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  7. Great weekend.

    in End of the Road

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    As the festival was pretty similar to last year for me in terms of atmosphere, food, layout etc, I'm just gonna go ahead and rate every single band because I like rating things!

    Friday:

    Horse Thief - 8/10 - the first few songs and the last few were phenomenal, got to hear my favourite song at the moment (Warrior). Great start to the festival.

    Leif Vollebekk - 7/10 - great voice and such a nice guy, definitely one I'd like to see with a full band at some point.

    The Acorn - 7/10 - wasn't expecting a solo set and we only got half an hour because of the steam fair traffic, but was pleasantly surprised, especially getting to hear Crooked Legs.

    Still Corners - 8/10 - saw them on a whim after Peter Broderick failed to turn up, but enjoyed them a lot. Very hypnotic.

    Jonathan Wilson - 7/10 - perfect vibe, perfect band for the Woods stage. Not a massive fan of his record but liked the set a lot.

    My Sad Captains - 6/10 - they were alright. Not sure about the lead singer's voice and they could have done with it being a bit louder (felt that this was a problem in the Tipi at times)

    John Grant - 7/10 - not quite as captivating as last year and I think Midlake should have joined him for Marz or Where Dreams Go To Die rather than the cover they did. No Chicken Bones either :( But still a wonderful voice and a lovely guy.

    Dirty Three - 8/10 - This one pretty much speaks for itself so not much to say about this one apart from getting to hear The Zither Player (one of my all-time favourites)!

    Zun Zun Egui - 9/10 – completely bonkers as expected but brilliant at the same time. Is there a more fun live song than Fandango Fresh?!

    Midlake - 8/10 - wonderful set from these guys. We didn't get Young Bride (unless they played it right at the beginning as we got there a bit late) but the new stuff is sounding brilliant, and it's not often I say that hearing it for the first time at a festival. Only negative was that there were A LOT of people talking around where we were standing.

    Saturday:

    Creature With The Atom Brain - 5.5/10 - Meh. Good but not great psychedelic rock.

    Abigail Washburn - 8/10 – could have listened to her stories (and her Chinese!) all day. Also got to hear my first banjo of the weekend, was starting to feel like something was missing....

    Deep Dark Woods - 7/10 - (see other entry)

    Francois & The Atlas Mountains - 10/10 – probably the most fun I had all weekend. Their album is my the best I've heard all year but seeing them live is a completely different experience. Love the African vibes and love the choreography.

    Dark Dark Dark - 6.5/10 - Well their set was pretty much new song after new song but it was all pretty nice. Daydreaming was great but where were Celebrate and Heavy Heart?

    Perfume Genius - 9/10 - a pretty much silent crowd was essential for this one and that's what Mike got. Love him.

    Anna Calvi - 7/10 - Great guitarist and amazing Edith Piaf cover but her voice takes some getting used to. Bit too much wailing a la Florence Welch for me.

    Tindersticks - 9.5/10 - would have been a 10 had the set included a few more classics and slightly less of the new album, but apart from that they completely nailed it. So many highlights in this set - the climax to Chocolate & crowd reaction, a great version of I Know That Loving and Stuart & co. seemed to be enjoying themselves a lot.

    Grizzly Bear - 8/10 - a very solid set, find them a bit samey but in terms of their live performance they are one of the tighest bands in Brooklyn.

    Sleep Party People - 9/10 - felt like I was in Donnie Darko. Eerie and captivating.

    Deep Dark Woods again - 9/10 - better setlist, and on the stage where they should have been all along!

    Sunday:

    Hurray For The Riff Raff - 8/10 - a lot of fun and Alynda is a really great songwriter. Think the crowd was still half-asleep/hungover though.

    Doug Paisley - 8/10 - was feeling the Canadian love here with both Rolf from The Acorn and Leif Vollebekk just in front of me. Beautiful songs - the best solo set I saw all weekend.

    Frank Fairfield - 7/10 - think he would have benefited a lot more from a more intimate setting, but more banjo is never a bad thing, especially when you feel like you're stepping back into 1928.

    Richard Buckner - 8/10 - Americana legend, love the new album so was happy to hear most of that. Great backing band too.

    Woods - 9/10 - the crowd was a bit dead which is a shame because these guys deliver again and again every time I see them. New stuff sounds brilliant, Size Meets The Sound is one of my songs of the year already.

    First Aid Kit - 5/10 - maybe it's because I was standing right at the back among the talkers (couldn't get any closer without barging my way through) but they failed to keep me interested at all for most of the set.

    Justin Townes Earle - 9/10 - one of the acts I was most looking forward to and they were pretty much spot on. Didn't play They Killed John Henry but Black Eyed Suzy was a nice surprise and Harlem River Blues was so so good. I also liked his little rant about the current state of country music, agreed with that 100%.

    Yeti Lane - 6/10 - loved the stage setup but was a bit disappointed. Not really loud enough again despite being inches away from the drummer and sounded a bit 'tinny'.

    Patrick Watson - 10/10 - possibly the best set I have ever seen at End of the Road and a perfect example of why I love live music (and music in general) so much. The transition from the singing theatre back to the Garden Stage for the climax of ‘Into Giants’ was breathtaking, the lights and stage set-up were so so effective, and the musicians themselves were pretty much perfect.

    Grandaddy - 9.9/10 – 0.1 deduction for not playing Hewlett’s Daughter (but only because I love that song so much - think it would have been the penultimate song had it not been for the curfew) but I couldn’t have asked for any more from these guys. Loved every minute of it.

  9. Second Announcement

    in End of the Road

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    All a bit dull if you ask me.

    They need to pull out some new headliners in my opinion. Wilco and Beirut have been wonderful additions.

    Plus The Walkmen need to play if Bella Union are doing a day as they are the best band on it although they played last year.

    Wpuld personally love to see The Shins and Nick Cave.

  14. The post-festival capacity thread

    in End of the Road

    Posted

    Agree we don't really know what the actual numbers were but the point to me is it was a lot more than previous years and hopefully won't get any bigger. Well that's only my view, I suppose some people might have enjoyed the increased capacity- would be great though to get a heads up on plans for 2013 soon so can book the early birds without worrying if it is going to increase again.

  15. 2013 headliners

    in End of the Road

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    Depends if they increase capacity further allowing them to book bigger acts with the extra revenue.

    I really hope it stays the same as this year as not a bad word to say.

    Latitude was ruined by greed and this could easily go the same way.

  22. The days/stages/times thread

    in End of the Road

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    Call me a.., well, whatever you like really...but the last two EotRs have been two of the best weekends of my life. And maybe I'm overreacting but I'm starting to get a bit of a bad feeling. New main stage, close to doubling of capacity, bigger gaps between acts - I'd love to think these things won't change the atmosphere but...

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