“FORESHORE” Canberras own music festival

So, if you could even call it a music festival.. sure there was music, and there were people, but what you don’t normally add in when thinking of a fun filled day of music and laughter, is rain.

Yes the skies opened up and it poured like madness. i had never seen anything like this before. For those who didn’t go; there were people running and diving on there stomachs, sliding down a hill that had water running down it and pooled into mud at the bottom, You missed out on some top music, but atleast you didn’t have to throw out a pair of jeans and a top..

For those who did go will remember the mud-slide, the pouring rain, the lack of shelter, people having mud-fights, when you tried to walk anywhere, you would get mud flicked all up the back of you (if you hadn’t fallen over by this stage then the mud flicks were quite upsetting).

all in all, the idea was good, the location worked (minus the rain) and the bands chosen were great.

one of my favourite memories was dancing in the rain, on the hill in my $2 poncho, my jeans turned up full of mud and a drink in my hand. Oh, and a good song!

this is a fairly good idea of how it was set up: so imagine the stage in front of you. a hill sloping down (your at the bottom) to your left, a hill sloping down (your at the bottom) to your right. and where you are standing there is a flag pole next to you with the Australian flag on it.  Are you following?

i guess kind of like a gully.

i found a clip to show you what i mean

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmKllBe1d9c&feature=related 

this is my favourite song at the moment and has been for a while..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3tLbRZvvN0&feature=related 

i was just sloshing around trying to find the line up, and i found an awesome article on the day on In The Mix, i’ll post the link: http://www.inthemix.com.au/events/reviews/35385/Foreshore_Commonwealth_Place_Canberra_011207 .

It will fill you in on the blanks i missed!

~ by nicnicole on April 3, 2008.