Location: Slottsskogen, Göteborg, Sweden As a music festival virgin, this was a great weekend introduction to some quality acts during another visit to the Göteborg. It was its second year running and everything was smooth sailing over the three nights and two days. Well done my Swedish friends! With three stages in the park as well as in the clubs in town at night, choice was plentiful. This also meant running shoes between acts would have been handy.
Unlike the famed Glastonbury, there was no camping at the site. Although the muddy marshes from rains during the nights called for wellington boots by some, we got to go home to clean up when the day was over. This, in hand with our lucky emergency ponchos was the perfect recipe for a good time.
As for the artists there was so much to see and it all happened so fast!
N.E.R.D had the crowd raise their hands with the Star Trek symbol before getting them to clap and bounce. Yes, Pharrell was there too.
Sigur Ros took us away to a magical place, possibly Iceland, as the sun went down.
The Flaming Lips surfed the crowd in a giant bubble before dancing with the Tellie Tubbies on stage for the rest of the set. And as a side note, there seemed to be excessive facial hair sported by the majority of the male artists: José González; Wayne Coyne - The Flaming Lips; Sam Beam - Iron & Wine; Nick Cave – Grinderman; and the amazing NEIL YOUNG!
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