Attentions are high pending the imminent arrival of Simian Mobile Disco.
Soulwax stormed the Zane Lowe tent earlier, Erol Alkan put in a belter as usual but I think everyone feels the night will peak here with Tiga and Brodinski to follow :)
Its official, there is no mainstage today after apparent 'flooding.'
For us it means we get to see Soulwax instead of the Chemical Brothers. There is no word whether the likes of the Chems, Pendulum or Hot Chip have been rescheduled on the smaller stages.
Boysnoize has just ripped the roof of the Turbo Presents stage, and Erol Alkan, Tiga, Justice and Brodinski are still to follow.
The signs aren't good. The mainstage has somehow been flooded and everything before the Chemical Brothers 8.50 set has been cancelled or shunted off somewhere else.
Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip on the Myspace bus was inaudible so we decided not bother with Crystal Castles who were rescheduled on next. We're back in the Metropolis tent awaiting Dizzee Rascal's arrival
A coffee, an energy drink, two greasy doughnuts, three cigarettes and a lager later we're ready for day two.
Despite the change of attire my socks are wet and so is my back. Its a little too breezy and I'm still too damp to brave Dan le Sac and Scroobius Pip on the live stage so I'm going to spend a few hours in the grime tent. Skream & Benga are on very soon and there's something right about dubstep a three o' clock on a Sunday afternoon.
Dizzee Rascal will follow before we spend the rest of the day swimming in a sea of electro. In between we're gonna try to have a chat with Crystal Castles and Brodinski.
I dont want to leave my tent. Rain and wind have lashing down for the past four hours after our crawl back from Switch at the Electric Stew tent. The revised forecast for today is rain all day into Monday.
*sigh*
Today is packed with things to see from 1pm through to the close at 6am, with Brodinski's 4am set top of a few of our lists. First I need dry clothes and get some food. More to come later, folks...
It's only gone 1am. Hour two of Paul van Dyk's three set in the Crasher arena. We need a breather so we're sat in the corner sipping beer. The Prodigy were hit and miss, very stop start and the wind not helping them, but it eventually settled for them to belt out some classics. Things are pretty surreal with the cold, the smoke and the terrific choice on offer. It's hard to tell if people know what they are here for - the music, the drugs... I guess they go hand in hand in these places. Italian remix mob Crookers are our next port of call before a date with Vitalic...
Camp OMH is now in operation. Pegging a tent in galeforce winds has its moments but it hasnt been kind on Does It Offend You Yeah over on the live stage.
Uffie cancelled and to compund things drinks are £4.50 a pop.
Still we have drum n bass. Right now we're in the Electric Stew taking in a very very loud set from Radioclit. Digitalism, The Prodigy and Vitalic to come...
The three o'clock from Victoria has departed. The destination simply says 'Gatecrashers.' Spirits are good, everyone is clean and basking in the London sun.
The forecast for Northampton is a high of 19 degrees with some rain mid afternoon and early tomorrow morning - not quite the summer sound system then, but no one is too bothered. We should arrive by the time its cleared up...maybe even to catch Keith Flint start spiking his horns.
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