Kaleidoscope opened this year with the Amy Winehouse Band, followed by mega-choir Some Voices. Up on the Cloud 10 dance arena, Roni Size delivered a set to get everyone in the party groove. Later, Black Grape performed on the main stage while Bez’s Acid House Experience led football chants over on the Fringe stage. Kids…
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It’s a tradition: The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican must commence Sunday’s proceedings. This year not one, but two boats sailed out across the crowds. There was lots to get excited about on the music front: Au Pairs, GANS, Neville Staple, Newdad, Lynks, The Twilight Sad, Basht., The Wildhearts and Garbage. All making this one…
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Saturday with the Pale Whites, Little Grandad, Toots and The Maytals feat Leba Hibbert, Opus Kink, Idlewild, Bad Nerves, Kate Nash and Heartworms. To round off the day – CMAT and Pixies!
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The Mountain Stage opened for business – and it continues to be a fantastic addition to the festival. It has none of the claustrophobia of some similarly large festival tents, and there’s a nice wide stage. On the lineup: Adult DVD, Better Joy, She’s In Parties, The Magic Numbers, Sir Chloe, Getdown Services, The Damned, Sir…
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There was an amazing display of ghoulish glory at Bearded Theory on Sunday for the traditional Sunday fancy dress competition as vampires and the like braved it out in the sweltering heat. Bearded Theory festival
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The festival gods were kind to Bearded Theory this year, maybe a bit too kind. The sun beamed down, and security morphed into barmen, doling out pints of water. All weekend long. Troopers. The BT team saw sense and opened the main stage on Thursday so we weren’t left wandering around like lost sheep –…
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Pitchfork Music Festival London ended on Saturday with Dalston Takeover. This was an incredibly diverse showcase of primarily US artists, encompassing a wide mix of genres. One minute you’re sitting in Earth Hackney’s beautiful theatre watching dreamy shoegaze by Full Body 2, the next you’re in the tranquility of St Matthias Church for the clear-voiced…
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Pitchfork Music Festival took over Village Underground for a fantastic and pretty loud night with Party Dozen, Ratboys and Upchuck. First on stage were Sidney-based Party Dozen, a duo on drums and sax, whipping things into a frenzy. Chicago band Ratboys played a blinder of a set with an avalanche of rippling country-tinged guitars, all…
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Kaleidoscope festival at Alexandra Palace was more of a dance-fest that we’ve seen in previous years, all on one of the hottest days of the year. And as always, there was plenty for children of all ages with bubbles, theatre and creative activities in abundance. Here’s some photos of Kaleidoscope’s wonderful happenings, with Pan Nation…
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After the fancy dress prize-giving, The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican sang and crowdsurfed a dinghy, held up by a sea of hands. Then it was time for TTSSFU and their brilliant shoegaze / dream-pop (MORE shoegaze please, Bearded). Gurriers and Getdown Services got a moshpit going and threw crisps (still in their packets). Shonen…
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