Third festival: Green Man, done.

By: Seb White
24-08-2011
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So, I have finally recovered from my last huge festival of the summer, Green Man.

Easily my favourite of all the festivals, not only because they asked me to compere the main stage, and host the radio’s breakfast show every morning… It’s the vibe. It reminds me a lot of Bestival in the early days – not fancy dress and not as silly, but a pure, non-commercial fun-filled festival.

The people that run it (Fiona, Ben and Nush) are amazingly lovely, and run a very tight ship. The festival sold out this year, and it’s a credit to those three, as the festival is something they all really love working on, and you can tell with the production of it all.

I was there, compering and hosting the breakfast show, but also running Green Man Radio with @paulnoble for @popupradio. It was genius, we had loads of people in and it was all great fun. Although, weirdly, none of that is my highlight of the weekend.

My highlight of the weekend was Friday evening, after getting The 2 Bears and Horse Meat Disco in to do a show on Green Man Radio, and being asked to dance for The 2 Bears on stage, in a bear costume. The most amazing, yet humiliating experience of the weekend. LOVED IT.

Anyway, my breakfast shows are now online on mixcloud here. I’ve had lots of fun, photos of me on the main stage are coming to me soon. I can’t wait to see them.

The next festival is a street party in Shoreditch this Sunday called Bookstock. Held by the people that run The Book Club, when they ran a street party for the royal wedding, it was the second largest in London! See you there, I’l be hosting the main stage.

Second festival: Big Chill, done.

By: Seb White
10-08-2011
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So Big Chill was good. Really really good line up (of which they only announced fully two weeks before the festival for some reason) and I heard a lot of the music was bang on.

I say I heard, instead of experienced, because instead of going as a punter, I – alongside great mate Paul Noble, ran Big Chill Radio and the imaginatively named, 1000 capacity, Big Chill Radio Stage.

On the radio we had lots of variety – from Spotify Request Shows (of which I presented one, listenable here) through to Ruth Barnes‘ The Other Woman radio show. From Chris Coco presenting his Melodica show, to 6music’s Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show.

Our stage hosted headliners Bill Brewster, Cutline and Maurice Fulton, as well as Gatto Fritto, Kutmah and Lee Nelson’s Well Good Party with Lee, and Omelette.

It’s been a knackering weekend, and I’ve only JUST recovered, but I am now gearing up for Green Man next weekend, which is going to be amazing. If you have the tickets that allow you to access the site before the festival for a little camping holiday, then I will be hosting a very special edition of my Pub Quiz Show on Tuesday night at the Holiday Inn bar.

See you there!

First festival down: Good Weekend

By: Seb White
25-07-2011
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This weekend was the first annual Good Weekend Festival and it was AH-MAY-ZING.

The site only holding 500 people, it was a nice intimate affair. An intimate but lovely affair.

Two stages, eight food stands, one bar, a bunch of friends… It really was gorgeous.

We had to put up with one moment of monsoon rain for 30 minutes on friday evening, apart from that it was sunny sunny sunny. Literally baking hot.

The line up was brilliant! Art Brut obviously had to headline, the festival being named after Art Brut’s song of the same name. Other great acts that I saw were ‘Fly, Frankie, Fly’, Charlie and the Martyrs, Worship, Lulu and the Lampshades and the HILARIOUS Hot Club De Paris.

Also playing were friends Lighthouses – and I was blown away with how good they were! After the Jump is a video of them performing the outdoor stage on the Friday evening (just pre-monsoon), absolutely brilliant.

So I am exhausted, but now blogging because I got back from the festival at about 2pm this afternoon, but was straight out again for a meeting regarding my next festival, Big Chill.

I really need to sleep, so goodbye for now. See you in a field sometime soon? Also, don’t forget the Lighthouses video, absolute class after the jump.

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Bear Hug?

By: Seb White
03-07-2011
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I love a good hug, especially one from the larger gentleman with more love to give, or as he might be called in Vauxhall, a bear.

The 2 Bears are a music outfit that have been together for a little over a year now, and consist of, well, two bears. Raf Rundell, and Joe Goddard (from Hot Chip).

I would bore you, but either you know about them already, or if you don’t, head over to their website the2bears.co.uk – but just after you listen to this:

This, is The 2 Bears latest track, and one I am very excited about. Bear Hug.

They are hosting one of the FAR OUT AFTER DARK nights at the Green Man Festival this year, which means we be getting mash up at night. Yeah, you know it. (I’m hosting the main stage at Green Man this year, too! Truly win win!)

Only three years late…

By: Seb White
23-06-2011
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I’m only three years late, but I’m finally wanting to buy a Kigu outfit.

Yeah, the cool kids don’t like them anymore, but I’ve never really liked the ones that have been about until now – there are a bunch of new ones that are available via different retailers other than the UK main one, and I’m feeling it, finally…

So can you help me decide what I want?

What Kigu should Seb buy?

  • Lion (55%, 32 Votes)
  • Pink Unicorn (45%, 26 Votes)

Total Voters: 58

Your decision is final, innit.

Voting has closed, and I have bought the lion! Pictures to come soon!

 

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