Muddy Holly

How as it for us? All kinds of wonderful. Great weather, met some lovely people (Adam at Teleman, the dancing ladies at the front for Lazarus Kane and the punks from Pompey at the Chubby secret set to name just a few) and of course tons of amazing music. Highlights: Sunday run of W.H. lung >> Crack Cloud >> Yard Act was as good as anything I can remember since my first EOTR in 2010. Also really enjoyed Teleman, Hot Chip, The Goa Express, Melin Melyn, Lazarus Kane, Squid, Billy nomates and Katy J Pearson (both sets). Other highlights: The food especially, the coconut curry chicken, queuing for breakfast in front of Jason from Sleaford Mods and not realising until afterwards and catching out a little lad in the cricket game at the back of the Woods stage. We’ll done everyone who made it happen - see you all again next year.

We were also at Green Man, daughter down the front or in mosh pits throughout, son hanging back and finding space at sides or rear of stages and I split my time between the two of them - all of us came back unscathed and without COVID. Everyone needs to do what they are comfortable with, my view is that a handful of people might be at EOTR spreading COVID (without knowing), so the less people you are in close contact with over the weekend - the less likely you’ll be near enough to one of them of them to catch it. No guarantees of course, but a few sensible adjustments to usual routines and chances are you’ll be OK. Getting down the barriers early actually felt OK, wide open space in front of you and a handful of people immediately next to or behind you, whereas stood in the middle or at back was just an endless succession of people walking past or stopping for a few minutes right next to you. Hope everyone has a great time and returns home safe and well.