![]() London trio Dead Pretties follow with snaking basslines riveting enough to make your fingertips vibrate. Oli Burslem’s erratic and unpredictable stage manner only heightens the palpable atmosphere that proves they have got organised chaos down to a tee.Īlso notable is Palm Honey who tease new strands of psychedelic dream pop following the release of their first EP earlier in the year. ![]() Blazing straight into ‘Harbour The Feeling’ distorted guitars drip from the tents temporary structured walls sucking you into their world whole heartedly. Yak dazzle near the top of the bill as always with their exhilarating stage craft. LIFE’s set comes as part of a takeover by So Young Magazine, whose growing reputation for curating stellar new music line-ups both in print and at events has seen them earn their stripes during this festival season. Chanting at the Oxfordshire crowd, “It’s in your hands” it’s achingly obvious that the band in fact have the entirety of The Nest in the palms of their hands. Donald Trump takes a bashing on ‘Euromillions’ as they deliver their musicality as menacingly as the man himself, whilst ‘Popular Music’ is more jovial in its topic but still harnesses the delectable DIY ethos that partners every one of their songs. Over on the Market Stage, Bristol quintet The Shimmer Band fuse psychedelic rock and electronic pop creating a meteoric sound that consumes the tent with ‘Freedom’ and ‘Shoot Me (Baby)’ showcasing their anthemic sensibilities.Ī particularly electrifying performance comes courtesy of Hull four-piece LIFE. Ending their set with a riotous rendition of ‘Explore’ Oscar Pollock commands the crowd’s attention seamlessly as they continue to evidence their rip-roaring musical capabilities. Later on Reading four-piece Sundara Karma pull in one of the biggest crowds of the day, and even manage to make the rain disappear for a short while, as they sear through opener ‘Loveblood’. The singer bounds around onstage wielding an acoustic guitar for a rendition of ‘Biggest Fan’, radiating his infectious, excitable energy outwards. Euphoric cuts ‘Sweet Dreamer’ and ‘Treat Me Like A Lover’ lifts the dampened spirits that the Hill Farm weather has bestowed upon Truck. Saturday on the Main Stage sees Will Joseph Cook hand out perfect pop morsels to the rain drenched crowd. The Glaswegians rocket through their set with the obvious ‘No You Girls’ and ‘Take Me Out’ doing their best to distract the crowd from the adverse weather conditions. Nostalgia ensues as Franz Ferdinand close the first day, matching a torrential downpour of rain with copious quantities of indie gems. As the skies begin to turn grey The Big Moon follow with a contagious carefree attitude and a selection of picks from their rollicking debut album to brighten up the main stage. The five-piece’s discography skirts around funk, pop and electronica which hooks you in from opener ‘Zacharia’. Heading to the Truck stage, Bath quintet Bad Sounds’ genre bending delights continue the high octane pace set by previous performers. Latest cut ‘Let The Good Times Roll’ could easily be a generational anthem for the core demographic of Truck attendees, as soaring riffs reach just as high as the quartet’s undoubtable ascent to success. BlackWaters wildly ramshackle delivery and angst-ridden lyrical content in The Nest is utterly captivating, and a strong start to the three-day festivities. ![]() He won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award for the novel Popcorn.Įlton lives in Perth with his Aussie wife Sophie and three children.First up on the agenda, we look towards the future. Ben's international bestselling novels include Stark, Inconceivable, Dead Famous and High Society. He has written three plays for the London stage, including the multi-award-winning Popcorn. More recently he has had successes with three hit West End musicals, including the global phenomenon We Will Rock You. He has received accolades for his hit TV sit-coms, The Young Ones, Blackadder and The Thin Blue Line. His ground breaking work as a TV stand-up comedian set the (high) standard of what was to follow. ![]() ![]() His career as both performer and writer encompasses some of the most memorable and incisive comedy of the past twenty years. He wanted to be a stagehand at the local theatre, but instead did A-Level Theatre Studies and studied drama at Manchester University in 1977. The youngest of four, he went to Godalming Grammar school, joined amateur dramatic societies and wrote his first play at 15. Ben Elton was born on, in Catford, South London. ![]()
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