This festival held in Campbell Park, Milton Keynes clashed with the popular local ‘Waterside Festival’ held in north MK the same weekend. The Gecko festival was free to attend.
Your reviewer attended for a few hours on both days. The weather on both occasions was a problem – on the 16th it was so windy on the exposed site that the main stage canopy was clearly in danger of collapse, and your reviewer had to leave suffering from wind-chill (in June!). On the evening of the 17th there was heavy rain. Observed attendance was extremely small. Refreshments provided by big-event style non-local traders.
The music, from relatively unknown bands, was good, but timings and/or running order seemed to have been changed at short notice and there was little on-the-day information. On both days I endured waits between bands of up to 50 mins (instead of the published 15 mins.)
Most memorable acts seen: Rebecca de Winter, Nicky Prince Band.
Practical details: No camping (they clearly don’t expect the audience to travel far). The recommended parking in Central Milton Keynes is chargeable before 6PM, but there is limited free parking just outside the site if you know where to look.