Music Festivals
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Connect 2008 Episode X: Young Knives and Santogold try to warm us up
Ally's already bemoaned today's conditions, so I'll refrain from any further mentions of 'rain', 'mud' or 'cesspool' - for the duration of this post anyway. ... Read more »| 31 Aug 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode IX: Frightened Rabbit
The Skinny's seen worse than the mud here today, but it's still difficult to keep spirits high when you're soaking wet with no central heating in sight. Thos... Read more »| 31 Aug 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode VIII: Glasvegas win over the doubters
Everything's been going pretty fast for Glasvegas recently. From a spot by Alan McGee, to a profile in The Skinny (the turning point, of course), to the cove... Read more »| 31 Aug 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode VII: Errors make no mistakes
It's Sunday lunchtime, it has been raining solidly for much of the night, the campsite has gone from a mudbath to a mudpool, so it's time to reminisce of a (... Read more »| 31 Aug 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode VI: The art of destruction
One of the most highly anticipated sets of this year's Connect is surely Spiritualized. They've toured their Acoustic Mainlines show to death, and prior to t... Read more »| 30 Aug 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode V: Late of the Pier live up to their name
After much setting of alarm clocks, brushing of teeth and donning of wellies, we were left with much checking of watches in the field before the Oyster Stage... Read more »| 30 Aug 2008
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Connect 2008 Episode IV: Broken Records n 'at
I got to Hyrdo Connect this morning, dumped backstage by a coach driver who didn't really know where he was going. Oh, there's Kele Okereke. Was he on the bu... Read more »| 30 Aug 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode III: A musical threesome of Kasabian, Mercury Rev and Sparks
When it came to Friday's headliners, The Skinny acted like a typical man and failed to commit to anyone, instead attempting to sample a bit of a threesome - ... Read more »| 30 Aug 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode II: Manics cover Rihanna
Yep, you read that right. Tonight, Welsh Britpop survivors Manic Street Preachers played a cover version of Rihanna's number one hit Umbrella. James Dean Bra... Read more »| 29 Aug 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode I: Ladytron's first Scottish festival
After Ladytron's first song, Glasgow-born singer Helen Marnie says that this is - incredibly - their first Scottish festival appearance. But then again, when... Read more »| 29 Aug 2008 -
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Digitalism @ The Liquid Room, 23 Aug
Most of the horde emerge from the venue sweat-soaked and grinning Read more »| 28 Aug 2008 -
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Bestival 2008 @ Isle of Wight, 5-7 Sep
This year Isle of Wight's Bestival yields Mermaids. Ideal. Read more »| 19 Aug 2008 -
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5 Reasons to haul ass to Hydro Connect
Drink with an outstretched pinky at Connect and you could easily be mistaken for royalty, as Ally Brown reveals Read more »| 14 Aug 2008 -
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Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2008
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, 8-10 Aug 2008 Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
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Tartan Heart Festival @ Belladrum, Invernesshire, 8-9 Aug
Despite recent heavy headline casualties (including The Long Blondes and The Holloways) Belladrum has proven its thus far short-lived but prolific festival p... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008