Summer Sundae Weekender 2011
Friday 12th to Sunday 14th August 2011De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 7RU, England MAP
£115 weekend, £30 Friday, £50 Saturday/Sunday
My First Tooth opened the main stage on Sunday and they were a good opening act for the days events. A four piece Northampton band who had just finished supporting Athlete, their music is just happy. They create a feeling that you can't help but smile. I always like artists who include violins in their music and so I felt biased towards this band. They are great live and each individual brings their own glow to the music to create a sunshine filled, musical brilliance.
The Cuban Brothers were on the main stage and I honestly had no idea what to expect because firstly, I had never heard of them before. They were absolutely hysterical above anything else. They were energetic and lively yet questionable with certain aspects of content which was discussed on stage. Now for me personally, it was not an issue at all yet a few families with young children looked particular shocked at the front man's conversations with the audience but it seemed to make the act who they were. The set was brilliant, with a large majority of the audience on their feet dancing along.
Summer Sundae has to be one of the cleanest and friendliest festivals. The set-up is amazing with the staff and volunteers always appearing happy to help. The music is wonderful and diverse as well. Yet, while it is fantastic to invest in local music, sometimes it felt as though there was TOO much as many of the stages had local bands constantly on them, yet the variety of genres could not be faulted.. Regardless of this, the festival was fantastic and the weather held out. It was a shame that there were last minute cancellations from the Pierces and times changed in the Last FM Rising Stage on the Sunday meaning that I missed a few acts but I guess these things could not be helped. The environment and atmosphere were brilliant and the festival felt sage. The nice things about the festival in particular was the difference in ages of the audience and how most of the audience wanted to listen and embrace different music and bands without judging them.
review by: Hayley Edwards
photos by: Hayley Edwards / Phil Bull
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