I have to admit I know nothing about Rachel Fuller, so the only real way
that I can make sense of the gig is to put it like this.
12:20: Rachel takes the stage. First notes ring out, sounds promising,
keeping a very open mind about this one. Then the vocal kicks in, and it
sounds uninspiring, and truth be told, has a slight whine that grates very,
very quickly. Could really do with something to eat, and thanks to being
sick of cheeseburgers and awful noodles all weekend, even a tofu burger from
that vegan stall seems more appealing than the remaining 20 minutes of the
set.
12:23: You can tell an artist is failing badly when they have to get a cheer
from the crowd by tellins us that they like to do their housework naked.
Something I never really wanted to know, just like finding out that this is
her first paid show means that you can't help but feel that she has no place
on the T in the Park bill this year.
12:25: That guitarist looks familiar...
12:27: He is familiar! Peter Townsend of the Who is opening the Main Stage
of T in the Park with Rachel Fuller to his smallest crowd in many, many
years!
12:30: Pete needs more of a look-in to this gig.
12:32: I wonder if Pete Townsend cares how Rachel does her housework as
little as us....
12:35: Set turns out to be the crashing bore that it promised to be. Tofu
burger marginally less bland than the artist.
Not even a rock legend could save this set, which is a shame, as rather than
seeing a special T moment, it's just taken the shine off of "My Generation"
and "The Kids Are Alright". It's a shame for both Peter and the crowd, as a
member of the Who opening the main stage could have been a monumental T in
the Park moment, but nothing could make this artist work to the T in the
Park crowd, and the general air of apathy to the music reflects this.
T in the Park seems to specialise in more popular, rock, dance and the
occasional hip-hop outfit, and although this could have worked at a more
mellow festival, it's not built for Balado, let alone the main
stage.
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