Here Tiz —- Bestival 2012, The Year of the Wildlife an ting’
Is it Bestival or is it Best-of-all…..?
Well, regardless of corny word play this years outing was categorised by NASA, BBC and Chuck Norris as the hottest place in the northern hemisphere from Thursday till Saturday. Fact, ladies and gentlemen that this festival has it all – even the toasty sunshine!!! Ah, the long hot summer……….. (well couple of days anyway)
P.s the hottest place thing…. All made up, but it [...]
The Big Feastival 2012
Sunny Oxfordshire deep in the heart of middle England is known for its rolling hills, quaint olden villages, gentle countryside walks all of which now have a proper music and food festival dumped right in the centre.
We are of course referring to the teaming up of 2 very British things – music in a field and one hell of a picnic. All under the guise of a festival no less, with Captains Jamie Oliver & Alex James [...]
Shambala 2012
Shambala is one of those festivals which you hear about from a friend who’s mate went there, or I know i guy who’s sisters uncle went…… and so on, but from all the rumours over the last few years I hadn’t made it a priority to go.
So, this year we touch base with the lovey pr guys, who are more than happy for aaamusic to swing by and sample all the festival nice-ting’s. So we did.
Its a brilliant sunny [...]
BLOODSTOCK produces a triumph of a festival in 2012!!! With Fire, Explosions and Metal!!!
Thursday
Saturnian (Sophie Stage) are a really good way to start off a festival they are a great up and coming Black Metal band that are just getting their live show into working order. They have a sound that is past their years and are a hot prospect on the metal scene.
Viking Skull (Sophie Stage) are Thursday’s headliner and produce a stoner rock ‘n’ roll explosion of generic [...]
Camp Bestival 2012
Its been a rare thing to have a few days where the sun burns skin and drys everything up, so as if it were pre destined, the best of the summer weather happened for the best of the summer festivals, and Camp Bestival became the hottest place in Europe ladies and gentlement – it was a red hot, scorchin’, clothes discardin’, drink-a-quaffin’ lotion-a-rubbin’ epic of a music festival, and everyone was well up for it. (that hottest place [...]
In a year where a depressing number of festivals have struggled so severely to flog tickets that they’ve been cancelled, it didn’t come as much of a surprise to learn that not only had the Festival Internacional de Benicàssim (FiB, but more affectionately referred to as Beni) not sold out, but full weekend tickets were being touted online for around £50 (a third of face value!). There were suggestions that this was due to a lesser lineup this year (with [...]
Werchter, 29th June – 01st July
Rock Werchter 2012 in a word was simply epic. The line-up was promising and we had never been there before, so it was the right time to come.
Just a couple of lines about the organization: two things were particularly good, the main stage was closed by gates, so a limited number of people could come in to see gigs closer to the stage, avoiding pushing and wild moshpits.
The other good thing was that [...]
London, 13th July
Black stone Cherry (Main Stage) are huge in America and gaining popularity in the UK, they have a nice sound but today’s performance is nothing special and below anything they can deliver. They play a slow version of Amy Whinehouse hit ‘Rehab’ mixed with their own song ‘Blame it on the Boom’ which just seems like a cover they did for the sake of making some new people like them and not cause they actually like the song. [...]
London, Friday 6th July 2012
Metric (Main Stage) are a Canadian four piece from Toronto, the singer Emiley Haines looks cool in sunglasses and sparkly hot pants, as the run through the indie electronic rock sound. They have a nice sound with catchy choruses and are breaking through to the mainstream with their fourth album ‘Fantasies’. You might know a few songs off this record which they play today but you won’t be able to remember the names or where you [...]
GRASPOP – METAL MEETING (GMM)
June 22, 23, 24 – Dessel, Belgium
Friday
Saille (Metal Dome) are the opening band for this year’s Graspop Metal Meeting and what better than starting it off with a band from the country of origin Belgium. I haven’t been that impressed with some of the band from this country, I have heard before like last minute addition to last year’s line-up Channel Zero who filled the gap left by Ozzy Osbourne cancelling at the last minute due [...]
