Reviews

Motorbikes lined up in the field

When I arrived things seemed to already be in full swing as music was blasting from the speakers at the events three stages provided by DJs before the evenings bands kicked in.

Tyler of Stratosfear

First up came Stratosfear, in the beer tent, with their indie and mod covers to which the band have a knack of adding a harsher and more exciting edge which has served them well. Tonight they were greeted with a mild but appreciative reception and by the closing number, 'My Generation', originally by The Who of course, they had a few people coming forward and dancing.

Liam of Beetlejuice

Outside and the Discharge Main Stage kicked off in true chaotic style with young punks Beetlejuice. Providing their usual mess of jagged sounds they seemed to add something new to the mix this evening with a distorted 'bass solo' and a few new numbers, one of which, seemingly decrying the 'emo' fad actually seemed to be almost a fully formed song with a message behind it too!

Pikey of 2 Minutes 2 Late

Because of this they limited their set to mostly covers which as usual were a great nostalgia trip for those of us who grew into punk and rock via the likes of Blink-182 and despite a distant crowd and a few issues with the sound system, including a full blown power cut, the band still managed to put on a good fun show.

FalenizzaHorsepower

Back outside on the main stage and the first visitors of the weekend were gearing up in the form of Jersey based avant garde jazz-metallers FallenizzaHorsePower. Despite a set that was marred by technical issues, and an interruption by the impressive Jet Trike, Steve H and Dave S provided a set of always fascinating tunes that were highlighted by the pair's seemingly instinctive on stage connection.