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Willowstone 2011 - Not Squares

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ATL|14:36 UK time, Tuesday, 5 July 2011

Main Stage, 11:30pm Saturday

Tweet: Do be a Not Square Maaaan.

What happened?:Given the unenviable task of following on from Shlomo, the headliners hurriedly assemble their gear to try and retain the dwindling crowd’s attention.Opening with ‘Release The Bees’, they grab the attention of the hard-core party animals at the front, and the couple of wee lads who get on-stage with them (this is becoming the theme of festivals this summer – none is complete without some wee lads sneaking on stage attempting to steal the show), followed later on by as many of the rest of us as fancy it as they invite the crowd to join them. We’re even treated to what might be a couple of new tracks, ending their normal set with ‘Asylum’ before doing a well-needed encore as the stage-times go to hell.

Shining Light: They do have some absolutely cracking tunes (the aforementioned ‘Release The Bees’ and ‘Asylum’ in particular) and a curiously compelling stage presence for being 3 relatively static blokes who don’t do much in the way of banter.

Meltdown: It’s a small crowd, and the outdoor setting doesn’t help for an act probably best suited to dark, sweaty, enclosed spaces, and who are probably a little too niche to headline a festival, certainly at this stage.

Rating: 7/10

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