The Great Escape Festival

Over the Easter long weekend I went to the Great Escape music festival at the Newington Armory at Homebush. It went for three days, and it was Glastonbury-style, with camping (I didn't camp), and it even had really cold weather and constant drizzle, as well as mud. But other than the weather it was pretty good, saw some cool acts. Missy Higgins played some of her new stuff with such bravado that I will probably rush out and get the album as soon as it comes out. Also saw some cool bands that I hadn't heard of before like Fourplay, Coda, Waiting for Guiness, Lou Rhodes and stuff. Ziggy Marley bought the peace and da love man... the mosh smelt so strongly of weed it was amazing, but it was very peaceful for a mosh! Bob Evans, as well as Ben Kweller, were very cool indeed, and the John Butler Trio also did an amazing job at holding the Saturday crowd there until the end despite the freezing weather.

Overall it was pretty cool... (disclosure: I had a complimentary ticket to the festival). There were markets and rides and stuff, and the stage down by the riverside was very chilled, and with the sun setting over the Parramatta River, quite a gorgeous setting. It wasn't at all crowded, plenty of muddy grass to hang out and chat on.

I didn't take many pics of the bands or anything unfortunately, so sorry bout that.