I have my excuses.
Beach Break being one of the main.
The other? Packing my life into boxes in preparation for becoming a real life human being. As opposed to a student.
But back to Beach Break.
After some irritable locals from my home-county deciding they aren't fans of people having fun, Beach Break Live was swiftly moved from St Agnes, Cornwall, to Port Lympne, Kent.
We punters were minus a beach, but plus a zoo. Which I must say was mighty impressive. Especially due to the abundance of monkeys.
We were however still surrounded by 9,994 other like-minded students, which, combined with copious amounts of alcoholic substances (obviously, we are students after all) and very little sleep, made for an entertaining week to say the least.
The show certainly did go on, with Friendly Fires, Ladyhawke and the wonderful Mr Rascal keeping the crowds entertained. Dizzee was a personal highlight, due to me being dragged, initially against my will, further and further into the mass of the crowd ending up a few rows from the front, having a
And, thanks to me being a student rep, this was all free. And I made a tenner on ticket sales. AND I got free Pimms in the zoo's manor house.
What's not to love?
Hopefully this is a sign of the festival season to come...
Go have a looksee on Daily Music Guide for a slightly more comprehensive insight, and while you're at it, check out their gallery.
And while we're on the subject of link-clicking, go visit my friend Jo over here at her blog, she went VIP-ing it up for the week in order to get some goss from the bands...
Laters kids
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