We decided to stop in Bristol on Tuesday night to save us queuing in the car for 10 hours like last year. However this year we had to queue for 5 hours out in the blazing sunshine where I inevitably got burnt to a crisp which caused my arm to swell up the following day. Attractive! Despite that we managed to find a spot big enough for ten tents and finally camped up. After our trek I have never been so thankful for a pop-up tent in my life!
Anywhoo, Wednesday and Thursday were pretty mush filled with warm beer, pot noodles and sun sun sun, (oh and the England match on the Wednesday but I won't talk too much about the football) it was only when Friday came that we really saw any bands.
First up was Detroit Social Club who my boyfriend and his brother love. I hadn't really listened to much of them but they turned out to be quite good. We then hopped over to the Queens Head stage to see Frank Turner who I adore and was definitely one of the highlights of the weekend.
Snoop Dogg was up next which as I said before, was one of the biggest surprises of the festival. None of us expected to enjoy it half as much as we did with him playing hit after hit which had us all up dancing. And I shall tell you what he told us were the three most important things you should do every morning. Number 1, brush your teeth (hopefully you do that anyway.) Number 2, thank the lord, and Number 3, smoke weed. Good advice like this doesn't come often but unfortunately i'll only be following the first one. After Snoop we headed off back to the tent to gather supplies, (beer and more clothes) and went back out to see who the special guests were on the Park Stage. This turned out to be Thom Yorke who to my delight also played some Radiohead as well.
This was followed by the Gorillaz but after watching three songs me and James decided we weren't actually that bothered about watching them so went to see The Bootleg Beatles and boy am I glad we did! It was just like watching the originals in action, only looking much better than they do now. Despite hearing a rumor that Sir Paul McCartney was going to make an appearance, it was no surprise that this did not come true. Never-the-less it was an amazing performance.
Saturday came and it was just as hot and sunny as the other days but that didn't stop us! The Lightening Seeds were the first band we saw and played hits that I remembered from when I was young before finishing with Three Lions which seemed fitting at the time. Next was Seasick Steve who never fails to impress. This is the fourth or fifth time we've seem him now and every time he has been awesome! The National followed but when I sat down I fell asleep so we decided to head back for a nap before watching the Editors. These are one of my favourite bands so was extra excited to see them and thankfully they didn't disappoint. Finally we went to see the headliners of the night, Muse. These were the highlight of my weekend giving a superb performance and playing a crowd-pleasing set of hit singles. When they returned on stage for an encore they were joined by The Edge from U2. Not being a huge U2 fan (Bono is a bit of an idiot) I wasn't that excited but they performed a brilliantly together so was a treat to watch.
By Sunday we were all getting tired to didn't move from the tent until 1pm when we went to see The Hold Steady. This was followed by missing Ray Davis to watch the England match where they (surprisingly) lost to Germany, which resulted in many glum faces for the next few hours. Despite this the boys turned their frowns upside down and we went to see We Are Scientists who are always sure to put you in a good mood. Their humor and charm is enough to make you fall in love with them even if you don't care for their music. Julian Casablancas followed a bit later and being a HUGE Strokes fan was very happy to see him indeed. To make me even more happy he played four Strokes songs, one of them being Hard to Explain which is my favourite. To end the festival, Stevie Wonder headlined the Pyramid stage. By this point I was the tiredest I think I have ever been in my life but still enjoyed bopping away to him despite knowing very little of his songs. It was still a great performance though and was clear to see that being 60 and blind does not hinder him in any way.
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