Summer Sonic was good. Different from the year before, natch, I mean it had a different line up and a whole 12 months had passed in between. But what was most notable was the absence of Marion and Patrick, both of whom swore they would return for more drunken revelry and 'mutual' music education (I'm a music Nazi who demands that everyone see, appreciate and applaud who ever I drag them to see).
This time around my party partners were Liz and Julia, with a few special guest appearances from Patrick Maher, Claire Cassidy, Kate Nottidge and Ellie 'Smile' Lawley, all of whom are good company.
Now onto the important stuff, who did I saw and what did I think of them. OK, let's list them from best to 'not the best'.
- Hot Chip
- Alicia Keys
- Biffy Clyro
- Los Campesinos
- Vampire Weekend
- The Verve
- The Subways
- The Prodidgy
- Bedouin Soundclash
- Xavier Rudd
- The Kills
- Fatboy Slim
Yep, Hot Chip are the best and Fatboy Slim is the worst, the guy came on stage with a banana and pressed play on his CD player and then stood looking toward the crowd for approval... Fatboy, you're the worst!
No Summer Sonic next year, but maybe some Reading Festival, or maybe V Festival, or maybe Glastonbury, maybe Creamfields, maybe Sonnar, maybe Benicasiam, maybe...
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