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    • home » festivals » Endorse-It In-Dorset » Endorse-It In-Dorset 2010 » reviews

    Endorse-It delivers a terrific weekend of quality acts

    Endorse-It In-Dorset 2010 review

    published: Thu 12th Aug 2010

    Pronghorn

    to
    Cranborne Chase, Dorset
    adults £70; Children 11-16 years £38; Under 10 years £10 (first 200 u-10s £2)
    daily capacity: 2500
    last updated: Thu 22nd Jul 2010

    The weather improved over the weekend which started dark, cloudy and drizzly and ended in blistering sunshine. I had intended to see an act and if it did nothing for me move on, however every act I saw over the weekend held my attention which meant I didn't get the opportunity to see much of the programme in the Wig-On Casino which judging from both the noises emanating from it and the crowds both inside and out meant I missed a lot of decent acts in there.

    Friday's precipitation meant we spent a while in the campsite making new friends, spending time with old friends, and longer still near the Bus Bar sampling scrumpy and only moved for the legends that are Subhumans who deliver a superb set, and rave maestro Eat Static before a visit to the dance magic that is Wig On Casino and then Strummerville where the warm campfire induced the a desire for my sleeping bag.

    Saturday's similarly damp start resulted in more hanging out in the campsite meeting folk and consuming wee alcoholic drinks brought from home which were not allowed in the arena. It took Fat Drunk Stupid's set of singalong punk classics to tempt us into the arena, where a delayed stage meant their clash in times with the excellent Inner Terrestrials was less of an upset. The hugely entertaining stand-ins last year Alphalfa are rewarded with a bigger slot, and this time covered in a Glee inspired jacket of soft toys their crazy singer provided a good set of covers, accompanied by a swimming costume wearing ape - mental!

    Next up the old time music delights of The Curst Sons who delivered a set of traditional blues music you can stomp along to. The green painted drummer and the antics of The Urban Voodoo Machine were entertaining and their an act surely earmarked for bigger things. The act of the weekend for me followed Symarip with a fanastically rich backing band the two singers grooved with us to the phat tunes.

    A quick chance to catch a little of Optic Nerves and their psychobilly tunes and a little of the psychedelic dub mix of Depot at Strummerville, before the hoedown with our hosts Pronghorn and a stage packed with their kids, there's more every year!

    A proper headlining performance from legends The Damned and an awesome rendition of 'Eloise', was followed by the mighty Subgiant and an old school style rave set complete with glo sticks brought the main stage to a close. Whilst The Highliners delivered another high powered set of favourites including, our festival favourite 'Henry The Wasp' even more applicable this year due to the amount of jaspers on site.


    review by: Scott Williams

    to
    Cranborne Chase, Dorset
    adults £70; Children 11-16 years £38; Under 10 years £10 (first 200 u-10s £2)
    daily capacity: 2500
    last updated: Thu 22nd Jul 2010


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