Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Global music festivals!

Ok, I thought i would share with you my experiences from my favourite music festivals that i have attended around the world. Being a lover of music and all things that compliment a sound, i believe that experiencing these festivals in the flesh in different countries gives you a great incling into what the arts & entertainment culture is all about whilst witnessing both local and international artists at work.

Here are a few festivals that i have had awesome experiences at :

GLASTONBURY 08, Glastonbury - England
Headliners - Kings Of Leon, Jay Z and The Verve.
Highlights - Foals, The Black Kids, The Wombats, Niel Diamond, Kings Of Leon, The Verve and Massive Attack!













EXIT 09, Novi Sad - Serbia
Headliners - The Prodogy, Moby, Artic Monkeys,
Highlights - Sinden, The Prodogy, Andy C, John Digweed and Grandmaster Flash














PINKPOP 08, Landgraaf - The Netherlands
Headliners - Metallica, Foo Fighters, Rage Against The Machine
Highlights - Rage Against The Machine, Metallica, Incubus, Stereophonics, Bad Religion and
Queens Of The Stone Age














READING 07, Reading - England
Headliners - Razorlight, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins
Highlights - Brand New, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Bloc Party, Jimmy Eat World and Arcade Fire.














DOWNLOAD 07, Donnington - England
Headliners - My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park, Iron Maiden
Highlights - Iron Maiden, Linkin Park, Wolfmother, Killswitch Engage, Enter Shikari and Korn


















02 WIRELESS 07, London - England
Headliners - The White Strips, Daft Punk, Kaiser Chiefs, Faithless
Highlights - Daft Punk, LCD Soundsystem, Klaxons, Simian Mobile Disco and Digitalism












FALLS 04/05, Lorne - Australia
Headliners - The Black Keys, De La Soul, The Living End
Highlights - Hillyop Hoods, De La Soul, The Black Keys, The John Butler Trio, Xavier Rudd and Missey Higgens.

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