Archive for the ‘Festival Review’ Category

Over the last few years the Wireless events sponsored by some small telecommunications company have quietly crept into the festival calendar and become well established. This year saw venues in London and Leeds play host to a 3 day bash, boasting pretty eclectic line ups. Our involvement was the Friday at Harewood House in Leeds to see a rocky looking line up headlined by the White Stripes. As it is a new festival location to us and quite a few others this review, as well as rating the bands, will attempt to rate the festival in several key categories. First up though something we don’t have very much control over, the bloody weather. Read the rest of this entry »

We missed the first few bands completely, since it was quite a nice day and we couldn’t resist a pint or several at The Hole in the Wall, a stroll along the beach, getting in some stone skimming practice, a few goes on the slotties etc. We were then slowed down on the steep climb up to the castle by the fact that I am tragically unfit. (No Adele it wasn’t just you, it was fcukin’ steep – Rob, Mark and Steve). Read the rest of this entry »