Quote of the weekend
'If I had a brain, I'd be suicidal'
This was said by some girl who sounded cripplingly Manc and already drunk pushing her way through the queue on the first day, the scary thing: if someone like Socrates or Nietzsche said that people would think it profound.
Crazy P
First thing we saw on the main stage, pretty spectacular with some fun music and strange girations from the lead singer.
Delphic
Played straight after Crazy P, the first band I was really looking forward to and they exceeded my high expectations, alternating extremely smoothly between tracks from their two albums. The best bits were the slow buildup to the repeating intro of 'Doubt' and the drop on 'Clarion Call' which just sounded amazing.
Fabio
Good set from the drum and bass legend but what I enjoyed most were the pearls of wisdom from his MC Texas such as: 'Remember: some water, bit of sun cream and you're set for the day' and 'Go home if you ain't got the stamina'
The Temper Trap
Kind of sad to listen to, they were fine but people only really cared when they played 'Sweet Disposition.' The same can be said of The Maccabees lack of a reception for most songs except 'Pelican' and 'Precious Time' but on a larger scale later in the evening, however they were pretty sloppy which was conspicuous given how good Delphic sounded together earlier on, on the same stage.
Jag Skills
For someone who throws so much into a DJ set to keep your attention, it's astounding how much he struggled to keep mine. I know he's a mashup DJ but by cutting too many samples too short, some only to one line, he didn't sustain any momentum for me, nonetheless I seemed to be in the minority.
Melé
The first DJ I saw on David Rodigan's stage, very pleasant in the open air on such a good day, Zinc was good as well
Jurassic 5
So at 7pm on the main stage J5 killed it, they played their classic tracks like they'd not been apart at all. DJs Cut Chemist and Nu-Mark did this cool thing with a massive prop turntable in the middle of the stage (the picture below might explain it) getting about 6-7 minutes just to themselves, the reaction from the crowd for 'Quality Control' and 'Concrete Schoolyard' was incredible and their performance of 'What's Golden' rounded out the spectacle in superb fashion.
Everything Everything
The final band I was really anticipating seeing put in a good set on Sunday night consisting mainly of hits; the choice of 'Tin (The Manhole)' I found slightly confusing though. I was impressed with how well Jonathan Higgs' falsetto held out with how weak it sounded on opening track 'Cough Cough'
