Articles Posted in the Festival Category
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Oxjam Brum Takeover, 15/10/11
Read our review of Oxjam Brum’s 2011 Takeover!
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Moseley Folk Festival 2011
Read our positive blog-styled review from Saturday of the fantastic Moseley Folk Festival 2011.
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V-Festival 2011, Weston Park
Read our exclusive review of V Festival 2011 including performances from headliners Eminem and Arctic Monkeys.
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Benicassim Festival, 14 – 17/07/11
Sun, sea, sand, bocadillos and heat rash. Counteract’s first overseas festival review, and by this experience, not the last.
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Cloud 9 Festival, Cheshire 06/08/11
The small, but perfectly formed, festival is a one day extravaganza for kids and adults alike. There is a rather strange scene with kids playing on a huge pile of sand while drunken revellers party to ear-shattering dance music just yards away in the fantastically named Eskimo Mojito tent.
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Wireless Festival, Hyde Park, London 03/07/11
Anticipation was building as the entire population of Hyde Park gathered in front of the main stage once more. As the curtain fell, Pulp took to the stage before kicking off with ‘Do You Remember The First Time?’ and fans young and old bounced around the field.
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Prince closes Hop Farm Festival 2011 with funk filled finale
Thirty-three years ago, Prince released his first album, For You. Since then, the pop troubadour has unbelievably never been part of a UK festival. In a massive coup for a festival in Kent, Prince took to the stage infront of 50,000 people at the family orientated festival on a sunny weekend in July.
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Glastonbury 2011: Sunday – Queens of the Stone Age
“Let’s finish this with a bang”, said frontman Josh Homme before powering into the pulsating drug-filled ‘Feel Good Hit of the Summer’. Despite Beyoncé headlining the Pyramid Stage, a collosal crowd greeted the Queens as they headlined The Other stage.
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Glastonbury 2011: Sunday – Kaiser Chiefs
Everyone’s favourite festival band Kaiser Chiefs are back, this time playing Glastonbury’s Other Stage at 8.30pm. Opening with ‘Everyday I Love You Less and Less’, the crowd sang along every word, anticipating lead singer Ricky…
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Glastonbury 2011: Sunday – Bombay Bicycle Club
With a timid wave from Jack before kicking off with the toe-tapping ‘Magnet’, Bombay Bicycle Club arrived on The Other Stage at Glastonbury.
