, the cleanest festival toilets I’ve ever seen! Such a relaxed and fun atmosphere as well. Please please don’t allow those without children to camp in the family camping fields though (or to pitch gazebos etc right next to their tents) – we were kept awake most of Saturday night by ridiculously loud people in the ridiculously large gazebo next to us. And I agree about the placement of the urinals! My kids can’t wait to go back next year though and haven’t stopped thanking me for taking them! 👏