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Electric Picnic

OK, weather was crap, dull, cold, windy, autumnal. Sunday morning’s rain was depressing. And wellies were essential, I spent the weekend trudging around through mud. The trouble with no sunshine and wet ground: you end up standing all the time.
That said, I had a great time. Musical highlights: Madness, the last 20 minutes of Chic, [...]

Bootboy: Photography

I’m easy to please. Put me in a few fields with over 30,000 happy people and I soak up the atmosphere until I’m giddy. A pill-less e-zone. Put a camera in my hands, however, and I’m lethal. The act of observation changes that which is being observed; but it also changes this observer.
There is an [...]

Duffy – Electric Picnic 2008

Class.

thisispopbaby – Electric Picnic 2008

The coolest tent of the festival

Sinéad O’Connor – Electric Picnic 2008

Soulful as ever.

Michael Franti – Electric Picnic 2008

Happiest moment of the festival – Franti playing to the packed Body and Soul main stage.

The Roots – Electric Picnic 2008

Love the tuba

Grace Jones – Electric Picnic 2008

The Diva still rocks

Sigur Rós – Electric Picnic 2008

Musical geniuses.

Electric picnicking…

Had a blast at the Electric Picnic. Musical highlights: Bjork was really exciting, her encore in particular was stunning, an electrifying punk number. Jarvis Cocker was great fun, ending with a fab cover of Thin Lizzy’s The Boys are Back in Town. The Undertones were a delight, attracting a huge crowd. Polyphonic Spree sounded great [...]