part #6 – saturday night

(i really wish i had been this close…i didn’t take this picture)

I will never again underestimate the power of a jumper. Warmth is a necessity for proper concert enjoyment, and with appendages fully covered, it was back to the main stage to try and secure a vantage point for FLORENCE + THE MACHINE and of course, THE STROKES. Due to very clever time management (or coincidence) we caught the end of WOLFMOTHER and managed to find an even better spot than we had previously. It is unfortunate the original lineup had a falling out/major creative breakup because this new WOLFMOTHER endeavour just isn’t the same. There’s a definite feeling of forcing something, not to mention the subtle contest to see who can have the biggest hair. Finishing quickly, much to our pleasure, it was time to get thoroughly excited for one of the major drawcards of the festival – FLORENCE + THE MACHINE.

part #5 – saturday

(charismatic and THOROUGHLY entertaining: THE DRUMS)

Camping certainly does have it’s disadvantages, the main one being it’s quite difficult to have a shower. Thankfully, we did manage to score one, and then it was on to the main stage without delay! For no reason – there wasn’t anyone we were desperate to see until TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB in the Mix Up tent a bit later in the day – it was just an excuse to lie on the grass for a while. Hearing the percussion heavy JONATHON BOULET and fairly pedestrian BAND OF SKULLS was more than sufficient before we made the trek back to the mix up tent, securing a fairly good vantage point on the side. We had established that we’d need to make a quick getaway to ensure decent spots and a fair listen to THE DRUMS who started halfway through TWO DOOR’S set. POOR FORM splendour folk, poor form.

part #4 – friday night

Now, I’m all for people having a good time, whether that involves illegal substances or not, but I personally feel there is an age limit for such things. People over the age of 40 should not be ingesting such substances. Just as the guy next to me who would’ve been at least 45, going mental in a bad way to HOT CHIP. I couldn’t concentrate. Couldn’t see. Consequently, didn’t particularly enjoy their set and can’t really remember what they played. Finally, it was finished and time for another beverage – this time brought along in a well-disguised shampoo bottle. Shampoo taste? Hardly. Couldn’t taste a damn thing at that point. But once again, tight schedule meant prime positions needed to be located for LCD SOUNDSYSTEM. According to the timetable, BAG RAIDERS were meant to be making an appearance beforehand and we were willing to dance through their set in order to get good spots. Such things proved unnecessary as the lights dimmed and LCD SOUNDSYSTEM took to the stage.