21st Century Psychedelia hits NAC. As Membranes once said, everyone’s going triple bad acid, yeah!
Glorious celticskafolkpunkrock on a balmy night in Norwich. Gotta be better than a Tory hustings, right?
Three great acts put on a great show for a great cause.
So, yeah, however hard I try I just end up getting myself in knots and have no idea how to describe this other than life affirmingly superb.
Neither current nor heritage, We Are Scientists remain part of a noughties phenomenon of acts that burned bright with their debut album but never quite matched it, producing literate songs heavily disguised with pop camouflage, just in case anyone noticed how clever they were.
Latitude is set in a beautiful park tastefully enhanced with all manner of frills (and purple sheep). There is music, and lots of it, with main stages of mainstream acts complemented by the quirky and intriguing if you dig deep enough, while the manageable layout tempts you to poke about more than your aching feet appreciate. In short, despite the sometimes suffocating branding and sponsorship liveries, it’s a nice place to be.
They’re impressively tight and obviously great musicians. A whistle stop tour of their discography really highlights their talent as writers too. It’s harsh and defiant.
Chances are that those at Glasto won’t see anything better than tonight’s headliners.
Less than perfect sound but a glorious celebration of 36 years of The Mission.
Seven and a half thousand people have very clearly had a fantastic evening, Keane have absolutely smashed it out of the woods, just like they did the last time that they were here.
The music can be uncomfortable, unsettling, but simultaneously honeyed and sweet. The juxtaposition is what makes it such an engaging act to see and hear.
... what a marvellous and memorable day it has been? As the song says, ‘We’re just having a good time’. See you next year for more of the same please.
I really hope this festival returns next year. It was a joy to witness and it proves that there is not only the audience in Norfolk but there's talent too. See you next year, same time, same place.
Dat Brass, not bad but it didn’t ignite for Pavlis.
I would not have missed this evening's show for anything. However, twenty four hours on, I cannot help musing on how this was something of an opportunity missed
The band are tight, every song is performed with surgical precision – it’s proper pop music. It’s got mass appeal and it seems like they as a band have tapped into something.
Levitation Orchestra's sound is a potent cocktail of uninhibited energy and elegant exploration, bound together by an egality of interwoven
Shibe was an absolute gentleman, talking us through each piece, and playing to the wonderfully attentive audience with virtuosic confidence and class.
By the time they close with Tiny Head, what could easily have been a disaster has been turned into a massive TRIUMPH.
..the sparkle in her eye tonight, and the obvious love shared between mother and son, turned this Spiegeltent show into a wholly unforgettable experience.
It was a good showcase of a few bands from Australia that are doing indie music a little bit diff
These three musical artists delivered a venerable tribute to Jenny Lind that was sensitive, informative and beautifully presented
The Exaudi Vocal Ensemble took to an otherwise bare stage to perform a selection of Carlo Gesualdo Madrigals that were dripping with melancholy and emotion. Using only the considerable power of their voices, this unamplified concert was the music the acoustics of St Andrews Hall were built for.
...the audience tonight were treated to something rather special, listening to a fresh generation of musicians discover and revive the songwriting treasures of the past
Petrie's fierce musical stand for the things that she feels passionate about has triumphantly fired the bellies of another festival audience.
Slowly, very slowly, the sense of something musical emerged, as if the performers were teasingly grappling for out of reach harmony. Only then did Cooper join the party, with delicate, gossamer light touches on the piano. Subsequently, he would play music of sublime beauty, as Daniel Pioro prowled around the performance area, accompanying and complementing faultlessly.
Intelligently structured and intense surmises the music of the evening
What Confidence Man do is some distance from my usual tastes but – as with Self Esteem –the music is different and strange enough to appeal to me whilst being dance-oriented pop enough to appeal to the mainstream and keep this crowd groovin’ like loons.