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07 heaven! a
festival 07 review by Tori Garbutt
Brilliant, buzzing ... and a
bargain “Just…really getting into
it”, is how Alfie, lead singer of headlining band The Holloways,
described the crowds at Festival ’07. “They’re jumping around,
getting all excited, it’s great.” And it had been exactly like this
for the whole day. The atmosphere at Festival ’07 was buzzing with
young life from indie beat teenagers right down to finger-painting
toddlers. And why not? There were
certainly enough options to fit anyone’s tastes, with graffiti
painting, banner making and digital music mixing featuring highly on
everyone’s agenda. My favourite was the chance to try podcasting,
particularly fun as it entailed meeting and filming new people, asking
them for their real thoughts on the festival, which will later be posted
on the internet for a “youth view” of the event at Stone Cross
Fields, Northallerton, on July 7. However, the real highlight of
the day was the music, and the wealth of talent growing in our area. The
atmosphere in the amateur bands’ 6K Vision tent was simply electric
for bands like Original Sin, Epic and showcase winners The Ben H Band.
People’s support for their friends and families was astounding, with
nervous parents watching from the back as their son or daughter
literally screamed into the mike, giving it all they’ve got. The DJ
tent was constantly filled with the awe-inspiring musings of local MCs
and the hip hop tent with surprisingly good rising star rappers. The
main stage, though, provided the most popular entertainment of the day,
spanning the genres of rap, physical entertainment, rock, indie,
electro, and…Lil’ Chris. The undoubted favourites were indeed Lil’
Chris and The Holloways, but these were certainly closely followed by
Four Day Hombre, Ali Whitton, and the ever crowd-pleasing All Sexy But
Ginger. There was so much to do and see
at the festival, and all for £5? Bargain! I’ll be there again next
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Tori Garbutt |
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