July 2008 [Festival Fever]

July 2008

REVIEW: Global Gathering (29 July 2008)

Global Gathering 2008 Review by Max Hogg If DJs were political leaders… “If DJs were political leaders, what sort of leader would they be?” Exhausted, sun-baked to within an inch of our somewhat fragile lives, but somehow enormously content; this...

REVIEW: Melt Festival (28 July 2008)

Welcome to planet Melt by Nora Manthey There is a place where music means everything, and clubbing is the daily routine, a place where people dance rather than walk. Melt!Festival is a journey through time and space, but access is...

REVIEW: Ben and Jerry's Fest (28 July 2008)

Ben and Jerry's Festival Clapham Common, London 26 - 27th July 2008 Review by Adam Walker Another year and another round of free ice-cream and sunshine awaited those at the legendary Ben and Jerry’s festival on Clapham Common this weekend....

REVIEW: Secret Garden Party (28 July 2008)

Secret Garden Party ‘Come The Revolutions’ 2008 Huntingdon, United Kingdom Review by Katie Spain London has many things going for it, but there aren’t many opportunities to kick your shoes off, smother yourself in glitter and dance amongst the trees...

REVIEW: Lovebox Day Two (25 July 2008)

Lovebox Weekender Day 2: Sunday 20th July 2008 Review by Katie Spain I arrive late. By the time my colleague and I drag our glitter-encrusted corpses to Victoria Park Sunday is well under way. We miss Esser and I kick...

REVIEW: Lovebox Day One (25 July 2008)

Lovebox Weekender Day One: Saturday 19th July 2008 Review by Missy Boomsticks After years of trying, I never quite made it to Lovebox. Year after year I vowed to sort out my social life far enough ahead to: a) Book...

REVIEW: 2000 Trees Festival (23 July 2008)

2000 Trees Festival, 2008 Review by Cheryl Jacobs THE FESTIVAL IN A NUTSHELL Friend making potential: As it’s a smaller festival-bonding is more likely, especially when crammed into the intimate Leaf Lounge Tent. Target audience in attendance: Very mixed crowd....

REVIEW: Camp Bestival (22 July 2008)

Camp Bestival Lulworth Castle, Dorset 18, 19 and 20 July 2008 Review by Joan Losa Surrounded by queens of hearts, gunmen, knives, swordsmen and Alices, this humble reviewer spent an amazing weekend in the grounds of Lulworth Castle, Dorset experiencing...

REVIEW: Rise Festival (15 July 2008)

Rise Festival Finsbury Park, London 13th July 2008 Review by Katie Spain You’ll have to excuse the vantage point from which I’m forced to deliver my Rise Festival review. You see, I’m small. Very small. It makes gigs difficult to...

REVIEW: T in the Park (15 July 2008)

Top 10 T In The Park Moments By Tim Kernutt 1. Amy Winehouse performs... Only Amy Winehouse can get a crowd excited by the mere act of turning up. Yet so common is it for Ms Winehouse to cancel shows...

REVIEW: Zoo Thousand and Eight (15 July 2008)

Zoo Thousand and Eight 4th - 6th July Review by Andy Hirst The organisers of the Zoothousand festival really pulled out all the stops this time; their band selection was nothing short of inspired; a varied and intriguing mix...

REVIEW: The Mighty Boosh Festival ( 8 July 2008)

Jamie Hince fancies the crowd at The Mighty Boosh Festival. Hop Farm 5th July 2008 By Zarina Raja The Mighty Boosh Festival, an event showcasing a variety of comedy and music, took place on Saturday 5th July at the Hop...

REVIEW: Wireless Fest, Powderfinger/Counting Crows ( 7 July 2008)

Fingering the Counting Crows 02 Wireless Festival Hyde Park Sunday, July 6 2008 Review by Tim Kernutt On a day at the Hyde Park 02 Wireless Festival 2008 in which the Counting Crows was featured as the headline act, it...

REVIEW: Wireless Fest, Fatboy Slim/Underworld ( 7 July 2008)

02 Wireless Festival Saturday 5th July 2008 Review by Max Hogg For me the defining moment of this festival was the man on his Blackberry. He was dancing along to the end of a surprisingly good set from the terribly...

REVIEW: Wireless Fest, Morrissey ( 7 July 2008)

02 Wireless Festival Hyde Park Friday 4th July 2008 Review by Chris Todd The mass of people all arriving at 8.30 meant that Morrissey's fans decide to wait until he’s due on rather than doing something as crass as watching...

REVIEW: Wireless, Hercules and Love Affair ( 7 July 2008)

02 Wireless Festival Hyde Park July 3rd 2008 Review by Malcolm Black The clouds open up over London’s Hyde Park as this year’s Wireless Festival gets underway commencing with UK Grime MC Wiley and some heavy b-lines from XL’s b-boys,...

REVIEW: Wireless Fest, Jay-Z ( 7 July 2008)

Wireless Festival Day 1 - Thursday 3rd July 2008 James Hamlin checked out the Main Stage for Jay-Z's post-Glastonbury performance. Did the big man cut it? Last night saw the final act in the Live Nation annual summer take over...