Don't believe me? Just watch!

Right. It's been a week since I got back from the greatest performing arts festival in the world / that shithole in Somerset (delete as applicable). I've just about caught up on sleep and sorted out the photos. So!

(As usual, a band in [brackets] is one I either saw very little of, or heard vaguely in the distance while I was doing something else.

Also as usual, this entry is far too bloody long. Read at own risk.)

A lightweight, largely text-free version of what I did can be found on Flickr.

Wednesday

Big Beat Junk Band

( Like the legend of the Phoenix, all ends with beginnings )

Thursday

Wilco Johnson, New York Brass Band, [Gecko], Rory Mcleod, [Showhawk Duo], Beans on Toast, Mik Artistic, The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing

( Come rain or shine I'll deal with it )

Friday

Charlatans, The Egg, Bastille, Other Lives, Stornoway, Stealing Sheep, [Mary J Blige], [Motörhead], [TOY], The Libertines, Mark Ronson, Florence & the Machine, [Super Furry Animals]

( The storm has broken, heavens opened )

Saturday

Frank Turner, Everything Everything, [Burt Bacharach], Thee Faction, Paloma Faith, Todd Terje, Suede

( It’s a lovely sunny day )

Sunday

[Rival Sons], SOAK., [Unknown band], Cassetteboy vs. DJ Rubbish, Patti Smith, Alvvays, Django Django, Future Islands, New York Brass Band, Unknown-band-in-Engine-Room, [fka twigs], Idlewild, FFS, Slamboree, Gaudi

( You don’t have to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows )

Monday

Monday was shamelessly lazy; we walked about a bit as the site began to be dismantled, packed up our tent, and observed that both the human and avian recycling crews were moving in to deal with the shocking mess left behind. Our coach departed smartly at 4pm, but bad traffic meant it took until nearly 10pm to get back to the O2.

I really should have taken Tuesday off work :)