Bestival 2011 - A Retrospective - Day 1

What an amazing time I had at Bestival 2011!!! I was there from Friday until Monday and then stayed an extra day at the beautiful Isle of Wight, it's always better avoiding the returning crowds after a festival... While at the festival we were quite lucky with the weather, it was raining a little bit here and there, but it could have been much worse. Overall it was a great experience!

I saw so many good acts! On Friday passing from the main stage I briefly saw Public Enemy, I don't think hip hop goes with festivals... My night continued with some really good techno from Justin Robertson and Lone at Rizlab, then an amazing set from Loefah at Roller Disco and ended up in Big Top to see Groove Armada. My highlight for the evening has to be Loefah! Although I did dance non stop throughout the whole time I was at Rizlab.

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Bloc Weekend 2011 - Day 3

Day 3 would have started with A Guy Called Gerald in the Ableton RFID Dome, if there wasn't such a massive queue outside, again!... Such a shame, I loved being the dome last year. I think for next year they should get a bigger dome... Is that possible?

A Guy Called Gerald - 2010-09-24 - DJ Set at Long Late Night Drive by Electro-Mix-Memory

Anyway, off to the Reb:Bloc to see Gentleman's Dub Club, which really is the best start of the day I could have asked for! The only improvement would be to be outdoor, under the sun, on a sandy beach, next to the sea... Have to stop thinking of sunny summer, it's too painful... brain, go back to beautiful Butlins!... So, Gentleman's Dub Club, love it! Love the energy, love the dub, love the trumpets and the crowd seems to love it too! It's wild, everyone is dancing crazy!

Next stop Jak:Blok to see Lone and Kyle Hall. And then for the close of the festival... Laurent Garnier, who was there with another two guys, one on the machine and the other on the keyboard. At the beginning it was a little bit too housey for me but the last hour was wicked! They went much harder, the sound of the keyboard was absolutely amazing and the lighting with the lasers just made the whole experience so much better. Nothing more for me to say, just watch the video...

Can't wait for next year!!!