ARRIVAL
My plan was an absolute masterstroke - avoid the big queues of early afternoon by diving into the Mardyke and getting pissed. Due to some market research, no alcohol could be brought on to the site, so getting a few drinks in beforehand was a good thing.
However, the plan failed due to an idiotic queuing system that forced everyone into a bottleneck.
So... we had to wait 45 minutes to actually get inside. Meaning I missed HACKSAW and THE SHE CREATURES.
Once in, I grabbed some food and saw:
TURBO WOLF
Crazy five piece band with an indie-dance ethic and the best thing: Babe on Keyboards. Overall great stuff.
By now the cider had kicked in...
And it was time to have a bit of a look round...
Alright, so we only got as far as the beer tent, just as some insane man in a balloon decided to descend on the festival, flying dangerously close to the ferris wheel...
And by then it was time for
FORTUNE DRIVE
Who seemed to be beset with more problems, in fact it seems whenever they play live. Still it managed to come across as lively, angry guitar music. I've really got to see these guys inside as their festival curse keeps on.
As the clouds moved across...
The drugs kicked in...
THE FALL
It's not exaggeration to say The Fall are one of the most prolific bands the UK has ever produced.
I've now seen them four times and each time it's something different. This time the band were plagued with sound difficulties causing MES to get the band to leave the stage. Luckily they came back and gave an outstanding rendition of Blindness (which is pretty much my fave track now).
Overall then the gig was about a 3/5. Ironically the best I've seen them was at the Bristol Academy and that's not a great venue.
And that was Ashton Court, sunnier (and cheaper) than Glastonbury and completely rained off on day 2, which has lead to widespread speculation that the festival will not continue. A shame.
Mark E Smith, like John, enjoys drinking in The Quinton.
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