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The sun was out, and a perfect way to start the first day of this years Leeds Festival, the first band to take to the stage was The Walkmen (6/10), not a perfect start to the festival, but they did there job and opened the festival with no difficulty, the only difficulty was the lack of interest from the watching audience. Futureheads (8/10), were the next band to take to the stage, and attracted one of the larger crowds of the day, their indie rock got the day rolling properly, with their bigger hits at the end, keeping the crowd at the stage eagerly anticipating there big hits. The next band that i saw was The Gaslight Anthem (9/10) There feel good rock music attracted a large expectant crowd to teh main stage, and when the beaming front man Brian Fallon kicked into "The greatest expectation", you could tell that this was going to be one of the sets of the weekend, with the band and the crowd connecting perfectly, the music just adding to what was one of the best 40 minutes spent of my weekend. Hadouken (8/10) With the tent packed out for local band Hadouken, with popular hits like "Get Smashed, Gate Crash", proving popular with the crowd, and an impressive performance topped off by the large crowd pulled by the Leeds band. One of the worst kept secrets of the weekend The Rats/Gallows (9/10) entered the Lockup Tent, with frontman Frank Carter in top form, more than once diving into the crowd in the tent, with a set packed full of hits, they attracted an almost full tent, and one of the highlights of the weekend, and outdoor circle formatted outside of the tent. Next up on the main stage was The Cribs (7/10) with The Smiths legendary guitarist Johnny Marr in tow, the Wakefield bands lineup now complete, and attracting a large crowd, they were impressive and a good build up for the next act up. Which was rap and new found tv star Dizzee Rascal (8/10), complete with full band backing, reeling through hit after hit to the lively crowd, and saving chart hits Holiday and Bonkers till the end of the set, these proving crowd favorites, and Bonkers getting a typical festival reaction. Up next was the expected return of music legends Pete Doherty, Gary Powell, John Hassall and Carl Barat, finally reunited in typical music fashion. The Libertines (7/10) turning up on time, and with a few miner hitches such as crowd crushes, the set running smoothley, a set that consisted of classic hits, to one of the largest and most expectant crowds of the weekend. Ending in hugs and The Libertines proving that they are hopefully back for good. Enter Shikari (8/10) hit the Radio 1 Tent, with there mix of sound, hitting the tent hard, and a crowd reaction helping along the way, with circle pits opening all over the tent. With classics such as "Juggernauts", which last year saw a crowd surfing record attempted, proving crowd pleasers. Next up on the main stage was Arcade Fire (6/10), not proving the most worthy of headliners attracting a smaller crowd than bands early on in the day, with attractions elsewhere such as Ash, Pendulum and Bad Religion. With new album The Suburbs recently released, they played through their big hits such as "Wake Up", and recent releases such as "The Suburbs", trying to lift a crowd on a cold evening. Radi o1 Tent headliners Pendulum (9/10) ended the day, pulling a crowd which filled the tent, and had the crowd pouring outside of the tent from all ends, and recent hits such as "The Vulture", and classics such as "Blood Sugar", helping to end the day on a high, and a perfect way to end a fantastic day.
Sunday, 5 September 2010
Friday
The sun was out, and a perfect way to start the first day of this years Leeds Festival, the first band to take to the stage was The Walkmen (6/10), not a perfect start to the festival, but they did there job and opened the festival with no difficulty, the only difficulty was the lack of interest from the watching audience. Futureheads (8/10), were the next band to take to the stage, and attracted one of the larger crowds of the day, their indie rock got the day rolling properly, with their bigger hits at the end, keeping the crowd at the stage eagerly anticipating there big hits. The next band that i saw was The Gaslight Anthem (9/10) There feel good rock music attracted a large expectant crowd to teh main stage, and when the beaming front man Brian Fallon kicked into "The greatest expectation", you could tell that this was going to be one of the sets of the weekend, with the band and the crowd connecting perfectly, the music just adding to what was one of the best 40 minutes spent of my weekend. Hadouken (8/10) With the tent packed out for local band Hadouken, with popular hits like "Get Smashed, Gate Crash", proving popular with the crowd, and an impressive performance topped off by the large crowd pulled by the Leeds band. One of the worst kept secrets of the weekend The Rats/Gallows (9/10) entered the Lockup Tent, with frontman Frank Carter in top form, more than once diving into the crowd in the tent, with a set packed full of hits, they attracted an almost full tent, and one of the highlights of the weekend, and outdoor circle formatted outside of the tent. Next up on the main stage was The Cribs (7/10) with The Smiths legendary guitarist Johnny Marr in tow, the Wakefield bands lineup now complete, and attracting a large crowd, they were impressive and a good build up for the next act up. Which was rap and new found tv star Dizzee Rascal (8/10), complete with full band backing, reeling through hit after hit to the lively crowd, and saving chart hits Holiday and Bonkers till the end of the set, these proving crowd favorites, and Bonkers getting a typical festival reaction. Up next was the expected return of music legends Pete Doherty, Gary Powell, John Hassall and Carl Barat, finally reunited in typical music fashion. The Libertines (7/10) turning up on time, and with a few miner hitches such as crowd crushes, the set running smoothley, a set that consisted of classic hits, to one of the largest and most expectant crowds of the weekend. Ending in hugs and The Libertines proving that they are hopefully back for good. Enter Shikari (8/10) hit the Radio 1 Tent, with there mix of sound, hitting the tent hard, and a crowd reaction helping along the way, with circle pits opening all over the tent. With classics such as "Juggernauts", which last year saw a crowd surfing record attempted, proving crowd pleasers. Next up on the main stage was Arcade Fire (6/10), not proving the most worthy of headliners attracting a smaller crowd than bands early on in the day, with attractions elsewhere such as Ash, Pendulum and Bad Religion. With new album The Suburbs recently released, they played through their big hits such as "Wake Up", and recent releases such as "The Suburbs", trying to lift a crowd on a cold evening. Radi o1 Tent headliners Pendulum (9/10) ended the day, pulling a crowd which filled the tent, and had the crowd pouring outside of the tent from all ends, and recent hits such as "The Vulture", and classics such as "Blood Sugar", helping to end the day on a high, and a perfect way to end a fantastic day.
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