fuck me how did we miss so many of you
(must be crap speed)
bloody wicked time, glad they made inroads towards killing of the nearly fatal debt from last year.
They chose to scale down rather than open up to a fucking bacardi bar etc which they could easily have done and made a handsombe prophit, instead they kept the festival small.
As for the bands, they were the main reason I went (other than knowing the organiser and not having seen her for over 10 years)
Back to the Planet kicked arse.
Los Albertos as always a sterling preformance.
Tragic and Tofu delivered as usual
and pronghorn were pukka.
Dreadzone pretty dull
Sham were a sham
Zion train reminded me of back in the day they really hit their groove (probs coz of the vibe)
I saw people i hadn't seen for over two decades and had time to sit and catch up.
the food was a bit pricey except malinkeys which was reasonable (for the quality).
and for the price anyone complaining can fuck off, it cost them thouseands just to tow everyone in on Friday, I counted nine tractors most running continously for 10 hours which dosen't come cheap.
The security were descrete, of course there was a police presence (mostly kept to the gate mind and I never saw them on site) where the fuck do you get that kind of freedom on mass nowdays?
I loved that many of the bands had their kids performing, really summed up the inclusive vibe.
I will be getting an early bird ticket next year and also meeting a few more of you for a bit longer.
PS (thanks Tanks/Milsey for the Jack Daniels exactly when i needed it)