Alkaline Trio 90
Barrington Levy 95
Basement Jaxx 120
Billy Bragg 100
Billy Ocean 100
The Black Keys 90
Carl Cox 100
Chase & Status 120
Chelsea Wolfe 80
CMAT 115
Confidence Man 150 MAX
Dave 15
David Byrne 150
Disclosure 65
Everything Everything 105
Faithless 80
Fatboy Slim 100
Four Tet 130
Funeral for a Friend 30
Garbage 100
GOAT 105
Greentea Peng 120
Happy Mondays 80
Hollie Cook 90
Jorja Smith 100
José González 100
Joy Crookes 120
Judas Priest 90
Kasabian 80
Kneecap 110
The Last Dinner Party 15
Levellers 85
Limp Bizkit 35
Linkin Park 90
Lorde 120
Madness 75
The Maccabees 100
Neck Deep 135
Nile Rodgers & Chic 100
Overmono 100
Pixies 55 (-10)
The Prodigy 140
Pulp 150 MAX
RAYE 100
Ren 75
Richard Ashcroft 95
Say She She 85
Scissor Sisters 120
Self Esteem 120
Skunk Anansie 100
Stereolab 120
The Streets 110
Super Furry Animals 110
Tems 50
Thundercat 90
Tom Jones 70
Two Door Cinema Club 5
Tyler, the Creator 75
Underworld 115
Wet Leg 90
Wilco 95
The Wombats 90
Wolf Alice 135
Plenty of good stuff this month. Very difficult choice, but I'm going with some of those I've listened to most (the sunny weather may also have been influential)...
1. The Coral - 388
2. Kurt Vile - Philadelphia's Been Good to Me
3. The Lemon Twigs - Look For Your Mind!
Others I've been enjoying... Laurie Anderson's live album, Broken Social Scene, Pigeon, The Black Keys, etc
Yesterday was was Primavera is all about and a reminder of why I come back every year. I saw 9 acts, very diverse in terms of genre and vibe, and most of them were great.
Highlights:
The Cure - have wanted to see them for years. Finally caught them and it was immaculate. Robert Smith's vocals at his age are incredible. The band sounded exactly like the albums which is impressive. 2.5 hours with basically no filler somehow.
Viagra Boys - what a front man! So much energy. Non stop moshing. Sound was great, vibe was top notch. Again 10/10 for me.
Rilo Kiley - basically what pipan said. Not a huge crowd but nice vibe, good sound. Different from the other acts I saw.
I also enjoyed the late night electronic stuff with Aurora Halal and KI/KI being fun. Caught some of Skrillex before Aurora Halal and it was cool in it's own way but not really my thing so we left.