A triumphant return from Lowlands Festival 2007
Woohooo! That's the only succinct way to describe my completely amazing weekend spent at Lowlands festival. After leaving last Thursday lunchtime I worked my way north through the country towards Lelystad, the part of Holland where this three day event took place. Lowlands 2007 was nothing short of fantastic- the line-up was in my opinion inferior to last year's but the quality of the music was great throughout.
Following a 3 hour trek towards the festival gates I realised in arriving first I had been set the nigh-on impossibly task of saving enough space for the 19 (yes- one nine!) tents of my fellow Lowlanders. Difficult, but with a bit of menacing tent-pole waving we managed to fit everyone in before the 60000 other campers tried to infringe on our space. Lowlands is 3 days of alternative entertainment- over the 17th to the 19th of August I experienced some of the best music, comedy and film that the world has to offer. A bold statement, but you would be hard pressed to find a festival that is such a complete package.
The highlights of my weekend were sets by Interpol, Arcade Fire, The Killers, Editors, Reverent And The Makers, Justice and many more. No doubt these live performances will receive write-ups over the next couple of weeks. However, discounting the music, there is plenty to keep you entertained- I watched Quentin Tarantino's new film Death Proof this weekend as well as eating a variety of different food (all of which is delicious) from around the world and taking advantage of some of the freebies on offer. And therein lies the thing that helps Lowlands stand out from the rest- the music is great but there are plenty of other cool things to do if you get bored of the bands... anyway- 15 hours of sleep over the last 4 days hasn't done me much good so I'm off to bed now. You will all be hearing more about it over the next couple of days. Ciao
Following a 3 hour trek towards the festival gates I realised in arriving first I had been set the nigh-on impossibly task of saving enough space for the 19 (yes- one nine!) tents of my fellow Lowlanders. Difficult, but with a bit of menacing tent-pole waving we managed to fit everyone in before the 60000 other campers tried to infringe on our space. Lowlands is 3 days of alternative entertainment- over the 17th to the 19th of August I experienced some of the best music, comedy and film that the world has to offer. A bold statement, but you would be hard pressed to find a festival that is such a complete package.
The highlights of my weekend were sets by Interpol, Arcade Fire, The Killers, Editors, Reverent And The Makers, Justice and many more. No doubt these live performances will receive write-ups over the next couple of weeks. However, discounting the music, there is plenty to keep you entertained- I watched Quentin Tarantino's new film Death Proof this weekend as well as eating a variety of different food (all of which is delicious) from around the world and taking advantage of some of the freebies on offer. And therein lies the thing that helps Lowlands stand out from the rest- the music is great but there are plenty of other cool things to do if you get bored of the bands... anyway- 15 hours of sleep over the last 4 days hasn't done me much good so I'm off to bed now. You will all be hearing more about it over the next couple of days. Ciao
The Alpha Tent (blurry, i know!)
Me, after the traditional Lowlands downpour
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