Its 4am

Our mediterraean adventure begins. Its really early.

It's Glastonbury Hangover Monday

A fantastic Glastonbury for stay at homes, 3 days of brilliant televised festival entertainment with the British Moto GP thrown in for good measure plus the added benefit of hot running water, a slate roof over my head and an ‘offy’ over the road. To anyone who did the three days at the festival amongst the mudmen you are truly hardcore and I’m green with envy. I have accumulated a variety of recordings over the weekend but its going to take time to delve into them and sort them out and time isn’t something I’ve got a lot of at the moment as LGO is about to embark on a Mediterranean vacation. So basically as a teaser I have selected one of last nights highlights from the festival.

MP3: Baba Riley - The Who (live at Glastonbury 2007) (zshare)

Glastonbury - you know which weekend it is by the weather.

Actually, this is not true as I have enjoyed several blissfully hot Glastonbury festivals, on one such occasion the welfare tent was handing out sunscreen to protect the crowds from radiation damage. I vividly remember hiding from the sun in the shadow of a skip and watching Rolf Harris performing Jake the Peg whilst wearing an overcoat and a fake wooden leg, it was one of those surreal moments. I believe he also had a wobble board.

BBC: Glasto 2007 news page
NME: Wednesday busiest ever – news story
Orange: Glastonbury 2007 photo blog

Glastonbury TV Festival for Stay at Homes

So as the revellers pour into Worthy Farm’s mystical valley of music and hedonistic frivolity the skies darken and clouds close in over England’s pleasant pastures. I say to those who possess the golden tickets if the rain does fall and the slurry starts to rise to not be disheartened. For I have sat in a deck chair with my wellies on, up to my ankles in mud, whilst watching the pyramid stage in the pouring rain under a canopy of brollies, sipping JD and enjoying something for the weekend, and I know I’d still rather be at Glastonbury than anywhere else that day.

The weekend evenings for us stay at homes will be spent in front of the television watching Glastonbury Live coverage. I know it’s not the same as being lost in the Stone Circle at 5:30am watching the sun rise over the tented ramshackle and steaming shanty towns of Glastonbury as a young lass in a dress and high heels lies curled up on the grass in a foetal postion exclaiming ‘I want to be a hippy now’ but its gonna have to do. Here is our timetable (UK listings):

Tomorrow evening

BBC 3 7 - 9pm Fratellis & Bloc Party

BBC3 9 – 11:00pm Kasabian & Amy Winehouse

BBC4 9- 10:30pm Rufus Wainwright and Arcade Fire

BBC2 Glastonbury 2007 round up 11pm – 2am

BBC3 Glastonbury 2007: The best bits on 12:30am – 2am

BBC4 Glastonbury live: Bjork 12:40am – 1:40am

blanket coverage from 7pm til 2am - excellent.

BBC3 Lilly allen and BabyShambles 7pm – 8pm

an annoying 45min gap here

BBC 3 The Kooks and Editors 8:45pm – 10:30pm

BBC 4 John Fogerty, Iggy and the Stooges 10:30pm – 12:30am

BBC3 Glastonbury 2007: The best bits on 12:30am – 2:30am

BBC2 Glastonbury 2007 10:30pm – 2:00am

Then an earlier start Sunday

BBC2 Glastonbury 2007 5:15pm – 7:00pm

BBC3 Manic Street Preachers and Mika 7:00pm - 8pm

BBC3 Kaiser Chiefs, Chemical Brothers and Corinne Bailey Rae 8:45pm – 12:00am

BBC4 Tinariwen and the Marleys 10:30pm – 12:00am

BBC2 Glastonbury 2007 10:30pm – 2:00am

BBC3 Glastonbury 2007: The best bits 12:00am – 2:00am

and that, I'm afraid, is your lot.

Office Block Ring Road St Patricks

Early morming Coventry City Centre.

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Free Pepe Deluxé album

To mark the release of their new album ‘Spare Time Machine’ Pepe Deluxé have offered their previous album Beatitude as a free mp3 download. There are also tasters from the new album.

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Godiva Festival 2007 line up announced

Taking place over the weekend 13-15th July the line-ups for music and entertainment have been announced for this years 10th Godiva Festival. Having been to most of the others I’m particularly looking forward to this one.
The Friday night headliners in the Electric Tent are The Human League supported by The Broken Dolls, whilst the G factor finalists play the Spotlight Tent and local bands play on the Market Stage.
This year all the stops have been pulled out again and the Electric Tent on the Saturday features Sun Zoom Spark, The Noisettes, The Cribs, a home-town gig for The Enemy (arrive early to get in for this one) then headliners The Super Furry Animals.
KRS-ONE headline an evening of Hip Hop in the Spot Light Tent on Saturday and The Tin Angel takes over entertainment at the Market Stage.

On the Sunday ‘Big band and Orchestra’ play in the Electric Tent as Singer Songwriters host the Market Stage and include Declan Bennet (SumladfromCov), Kristy Gallagher, plus, Suzy Indygo, Abi Lanegan and Jen Lexmond from local all female Cherry Bang Records. The Folk Tent is headlined by Sean Cannon and also sees a spot from local songstress Justine.
Besides the music there is a lot more going on with entertainment in the Godiva Festival Arena including Mark Stannage International Stuntman, The Kangaroo Gymnastic Team, Hayley the Fire Queen, Cheshire Dog Show, Escapology and Falconry.

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