A man, a plan, a canal: Panama!

Another outbreak of hats in the south-east trains region. But this time the gentlemen are wearing panamas. It must be Henley regatta.

You drift like a cloud through the festival crowd, in a frock coat from Saville Row

You know what happens in early July, don't you ? Yes, that's right, you get me writing at mind-numbing length about Glastonbury festival. And this year you won't have to hear me complaining about the mud. No mud! NO MUD!

Usual convention applies: bands are listed at the start of each day. []s denote a band I either saw only a little of, or wasn't paying much attention to.

Wednesday

( ...when things hadn't even started )

Thursday
Unknown girl with acoustic guitar, My Luminaries, Chapel Club, Being Human Collective.

( In which, mostly, I eat things )

Friday
Rolf Harris, Femi Kuti, Hazah, Goldheart Assembly, Josie Long, Al Pitcher, La Roux, Vampire Weekend, Nouvelle Vague, [Reverend and the Makers], [Hot Chip], [Gorillaz], Flaming Lips, New Model Army.

( Do you know the sign language for London? )

Saturday
Rob Chapman, John Niven, Peter Hook, The Ambling Band, [Drugstore], The National, [The Cribs], Editors, The xx, Pet Shop Boys.

( Gosh, isn't it hot? )

Sunday
Aisle 16, [Norah Jones], These New Puritans, [Slash], Portico Quartet, Gang of Four, MGMT, Broken Social Scene, Faithless, Alabama 3, Stevie Wonder, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip.

( Can you dance to a poet? )

And she expressed herself in many different ways

It's Friday, it's about 3 o'clock. It's time to go underneath the covers (with the lights out).

I always recommend listening to a cover version without knowing what or who it is, so click on the link before reading ahead...

Today's cover version [link expired]

( What was that? )