Low 2008

[Yokel Again]

From last months Uncut, Alan Sparhawk talking about the bad thoughts he's had:

'Bad days like the one in 2008 when he claimed onstage at the End of The Road Festival that, "All the people I love told me they hated me today," then viciously threw his guitar into the crowd. "That," he says now, "is one of the stupidest things I've done."'

I can remember people on site talking about this.. was anyone there? Missed their set that year.

[shoebox]

I wasn't there, it was clash central that year. I was either watching Sun Kil Moon or American Music Club when Low were on, but yeah, remember everyone talking about it. They should definitely come back and apologise. I'd be there this time, singing along to Dinosaur act.

And with that, I'm sticking C'mon on.

[perfectpassion]

I WAS THERE..... and you couldn't have been watching American Music Club (I saw them too), Shoebox, They played Big Top before Akron/Family on the friday night, Low were def on Garden Stage on the saturday. Well it was the first time I'd seen Low and they were good, but a bit sullen, and then he threw his guitar and everyone went "Whoa what was that" and stormed off stage. And we all stood there and looked at each other!!! I saw them again in Cambridge a few months ago and they were FANTASTC!

[shoebox]

Must have been Sun Kil Moon then. I know I was definitely in the Big Top when it happened.

I have seen them before, at the Dirty Three ATP and they were magnificent, so it was with a pained heart I decided to skip their EOTR set.

Have you all seen the video of them covering Toto's "Africa"?

http://stereogum.com/703262/low-cover-toto/video/

[Infinite Jest]

I like that it's only "one" of the stupidist things he's done.

I was there. Heard him say that, heard the rest of the band tell him no...saw the guitar. Crazy.

[Yokel Again]

Sounds like he had a few issues anyway. Can't remember who we were watching at the time.

[SweepingTheNation]

Sparhawk on launch:

And this is what it looked like once rescued:

[airwaves]

I was there for this too, up front just below the band.

Saw them at Bristol this week, mostly playing from C'mon. Fabulous set.