Music Category
Rockin’ the BDO
Before I start, I have to say I have a bit of a love hate relationship with festivals. While I pour a lot of my time, money and effort into the festivals I attend they always seem to have some way of fucking me over on one hand, and giving me the time of my life on the other.
Today was the Big Day Out. Adam managed to get me a guest pass which got me into a private bar and toilets, with an awesome view of the venue and getting in was pretty painless. Being in our own bar meant I could avoid the 40degree heat. It wasn’t until I reached for my wallet and realized I had no money that things went pear shaped. Search all I could for an ATM one wouldn’t appear. Resigning myself to a pretty cheap day I did get to enjoy watching Birds rock out to a huge crowd, the caught a bit of the Grates before the thirst set in. For the next two hours, one of which was spent in the line, I search for ATMs. After sustaining a little heat stroke I retired back to the bar and cooled down.
Next I hit up DJ Z*Trip, and danced my little arse off. What an awesome set. There were so many bodies all sweating and breathing that the floor with slick with condensation and the walls had rivulets running down them.
I attempted to go see TV on the Radio, but instead went and cooled down again then watched the Living End. I then swung over to Hot Chip, which started getting packed with people who were getting ready to see the Prodigy. Hot Chip was fantastic to watch, but the crowd was full of meat head dickheads. Leaving the boiler room everyone found the paths blocked to “reroute” the traffic, but the guards weren’t talking to each other and had closed off both ends of the boiler room area, with each end telling the punters to exit via the other. Chaos ensued.
Once we finally got out I got to see what I think was the highlight of the day: Neil Young. He wow’d the crowd and absolutely floored me. I had a great time watching him play, and the show was brilliant.
All in all, a great day. Right now I am sorting out my photos, getting the videos I took ready to be made into a video blog and settling into my new room at the same backpackers. I am looking forward to what the day will bring.