Here are my Live Events. I've chosen to list them in order of date, but numbered in order of preference:
(9) FUSE '06
Location: Newbury Race Track, Newbury
Date: Friday 10 November, 2006
Seen Live: Skindred,
Miss Conduct,
Furthest Drive Home,
The Legacy,
Forever Never,
PDHM
Comments: I went with a friend to a gaming event run by Ubisoft and met the Frag Dolls, a group of girl gamers used for marketing Ubi products. We got to play some new titles pre-release as well as see some small-time bands play live.
(4) 02 Wireless Festival
Location: Hyde Park, London
Date: Sunday 17 June, 2007
Seen Live: POLYSICS,
Kaiser Chiefs,
Editors,
Under the Influence of Giants,
The Pigeon Detectives,
The Twang,
The Duke Spirit,
Mumm-Ra,
Mêlée
Comments: A sunny sunday in Hyde Park and my first true live event. I'm a huge fan of Polysics so it was a dream come true, but I also got the chance to see UTIOG, Editors and Kaiser Chiefs, bands that also enjoy.
(6) Festival Weekend Dance
Location: Parque Juan Carlos I, Madrid
Date: Friday 14 September, 2007
Seen Live: Vitalic,
Massive Attack,
Faithless,
2 Many DJ's,
Digitalism,
Carl Craig,
Sven Väth
Comments: Crazy stuff, didn't know what to expect. We were right at the front for the entire thing. This was when I first discovered my interest in Vitalic and 2 Many DJ's who both made my night.
(10) Concierto 'Voces'
Location: Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
Date: Wednesday 24 October, 2007
Seen Live: Arcángel,
Antonio Carmona,
Conchita,
Antonio Orozco,
Jarabe de Palo
Comments: Pretty random, didn't enjoy it. Not my thing.
(1) POLYSICS
Location: Carling Academy Islington, London
Date: Saturday 9 February, 2008
Seen Live: POLYSICS,
Cutting Pink with Knives
Comments: Travelled back to the UK just for this, went with my brother. It was perfect. Got to meet and talk to Hiro and Yano, 2 members of Polysics. Then stood at the front for the entire event wishing the night wouldn't end. Polysics are a must-see.
(8) MISFITS
Location: Copérnico, Madrid
Date: Wednesday 23 April, 2008
Seen Live: Misfits,
Avenues & Silhouettes
Comments: Pretty cool, the venue was fitting of the band and they played a load of material.
(7) ASIA
Location: Macumba, Madrid
Date: Thursday 22 May, 2008
Seen Live: Asia
Comments: Random stuff going to see Asia. Went with a good friend, we both knew... one of their songs. Turned out they were great entertainment to see live and the night was a success.
(3) Getafe Electric Festival
Location: Auditorio John Lennon, Getafe
Date: Saturday 31 May, 2008
Seen Live: Metallica,
Machine Head,
Within Temptation,
At the Gates
Comments: Wow. This was fucking amazing. Metallica are one of the best bands I have ever seen live, and when they played One it was intense. Then they played Enter Sandman straight after just when I thought they couldn't keep the pace going. The other acts were great too, really enjoyed this event.
(2) Summercase 2008
Location: Boadilla del Monte, Madrid
Date: Friday 18 July - Saturday 19 July, 2008
Seen Live: Cornelius,
The Kooks,
Kaiser Chiefs,
Interpol,
Grinderman,
Kings of Leon,
The Verve,
Los Campesinos!,
Blondie,
Maxïmo Park,
Primal Scream,
Ian Brown,
Glasvegas,
2 Many DJ's,
CSS,
Mystery Jets,
Sex Pistols,
The Breeders,
Edwyn Collins,
Mogwai,
Los Planetas,
Etienne de Crécy,
Homeboy,
Tiga
Comments: 2 days of awesome bands, I got to see some of my very favourites including Cornelius, Interpol and The Kooks. It was exhausting dashing from stage to stage as some great acts were overlapped, and we missed a couple of bands that I really would have liked to see, but overall the event was very enjoyable.
(5) Ola Festival
Location: Playa De Guardias Viejas, Almería
Date: Friday 15th August, 2008
Seen Live:
Björk,
Soulwax,
Digitalism,
Editors,
Massive Attack,
Starsailor,
2 Many DJ's,
Junior Boys,
Jape,
Hercules & Love Affair,
Girl Talk, Goldfrapp (audio only), Cut Copy (audio only)
Comments: Bjork, Soulwax and Digitalism were awesome and made up for missing MGMT completely, and not seeing Goldfrapp or Cut Copy with my own eyes. It was a nice trip to the south coast of Spain (well, not the travelling - 8 hours each way on a bus wasn't much fun), I got to see plenty of Almería, try the local tapas (including baby squid and swordfish - both firsts for me), and also went to the beach. Met up with some friends of my friends, spoke more Spanish than ever whilst playing on my Kaossilator. Once at 'Ola' (translates to 'Wave' in English - the Festival was next to the sea, on the beach) I experienced great live music - not as enjoyable as Summercase, Editors didn't sound quite as good as they did in Hyde Park, and Starsailor didn't play Way To Fall (!!!), but overall good times! None of the artists at Ola break into my Top 10, although Bjork, Soulwax and Digitalism come very close.
Here are my Top 10 favourite live acts:
#1 - POLYSICS
#2 - Metallica
#3 - Cornelius
#4 - Kaiser Chiefs
#5 - The Kooks
#6 - Vitalic
#7 - Interpol
#8 - Grinderman
#9 - Kings of Leon
#10 - The Verve
Hercules & Love Affair
That's Not My Name
