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I’m still tired even a whole day after getting back, but I though it was worth it to mention how good the festival was, yet again!

I didn’t get a ticket immediately after last year, but waited until March. With hindsight, I reckon an early bird ticket might be required from now on, as it was even busier than last year! I even missed out on the brie and crackers…

Again, my list of bands includes a couple of bands for whom we only saw the odd song:

Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Metallica Pendulum Avenged Sevenfold Dropkick Murphys Plain White T’s Alexisonfire Mindless Self Indulgence Eureka Machines	Babyshambles Rage Against The Machine Vampire Weekend Goldfinger Friendly Fires Biffy Clyro Serj Tankian Dizzee Rascal Taking Back Sunday	The Killers Bloc Party You Me At Six The Raconteurs Seasick Steve Hifi Handgrenades The Automatic Random Hand

Again, I felt like I missed a load, but with so many on at the same time it’s impossible to get it all in! Thanks go out to Rob Marshall for his clash finder, which helped out greatly!

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Woo, I got my ticket! Here’s the line-up so far:

What can I say!

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. We stayed in the same place as the last few years, getting there early and still struggling to find space, since so many had gone in on early tickets (plan for next year?). Olly was coming after work, so the brie and crackers would have to wait!

This is who I managed to see during the weekend. Most I saw all the way through, but for some we only caught a couple of songs.

Friday	Saturday	Sunday
The Smashing Pumpkins Lostprophets Fall Out Boy Funeral For A Friend Wes Packer (comedy tent) The Used Billy Talent hellogoodbye Pull Tiger Tail Late Of The Pier	Ash The Living End Kings Of Leon Mad Caddies Enter Shikari Capdown Maxïmo Park Jimmy Eat World The Enemy Plain White T’s Gossip	Red Hot Chili Peppers Arcade Fire Bloc Party Dinosaur Jr The Pigeon Detectives Angels & Airwaves Nine Black Alps Good Shoes Eagles Of Death Metal

I missed a few that I wanted to see, including a secret appearance from the Kaiser Chiefs on Saturday, but I saw enough to make up for the misses!

And as for next year? I might as well get the ticket now!

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Strangely, a ska-core version of “Don’t Let Me Get Me” (originally by P!nk) and a punk version of “Just A Little While” (Janet Jackson) seem to me like they wouldn’t sound half bad? Maybe that’s just me then.

Awesome!

I was originally planning not to go, but when Reg popped round and said he had a spare ticket for £17.50, I thought: “why not?” At this time I had no idea who were supporting, so you can imagine how good it felt to find out that The Living End and Dropkick Murphys were two of the warm-up acts!

Both were amazing, except TLE unfortunately didn’t play their cover of “Tainted Love” — ah well!

And then for Less Than Jake…

When they played at Leeds Festival, they played a lot of stuff from their then-forthcoming album In With The Out Crowd, which I didn’t own. This time, however, they played mostly songs of a Losing Streak / Hello Rockview era, which was brilliant!

Aside from the music, it was great to catch up with Cait, who had been avoiding me, and Joe, who travelled all the way up from Manchester. His long journey back meant that he got back around 6am and had a 9 o’clock lecture. Oh dear!

Last night we went over to Newcastle University Union to see The Automatic, supported by Mumm-Ra and Alterkicks. Liverpool-based band Alterkicks played an indie-ish (but not retro, oh no not retro) set to begin with, followed by Sussex boys Mumm-Ra and their eclectic pop/alternative rock mix. Having missed them at Leeds this year (due to sleeping in) I was glad to see them!

And finally to The Automatic, who did not disappoint with their blend of pop-punk, electronic and indie rock. If I ached from yesterday, then I don’t know how to describe this morning! Apparently I’m getting old!

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Back to Newcastle this evening for Hannah’s party — in fact, must go make a CD…

I think I’ve now managed to work out whom I saw at the festival now:

Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Pearl Jam Slayer Bullet For My Valentine Less Than Jake ¡Forward, Russia! Taking Back Sunday	Kaiser Chiefs Yeah Yeah Yeahs Bouncing Souls Fall Out Boy Rise Against The Subways Lightyear Dashboard Confessional Send More Paramedics Fightstar Towers Of London	Reel Big Fish The Fratellis Arctic Monkeys The Streets Feeder Dirty Pretty Things The Futureheads Capdown The Cribs Wolfmother Flogging Molly Captain Everything! Sonic Boom Six

Anyone who was with me and disagrees, well then… Comment below!