Longstock festival, Summer Solstice 1991

The famous Longstock festival in Hampshire, at the Summer Solstice in 1991.. The Stonehenge free festival in exile, and one of the first festivals to sample Spiral Tribe and the whole Free Party vibe. Particularly big, in that Glastonbury had been cancelled that year, due to a punch-up in the traveller's field the previous year. x

[@shiva231]

Chuffed to hear Jamie's voice..the last barrel top arriving..he passed in 2007.....I charged spirals brick rave phone....met Debbie and Simone....yes two pyramid s.....I'd arrived solo from Nik Turners with the stonehenge pyramid Top....great to see Tash doing his thing!!.....quite a solstice....we were free xxxx

[@Wunjo-Wunjo]

Excellent video. The bit with the tourists is very funny, and bizarre.

[@upthebuffer1921]

That free part people bus was so iconic

[@bloodbrothertmak1734]

I was 21 when this was filmed and smoked and drank with my friends like there was no tomorrow……..no mobile phones, no internet just great people living in the moment……a far, far better time🙂🍻🎸

[@colindoherty1891]

You’re a similar age to me couldn’t agree more far better time

[@geofgeofgeof07]

thank you very much for this piece of history that inspires my life today. long live the free party!

[@antoinoheocha6378]

I was at this it ended up being a whopper of a festival, I can remember the ravers coming down from London to see Spiral Tribe and the interaction between them and the travelling crew was quite funny! I travelled down with a mate and we picked up an aluminium pyramid on the way. If I’m not mistaken then possibly Hawkwind lent their PA. One of the funniest people I encountered there was a mad hippie who was going around with a cask of liquid lsd….we left after about 2 days the nonstop techno became quite grating after a while, I went to Berlin shortly afterwards.

[@DJ-db1gr]

Cheers fella for making me dig out some Spiral tribe tunes!!!! Forward the revoution, you might stop the party but you can't stop the future.......

[@user-dx4ld3lb6c]

Great footage...

[@Kiyarose3999]

Nice bit of footage Neil, thanks man. ✌🏽🌎🌻

[@goodgirl4978]

Me at 18 driving the Capri & green trailer..! Ev’s & Si int landi..x

[@jasperedwards2713]

all the middle classes with motorhomes and stealth campers today dont get locals and police trashing there vehicles they only do it to poor folk

[@reddyreddy2618]

Middle classes with motor homes probably stay at location where they have paid and are allowed to be there. Stealth campers, camp stealthily, tucked out the way. That might be why?

[@douglasbatley1907]

I was there , what a laugh that one was .

[@missredumbrella]

Me too :)

[@sen5i]

Longstock was great. 28 years old and off me trolley

[@joeglabus7255]

Lived down rd from long stock good party 😊😊😊

[@mikeyratcliff3400]

We never got us filmed- always tried to keep it anonymous xxx

[@roverrover3233]

Wow me ,I don't even remember this conversation

[@roverrover3233]

Wow lots of me looking young

[@acrookedbeat9013]

this was a tense edgy one from memory , saw some violence from the agent provocateur brew crew and i hated techno , i changed my mind at lechlade and casltlemorton the next summer can't remember why must have been the rhubarb and custard pills lol

[@rachelrosen4666]

Isn't this the one where we got busted leaving? I think it's where I right pop at Alex Rosenburger for banging on at the press about Stonehenge and trying to be our spokesman. Glad they didn't film it

[@guyk2260]

Was nice weekend , there with some mates on a CB400 . Didn't see anyone I knew ( shame a lot of that footage was just stoned people arguing with plod.)

[@socpa]

We never got it together filming 🎥 the party, as we always lunched it.

[@RH-ie2tx]

The discussions with the cops contain all the important themes that are even more relevant today. Power, “democracy” , land “ownership” , access to resources, freedom of movement, self-determination…the same authoritarian system later decreed a “lockdown” on prison island because of a fake pandemic. Fight on people!

[@guyk2260]

@@socpa "...as we always lunched it."....Amen to that one !!...Shame how the powers that be are moving back 30 years in attitude when it comes to Soltice and Avebury / Glastonbury and the "managed £15 access " BS at 'Henge. Glad I was around in the 80's and 90's to know what Free Festivals really were. Thanks for the upload BTW .

[@AdanClark-zx7pw]

Looks like Hamish and chod, I seem to remember it being a lot more tence then this with OB moving the roadblock

[@ffionpearl5893]

Definitely Chod.. ahh he towed me out of a ditch in co Clare with the matador when I had gone in to tow someone else out! And Chinese Paul too and that may be Jon next to Chod I think. All in Ireland with us in '94

[@krainey]

I seem to remember spiral tribe being here if I'm not wrong

[@adampaul4454]

Your memory is correct 😊

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

Travellers causing trouble? Well I never would of guessed

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

Was the site private land or common land ?

[@woggywalkden6042]

It wasnt 1991 the transit mk3 only came out in1995 and there are several in the vid.

[@socpa]

No, it definitely was Longstock in 1991.

[@artist.sanctuary.studio.d16]

How many are alive today?

[@wildoscar416]

at 7 mins there's a truck with a load of what look like tories sitting on seats and pointing, anyone any idea ?

[@genghisdaze7425]

I love your channel. Is there any chance you could send me your email? I have just binged a good few of your videos and adore everything you've captured

[@socpa]

Hi ya, that's good to hear. My email is [e-mail]