So with the risk of being banned from this forum for posting too much here I am with my next thread. Well this winter I found out that there is a big event in Fernie BC in August and I started checking out info about it. It appears that it's a goa event just like the Motion Notion, but a bit bigger. Although I personally am not a big fan of goa, or at least of the type of goa event that the Motion Notion is (pardon me, but last year the DJ line up at the Motion Notion sucked), I am still very found of the energy level and type of ppl that go to these events, so I decided to go to it. Oh yea, the name of the Festival is Shambala( I bet you all know of it, but still).

But enough with the pointless blabbing, I wanted to ask you what kind of budget I should save for it. I know that the tickets are going to be around 100 bucks, but if you could share how much you have spent in previous years when you went there I will greatly appreciate it. Is there a city close by and how expensive is to buy essentials such as alcohol, food and others ? Is it hard to find the camp ground, this may sound funny to you, but last year, despite of all the maps about the Motion Notion event I still ended up driving in the middle of nowhere at 2 am trying to find where the fuck I had to go.
Well that’s about it, any info is greatly appreciated.

Cheers

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first off Shambhala is not in Fernie, its just outside of Nelson, and while Ive never been, I do understand that it is easy to find.
from what my friends tell me the cost of the tix are the only fixed cost. Driving out there, food for camping, booze, drugs etc all add up and in the end, the weekend can cost you up 350 or 400 dollars for 3 days

and you can already buy tix to save money if you want.

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Its not all goa is it?? Motion Notion was all goa?????

all the "headliners" are breaks djs from th uk...its crazy
there is also goa, house, trance, and more breaks, some jungle, and more breaks....

i will be going this summer....

i say 100-150 for a ticket, 100 to get there and back, 50 for food etc, and depends how much fun you want to have, lol, $xxx for party favours

I've herd that shambala is a such a good time, out in the forest and everything. Enjoy.

like j spot its not even close to fernie its around an 8 hour drive which is quite a bit further than fernie, and the lineup for motion notion didn't suck, its well known what kind of music is played at motion notion and if you go expecting fluffy bitch trance than of course your going to be disappointed, and if you didnt like the dj's there you might wanna check the shambala lineup before you buy your ticket cause you might not like the djs that play there either, all that aside I have heard nothing but good things about this event and will hopefully be attending this year

last summer 2 of my buddies went .. they said it was unreal.. and totally worth the trip.. i might head there this summer.. good times..

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Originally posted by Mainerski last summer 2 of my buddies went .. they said it was unreal.. and totally worth the trip..

so very true, verrrry trippy for everyone

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Originally posted by mmmyummybacardi the lineup for motion notion didn't suck, its well known what kind of music is played at motion notion and if you go expecting fluffy bitch trance than of course your going to be disappointed, and if you didnt like the dj's there you might wanna check the shambala lineup before you buy your ticket cause you might not like the djs that play there either

I might have been a bit harsh about the Motion Notion event last year, but I was there for the first time and to tell you the truth I couldn't feel the music very much. I was expecting it to be goa trance event, but all I heard was breaks, dark ambient and maybe some goa. And pardon me, but the DJ's were totally unknown to me, not that this would have mattered if they had played the type of trance that I like. So that is one of the reasons I posted this post. As you can see I was a bit disappointed from the MN and I am trying to find out if Shambala is the same type of event???
Now , about the "fluffy bitch trance", hmm, I would like you to define this genre to me and to please tell me if there are any FLUFFY BITCH TRANCE music festivals in CANADA??? I would love to attend one of these to, maybe I will like them
NOW THAT IS ONE FLUFFY BITCH

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http://www.shambhalamusicfestival.com/

that should help you decide, its their official website

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Last year was my first year going. And it was the probably one of the funnest times I've ever had in my life. There was always something to do, someone to talk to. I can't wait to go back this year!!!

$300 for unknown djs... Oh God! For $60 you can just go to WEMF, which is a 3 day event! Plus, you'll get to see the world's top DJs. Unless you guys are planning to book Astral Projection, Astrix, Guy Salama, Infected Mushroom, 1200 Micrograms, Hallucinogen, Talamasca, and our local psy/goa/tribal/breaks/D&B/jungle DJs I'm not paying anything over $25 for this event...

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