I set my mind to not miss the resale. For the past six months, Glastonbury Festival has been set as my homepage in Internet Explorer. I've witnessed every festival update and invite. I've hurt my brain with the detail.
The resale was today. Was I successful? I don't know. A friend got through to the website and entered my registration number. It's all Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, these days. A confirmation email arrived within the hour.
Is that enough? Somewhat irrationally, I fear not.
Until the payment has gone from my account there are no guarantees. It could take five days, or so they say. Last night, I typed my bank details into notepad and checked them over 3 times. Today, it wasn't me copying and pasting, it was me hastily reading numbers over the phone and someone else typing. Personally, I couldn't get the page to load. Oh Glastonbury, you always do this... You leave us feeling insecure. Don't reject my card.
In anticipation of June 23rd - 27th, here's who I saw at Glastonbury Festival 2009.
Rating system (from very best to very worst):
Fucking Awesome, Ear Candy, Thumbs Up, Not for Me Thanks, Hideously Awful
Thursday, 25th June 2009
| We Have Band (I saw 2 songs only), The Queens Head | Ear Candy |
| Kap Bambino, The Queens Head | Ear Candy |
| Stornaway, The Queens Head, The Queens Head | Thumbs Up |
Friday, 26th June 2009
| Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, The Queens Head | Fucking Awesome |
| Who Made Who, Dance West Stage | Fucking Awesome |
| The Destroyers, Croissant Neuf Big-Top | Fucking Awesome |
| Metronomy, John Peel Stage | Ear Candy |
| The Horrors, The Park Stage | Ear Candy |
| Bombay Bicycle Club (acoustic set), The Guardian Lounge | Ear Candy |
| Lee Mortimer, Arcadia Stage | Ear Candy |
| Geezer, G Stage | Ear Candy |
| Slow Club, The Guardian Lounge | Thumbs Up |
| Bjorn Again | Thumbs Up |
| The Virgins, John Peel Stage (accompanied by fan shouting) | Not for Me Thanks |
| The Rumblestrips, The Queens Head | Not for Me Thanks |
Saturday, 27th June 2009
| M Ward, The Park Stage | Fucking Awesome |
| Peter Doherty, The Other Stage | Fucking Awesome |
| Speech Debelle, Guardian Lounge | Ear Candy |
| Metric, The Park Stage | Ear Candy |
| The Fire Tusk Pain Proof, Circus Big Top | Ear (Eye) Candy |
| Passion Pit, John Peel Stage | Ear Candy & Not for Me Thanks Mix |
| Micachu, Guardian Lounge | Thumbs Up |
| Brendon Burns, Cabaret Tent | Not for Me Thanks |
Sunday, 28th June 2009
| Joe Gideon and the Shark, Queens Head | Fucking Awesome |
| Alela Diane, The Park Stage | Fucking Awesome |
| The Magic Numbers, Queens Head | Fucking Awesome |
| Two Door Cinema Club, Queens Head | Ear Candy |
| Bombay Bicycle Club, Queens Head | Ear Candy |
| Fight Like Apes, Queens Head | Ear Candy |
| The Aliens, Queens Head | Thumbs Up |
| Reverend & the Makers & Friends, Guardian Lounge | Not for Me Thanks |
Also written in my notes is Circus Cosakgvy – 4/5. I have no idea what this refers to!
Anyway, Glasto 2009 was the dogs. Absolutely fucking brilliant! I didn't see anything that anyone saw on the television, or so it seems. And I went on a little train!!!! A LITTLE TRAIN!!!!
Other weird and wonderful sights included:
* A lady swallowing a sword - ow!
* Two unsuspecting gentlemen being forced by a large crowd to take their shoes off and kiss with their feet, in the guise of Batman and Robin. Performance art indeed.
* The Trash City Car Rally. Always a treat
* The deserted Shangri La shanty town on Saturday night. That was during the headline acts. It's an amazing place when not overloaded by a maddening crowd.
* A stripper in a cat suit spitting milk all over herself and her audience. Yuck.
Fabpants Recommends: Let's go with one of the Fucking Awesome acts from Glastonbury and Latitude 2009, one that you may not have heard of. The Shark is the most eye catching drummer EVER. When she raises her drum sticks and whacks them together, my heart rises a little. Joe Gideon and The Shark's excellent album, Harum Scarum, is today's tasty treat. They used to be in Bikini Atoll and they have always been brother and sister. I prefer them now. Dark and gritty tales, dirty riffs and lucid gravelly voice resonate, entertain and inspire.
Download MP3: Joe Gideon and The Shark - DOL (toomuchhappiness.com)
Download MP3: Joe Gideon and The Shark - Civilisation (courtesy of toomuchhappiness.com)
Download MP3: Joe Gideon and The Shark - Johan Was A Painter And Arsonist (toomuchhappiness.com)
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