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Shiver me timbers, it’s HMS Bestival!

Anna Hyams posted on February 13, 2013 17:17 Article Rating
Shiver me timbers, it’s HMS Bestival!
Ahoy shipmates! Bestival has only gone and ruddy done it again, a stellar line-up announcement in the middle of the dreary sludge ridden grey early da...

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Bestival 2012 - Review

Anna Hyams posted on September 14, 2012 13:06 Article Rating
Bestival 2012 - Review
Across a deep deep sea, in a deep deep valley, some animals are arriving at Robin Hill Park… The Isle of Wight once again plays host to a fami...

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Stevie Wonder @ Bestival 2012 Review

Anna Hyams posted on September 12, 2012 12:00
Stevie Wonder @ Bestival 2012 Review
When the announcement came that the legendary Stevie Wonder was to headline this years’ Bestival, we could scarcely contain our excitement and a...

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New Order @ Bestival 2012 Review

Anna Hyams posted on September 11, 2012 16:05 Article Rating
New Order @ Bestival 2012 Review
Strolling nonchalantly onto the main stage without so much as a howdy-do, eighties synth superstars New Order start off their headline slot with slow ...

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Florence and The Machine @ Bestival 2012

Anna Hyams posted on September 09, 2012 11:35
Florence and The Machine @ Bestival 2012
The night is pitch black and clear, stars speckle the darkness and fringed silk flags ripple in the breeze as the main stage area fills with expectant...

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Hot Chip @ Bestival 2012 Review

Anna Hyams posted on September 08, 2012 09:46
Hot Chip @ Bestival 2012 Review
As hot day turns into teeth-chatteringly cold night, Forty thousand thursday Bestivalites attempt to squish themselves sardine-like into the Big Top f...

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Hard Rock Calling 2012 - Sunday - Paul Simon Review

Anna Hyams posted on July 17, 2012 18:26
Hard Rock Calling 2012 - Sunday - Paul Simon Review
The lazy Sunday vibe is washing over a warmed up crowd at Hyde Park as they wait in anticipation of tonight’s headliner, musical maestro Paul Si...

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Hard Rock Calling 2012 - Saturday - Bruce Springsteen Review

Anna Hyams posted on July 16, 2012 19:08 Article Rating
Hard Rock Calling 2012 - Saturday - Bruce Springsteen Review
There’s a reason 76 thousand people turned up to Hyde Park in this, the most miserable of summers, and that reason is the man, the legend, Bruce...

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Hard Rock Calling 2012 - Friday - Soundgarden Review

Anna Hyams posted on July 15, 2012 11:52 Article Rating
Hard Rock Calling 2012 - Friday - Soundgarden Review
A damp day in London’s Hyde Park and a subdued, sparse crowd awaits 90’s grunge titans Soundgarden. It’s not the best of situations ...

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Download Festival 2012 - Sunday Review

Anna Hyams posted on June 12, 2012 16:22
Download Festival 2012 - Sunday Review
As the now decidedly smelly arena fills up with people for the final day of Download, the welcome sight of SUNSHINE nearly brings a tear to the tired ...

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Download Festival 2012 - Saturday Review

Anna Hyams posted on June 12, 2012 08:57
Download Festival 2012 - Saturday Review
After a drier night, the arena is looking decidedly less slippy (good) but quite a lot stickier (gross) and the feeling of being sucked into the depth...

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Download Festival 2012 - Friday Review

Anna Hyams posted on June 11, 2012 21:27 Article Rating
Download Festival 2012 - Friday Review
Once upon a time there was muddy swamp seated in the backwaters of the Bayou… oh wait a second, sorry, scratch that… it’s Drownloa...

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Download Festival 2012 - Sunday - Black Sabbath Review

Anna Hyams posted on June 11, 2012 11:59 Article Rating
Download Festival 2012 - Sunday - Black Sabbath Review
Better late than never, sunshine graces the Download Arena as the stage screens go black in anticipation of the Godfathers of metal, Black Sabbath, he...

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Download Festival 2012 - Saturday - Metallica Review

Anna Hyams posted on June 10, 2012 12:12 Article Rating
Download Festival 2012 - Saturday - Metallica Review
After a brief glimpse of sunshine and a compacting of mud, the Download site seems to be in much better spirits as the main stage is set for the retur...

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Download Festival 2012 - Friday - The Prodigy Review

Anna Hyams posted on June 09, 2012 10:00 Article Rating
Download Festival 2012 - Friday - The Prodigy Review
Despite the day's earlier setbacks - road closures, 6-hour traffic waits to get into the site, the arena opening being pushed back 2 hours, bands ...

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Bloodstock Open Air 2011 Review by Anna Hyams

Anna Hyams posted on August 17, 2011 19:51 Article Rating

Bloodstock Open Air ReviewA sleepy country estate in the cosy folds of Derbyshire may not be the most obvious place to holster an army of debauched metalheads for a weekend, but once again Catton Hall played host to the black-hearted music festival Bloodstock Open Air.

 

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