Anthony & Lisa: many thanks for booking my ticket while I was on the phone back to Australia.
Showing posts with label festivals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label festivals. Show all posts
Monday, October 05, 2009
Glastonbury Festival 2010 sells out in less than a day
The Glastonbury Festival turns 40 next year, and the line-up is predicted to be absolutely awesome. Tickets went on sale at 9:00am on Sunday and were sold out before the end of the day.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
3 days in Edinburgh
For my final adventure of the European summer, Margaret and I went to Edinburgh for three days to take in some of the Fringe Festival atmosphere.
We went to twelve shows in three days, including a couple of shows in other festivals:
We went to twelve shows in three days, including a couple of shows in other festivals:
- Lola: The Life of Lola Montez
- Robin Ince versus the Moral Majority
- Steven K Amos - The Feelgood Factor
- Scottish Ensemble / Tenebrae
- The Oxford Imps
- Kataklo Athletic Dance Theatre's Love Machines
- Adam Hills - Inflatable
- Minority Report w/ Ava Vidal
- Words of Honour: The Mafia Exposed
- Charley Boorman (Edinburgh International Book Festival)
- Axis of Awesome - Infinity Rock Explosion
- Blues Brothers - Live!
Friday, July 03, 2009
Glastonbury 2009 - Recovery Day
Sunday was very much recovery day at Glastonbury. Lots of exhausted festival go-ers sprawled out on the few remaining patches of grass. The smell from the toilets, the trash, and all the people who had gone five days without a shower, permeated throughout the campsite.
We slept in, then packed up our campsite in preparation for a middle of the night departure to avoid the massive queues on the Monday.
We finished the festival with an inspired performance by Nick Cave and Bad Seeds on the Pyramid stage, then raved to The Prodigy for a short, but incredibly energetic performance on the Other Stage, before making our way back to London.
I arrived home at 5:55am on Monday morning, had a long shower, and then pretty much slept for the entire day.
Full set of photos are in the Glastonbury 2009 set on Flickr.
Glastonbury 2009 - Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band was the headline act on the Saturday night, performing a two and a half hour set, including a six song encore.
So much energy, barely a rest between songs, and lots of involvement with the crowd.
It was great to see Steven van Zandt (a.k.a. Silvio Dante from The Sopranos) back in his original role lead guitar role for the E Street Band.
Glastonbury 2009 - Kasabian
To be honest, I didn't know much about Kasabian prior to going to Glastonbury. From what I understand, they're much bigger in the UK than they are in Australia.
Their set on the Pyramid Stage on the Saturday evening was awesome. Great live sound, and a very involved and passionate crowd. Definitely worth seeing again.
Glastonbury 2009 - Spinal Tap perform "Stonehenge"
Spinal Tap reformed for their 25th anniversary, complete with new drummer, for a set on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday afternoon.
The highlight was undoubtedly Stonehenge.
Glastonbury 2009 - Lady GaGa
Lady GaGa put on a fantastic performance on the Other Stage on the Friday night, including an acoustic version of Poker Face. In her 75 minute set, she did three outfit changes, including a Madonna-esque boob flamethrower!
Glastonbury 2009 - Muddy Friday
On the Thursday night we had a downpour. As the rain cleared on the Friday morning, the masses descended onto the festival site, creating a sea of mud. Good thing we brought along our Wellington boots.
Glastonbury 2009 - Setting up Camp
177,500 festival go-ers, 10000+ staff, 14000 toilets, 5 days of camping and music.
This is the calm before the storm. The grass is green. The tent site is clean, and I'm still feeling fresh.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
The ultimate 2009 UK music festival map
[TimesOnline] "From the big-name festivals like Glastonbury and Isle of Wight, to the more intimate affairs of Wychwood and The Green Man, right through to the summer's opera must-sees at Glyndebourne, we've researched more than 60 festivals and brought them together on one handy map."
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
"Summer" Holiday plans
After working almost non-stop since March 2008, I'm planning to take up to four months off from May to September this year, traveling around the USA, UK, and some parts of Europe.
It's a long enough holiday that I'm packing up and moving out of my Sydney apartment. I have a Tier 1 (General) visa that allows me to work in the UK for the next three years without an employer sponsor, so if I can line up some project or permanent work while I'm traveling, then I'll stay on. If I can't line anything up, or if I decide I don't want to work in the UK, then I'll return to Oz in time for the AFL Grand Final in September.
My final day at work in Sydney will be Friday May 22nd.
I fly out to San Francisco on Sunday May 24th, from where I'll be doing a road-trip around California and Nevada for a couple of weeks.
I then fly to London (arriving on Wednesday 10th June), which will be my base for the summer. Events that have been lined up for the first few weeks in the UK include walking in Scotland, Glastonbury Music Festival, and Latitude Festival in Suffolk.
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