...followed by another!
Seasick Steve, Maximo Park, Arcade Fire, Chemical Brothers, Noisettes and Sunshine Underground (for 2 minutes each), !!! (twice), Rufus Wainwright (who was so ridiculously bad I'm not sure why I put him on the list), Iggy and the Stooges, The View, the Marley Brothers, Bjork, Bloc Party, The Fratellis, CSS, and I'm sure there were more but I can't be expected to remember everything.
And of course, how could I not mention Windfred, the chirpy gay frog that struggled (and sometimes failed) to keep the whole group together, but never complained about it once, despite having a large pole in an uncomfortable place. I also have to mention the portable toilet "invented" by Ben - a groundsheet that one can wear to cover one's bum whilst one relieves oneself into an empty Carling box. I thought he was joking for such a long time, until he made the whole thing and, as every inventor must do, tested the prototype.
The best moment: the build-up to Arcade Fire. The atmosphere was amazing - they were late, and everyone in the crowd was cheering the hook from "Wake Up". When they eventually came on, they were amazing.
The worst moment: about 10 minutes later. Three songs into Arcade Fire, Kate (one of the girls I was camping with) collapsed in the crowd. Her eyes just glazed over and she dropped. We later found out it was a claustrophobic attack, and she was fine, but it was pretty scary for a while.
Anyway, despite that it was brilliant. I was worried before, as the only people I knew who were going were Martyn, Pete, Nige, Bea and D. But it turned out the other people I was camping with (Pete's friends: Charlotte (his girlfriend), Ben, Kate, Mark and Faye) were all excellent too.
