GLASTONBURY!! Saturday:

First port of call on Saturday was to see Spinal Tap play on the Pyramid Stage (unfortunately we didn’t make it in time to see Eagles of Death Metal but we will catch them at Roskilde). They were in good form, on their reunion tour ‘Back from the Dead’ so there were some new songs in amongst the old classics. Jarvis Cocker joined them on stage playing bass for ‘Big Bottom’ which was suitably sleazy and magnificent. We heard a bit of Dizzee Rascal after that as we were heading up to an ATM on the top of a hill near the Pyramid Stage. He had a pretty enthusiastic crowd response and he sounded pretty good. After that we wandered over to the Other Stage, a walk made a bit easier by this time as some of the mud was drying out. Still hard work though as we both had sore legs and I had a nasty blister on my heel from sliding around in my wellies. Pete Doherty (formerly of the Libertines and Babyshambles) was doing a bit of a solo effort, playing some songs from both of those bands as well as some newer solo stuff. He has a pretty loyal following over here and despite the tabloid fever of his life, he sounded better than we expected. Next stop was one of the dance tents to see La Roux, an eighties inspired synth outfit, heavily hyped by BBC Radio 1. As a consequence, the tent was jam packed so we sat outside and listened as best we could. It sounded ok but there were too many punters talking crap around us to get a real appreciation. We stuck around after that to hear a bit of Pete Tong’s DJ set as we hadn’t heard much doof doof during our time here. Kasabian kicked off on the Pyramid Stage at 8pm, they played a great set to an enthusiastic crowd. I last saw them on a small stage at the Big Day Out so it was great to see them rocking a headline slot. Last act of the night on the Pyramid Stage was Bruce Springsteen, we heard a few songs before we decided to head back to the van. We had been waiting for ‘Dancing in the Dark’ so I could call someone who appreciates this song (but may not admit it) but the Boss didn’t end up playing it for an hour after we’d been back in the van, I still managed to hear it quite well as the wind direction was favourable.