Had a great time at bestival. its one of the smaller "boutique" festivals in the UK, although at times it felt just as crowded as any other festival, especially in the main stage area – 30,000 people are still, quite a crowd. The bands ranged from good to dull, I’m afraid The Go Team! and The Chemical Brothers just didn’t float my boat, instead I sought out Electrelane, who just played one of the best sets I heard over the whole weekend. I think, at a place like Bestival, you can find a few gems.
I should also mention that I had a good time at The Loungs and watching Bat for Lashes on a cool, relaxed sunday morning. On saturday night, The Beastie Boys claimed the "Isle of Mike" as their own, with some big tunes for us, Intergalactic, Sure Shot, Pass the Mic and some tunes for them from their new instrumental album.
I had a few grumbles, like the sheer amount of litter, which was a bit depressing – I mean, isn’t this suppose to be the eco-conscious set? and people, please – don’t take babies to festivals. I saw one little mite scared witless as the drums started up on the main stage – they don’t get anything out of it, its just cruel.
Saturday’s fancy dress was amazing, the theme was Kings, Queens and Pirates – and there were some great costumes, giving the whole place a slightly surreal air – check out some of the pics at flickr – enjoy.
Apart from that, I should mention that I was there as part of a stag-do, with my friend Jim wearing various humiliating costumes. I met a lovely bunch of fellas, we hung out, ate, drank, listened to music, slept in tents…almost perfect. In fact, then tent wasn’t bad, just the fact that we were three feet from a spotlight that was so powerful, it actually got darker as at sunrise.
