I thought I'd divert from the usual political posts to bring you a review of Leeds Festival, held at Bramham Park - an event I attended over the Bank Holiday weekend. This year I seemed to take more 'stuff' than ever - a good thing in the sense that you're never hungry/thirsty/sober, but the obvious drawback being the extremely large amount of heavy lifting and carrying to be done. The weather was a significant plus-point - it being mild and dry for the majority of the Festival's time scale. I won't give reviews for every, or even most bands I saw - but I will for my top three. In no particular order these were: Blink-182, Weezer and Arcade Fire. Blink are there for the pure awesomeness of their music; Weezer for their brilliant set - the best of the weekend; and Arcade Fire for their technical excellence. Arcade Fire, in particular were a massive surprise for me. I've always been a bit of a fan but seeing them live made me realise how superb they actually are. The main arena was half empty when they were on due to Pendulum being scheduled at the same time on the NME stage so the experience felt quite personal, really. I was just hit by the pure majesty of their performance. On a side note, the BBC must be scolded for not showing ANY Leeds highlights, instead concentrating fully on the Reading Festival - hampered hugely by severe rains for most of the weekend. For events like The Libertines' reunion, that wouldn't have had the magic the second time at Reading, the BBC should have shown the Leeds version. Shame on you, BBC. All in all though, a brilliant weekend.
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