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Julian Lawson@TheBreadmonkey I went for Fontaines DC instead of Idles and fear I chose poorly. But on the upside I was down in the mosh with Fat Dog tonight. And Hak Baker was awesome.
I've seen Fontaines before and think they are excellent. Difficult choice. No wrong moves. How was it?
@TheBreadmonkey they reminded me of Oasis (who I've only seen half a time - long story). Technically excellent, lots of swagger but seemed very disengaged from the audience.
Who did you see? List me, baby! I genuinely want to know. Highs and lows?
@TheBreadmonkey I'll list you like a mofo when we're back in the car. The only two disappointing sets across everything we're Fontaines (still decent) and Sleafords (lacklustre). Everything else was cracking.
I saw Sleaford Mods recentlyish in Hammersmith and really enjoyed them. But I'm just seeing their Glastonbury set - and indeed their recent shows - have been not without moments reported negatively on. Apparently played same time as Orbital and The Streets so wasn't the biggest crowd?
@TheBreadmonkey right
Back in the car. Thursday, Greenpeace, ARXX 4/5, Brighton duo making banging heavy pop - imagine a female Royal Blood doing Pat Bematar. So nice to see a band chuffed to bits to be playing Glastonbury; the love between the band and the audience was palpable. #glastonbury 1/27
Back in the car. Thursday, Greenpeace, ARXX 4/5, Brighton duo making banging heavy pop - imagine a female Royal Blood doing Pat Bematar. So nice to see a band chuffed to bits to be playing Glastonbury; the love between the band and the audience was palpable. #glastonbury 1/27
@TheBreadmonkey Thursday, Greenpeace, Lambrini Girls 3/5. Great energy, great delivery but very samey. #glastonbury 2/27
@TheBreadmonkey Thursday, Glade, The Orb, 3/5 DJ set #glastonbury 3/27
@TheBreadmonkey Thursday Greenpeace, Lynks, 4/5. Gay disco bangers with smart lyrics and great energy. Absolutely insanely overcrowded. 4/27 #glastonbury
@TheBreadmonkey Thursday Strummerville Fat Dog 4/5, see 26/27 for review
@TheBreadmonkey Friday West Holts Sofia Kourtesis 4/5 lovely Peruvian beats to start the day #glastonbury 6/27
@TheBreadmonkey Friday West Holts Squid 3.5/5. I like discordant chaotic music up to a point; I wasn't sure which side of the point Squid were. (Black Midi and Battles make me want to destroy my radio). I really liked this, and mentally comprehended it by comparing to my favourite band Pavement (two drummers, two vocalists occasionally singing over each other etc). 7/27 #glastonbury
@TheBreadmonkey Friday, Park, This Is the Kit, 3/5. Lovely music, that's all #glastonbury 8/27
@TheBreadmonkey Friday, Park, Dexys, 3/5. Decent show, was good to hear a couple of hits, KR voice is still great, quite a bit of filler #glastonbury 9/27
@TheBreadmonkey West Holts, Heilung, 5/5. I knew what to expect from friends who are fans, but was blown away by everything - theatre, instruments, sound quality. As my friend said, "they out-Gated Goat!" #glastonbury 10/27
@TheBreadmonkey Friday Park King Krule 3/5 only caught a bit of the set but enjoyed. Edward gave it 1/5. #glastonbury 11/27
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@TheBreadmonkey Park, Fontaines, 4/5. Technically great but felt a bit like they were dialling it in. #glastonbury 12/27
@TheBreadmonkey Friday, Arcadia, Joy Orbison. Just caught a little bit and heard my favourite track Pinky Ring. I don't know who you are obbb-a-wobbbwobbbwob. #glastonbury 13/27
@TheBreadmonkey Saturday, West Holts, 47soul, 4/5 (experience) 3/5 (music). Fantastic shamstep sounds from this Palestinian band. #glastonbury 14/27
@TheBreadmonkey Saturday, Woodsies, Mannequin Pussy, 5/5. A shout out to Radio 6 Dads, piss-taking of BBC censorship, sexiness, moshpits and great songs. What more could you ask for? *
*maybe to not have your glucose sensor ripped off your arm in the moshpit (again). And to have drunk that can of Stella in your backpack before the gig, but fortunately it was good drying weather.
#glastonbury 15/27
@TheBreadmonkey Saturday, Park, Aruj Aftar, 4/5. Beautiful gossamer Urdu pop. I lay back in the grass, staring at the little fluffy clouds and the seagulls floating lazily on the thermals and thought "Julian, this is what happiness is" #glastonbury 16/27
@TheBreadmonkey Saturday, Woodsies, Yard Act, 5/5. I quite like Yard Act. They're quite good. But not quite my kind of thing. I was dragged along. They were brilliant. I was wrong. #glastonbury 17/27
@TheBreadmonkey Saturday, Woodsies, Sleafords, 1/5. Seemed really pissed off to be there, Jason's shorts kept falling down, crap lighting. Saw them in 2014 and they were 5/5 then. Shame. #glastonbury 18/27
@TheBreadmonkey Saturday, Woodsies, Gossip 5/5. Storming performance. Disclaimer: I wandered off to warm myself at the Tolpuddle Fire and got distracted by a Maori fire ritual, then listened to the rest from a little tea tent next to the stage. I had peppermint tea, and it was made up to look Levantine with cushions on the floor. I recommend both Gossip and the tea tent wholeheartedly. And the Maori. #glastonbury 19/27
@TheBreadmonkey I'm famous! Mannequin Moshpit at 25:25 (wearing the shirt in my profile pic). My wife's comment was "I can see why there are so many middle aged men at that gig"
I will look!
Lol. I am so with you on this. I really want to like Black Midi, but it makes me gutterally angry. No idea why.
Would love to see her. Bet it was excellent.
Substandard Nerd@julianlawson @TheBreadmonkey I've seen ARXX quite a few times around London. Love them!
@TheBreadmonkey I'm now being a bit antisocial by educating our field on quality music. I hadn't realised the tent next to us was asleep until they desperately pleaded to me to turn down I Got Heaven