my Glasto top 40

[daveinafield]

here is a list of the acts i saw this year, what a great year

1.Maximo Park (williams green) - yes i got into the tent

2.Wandering Ska solar powered soundsystem (stage road markets stalls) - unexpected treat

3.The Gentle Good (williams green) - lovely. liked the one with the lighthouse

4.The Destroyers (Club Dada) - completely insane

5.Pronghorn (Club Dada) - festival favourites, yeeeha

6.Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs (Avalon Cafe) - skiffle kings

7.Mr Hudson (other) prob not best to listened to in the gloomy damp

8.Pama International (Dance East) prob one of the best drummers i saw all weekend

9.The Rumble Strips (John Peel) love this bandit

10.The Macabees (Other) the sun came out

11.Hugh Cornwell (Acoustic) one of my highlights, an amazing Down in the sewer

12.Fleet Foxes (Pyramid) nice, if slightly looking confused

13.Lilly Allen (Pyramid) nice, now thats how you relate to a crowd FF

14.The Specials (Pyramid) my highlight set!

15.The Streets (Jazzworld) watched half, he is good at what he does

16.Neil Young (Pyramid) awesome, a day in the life was genius

17.Bloc Party (Other) saw last four waiting for my girlfriend

18.Warsaw Village Band (Jazzworld) polka bimble

19.The Low Anthem (The Park) thought they were better than FF, but had to leave for ROLF

20.Rolf Harris (Jazzworld) somehow made my way through crowd to front where mates were

21.Atilla the Stockbroker (Cabaret) some glasto traditions have to be kept

22.Bap Kennedy (Acoustic) came on late so left after 2 songs

23.Spinal Tap (Pyramid) 4 songs at end of set

24.Dizzee Rascal (Pyramid) bonkers!

25.The Gaslight Anthem (John Peel) just caught the boss guest slot, great band

26.Crosby Stills and Nash (Pyramid) stood/sat in the sun and imagined i was at woodstock

27.Kasabian (Pyramid) still not overtly impressed a few class songs

28.Bruce Springsteen (Pyramid) down the front, hairs stood up on back of neck during coma girl

29.Liquer Flambe (Pavement circus stage) fiddle playing, fire eating what glasto is all about

30.Easy Star all stars (Pyramid) dread tastic

31.Status Quo (Pyramid) just so much fun

32.3 daft monkeys (The Glade) dancing away with William of Walworth in attendence

33.John Otway (Cabaret) again a glasto tradition

34.Enter Shikari (Other) not my idea, ok i guess

35.Shak Shak (Bandstand) a glasto tradition to bimble and stop here to whoevers playing

36.Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Other) still only the one song really does it for me

37.Madness (Pyramid) a highlight, so much happy skanking

38.Dodgy (Avalon) in my top three all weekend, so much joy in that tent and just outside

39.Glasvegas (Other) my fave miserable bastards

40.Blur (Pyramid) a great send off

now whats your journey 'trawlin through a festival way out west???'