Blur On The Pyramid Stage
And so we come to the last day of music at glastonbury 2009. Only getting home after this…
I got up at 9am incredibly tired as usual and bought the most amazing ice cold (ok it was probably as warm as the devils arse but to me it was heaven) bottle of orange juice. Then Dan suggested a wee morning beer which actually went down suprisingly well!
Made our way round to the pyramid stage for Status Quo where I again fell on the ground and slept whilst chris and luke had arm wrestling and handstand contests that would end up being seen the world over (not really). Also, luke was having a look (sorry for the pun :S) at my SLR and all of a sudden this couple run up and get him to take their photo!
Comics (Photo courtesy of Luke St. Leger)
They were also so appreciative to him after for taking the pic. Thats the kind of random, slightly crazy but very down to earth people you find at glastonbury.
Next was to see an artist called Priscilla Ahn that chris had seen supporting ray lamontagne (I always laugh a little to myself about the pronounciation of artists names; it dont matter how you say it as long as the music stays the same :)) who was playing over at the Queens Head Stage. It was a very short set, around 25mins I think, but it was really good. Chris had already told me about how she talks at length very humourously about her songs meaning before she plays it and today was no different. I had crashed again before the gig but she really perked me up for the day. Great recommendation by Christof!
Priscilla Ahn
Then finally we were making our way back to the other stage to see what I knew (and anybody else who knows me knew) would be one of the defining moments of the weekend; seeing Yeah Yeah Yeah’s. Awww man I cant even begin to describe the excitement seeing them live on stage! They played the best setlist possible in my opinion and I went fucking crazy for zero (so did karen O, she released a massive eyeball onto the crowd!)
Your Zero!!
Aww it really made my weekend. Although I think it would have been so much better if she kept Zero as the setlist finale. Didnt stop it from being fucking amazing though!
Next on was Bat For Lashes. Im not a big fan and really wanted to see Ladyhawke on the John Peel stage (I had tickets to see her in Belfast and she cancelled :() but by the time I got there she woulda finished her set. They were ok but I really dont think the other stage suited them at all. Their songs are too slow. Somewhere like John Peel would have been better in my opinion.
Bat For Lashes
The same goes for the next act, Bon Iver, who again most people know was definitely in my top five acts I had to see at glasto. I think if he had played in the JP tent it would have been unbelievable but there was just no atmosphere. Not to say that I didnt enjoy it but it was a bit of a dissappointment. I would love to see a small acoustic set in a bar in the near future; it would be spectacular.
Bon Iver
Good thing was that we met the nicest people at the other stage on sunday. One kid called benjamin who was a semi professional cross country runner and had been to belfast a couple of times
Ben & Me Rocking The Shit Outta Bon Iver
and another guy called graham who stood with us and drank our musical blues away.
Graham & Lucy - Hardcore!
Then we also had a bit of “Other Stage Volleyball” which was honestly the funniest thing ive ever seen:
Dan going in for the kill
The opposing team. No grudges were held.
Other stage volleyball actually allowed us to meet some more really nice people; James, Andy, Izzie, Dave and Mark
Poor Dave got left taking the photo
We all walked down towards the Pyramid stage together but it was only mark who would end up staying with us right till the end of blur. He also taught me one of glastonburys most invaluable lessons; how to piss in a bottle in the middle of a crowd without getting noticed. Now thats skill!
Shit, I forgot to tell him I mixed the bottles up :S...
Blur were suprisingly amazing! Im not that big of a fan and had debated for weeks about whether to see them or the prodigy. Whilst id like to see the latter at some point I dont think I could of handled a raveesque gig at that point lol. Nah blur completely blew me away. I knew way more songs than I thought (so it was a pretty good setlist) and Damon Albarn started to cry at one point. How crazy is that? There is nothing better than humble bands who appreciate what they have. Oh, the photo at the top was from blur; Dan got me on his shoulders and said “Right, get a good photo from there!”. I was over the moon.
Unfortunately the crowd was really really packed and we had all drank quite a lot. I myself was very drunk by blur but in a good way. Poor Luce got too warm and had a bit of a faint. The next time we would all see her would be back at the tent where she would be completely fine as if nothing had happened. What a ledge!
Tough As Nails I Tell Ya!
We stopped at the wine bar on the way back for a bit of a dance as usual and Rachel became the centre of attention with her amazing hula hoop skills!
Multitasking at its best
We got back to the tent and then made our way back out to shangri la and trash city. We also brought out our next door neighbour Harry who turned 18 at midnight!
Neighbours, Everybody Needs Good Neighbours!
It wasnt as good walking around as it was on friday night cause the muck was up to our ankles and I was probably more tired than the last time, but it was still great craic. And this time we made our way to stone circle to watch the sun come up (well kinda; the sun was pretty hidden behind the clouds).
Luke watching the sunrise
Made our way home after 5am and stopped at the burger van to get a double cheeseburger (Jesus, no wonder I was so sick when I came back!) and I finally went to bed at 6:20am after drunkenly scrawling in my journal about what we did today. Dan and Luke also left as soon as we got back cause Dan had to be in for work at 9am! lol I dunno how the guy does it.
Tomorrow begins the Long Walk Home…
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