Looks like an awesome gig by the YouTube video, definitely one of the stranger line ups for festivals, as the other bands seemed to be angry guy rock popular in America around 2000.

It might be good for chems to play a show like that so people who listen to Limp know there's better things to live for. [/Hater]

Depressed, why are they clapping?!!!

Just one pic of the after show featuring from left to right Gui (not on the forum), Chemicalmat, Bouh (future Chemical Brothers ) and Bloke. Good time !



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oh no, another "bad crowd" experience... anyway, it seems you still had a good time and I am somewhat envious... not only tom&ed but also warpaint and tame impala, sounds amazing.

a cool picture that is! man, bloke is a giant!

BoywiththeGoldenEyes, on 04 July 2011 - 9:38 AM, said:

DO NOT MESS WITH BLOKE!!!

Tom and Ed got some troubles at the beginning of HBHG =)

Here is a medley of the whole show :

Bouh, on 04 July 2011 - 12:09 PM, said:

yeah, I better make him my friend

thanks for the video footage!

French review : http://www.blog.somu...e-dans-le-nord/

Ah ah, stupid review btw...
It's a LIVE show ! Not a DJ set... And the author also confound HBHG with Do It Again and Swoon with Horsepower...
It looks he enjoyed the show, happy for him !

Aww look at the chemical people! <3

The show was awesome ! We knew we wouldn't have the encore but it was a pure magical experience. Ed jumping all around the stage was a lot of fun. I want to see them again, they're so amazing...an incredible moment, trust me. Shame the audience was mainly composed of Linkin Bizkit teenage potato rock fans who know nothing about real music.

We also saw other artists at the festival, on the same day :

Warpaint : nice ! I like it, psychedelic girl rock, that's all I need.

Tame Impala : meh, a lot of strange sounds wih the guitar but in the end the songs are pretty basic, not very interesting apart maybe from the last song. And their cover of Angel can't rivalize with the original (which I saw live) at all !

Queens Of The Stone Age : disappointed, they usually kick ass but here they looked a bit bored. I was sexpecting moar from them. And Josh saying "it's a beautiful place, I don't know where the fuck we are but it's beautiful"...I mean, seriously ?

Linkin Park : LOL



And on the other days :


Aloe Blacc : didn't know him, pretty cool soul/jazz.

Kaiser Chiefs : boring, the singer was crazy but the music is kinda poor.

Arcade Fire : a big meh, not paricularly bad, not particularly good, just meh. Their music has nothing special.

Moby : OMG KICKZ SOME FUCKIN ASS !!!1!11!11!! that guy is a genius, seriously. If you ever have the occasion to see him, don't hesitate, go ! A great live show, really.

Charles Bradley : same as Aloe Blacc, never heard of him before but cool soulman, as well as a lovely guy !

I Blame Coco : bullshit, the songs are like always the same, seriously not interesting at all. Don't waste your time with this.

Elbow : Didn't see all the show cause we were eating while they were playing but from what I heard it sounded good.

PJ Harvey : I liked it ! She didn't talk very much to the crowd and didn't move at all but it was captivating.

Portishead : Mindblowing ! I couldn't believe it, these guys know what they're doing, and they are talented as well ! I also laughed at the crowd wondering what was happening when they played Machine Gun Fascinating, I think I need to see them again.

Underworld : a bit disappointed, not only because they didn't play Moaner, but more because they didn't really feel inside it, you know, like they didn't want to be here. Karl had his mad moments (as always) but for some reason he stayed behind the desk during King Of Snake ! Fortunately the tracks from Barking sound good live (especially Between Strs), even though the album in itself was not very exciting. The gig was not bad, it just could have been better.


By the way, FAO BOYWITHTHEGOLDENEYES : YES, FESTIVAL SETS DEFINITELY COUNT !!!

well, that is your opinion, I have mine, and it is different.

@ Bloke; seen like you had a little bit the same line up as i had with RockWerchter.

Elbow was a highlight for me, i LOVED LOVED LOVED their show. One of the best show i've ever been to, and i didn't know a single song. Something about the atmosphere and the beautiful music.
Portishead on the other hand. Yes; i give them credit for being different, and out of the box, but...they were SUCH a moodkill for me. We've been dancing all day and suddenly the atmosphere was funeral-like. I like to listen to portishead at home, but not for a festival.

Or maybe for a festival but not the band BEFORE the headliner (which was coldplay on this day). Maybe in the afternoon when you can chill in the grass.

Jeanie, on 07 July 2011 - 11:50 AM, said:

Yes, Main Square festival and Rock Werchter generally have a similar line-up.

So you finally went to the whole festival ? I thought you went back home after the first night.

About Portishead, I LOVED them ! They sure can rivalize with Massive Attack live. They came just at the right moment, and PJ Harvey was playing before them so it was not really a big mood change, even though Elbow was playing before PJ, but it's not like they are an angry band either.

I had the exact same line up: elbow, pj harvey, portishead, coldplay (on the saturday)

And yes, i went on the thursday and on the saturday (daytickets)

i want my full set...

I'll post my recording when I have time.

Jeanie, on 07 July 2011 - 11:50 AM, said:

I'm a big Elbow fan, and it's fantastic to see them finally get the recognition after years of trying, and without changing their approach. They've got dates in Germany later in the year, but no doubt they'll add a few more around Europe. Well worth going to see!

Yes Gray; i will deffo go to a gig if they play Holland. They really got the whole crowd really moved when they performed 'Lippy Kids'. There was something magical happening; you could see that everybody was feeling it. It was beautiful!