Best EOTR we've done hands down. Not sure if I've still got the festival buzz or not, but I think Kokoko -> Angel Olsen -> Panda Bear / Sonic Boom was the best festival night I've ever had. Left a bit of mind in at that sonic boom set. If you see it, please return.
Everyone I saw was good, most I saw were very very very good.
Unexpected random good finds: Sweet Baboo, They Hate Change, Allah-Las. Master Peace even though I went to the wrong place wanting to see Sculpture 🙂
Wet leg worked for me. I'm into Gizzard so obvs that was amazing.
I even thought I finally 'got' future islands, but I tell you that deep gutteral bits he does are well odd.
So, wet leg and future islands, makes me a c**t then 🙂
Food was tip top. Rendang me up. Those smoking Joe's burgers. The pizza place. The ice cream by the garden, and their ice coffee. Glad they got shot of metro land, this year's selection was better.
I have to say that my experience was greatly improved by not drinking myself stupid until much later on in the day, which was a bit of a revelation. As was taking a festival shower for the first time in 30+ years of going to them. It was most pleasant. Why didn't anyone tell me?
Toilets? Maybe could be better, but I thought better than last year tbh. Wasps don't bother me but I get if you're allergic or something.