What a great day this was. I only went to the Sunday, but really that was the one that mattered because of Pearl Jam – who were amazing. They played for 2 hours, with 2 encores and unexpected highlights such as Iron Man from Eddie on the ukulele. I think everyone there would agree they were witness to something very special and at times pretty moving. Its been a long time since Ten first blew me away, and many memorable moments have unfolded with it (and other of their albums) as a soundtrack.
It would be remiss of me not to rave a little about Placebo, who despite a couple of unfortunate technical issues put on a great show. The Dresden Dolls were also great, their version of War Pigs (on piano / drums) was of particular note. But, in the end it was Pearl Jam who stole the day.
Oh, and of course I must mention My Chemical Romance who, in my humble opinion were / are / will probably always be a load of crap. And, if the number of bottles (some apparently containing piss!!!) that were hurled at the stage when they came on are anything to go by, I’m not alone…..
This was also a chance to try taking a couple of pics with my new toy (N80), which for a phone did ok. Although why Nokia feel I need a half second pause between hitting the button and taking a picture I will never know. Anyway here are the best (along with a pretty dodgy video of Mother Lovebone’s Crown of Thorns, and a couple of other bits):
Eddie Vedder
Crown of Thorns
Mike McCready
